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WSB: WorldSBK race two cancelled in Qatar
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Track conditions curtail competition in final round of the season. Following a severe rain and sand storm on Saturday morning in Qatar, it has been announced that WorldSBK race two has been cancelled at Losail International Circuit. With the storm hitting the Losail track in the morning, conditions deteriorated and therefore a difficult decision was…
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WSB: Chaz Davies speaks out about 2019 plans: “What’s the point of three boring races?”
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We first told you in May about Dorna’s plans to change WSB from two races to three over a weekend – and yesterday the news was officially announced with the new race happening on a Sunday morning and, reportedly, being a ‘Sprint’ race with the changes coming in for next year. Dorna hasn’t yet given…
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WSB: Three races per weekend NEXT YEAR confirmed. Saturday race, Sunday Sprint race and Sunday ‘usual’ race
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Will this move by WSB bosses get you to watch the series again? Here’s what we’ve just been sent by the championship – it’s going three-races per weekend for next year, just like we told you it could back in MAY. Check out that story from back then HERE. This is the official statement by…
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Moto2: FIM withdraws Romano Fenati’s licence until 2019
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After meeting with Romano Fenati, the FIM has decided to withdraw the Italian riders license for the remainder of the race season – following his ‘brake-grabbing’ incident with Stefano Manzi at the San Marino GP. The latest news regarding Fenati’s future comes just days after it emerged that with the approval of Dorna’s CEO Camerlo Ezpeleta,…
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Moto2: Romano Fenati to make RETURN to Moto2 at Japan round! (Rumour)
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The rumour mill has been going crazy with reports – and have a look at the excellent MotoGP outlet that is GPone for more on this – that Fenati could actually be being lined up for a RETURN to Moto2 GP racing – and it could happen as soon as MOTEGI in Japan on…
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MotoGP: In the Silverstone debacle wake, the big boss says: “If we can’t race on a Sunday in future, we will race on Monday or Tuesday!”
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The fall-out from the mess that was Silverstone’s hosting of the British round of the MotoGP championship continues. Carmelo Ezpeleta (above) CEO of Dorna, the company that owns and runs MotoGP, has announced that he has plans in place to stop a wash-out cancellation ever happening again in the Premier Class – and those plans…
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MotoGP: Silverstone STILL on the calendar for 2019.
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We’re over halfway through the 2018 MotoGP season – and with the end in sight, the provisional calendar for next season has been unveiled. The announcement from MotoGP comes as Silverstone’s CEO Stuart Pringle promised a full investigation following the cancellation of the British GP. Heavy downpours left thousands of racing fans unable to watch…
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MotoGP: Mexico in the running for 2019. Rossi reckons it’s “not a good idea”
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The MotoGP calendar could be growing for 2019. At present, there are 19 rounds on the MotoGP calendar, but next year it’s looking like there could be one more – and the latest circuit to throw its hat into the ring is the Hermanos Rodríguez circuit in Mexico. The Hermanos Rodríguez circuit was updated just…
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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…
