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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: 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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Lorenzo tops the timesheets at MotoGP test
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Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo topped the timings in the one day official post-race test at the Automotodrom Brno with a 1:55.394, as the reigning champion proved the fastest man on track ahead of teammate Valentino Rossi (+0.371) and Repsol Honda Team rider Marc Marquez (+0.754). Those present at the test were Movistar…
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Crutchlow wins Czech GP – first Brit to win premier league race since Sheene, 35 years ago
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After a torrential Moto2 race at the Automotodrom Brno, it was the turn of the MotoGP machines to head out as the rain was just starting to stop – leaving the prospect of a flag-to-flag hanging over the race. In the end it wasn’t to be, and it was Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda) who sliced…
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Tito Rabat tweets from the operating table (nothing squeamish though)
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MotoGP rider Tito Rabat was forced out of the Mugello GP round at the weekend after a crash in FP3 on Saturday morning. In the fall from the Estrella Galicia, Marc VDS bike the Spaniard had a big tumble and ended up badly breaking his left collarbone. Last night the MotoGP rookie tweeted out this…
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Marquez clinches victory and championship lead in Argentina
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A faultless flag-to-flag race by Marc Marquez saw him dominate the Argentina GP, running away with victory from Rossi and Pedrosa. The Spaniard now leads the championship by 41 points. Issues with the rear tyre of Scott Redding’s (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) Ducati during Free Practice 4 on Saturday saw a raft of changes brought in.…
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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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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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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.…
