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The key takeaways from 2025 MotoGP pre-season testing

MotoGP held five days of testing in Malaysia and Thailand in February, giving all five manufacturers a chance to hone their new bikes before the start of the season later this month.

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Marquez sets scintillating pace in Thailand to end MotoGP testing on top

Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set the fastest time on the final day of pre-season testing at Buriram, leading another 1-2 finish for Ducati.

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Yamaha targeting top-five results from mid-2025, says new MotoGP boss

New Yamaha MotoGP chief Paolo Pavesio says his team wants to regularly challenge for top five positions from the middle of the 2025 season.

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The key takeaways from the Sepang MotoGP test

Last week’s Sepang test offered the first opportunity to analyse the performance of MotoGP teams and understand where they stack up against the competition.

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VR46 on Di Giannantonio's injury: "He doesn't have to apologise for a wheelie"

VR46 says Fabio Di Giannantonio doesn’t need to apologise for performing a wheelie despite getting injured on the opening day of MotoGP testing at Sepang.

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Quartararo: Yamaha made bigger gains over the winter than in previous five years

Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha's MotoGP squad delivered a bigger step in performance over the winter break than it did in the five previous seasons combined.

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Alex Marquez leads Bagnaia as Sepang MotoGP test concludes

Alex Marquez led the way on the third and final day of the Sepang MotoGP test, as Ducati riders occupied four of the top five spots in the classification.

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Marquez recorded first Ducati MotoGP crash after 780km in testing

The crash Marc Marquez suffered towards the end of day two of the Sepang pre-season test was his first as a factory Ducati rider in MotoGP.

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Morbidelli leads Quartararo on Day 2 of Sepang MotoGP test

VR46’s new recruit Franco Morbidelli set the pace on the second day of the Sepang MotoGP test, leading Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo.

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Quartararo fastest on first day of Sepang MotoGP test, Martin crashes

Fabio Quartararo set the quickest time on the opening day of the Sepang MotoGP test, while Jorge Martin suffered a huge crash on the Aprilia and was taken to hospital.

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The mistake Yamaha can't afford to repeat with its satellite MotoGP deal

Japanese culture is marked by tradition, and this is perfectly palpable in MotoGP, where Yamaha and Honda have resisted as much as they could before surrendering to the cruellest evidence and concluding that their methods, infallible until just over five years ago, have become completely obsolete. Neither of them managed…

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Quartararo tops MotoGP’s Sepang shakedown test for Yamaha

Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo topped the times in this week’s MotoGP shakedown test at Sepang with a last-minute flier.

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Yamaha and Pramac unveil 2025 MotoGP bikes in Kuala Lumpur

Yamaha and Pramac have revealed their 2025 MotoGP bikes to the public for the first time at a joint event in Malaysia on Friday.

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Yamaha or Honda - Who has made the most progress in MotoGP?

Ducati's rise to the top of the pecking order in MotoGP has coincided with the fall of Japanese giants Honda and Yamaha. Long the championship's dominant force and title favourites, both have gradually slipped down the order and are now battling to avoid finishing last in the standings.

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Honda needs to gain half a second over winter in MotoGP, reckons Marini

Honda must find another half a second during the winter break in order to be competitive in MotoGP next year, according to factory rider Luca Marini.

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Yamaha's new V4 MotoGP engine set to begin track testing

Yamaha is ready to begin track testing of the new V4 engine for its MotoGP bike, although the initial run at Jerez last week had to be delayed.

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Quartararo impressed by change in Yamaha's mentality in MotoGP

Fabio Quartararo has said he was impressed by the change in Yamaha’s mentality for the 2024 MotoGP season, even if the results on track remained below his expectations.

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Ranking the top 10 riders of MotoGP 2024

The 2024 MotoGP season saw a thrilling title battle between eventual victor Jorge Martin and defending champion Francesco Bagnaia go down to the wire.

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Quartararo believes 2024 was his best MotoGP season despite poor results

Fabio Quartararo reckons he performed better than ever in MotoGP this year, despite ending the 2024 season a career-worst 13th in the standings.

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Yamaha exceeded own expectations with updated M1 in Barcelona MotoGP test

Yamaha says it outperformed its own expectations in Tuesday’s official MotoGP test in Barcelona, with Fabio Quartararo clocking the second-fastest time of the day.

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Alex Marquez tops Barcelona MotoGP test as brother Marc makes factory Ducati debut

Gresini rider Alex Marquez set the pace in the post-season MotoGP test in Barcelona on Tuesday, as his elder brother Marc Marquez completed his first outing with the factory Ducati team.

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Alex Marquez tops Barcelona MotoGP test as Marc makes factory Ducati debut

Gresini rider Alex Marquez set the pace in the post-season MotoGP test in Barcelona on Tuesday, as his elder brother Marc Marquez completed his first outing with the factory Ducati team.

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MotoGP Barcelona GP: Bagnaia leads Bezzecchi in second practice, Martin fifth

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia set the pace in second practice at MotoGP’s Barcelona Grand Prix, as championship leader Jorge Martin ended up fifth.

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Espargaro "burned his hands" as Aprilia heat issues strike again

Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro says he "burned his hands" during a hot MotoGP race in Malaysia where he struggled to 13th place.

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