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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo calls ‘exceptional press conference’ for 2.05pm. Expected to announce retirement
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The five-time world champion is going to tell all to the waiting press pack at Valencia later today. So far there’s been no official announcement of what the subject matter might be, but the paddock is widely expecting the Honda man to call time on his MotoGP career.
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MotoGP: Alpinestars release TechAir DATA from Marquez’s CRASH at Sepang.
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Alpinestars has just released the data from Marc Marquez’s TechAir suit, following his massive off during qualifying at the Malaysian GP. And it offers a fascinating insight into just how important airbag suits are for keeping top level racers safe. The Alpinestars data graphic shows us that Marquez’s Tech-Air device activated 855ms (0.855 seconds) before…
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EICMA 2019: Honda has launched its 2020 Fireblade motorcycle. 214.5bhp, MotoGP wings and a track-focused design.
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Honda is not being coy about why it’s made this all-new Blade for 2020 – outwardly saying that this is, really, a track bike that’s been built to shine at WSB-winning speeds. Here is what Yuzuru Ishikawa, Large Project Leader for the new CBR1000RR-R Fireblade said about the bike: “Our intentions are crystal clear. The…
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MotoGP: Viñales redeems Island fall to claim formidable Sepang win
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Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP man was untouchable on Sunday in Malaysia as he beats Marquez and Dovizioso on the rostrum Thanks to a formidable performance at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix, Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) picked up his second win of the 2019 season in emphatic style. The Spaniard raced clear of…
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MotoGP: Quartararo claims stunning Sepang pole, Marquez crashes
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2019 Champion highsides at Turn 2 while shadowing the Frenchman as Yamaha lockout the front row in Malaysia Fabio Quartararo took a sensational home GP pole position for Petronas Yamaha SRT in a hugely dramatic Q2 at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix. A stunning 1:58.303 saw the Frenchman beat fellow Yamaha riders Maverick Viñales…
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MotoGP: Crutchlow leaves it to late to top Q1 ahead of Petrucci
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The Briton’s final flying lap was enough to secure a place in Q2 where he’ll be joined by Petrucci LCR Castrol Honda’s Cal Crutchlow came out on top in a fiercely competitive Q1 at the Shell Malaysian Grand Prix thanks to his final flying lap, just ahead of Ducati Team’s Danilo Petrucci. As the Australian…
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MotoGP: Morbidelli edges out Rossi to top FP4 in Malaysia
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Petronas Yamaha SRT remains unbeaten at the Malaysian Grand Prix Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Franco Morbidelli continues to impress on Saturday at the Shell Malaysian Grand Prix by topping FP4 a few hours on from ending FP3 fastest. The Italian jumped ahead of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi in the closing stages of the session…
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MotoGP: Marquez prevails against Viñales in Phillip Island thriller
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Unbelievable last lap drama unfolded as Crutchlow and home hero Miller claim podiums in Australia Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) became the most successful premier class Honda rider thanks to a phenomenal victory at the Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. The Spaniard and compatriot Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) broke clear but last…
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MotoGP: Viñales decimates the field for Phillip Island pole
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No one could touch the Spaniard in Q2 as a fellow Yamaha and a Honda join him on the front row Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) was simply untouchable in MotoGP Q2 at the Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. A stunning 1:28.492 saw Viñales claim pole position by 0.551 from the beaten-up Fabio…
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MotoGP: Quartararo and Iannone progress through to Q2
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The French rookie was over six-tenths of a second clear of anybody else as Iannone put two Aprilias in Q2 Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Fabio Quartararo got his pole position charge off to the best possible start by topping Q1 at the Pramac Generac Australian Grand Prix by over six-tenths of a second. The rookie sensation…
