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MotoGP: 2017 calendar announced but Silverstone and Sepang both NOT confirmed yet!
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Don’t go planning your British round of the MotoGP championship 2017 shenanigans just yet – the date still has to be set in stone by MotoGP bosses. The news comes as the provisional calendar for the series is released by Dorna, the company that owns the championship. MotoGP 2017 is, at the moment (although this is…
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MotoGP: Marquez on his 2016 approach
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Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez had a more difficult 2015 than the previous two years in which he’d been proclaimed MotoGP world champion. Pushing to the limit and too often over it, Marquez had spectacular podium finishes and wins throughout the year – but found his points haul dented by too many DNFs. Learning…
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MotoGP: Valencia to host MotoGP until 2021
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The season finale of the MotoGP World Championship is set to remain at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste in the Comunitat Valencia for another five years. The agreement to renew Valencia’s place on the MotoGP calendar was reached between the President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, the Councillor for Education, Research, Culture and Sport,…
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MotoGP: Aragon facts and stats for this weekend
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This weekend sees the Aragon round of the MotoGP world championship and ahead of the racing weekend, here’s the facts and stats that matter in the premier class: – This is the seventh time that Aragon has hosted a GP event, the circuit first hosted a grand prix in 2010, when it became the sixth…
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MotoGP: Pedorosa victorious at Misano
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Three-time world champion Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) took a stunning victory at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, leaving rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) in the dust to complete the podium. Pedrosa’s victory marks the eighth different winner in 2016, an all-time first since the championship began in 1949 – and…
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MotoGP: Misano press conference – 8 quotes from the Gods
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Umm… the headline says it all really. The Misano MotoGP round has happened and here’s 8 (yep) quotes from the men that matter most this weekend. Make of them what you will. Here you go: Maverick Vinales, Suzuki ECSTAR: “Honestly, I haven’t even had time to make a party. When I arrived Monday, I just…
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MotoGP retires Simoncelli’s 58 number from racing competition
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MOTOGP has honoured the memory of Marco Simoncelli by retiring the late rider’s No 58 from the sport’s premier class. The popular Italian died as a result of a crash during the 2011 Malaysian MotoGP race. He was 24 years old. Ahead of this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix, held at the Misano World Circuit named…
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MotoGP: Aleix Espargaró’s Misano preview
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Want to know the ins and outs of the Misano circuit? Here’s team Suzuki Ecstar’s Aleix Espargaró talking about Misano ahead of this weekend’s MotoGP race, his improvements with the GSX-RR machine and his favourite parts of the circuit. https://youtu.be/WKG9Wk-HBIM