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Could Acosta get a Verstappen-like mid-season promotion to KTM in MotoGP 2024?

The 2016 F1 season had started with Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo driving for the main Red Bull team, with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz, both directly contracted to the energy drinks giant, occupying the two seats at Toro Rosso. But ahead of the fifth round of the season in…

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How Vinales finally banished his Yamaha MotoGP demons

Maverick Vinales’ MotoGP career has so far run for 163 rounds since he made his debut with Suzuki in 2015. In that time he has taken 10 grand prix wins, which equates to a winning average of just 6.135% - or one per season, with the Spaniard now in his…

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The ‘real’ race debate sparked by Vinales’ historic MotoGP sprint win

Coming into the 2024 MotoGP season, three riders stood on the edge of making history: Vinales was one with Aprilia, Alex Rins with Yamaha and Jack Miller with KTM are the others.

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Gresini MotoGP rider Marquez says he "won't be faster than in the past"

The current campaign is Marquez's 12th season in the premier class, having made his debut 11 years ago in 2013 with Honda.

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Why the impact of Acosta's MotoGP debut is bigger than his results

Pedro Acosta's ninth place finish in Qatar last Sunday does not reflect the rookie's impact on the opening round of the MotoGP world championship or his future with KTM.

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Marquez: I'm still not at the same level as top MotoGP riders on Ducati

After an initial try-out of the Ducati GP23 at Valencia last year, Marquez got his first proper opportunity to acclimatise to his new bike during a three-day test in Malaysia this week.

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The key Ducati MotoGP figure stepping aside when it may need him most

Ducati recently announced a major shake-up of its sporting leadership. With immediate effect, Paolo Ciabatti is stepping down as sporting director of Reparto Corse, the racing arm of the brand, to lead the new off-road structure from the position of general manager. His vacancy will be filled by Mauro Grassilli,…

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Alex Marquez was blocked by Yamaha from joining SRT in MotoGP

The 2019 Moto2 champion made his MotoGP debut in 2020 with the factory Honda squad, replacing three-time premier class champion Jorge Lorenzo when he retired at the end of 2019.

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The factors that show Marquez’s Ducati MotoGP debut was a genuine success

It’s a little after 11am on Tuesday morning of 28 November at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. The media mass is assembled outside of the Gresini Racing garage, and has been for well over an hour – hands frozen, faces beaten by a biting wind underneath a cold and overcast sky.

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The "killer" instinct driving Marquez beyond the end of a MotoGP dynasty

“I will always have full respect for Honda. But now my mind is only on coming back to the top with Honda. Then of course, if I cannot, because I feel like I don’t have the tools, I will try to find the best for me. And this is something…

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Marquez receives green light to ride Ducati in Valencia MotoGP test

The six-time MotoGP champion will get to ride last year’s GP22 bike at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on November 28, two days after the final round of the season at the Spanish venue.

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Marquez receives green light to test Ducati in Valencia MotoGP test

The six-time MotoGP champion will get to ride last year’s GP22 bike at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on 28 November, two days after the final round of the season at the Spanish venue.

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MotoGP Japanese GP: Martin smashes lap record for pole

Martin posted a 1m43.198s on his first run in Q2 on Saturday morning to beat Brad Binder's Friday benchmark, which in turn surpassed Jorge Lorenzo's 2015 record, by almost three tenths of a second.

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MotoGP Japanese GP: Binder beats lap record in FP2, Marquez and Quartararo crash

After it made its race debut at the San Marino GP with wildcard Dani Pedrosa, KTM has brought its new carbon fibre chassis to Japan for factory riders Binder and Jack Miller.

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MotoGP Japanese GP: Binder tops FP2, Marquez and Quartararo crash

After it made its race debut at the San Marino GP with wildcard Dani Pedrosa, KTM has brought its new carbon fibre chassis to Japan for factory riders Binder and Jack Miller.

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Why Honda MotoGP team wouldn't block Marc Marquez's exit

Although the Spaniard has recently been speaking about his intention, or rather hope, to reveal where he will race in 2024 during this weekend's grand prix at Motegi, there is no certainty that by the end of the race on Sunday he will have been able to resolve the dispute…

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Marc Márquez: ‘Always attack, never defend: this is my killer mentality’

The six-times MotoGP champion tells Donald McRae about his fearlessness on track and how his injury made him feel like an ‘animal inside a jail’

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10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Italian GP

MotoGP returned to action at the Italian Grand Prix after a three-week break, with Francesco Bagnaia delighting the home crowd with a perfect weekend.

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Mir withdraws from MotoGP Italian GP after FP2 crash

The Repsol Honda rider crashed at Turn 1 around the halfway mark of the hour-long session, ending his day.

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Why MotoGP races have become so chaotic

The extremely close field that currently exists in MotoGP, and the difficulty to overtake generated by the aerodynamics of the current bikes, explain the increase in aggression at the start of the races and, with that, the higher number of accidents.

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The unwarranted Bagnaia backlash risking wider problems in MotoGP

His title-winning campaign was partly overshadowed by a drink-driving offence in Ibiza during the summer break of the 2022 season. Then at the San Marino Grand Prix, Bagnaia made a clunky defence of his use of a Dennis Rodman tribute helmet.

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How MotoGP stands at its milestone 1000th grand prix event

Of all the places to celebrate a milestone like a 1000th grand prix event, Le Mans is a pretty damn good one (certainly compared to Formula 1’s 1000th race being run at Shanghai International Circuit in 2019). The Circuit de la Sarthe oozes with history and a passion for motorsport.…

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MotoGP at 1000: Motorsport.com's favourite races

As the paddock heads to France for the fifth round of the 2023 season, it will mark a major milestone in the world championship's history.

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MotoGP at 1000: Autosport's favourite races

As the paddock heads to France for the fifth round of the 2023 season, it will mark a major milestone in the world championship's history.

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Five reasons why Amazon's Marc Marquez documentary is essential viewing

Amazon’s next attempt at a behind-the-scenes MotoGP documentary releases on 20 February, and centres on eight-time world champion Marc Marquez.

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