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08 September 2018

Marquez crash

Marc Marquez’s sprint from gravel trap to pit box (which included a ride on a photographer’s scooter in between the leg work), and his subsequent narrow escape from another crash on his final run, were even more heroic than was obvious. It was all accomplished with a small

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08 September 2018

Misano MotoGP qualifying

Jorge Lorenzo claimed his third pole of the season and his second in a row with an new all-out record at the Misano World Circuit today. The factory Ducati rider dominated a dramatic session in which title leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda) hit the ground running after a dramatic

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07 September 2018

Bradley Smith To Aprilia Test Role

Bradley Smith’s MotoGP career has been saved, at least in part, after the British rider inked a deal to join Aprilia as test rider in the Italian factory’s upgraded test team next year. The job will also offer “several wild card rides”, according to an official statement

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07 September 2018

Silverstone Under Fire

Discontented rumblings about the Silverstone resurfacing debacle continued, with Marc Marquez saying that the track needs a complete resurfacing, “but in a good way”, before it will be possible to hold a MotoGP race there. “Now we know, but only after the race, that they h

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07 September 2018

2019 MotoGP Calendar Released

The provisional 2019 calendar was released in the days before the Misano GP, with little changed from this year. There are again 19 races – the threat of a 20th round in Mexico having been averted.

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07 September 2018

Rossi refuses a handshake

The simmering feud at the top of the premier class was renewed at Misano, when Valentino Rossi openly snubbed Marc Marquez’s proffered handshake at the pre-event press conference.

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07 September 2018

Andrea Dovizioso leads on day one at San Marino MotoGP

Ducatis were in control after a somewhat fraught first day at Misano, with threatening weather suggesting that today’s top ten will be crucial for Saturday’s Q2, and both Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi not in the frame after the morning session. Marquez (Repsol Honda) ma

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05 September 2018

MotoGP riders meet the Pope at the Vatican

Ahead of the Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), teammate Dani Pedrosa, Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar), Danilo Petrucci (Alma Pramac Racing) and teammate Jack Miller were joined by Dorna personnel headed by CE

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03 September 2018

Rossi tops the billing on the Riviera

It’s a good few weeks since MotoGP raced on Italian soil but the fans have surely kept the home fires burning since Mugello. As we head for Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli for the Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini there is plenty to fan the flames,

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28 August 2018

Rabat takes first steps 24h after surgery

Spaniard suffered right leg fractures in FP4 and just a day after his operation, he was walking again

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26 August 2018

2018 British MotoGP Cancelled Due To Bad Weather

The British MotoGP became the race that never was at Silverstone today, after repeated postponements ended in eventual cancellation at 16:00, sending some 55,000 cold, damp fans home disappointed after a frustrating wait. It was the first race in the modern era in which no racing

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26 August 2018

MotoGP British Grand Prix race start time change due to threat of dangerous conditions

Wet conditions at Silverstone have forced MotoGP organisers to radically change the race start time of the British GP to 8:30pm AEST.