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MotoGP: Valencia test day two – Maverick stays at the top of the timesheet
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MotoGP: Valencia test day two – Maverick stays at the top of the timesheet. Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – above) is settling into his new home well – fastest on day one at the Valencia test and then repeating the feat on day two for an amazing debut. A 1:29.975 in the afternoon saw…
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MotoGP Valencia test: Maverick Vinales proves Yamaha credentials by going fastest
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MotoGP Valencia test: Maverick Vinales proves Yamaha credentials by going fastest. Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP – above) topped the first test day for the 2017 MotoGP season, up to speed quickly before then stealing the top spot from new teammate Valentino Rossi as the day wore on. With a 1:30.930, Viñales beat his 9-time…
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MotoGP: 2017 testing starts this Tuesday from Valencia!
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MotoGP: 2017 testing starts this Tuesday from Valencia! The future is coming and it looks like this: a major reshuffle across the premier class, banned winglets, and a new manufacturer – as well as the usual, never-ending push for progress in the world’s fastest motorcycle racing Championship. From 10am to 5pm local time (GMT +1),…
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MotoGP: The stats that matter ahead of this weekend’s Valencia round
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MotoGP: The stats that matter ahead of this weekend’s Valencia round. With the last round of the 2016 MotoGP championship almost upon us what better time to become an instant ‘expert’ with a look at the stats that matter going into the Valencia round. Heads down then, here we go for the information to the…
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MotoGP: Crutchlow fastest, Rossi gets a penalty and rain stops play in MotoGP darrrn unda
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After a wet morning of action at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, and a Moto3 FP2 that saw times get significantly slower, the red flag came out during the second session for MotoGP – and it was decided to cancel the remainder of the session, as well as FP2 for Moto2. With few bikes venturing…
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Wayne Gardner arrested for alleged road rage incident at Motegi
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Former 500cc GP World Champion Wayne Gardner was arrested yesterday (Sunday) after an alleged road rage incident in Japan. The 57-year old who won the sport’s crown in 1987 and was at the event in support of his son Remy, who finished 19th in the Moto2 race, was reported as being involved in an…
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MotoGP: Motegi this weekend – here’s the 8 stats that matter
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If you fancy yourself a MotoGP ‘expert’ then here’s the stats sheet you need in order to elevate yourself above both the hoi and the polloi of the usual MotoGP watchers. Just have a read below, spout what you now know on Sunday over the action and viola! Instant stat greatness! The Motegi circuit…
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MotoGP: 2017 pre-season test dates and venues announced
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The 2017 pre-season is set to begin in traditional style with the Valencian post-GP test, which will take place on the 15th and 16th November and see riders debut their colours for the season ahead – including Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) getting his first taste of his new Ducati. After December and January see…
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Sam Lowes demolishes MotorLand Aragon in Moto2 stormer
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Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) took a stunning win at MotorLand Aragon, as the Brit converted pole position into a dominant Sunday performance. Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Alex Marquez put in a superb ride to take his first ever podium at his home track in P2, with teammate Franco Morbidelli taking…
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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…
