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Spied: Rossi’s next phase of MotoGP bike development spotted in Jerez. And Lorenzo hasn’t got this on his bike!
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A keen-eyed snapper for website GPOne.com caught this new bit of kit on Valentino Rossi’s factory Yamaha at Jerez. It’s a sensor that’s been fitted to the clutch on the nine-times world champion’s bike. The arm, and data-logging equipment that goes with it, was only fitted to Rossi’s bike and wasn’t seen on Lorenzo’s machine. Given…
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Lorenzo: “We could have won the race! Michelin has to find out what is going on.”
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Jorge Lorenzo suffered a rear tyre spinning badly enough to rob him of a win at Jerez and has now said that Michelin needs to find out what the issue with the rubber was. As the MotoGP World Championship lined up for the start of the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, eyes were on…
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MotoGP Jerez: Rossi wins in style “I think that this was the perfect weekend!”
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Valentino Rossi took a sensational first win of 2016 with a flawless performance at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España in Jerez. With the three biggest names in the MotoGP World Championship all starting on the front row of the grid, the Spanish GP was set to be a very special race. For Valentino…
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Moto2 Jerez: Sam Lowes takes first win of 2016 with perfect Spanish GP
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He may have had to fight in the opening laps, but once Lowes was ahead he was untouchable. Folger and Rins joining him on the podium. The sun blazed down on the thousands of fans gathered at the Circuito de Jerez to witness the Moto2 World Championship race at the Gran Premio Red Bull de…
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Moto3 Jerez: Binder destroys field and takes career first win from last
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An impossible charge through the field saw Binder take his first World Championship victory from Bulega and Bagnaia having started last. Drama began even before the Moto3 World Championship lined up on the grid as Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was sent to the back of the grid, moving every rider up a position…
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MotoGP: Suzuki’s new F1-style wings on the factory bikes and Aprilia gets Ducati-clone wings too!
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Two more teams have debuted racebikes in MotoGP with wings. The Spanish MotoGP round at Jerez happens this weekend and the Suzuki’s of Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro have turned up with this (very F1 front wing stylee) winged fairing: We like it. Not as aggressive as the Ducati wings and they look like being…
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Michelin boss: MotoGP tyre tore itself apart because of A: the track, B: the temperature and C: Scott Redding’s weight
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Michelin Technical Director Nicolas Goubert has talked about the recent tyre issues in MotoGP. And he says that – in part – Scott Redding’s weight was something to do with the tyre tearing itself apart in Argentina. Talking about the tyre issues suffered at the Argy round, where Redding’s tyre was graphically destroyed at…
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Imatra road race is back after 30 years
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Here’s one for your calendar this summer: The iconic Imatra road race is set to return after 30 years when the Finnish IRRC race is held on August 19-21, 2016. Between 1962 and 1986 the streets of Imatra city turned into a racetrack a total of 25 times and Imatra even held World Championship races.…
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MotoGP: Rossi talks about Lorenzo – ‘I think that he will be competitive on the Ducati’
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Rossi’s pre-race press debrief at Jerez, Spain ahead of this weekend’s race was (as you might imagine) filled with questions about Jorge Lorenzo’s move to Ducati which was announced earlier this week. Rossi was asked about what the move would be like for Lorenzo, going from Yamaha to Ducati, given that it’s a move that…
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Want to DJ at the 2016 Isle of Man TT races? Alongside Carl Cox? Yeah? Read this then…
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Aspiring DJs will once again have the opportunity to open for legendary DJ Carl Cox, one of the world’s most successful DJs, as the Honda TT Revolution returns to the Isle of Man for an unforgettable week of motorcycle racing and music. Last year’s event saw TT Revolution ambassador Carl Cox headline a sold-out…
