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MotoGP: The USA round falls under Austin, Texas’ new ‘State of Emergency’ ruling. Prospects look iffy for April.
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After the cancellation of the 2020 opening round of the MotoGP championship and the postponement of the second round in Thailand (move to October in the calendar, to replace the Aragon round) there now seems to be early indications that another round of race action is falling foul of Coronavirus. The, what-would-have-been third round of…
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MotoGP: Dorna boss Ezpeleta talks about the Coronavirus plans: 'We will race at Christmas if we have to and GPs run behind closed doors might happen!'
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So here’s quite the set of quotes from Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna boss (basically the head honcho of MotoGP) about the impacts of the Coronavirus and how it will/could/might continue to disrupt the MotoGP calendar this year. There’s already been some upheaval in MotoGP plans with this weekend’s opening round of the MotoGP championship being cancelled…
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MotoGP: Updated 2020 race calendar released. New dates for Thailand and Aragon.
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An updated race schedule has been released for the 2020 MotoGP season – following the start of the championship being postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The big news is that there’s a new date for the Thailand Grand Prix, after it was postponed earlier this week. Racing will now head to the Chang International…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo confirms the wild card ride at Catalunya, as expected
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So who said that this was going to happen and that Jorge was itching to get back to a MotoGP race then? Oh yeah… that’s right. And it’s happened. Speaking on his social media channel, the former World Champ clearly can’t resist any more and after a couple of very positive, and quick, tests on…
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MotoGP boss: "There will absolutely be a 2020 MotoGP season."
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In a statement from Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna boss, things are starting to sound a bit desperate as far as the rest of 2020’s MotoGP happenings go. Clearly trying to alleviate any fears of further cancellations or postponements after this weekend’s MotoGP round at Qatar was cancelled and the season’s second round at Thailand was postponed…
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MotoGP: Here's the revised schedule for this weekend's Qatar round
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Check out the updated schedule as Moto2 and Moto3 kick off their seasons at the Losail International Circuit. Moto2 and Moto3 will begin their 2020 seasons at the Grand Prix of Qatar this weekend in what promises to be a great weekend of two-wheel action in the intermediate and lightweight classes. The revised schedule for Friday,…
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MotoGP: Now the Thailand Grand Prix is postponed
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In light of the earlier news about the MotoGP round at Qatar being cancelled, this has just arrived from MotoGP owners Dorna about the second round of the year at Thailand – Dorna has just said this: As the global outbreak of coronavirus continues to develop, the Thai government has communicated that it won’t be…
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MotoGP: Moto2 and Moto3 WILL race at Qatar but MotoGP race CANCELLED for the desert outing
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This in from MotoGP bosses at Dorna for this coming weekend’s opening round of the MotoGP championship at the Losail circuit on Qatar – whilst we’re not going to see the big bikes in action (because they’re not at Qatar yet) we will get to see the middle and lightweight classes bashing fairings in anger…
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MotoGP: No more night races at Qatar
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From now on, it’s Moto3 and Moto2 during the day and the MotoGP lads are being sent out at sunset. The main reason for the switch from the famously dark, floodlit spectacle of the big race in the middle of a desert is temperature. When the sun goes down, there’s a huge drop in Celsius…
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MotoGP: Maverick Viñales rises to reign Day 3 at Qatar test
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Spaniard back on top as Yamaha and Suzuki lock out the top four. Rossi crashes. Marquez: “We were lost, but today we found the way.” If there’s one thing 2020 preseason has taught us to expect, it’s some serious speed from Yamaha and Suzuki. At the close of testing before the first race weekend of…
