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MotoGP: Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis: “Our policy has NOT changed. There will be no third official Yamaha in 2019”
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Whilst some in the MotoGP paddock were quick to reckon on another factory Yamaha being made available in a satellite team for Jorge Lorenzo (how quickly that story was proved wrong with Lorenzo’s leap to Honda confirmed earlier this week) the truth of the matter is that there will be NO third Yamaha for next…
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First look at MV Agusta’s 2019 Moto2 race bike design
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Here’s the official images of what the MV Agusta Moto2 race bike will look like – and it looks just like the road bike without lights, mirrors or a numberplate holder. The most successful European motorcycle manufacturer of all time, with 75 world titles (38 rider and 37 manufacturer) from 1952 to 1974. The first…
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MotoGP: HRC CONFIRM Jorge Lorenzo is joining them in MotoGP! UPDATE – here’s the official release.
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HRC has just announced via it’s official twitter page that it has signed Jorge Lorenzo to run on the orange and black bikes. Whilst the statement has temporarily vanished from the link (no doubt whilst someone is getting their backside kicked for going early with the news), the team has forgotten to take down the…
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Tech3 extends MotoGP contract with Hafizh Syahrin for one more year
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The French squad has just announced that it has extended its contract with fast youth Hafizh Syahrin until the end of the 2019 season in the premier class. Following his late call to MotoGP this year, the 24-year-old Malaysian youngster delivered an outstanding rookie performance, collecting points from his first ever race in MotoGP. Syahrin…
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez is testing the Red Bull F1 car right now
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Marc Marquez is out in Spielberg at the Red Bull Ring testing the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 car. The six-time world champion has been trying out the team’s simulator and learning the nuances of going fast on four wheels for weeks now, and today’s the test to see if he can translate some of that…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa is leaving Honda at the end of this season
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Dani Pedrosa has confirmed that he is leaving Honda at the end of this MotoGP season. After 18 years together across three classes in the MotoGP World Championship, HRC and Pedrosa have just made the mutual announcement. The two have enjoyed an incredibly successful relationship and since 2006, when the Spaniard joined the Repsol Honda Team, he…
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IOM TT 2018: Martin Jessop talks LS2 lids and the Lightweight TT
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Martin Jessop is a man on a mission. The 33-year old from Yeovil has been racing on track since 1999, but more recently he’s been making a name for himself on the roads circuit. And this week his sights are set on the top step of the podium at the Isle of Man TT… Jessop…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo’s land: Mugello hosts the return of a king
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A first imperious win for Ducati in a 1-2 for the team sees the five-time World Champion reign in Italy, with Rossi completing the rostrum Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) has taken his first win in red as he led a 1-2 for the Ducati Team at Mugello, uncatchable and untouchable to cross the line over…
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MotoGP: Iannone, Marquez and Dovi top Warm Up
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A Spaniard amongst the Italians on Sunday morning – with polesitter Rossi in P7 Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar) once again topped a session at his home Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley, ahead of Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team). The three start from P4, P6 and P7 respectively – with the…
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MotoGP: Che spettacolo! Poetry in motion as Rossi takes pole
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The ‘Doctor’ rides a stunner through the yellow haze of the Tuscan hills for an incredible pole position number 65 Frenetic, electric, high-octane, tense and down to the absolute wire: that was qualifying for the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley. And as the yellow haze clears, it’s Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) who’ll be starting from…
