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MotoGP: Marc Marquez could miss the first two rounds of the year!
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It’s a nightmare scenario for Honda but, after last week’s Sepang MotoGP tests there’s a helluva dark cloud over Marc Marquez’ 2020 season. The eight time World Champion’s right shoulder, originally damaged in 2018 leaving it prone to dislocating (even in Marquez’ sleep) is still causing the Honda man much grief. The operation happened on…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo: “Wild Card? Why Not?”
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After the Sepang MotoGP tests, where Jorge Lorenzo debuted as Yamaha test rider, the five time world champion spoke out about what he found after his first sessions out on the Yamaha M1 motorcycle. During the test, Yamaha Petronas’ fast rising star Fabio Quatararo was quickest just 0.082s ahead of Cal Crutchlow on the Castrol…
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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi’s new winter testing helmet appears in Sepang
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Another season, another Valentino Rossi winter helmet design and this one harks back to the glory days of the Sun & Moon era – albeit modernised a bit. As with other lids, there’s a good chance that this Aldo Drudi-designed helmet scheme will appear on an AGV topper that will be on sale soon. So…
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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo: “I will be faster”
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Yesterday at Sepang saw five time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo make his return to the track on a MotoGP bike when he stepped out on the Yamaha factory M1 as official test rider. As the former King bedded into the 2020 motorcycle, his lap times dropped with his best time putting him second fastest after…
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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo second quickest and bags 46 laps on first day of testing for Yamaha at Sepang!
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So this is the third day of the pre-test test (with the two-day test at Sepang happening later this week) but it’s also the first day Lorenzo has been out on the factory Yamaha in his role as test rider. And check this out – he’s gone and bagged the second-best time of the day,…
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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo is out at the Sepang test today
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It’s Tuesday so that means it’s the third and final day of the MotoGP pre-test test session at Sepang, and it’s the first day back on a works Yamaha for five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo. Out of retirement to take up the official role of development rider, Lorenzo will spearhead the rapid development of the…
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MotoGP: Alex Rins has signed for Suzuki for the next two years (apparently), expected to line up alongside Joan Mir
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According to Spanish outlets, Alex Rins has already signed a contract for two more years with Suzuki, knocking Ducati interest to have him in its team on the head. With Maverick Vinales (Yamaha’s team leader for this year and next) and Fabio Quartararo (signed to stay with Yamaha this year and move to the factory…
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MotoGP: Ducati unveils its Desmosedici GP race bike for 2020. MEGA gallery and TECH SPECS.
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Ducati’s just presented its new Desmosedici GP 20 race bike with the help of Andrea Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci. Although the first round of the season isn’t until March, Ducati’s just presented its new Desmosedici race bike for 2020 – which means things are beginning to hot up ahead of the start of the race…
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MotoGP: 2020 calendar CONFIRMED. So you can book your Silverstone tickets for this summer! Here’s the dates
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Here we got then, the calendar has just come in from the FIM. Everything kicks off at Qatar on March 8 for the evening race and TWENTY venues later it comes to an end in Valencia on November 15. One point to note though and that’s the Finland date on July 12, the KymiRing is…
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MotoGP: Video – is this Ducati’s Holeshot GP system being tested?
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Here’s a nifty bit of video that’s emerged after the pre-season tests (this video was shot on the last day of the Sepang test at the tail end of last year) – and those in the know reckon it might give a very visual pointer to a so-called ‘Holeshot’ system on the GP20 Ducati racebike.…
