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Petrucci wins at Mugello for first Grand Prix win

The Mission Winnow Ducati rider not only defeated team-mate Andrea Dovizioso but also had to fend off the fiercest of final attacks from championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda). He…
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New Michelins Race Tyres

Race strategy has changed again, with the improved durability of Michelin’s current race tyres. So says Ducati Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti. “The latest tyres have almost the same performance for…
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Valentino Rossi’s traditional special Mugello helmet

Crowd favourite Valentino Rossi’s traditional special Mugello helmet was relatively restrained this year. Eschewing previous essays into narrative cartoons or ironic caricatures, Rossi’s special lid was based on the Italian…
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Zannoni with strong performance

The Honda-KTM duopoly in Moto3 may be coming under threat, with an impressive debut from Italian manufacturer TM. Wild card entry Kevin Zannone, in only his third GP. The 18-year-old…
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MotoGP Top Speed Record of 356.7 km/h

Andrea Dovizioso set a new MotoGP top speed on Saturday morning, with a trap speed of 356.7 km/h (221.6 mph) fractionally faster than the 356.5 he recorded here last year.
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Ducati Aero

Ducati’s latest aerodynamic enigma – a lower-rear-quadrant back wheel shield – was more in evidence on the second day at Mugello, with factory rider Danilo Petrucci exercising the add-on, which…
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Aero in at Mugello

With generally the highest top speeds of the season … and the thrilling end-of-straight jump, Mugello puts a special emphasis on aerodynamics, and in MotoGP it showed. Nowhere more clearly…
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Injured Asian riders

The return of fast Japanese riders after a decade or more in abeyance was slightly interrupted in Italy, with one of the new brigade missing injured, alongside another of the…
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Petrucci and Miller in competition

Once again, former Pramac Ducati team-mates Danilo Petrucci and Jack Miller will be racing each other on Sunday, as the pair vie for the second factory Ducati seat alongside Dovizioso…
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Dovi joins the 300 club

Andrea Dovizioso is set to become the third member of the 300 club on Sunday, joining Valentino Rossi and Loris Capirossi in clocking up 300 GP starts. He still has…
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Marquez wins French GP

The trends were confirmed at Le Mans. One of those is that the weather generally plays a big part here – this time rain muddled qualifying, and a cold track…
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Jorge Lorenzo fends off rumours

Jorge Lorenzo was fending off rumours started in the Spanish press that HRC are ready to jettison him at the end of this season if his results don’t improve forthwith.