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MotoGP: Dovizioso and Nakagami through to Q2 shootout
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FP4’s quickest man Dovizioso topped Q1 with Nakagami claiming a second career Q2 spotAndrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) safely negotiated Q1 at the Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland to get himself into the fight for pole after setting a 1:20.751, beating rookie Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) by 0.212 seconds with the Japanese rider getting into…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo leads a Ducati armada on Day 1
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The number 99 heads the Friday timesheets, and on what’s traditionally been Honda turf. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) ripped up the Honda-drenched formbook on Day 1 at the Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland, taking Ducati to the top of the timesheets near the end of FP2 to set a 1:20.885 – only half a second…
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MotoGP: Andrea Iannone leads Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi in opening free practice session of German Grand Prix
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Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) went quickest in FP1 at the Pramac Motorrad Deutschland Grand Prix to beat Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) by 0.390, setting a best time of 1:21.442, with Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) the only other rider to dip under the 1:22 minute bracket in third. Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP)…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa to be named MotoGP Legend in Valencia
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As decided by the Permanent Bureau formed by FIM President Vito Ippolito and Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, three-time World Champion Dani Pedrosa will become a MotoGP Legend when he hangs up his leathers at the end of this season. The entry into the Legends Hall of Fame will happen at the season finale at Valencia.…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa announces retirement
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Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) has announced his retirement at the end of 2018. The three-time World Champion ended speculation about his future and made the decision public moments ago, bringing an 18-year career to an end. One of the most successful riders of all time, Pedrosa has the third most podiums, 54 wins and three…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa calls special press conference for this Thursday
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The will-he, won’t-he-retire-from-racing (or MotoGP, maybe he’ll go to WSB… or not) saga of Dani Pedrosa’s future is about to end with the Honda rider saying that he’ll tell the world what’s happening in a couple of days time. The paddock is abuzz with talk of Pedrosa retiring and then staying on as a riding…
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Jonathan Rea: “World Superbikes need a MotoGP star to boost interest!”
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In an exclusive interview with Autosport, the reigning three-time World Superbike Champ has been outspoken about what the championship needs in order to bolster waning interest and low crowd numbers. Rea told the world’s best automotive sport site: “Sometimes all the best riders aren’t always on the best bikes, and I feel like Superbikes…
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MotoGP: Aragon dedicates Turn 10 to Marquez
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The team at the MotorLand Aragon circuit will name Turn 10 on the track to six-time World Champion Marc Marquez in recognition of the Spaniard’s MotoGP success. The renaming ceremony will take place when the paddock heads to Alcañiz for Round 14, which will be held on Thursday 20th of September, one day before track…
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MotoGP: New guidelines for ‘aerodynamic appendages’ in 2019
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It has been announced that starting next year, MotoGP teams will be stuck with the front fairings and ‘aerodynamic appendages’ that are approved at the start of the season. Since their debut in 2015, ‘aerodynamic wings’ in MotoGP have been much discussed and deliberated – and over the last few months, it’s been suggested that…
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MotoGP: Showtime: Marquez wins a true clash of the titans at Assen
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One of the most incredible races of all time lights up the ‘Cathedral’ as the Dutch GP showcases the best of MotoGP Few races are written immediately into the history books as the flag flies at the finish line, but the 2018 Dutch GP will be one of them. It was Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda…
