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WSB: Bautista beats Rea in FP1 after heated opening session in Buriram
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Bautista and Rea swapped places continuously in the latter stages of the session, whilst Yamaha are also in the mix. The first session of the Pirelli Thai Round at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram went the way of Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati). As the sun bared down and the temperatures rose, on-track…
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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo diagnosed with fissure of the first rib
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Repsol Honda rider suffered the injury in a crash at the Qatar GP last weekend and will take three to four weeks to recover. After a CAT scan, Repsol Honda Team and Jorge Lorenzo have confirmed that the rider has suffered a fissure to the first rib on the right side. The five-time World Champion…
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MotoGP: Suzuki boss Brivio explains why the Ducati Qatar win protest is happening now
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With Andrea Dovizioso having to wait to find out the decision of the MotoGP Court of Appeals after rival teams protested the factory Ducati’s fairing on Sunday night, things in the MotoGP paddock are understandably tense. Never one to shy away from explaining his reason for doing things, Suzuki Manager Davide Brivio has now talked…
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MotoGP: Watch out. Maverick Vinales is going to be ‘a little bit more aggressive’ in the next round…
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So this should make for some interesting comments after the first elbow-to-elbow moment at the Argentinian round. Maverick Viñales has said that he will ‘try to be a little bit more aggressive’ throughout the practice sessions of the South American Grand Prix. The decision to bare some teeth has come after Vinales admitted that he…
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MotoGP: Dovi wins by 0.023 as five riders battle for Qatar glory
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Italian beats Marquez to the line as Crutchlow grabs a podium, Rins and Rossi within 0.6 of the win in a crazy opening race of 2019 Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati) took an incredible victory at the VisitQatar Grand Prix after an epic desert duel between five riders in the latter stages ends with the…
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MotoGP: Yamaha, Ducati, Honda look set for epic desert duel
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Viñales lights up Losail to take pole ahead of Dovi and Marquez, with the top nine all Yamaha, Ducati or Honda riders Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) has taken the first MotoGP™ pole position of the 2019 season at the VisitQatar Grand Prix, a 1:53.546 putting him 0.198 clear of second place Andrea Dovizioso…
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MotoGP: Crutchlow into Q2, Rossi and Lorenzo out
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Nakagami joins his teammate in the second part of qualifying but the two multiple World Champions don’t make it, with Lorenzo crashing Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) and Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) will battle it out in Q2 at the VisitQatar Grand Prix after topping the timesheets in Q1, but two big names miss…
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MotoGP: Rossi leads Lorenzo on first outing at Losail
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‘The Doctor’ heads the Spaniard and Marquez in FP1 as the top 17 are covered by 0.821 seconds Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) has topped the FP1 timesheets at the VisitQatar Grand Prix after setting the quickest time of 1:55.048, enough to lead second fastest Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda Team) by 0.079 and third…
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MotoGP: Schedule for the 2019 Qatar round this weekend
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Here’s the full schedule for the first round of MotoGP 2019. Yes, we’re all very excited indeed! The moment we’ve all been waiting for is nearly here. The 2019 MotoGP World Championship revs back into life on Friday 8th March with FP1 and FP2, Saturday 9th with qualifying and of course, Sunday 10th with the…
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WSB: Sensational Spaniard checks-out of Australia with 13 point championship lead!
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The final race of the Yamaha Finance Australian Round in the opening meeting of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship went the way of Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati), who completed a dream WorldSBK debut. The Spaniard becomes the first rider to win both WorldSBK races on his debut weekend since John Kocinski…
