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The MotoGP godfather has gone but his disciples still rule Mugello
VR46 riders won Sunday’s Italian GP and finished fifth and sixth, confirming that even though Valentino Rossi has gone he isn’t forgotten
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Mugello MotoGP: No Rossi, no party?
This will be a weird weekend at Mugello – a bit like visiting a splendid stately home that’s haunted by the ghost of a much-loved lord of the manor. It’s…
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MotoGP needs to fix its tyre-pressure overtaking problem
Two weeks after a processional Spanish GP at Jerez there were just two overtaking manoeuvres among the top four at Le Mans. Why is this and what needs to be done?
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Le Mans MotoGP: Two Suzukis in the gravel – the correct end to the beginning of the end?
Joan Mir and Alex Rins were super-fast at Le Mans but the doomed Suzuki team went home with nothing but broken bikes
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Le Mans MotoGP: Bastianini shows he’s Marc Mk2, again
Le Mans marked one-third distance in the 2022 MotoGP world championship and should confirm Enea Bastianini as a title contender, even for the non-believers. The 23-year-old Italian’s latest ride in…
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MotoGP bombshell: ‘Some teams are cheating the tyre rules’
The front tyre is the most important part of a racing motorcycle because it decides how fast you enter corners, ride through corners and therefore exit corners. In other words,…
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MotoGP testing: has Aprilia now got a front shapeshifter?
MotoGP title-challenger Aprilia has a new shapeshifter unit, which potentially drops the front of the factory’s RS-GP bike as well as the rear as the motorcycle exits corners. Front shapeshifters…
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There’s less and less overtaking in MotoGP and that’s a problem
Here’s an interesting fact about yesterday’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez: if it hadn’t been for Marc Márquez there would’ve been only one overtaking manoeuvre among the top seven after…
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Jerez MotoGP: How Bagnaia and Quartararo left everyone standing
Why the MotoGP world numbers one and two were on another level at Jerez and why downforce aero is so important at the twisting Spanish circuit
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Ducati’s latest super-trick MotoGP shapeshifter
Jack Miller’s Desmosedici GP22 features its own special shapeshifter actuator system – so what exactly is Ducati up to now?
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Is Ducati worried? Not at all
The factory Ducati team has had a woeful start to 2022 but Gigi Dall’Igna or Pecco Bagnaia aren’t worried, because they’ve regained their 2021 feeling by reverting to GP21 settings. And some details on HRC’s troubles
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MotoGP: You’ve got to have faith
Fabio Quartararo bounced back from a poor start to his MotoGP title defence at Portimão, to share the title lead with Alex Rins, who finished 2021 outside the championship top ten. Their success is all in the mind…
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Goodwood to reunite MotoGP legends Doohan, Roberts, Schwantz and Rainey
Four of MotoGP's all-time legends will come together at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed
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MotoGP 2022: watching the wheels
MotoGP is all about doing everything as fast as you can, whether you’re on track or in pit lane. Which begs the question – why do you see mechanics going…
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MotoGP tech: how has Suzuki found all that extra top speed?
Suzuki’s 2022 GSX-RR is much quicker than its 2021 bike, so what’s the secret: more horsepower or less drag?
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Americas MotoGP: Bastianini ‘effortlessly’ glides to win number two
Jack Miller knew what was coming, because he’s been there before. The factory Ducati rider led three-quarters of Sunday’s Americas GP, heading for a much-needed first victory since Le Mans…
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Márquez at Americas MotoGP: 'The target was not to crash because I’m still scared about my head'
Two numbers sum up the enormity of Marc Márquez’s comeback ride at COTA on Sunday. At the end of the first lap, after an electronics glitch put him last going…