MotoGP
Why Ducati’s GP20 is the opposite of a smart phone
A smart phone is a small box of electronics that replaces any number of physical and mechanical gadgets. It takes the place of a camera, a videorecorder, an alarm clock,…
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Why Márquez rules MotoGP’s Triple M era
The master of riding by the seat of your pants: Marc Márquez's special advantage in MotoGP
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MotoGP season to start in May after Argentina round postponed
This year's MotoGP season will now start in May, after the Argentinian Grand Prix was postponed — the fourth race of 2020 to be disrupted due to coronavirus. The event,…
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Postcard from the Coronavirus Grand Prix
The Qatar Grand Prix has always felt a bit unreal. The first time MotoGP visited in October 2004 the newly built track was a 20-minute drive out of Doha into…
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The next MotoGP star? Who is Joe ‘no relation’ Roberts?
Joe Roberts may have missed the Moto2 podium in Qatar, but the MotoGP paddock’s latest American star – no relation to three-times 500cc world champion ‘King’ Kenny Roberts – started…
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MotoGP and coronavirus: where to from here?
Many people in the paddock and most fans around the world are asking when will the 2020 MotoGP world season really start. Will the team freight currently languishing in Qatar…
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Jorge Lorenzo MotoGP return confirmed with wildcard Catalunya entry
Jorge Lorenzo will race at this season’s MotoGP Catalunya Grand Prix, seven months after announcing his retirement from motorcycle racing. The three-time MotoGP champion will take Yamaha’s wildcard entry for…
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War, politics and coronavirus: When the real world catches up with MotoGP
Motorcycle racing and other sports are bubbles – microcosms of life that allow competitors and fans to invest themselves in something wonderful but ultimately trivial. When working in the paddock…
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First two MotoGP rounds axed in latest coronavirus race cancellations
The first two races of the MotoGP season have been cancelled due to coronavirus measures, pushing back the start of the season by a month. The season-opening race was scheduled…
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The story behind Ducati’s new MotoGP shapeshifter
Gigi ‘Gadget’ Dall’Igna is up to his tricks again. Ducati’s chief engineer – the man who gave MotoGP wings, holeshot devices, wheel fairings, ‘swinglets’ and much more about which we’ll…
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Marc Márquez extends Honda MotoGP contract to 2024
Marc Márquez has extended his Honda contract by four years, which will take the six-time MotoGP champion to December 2024. Márquez has already won 56 grands prix with HRC since…
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Are MotoGP bikes too easy to ride?
Some people think modern electronic control systems and ever-improving mechanical performance makes MotoGP bikes undemanding. They are wrong, says Mat Oxley, and here’s why
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The Jorge Lorenzo mystery
The three-times MotoGP world champion’s MotoGP retirement lasted all of 81 days. And now there’s talk of a race return in June. What exactly is going on?
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Márquez: ‘I have to suffer to enjoy the race!’
Only a fool or a dreamer would suggest that Marc Márquez isn’t favourite to win this year’s MotoGP world championship, to add to the 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and…
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Yamaha tops first MotoGP preseason tests, but does it matter?
The first skirmish of MotoGP’s 2020 phoney war is over. Yamaha came out on top, with Fabio Quartararo fastest on each of the three days of the opening pre-season tests…
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Viñales: ‘We can win races, but…’
After several years running along at tick-over, Yamaha’s MotoGP project is picking up revs because factory bosses have realised they need to get serious if they are to beat Honda…
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Fabio Quartararo to replace Rossi at Yamaha factory team in 2021
Fabio Quartararo has signed a two-year deal to replace Valentino Rossi at Yamaha’s factory team in 2021. The Japanese manufacturer moved early to prevent last season’s rookie of the year…