Marc Marquez
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Argentine GP: Rossi ‘I had big problems with the rear tyre’
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The opening laps of the Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina had a distinct air of familiarity about them: Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) followed closely by Valentino Rossi. Marquez was unable to shake the determined Italian who remained on his tail until the pair pitted on lap 11 for the mandatory pit stops.…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo and Rossi head to head over fan’s attitude into Argentinian round this weekend
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It looks like things are already coming to a head in the run up to this weekend’s Argentian round of MotoGP with Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi winding each other up. It happened at the pre-event press conference. Lorenzo was asked about how he was dealing with the threat of more booing and animosity from…
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Video: Alpinestars – Fast film released, watch it here
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Video: Alpinestars – Fast film released, watch it here. Check out this huge video montage from Alpinestars which has been put together as a group-love in for racing and the season that’s about to kick off. Over forty of the racing world’s top racers on four wheels and two were sat down and spoke about…
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MotoGP Qatar – press reaction
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So by now you’ve seen that Jorge Lorenzo won the MotoGP opening round with Yamaha at Qatar, Andrea Dovizioso on the Ducati was second and Honda’s Marc Marquez was third (we’ve put the results at the bottom of this article if you’re interested in times and the full finishing order) – but there’s some interesting…
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Shoei’s X-Spirit III in stores now
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Shoei has now put the highly anticipated X-Spirit III into dealerships (in plain colours only at the moment). The helmet is all-new with what Shoei says are improved aerodynamics, ventilation and comfort as well as an ultralight shell, according to the Japanese factory it is their most technologically advanced sports helmet to date. Shoei itself says:…
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MotoGP test day two: Top three split by 0.1s, Vinales quickest
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The second day of testing in Qatar saw three manufacturers split by under 0.1s at the top of the timesheets with Maverick Viñales back to his best. Once again it was Hiroshi Aoyama and Michele Pirro who were the first out of the pits at the Qatar Test, the rest of the field beginning to…
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Marquez: “Things are a bit tough!”
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Marquez: “Things are a bit tough!” Marc Marquez admits he is struggling on corner exit as he ended the first day of the Qatar Test in tenth, over a second off the pace. Marquez headed out at half past five, and ended his work with one hour to go in the session, when temperatures began…
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Lorenzo quickest at day one of the Losail MotoGP test
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Jorge Lorenzo dominated the timesheets in the final MotoGP test before the 2016 season with a commadning performance in Losail, Qatar. As the track opened at 16:00 Local Time, it was only Michele Pirro, Hiroshi Aoyama and Takuya Tsuda who rushed out on track, the three test riders given the responsibility of assessing track conditions.…
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Rossi at Losail MotoGP test, ten corners in and falls: “It was a small slide at 70kph”
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The Qatar Test gets off to the worst possible start for Valentino Rossi who fell on his first lap, recovering to finish third. Qatar hosts the third and final MotoGP World Championship test of 2016, one last chance for riders to improve their machines before the start of the year. The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team…
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VIDEO: 2016 Honda CBR150R on track
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We have just been sent the new video of the Honda CBR150R taken to the limit on track and roads – and it looks great! Honda’s MotoGP star Marc Marquez provides comments on the new bike that looks like it would be enormous fun to ride. This looks like a fantastic low-displacement racer that has…
