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Bagnaia insists he will remain a "gentleman" in MotoGP despite Tardozzi criticism

Francesco Bagnaia insists he will continue to act like a "gentleman" in MotoGP despite being criticised for lacking aggression on track.

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Bagnaia was thinking about 2024 MotoGP mistakes during honeymoon

Francesco Bagnaia has admitted that he pondered over the mistakes he made during an unsuccessful MotoGP title bid in 2024 while on his honeymoon during the off-season.

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Bagnaia: I did a better job than Martin in MotoGP title battle

Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia believes he has done a “better job” than Pramac’s Jorge Martin in terms of pure results this season but would be “happy” if his rival is crowned champion.

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Marquez: "Impossible" to repeat dominant Honda years on factory Ducati

Marc Marquez believes it would be impossible for him to replicate the success he enjoyed during his peak years at Honda when he joins the factory Ducati team in MotoGP next season.

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Stoner: Marquez/Bagnaia rivalry will be decided by who Ducati wants to protect more

Former MotoGP star Casey Stoner believes Ducati will play a major role in determining the outcome of Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez's rivalry next year.

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Ducati 'bothered' Bagnaia is trailing Martin despite having most wins

Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi admits that it “bothers” him that Francesco Bagnaia is only second in the MotoGP standings despite having won half the races so far.

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Ducati boss "bothered" Bagnaia trailing Martin despite winning half the races

Ducati team manager Davide Tardozzi admits that it “bothers” him that Francesco Bagnaia is only second in the MotoGP standings despite having won half the races so far.

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Bagnaia wants to be a Ducati life-longer but "never say never" about switching teams

Two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia has expressed interest in spending his entire professional career with Ducati, but is not ruling out a switch to another manufacturer if circumstances change.

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Marquez lost the front "without warning" on penultimate lap of Silverstone MotoGP sprint

Marc Marquez says he had no “warning” before he crashed out of MotoGP's British Grand Prix sprint at Silverstone with a little more than a lap to go.

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Marquez "very far" from front after "feeling lost" in British GP practice

The six-time MotoGP champion appeared to be off-colour at Silverstone on Friday, suffering a late crash in the morning session and then having to get a tow from Pramac’s Jorge Martin in order to secure a direct passage into the second part of qualifying.

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MotoGP race win on last year’s Ducati GP23 will “come soon”, say factory riders

The Italian marque has made a massive jump with its already dominant Desmosedici in 2024, with Bagnaia and Pramac’s Jorge Martin winning six of the first seven grands prix between them on the new GP24. Although the GP23 remains a competitive bike to race on, with Gresini’s Marc Marquez finishing…

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Marquez "gave up" and accepted podium defeat in MotoGP Italian GP

Having cleared the factory Ducati of Enea Bastianini on lap 18 of 23 after hounding him for much of the race, Marquez was chasing after Pramac’s Jorge Martin for second as the Mugello race neared its conclusion.

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“Angry” Acosta says Barcelona MotoGP podium "put in the bin" by bike issue

The Tech3 GasGas rider – who turned 20 over the Barcelona weekend – scored a second sprint podium of the season on Saturday and was in the rostrum hunt again in the grand prix.

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MotoGP Spanish GP: Bagnaia on record pace in second practice

The reigning world champion has won the Spanish GP for the past two years and comes into the 2024 edition off the back of two disappointing rounds in Portugal and America.

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Ducati: COTA MotoGP podium “essential step” for Bastianini

Bastianini is in the final year of his two-season contract with the factory Ducati squad and was spared demotion for 2024 by Pramac’s Jorge Martin not winning the title in 2023.

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MotoGP 2025: Full rider line-up revealed

While seven races are still to run this year, the grid for the 2025 MotoGP season is already complete.

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MotoGP Portuguese GP: Vinales wins sprint after Bagnaia error, Marquez second

Reigning world champion Bagnaia looked set to cruise to a first sprint win since the Austrian Grand Prix last year having led by just under a second at the start of lap nine.

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New Ducati fairing has "really good potential", says Bagnaia

First spotted on the Ducati of test rider Michele Pirro at last week’s shakedown, the new aerodynamic package combines the stepped layout on the side of the bike with a diffuser at the bottom of the fairing - two parts that were separately trialled last year.

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Reigning MotoGP champion Ducati reveals 2024 livery

The 2023 season marked an utterly dominant year for Ducati in MotoGP, as the manufacturer scored a record 17 of 20 grand prix victories on its way to the constructors’ title.

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Ducati “will never stop” its MotoGP satellite teams beating factory squad

The 2023 season saw the title battle go down to the wire between factory team Ducati rider and eventual champion Francesco Bagnaia, and Pramac’s Jorge Martin.

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Ducati wants to "imitate" Red Bull's 2023 F1 domination in MotoGP

Francesco Bagnaia won back-to-back titles for Ducati in the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix last month, becoming the first rider in history to do this with the Italian manufacturer.It capped off a season in which Ducati was ultimately guaranteed to walk away as world champion, with the top three spots in…

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Ducati wants to “imitate” Red Bull’s 2023 F1 domination in MotoGP

Francesco Bagnaia won back-to-back titles for Ducati in the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix last month, becoming the first rider in history to do this with the Italian manufacturer.

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Marquez approached Honda MotoGP farewell like 'fighting for title'

The eight-time world champion took part in his final round with Honda in Valencia after 11 years with the Japanese marque and six titles in the premier class.

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Marquez approached Honda MotoGP farewell “like I was fighting for the championship”

The eight-time world champion took part in his final round with Honda in Valencia after 11 years with the Japanese marque and six titles in the premier class.

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The key moments in Bagnaia's 2023 MotoGP title defence

Bagnaia made history in 2021 when he overturned a 91-point deficit to end a 15-year wait for Ducati's second world title in MotoGP.

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