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Interview: Is There Cheating in Moto2?
Cheating in motorsports is as old as the sport itself. Whenever powered vehicles gather together to race each other, then someone, somewhere, will try to gain an advantage, either within the rules or,...
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Saturday Summary at Motegi: Of Close Racing, More Hot Brakes, & Educating...
Another Brno, that is the hope of every MotoGP fan around the world after qualifying sessions like the one at Motegi on Saturday. The breathtaking battle in the Czech Republic, which saw Dani Pedrosa...
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Moto2: Marc Marquez Accused of…What Exactly?
The Moto2 paddock in Phillip Island was awash with rumors of cheating, and not for the first time. There have been accusations of cheating by Marc Marquez’s Monlau Competicion team running around the...
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Friday Summary at Misano: Yamaha’s Seamless, Ducati’s New Exhaust, & Race...
So Yamaha have brought their seamless gearbox to Misano. Being of a mind not just to blindly believe what Yamaha say they are doing, I naturally spent all of MotoGP FP1 on pit wall, watching the bikes...
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez Given One Penalty Point for Aragon Incident, Honda...
Marc Marquez has been handed a penalty point for his role in the incident with Dani Pedrosa at Aragon. On Lap 6 of the Aragon race, Marquez braked a little too late for Turn 12, found himself running...
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MotoGP: Scheduling Contingencies for a Foggy Japanese GP
After losing the first day of practice at Motegi to the weather, Race Direction has announced contingency plans for a schedule to allow practice, qualifying and the races to be run at the Japanese...
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Q&A: MotoGP Race Director Mike Webb Interview, Part 1 — On Penalty Points,...
It has been a busy year for MotoGP Race Director Mike Webb. Since taking on the job of ensuring that MotoGP events take place safely and efficiently, stepping into the shoes vacated by Paul Butler at...
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Q&A: MotoGP Race Director Mike Webb Interview, Part 2 — The Phillip Island...
In part one of our interview with Mike Webb, the MotoGP Race Director talked about the penalty point system and how it had worked in 2013. In the second part, Webb talks about the tire debacle at...
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Grand Prix Commission Updates Rules: Penalty Points Now Valid for a Year,...
At its final meeting of 2013, the MotoGP Grand Prix Commission has agreed changes to the regulations for the three Grand Prix classes, mostly minor, but a couple with much wider implications.Changes...
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Minimum Weights To Be Reduced Soon in MotoGP
The news that 340mm carbon brake discs are to be allowed once again in MotoGP has rekindled a debate that has been going on behind the scenes for some time.The move to allow the discs at all tracks,...
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Sunday Summary from Mugello: False Starts, Italian Pride, & Honda’s...
Mugello is always a little magical, but packed to the rafters with delirious fans, it becomes something greater than just a race track. Over 90,000 fans turned up in Tuscany on Sunday, up 20% from last...
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Examining “The Pass” at Assen
Great final corners make history, every track should have one. A chicane, or a wide, tight final turn which allows riders to attempt a desperate last-gasp plunge up the inside, or for the exceptionally...
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MotoGP: Race Direction Issues Penalties for Towing
Race Direction has come down hard on riders dawdlilng on the racing line looking for a tow. Punishments have been handed out to a grand total of 17 riders in all three classes.Punishment is...
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Saturday Summary at Sachsenring: Why the Hondas Are Fast, & Who Can Stop...
Is the run of Yamaha domination about to come to an end? After winning seven out of eight races, the Yamaha YZR-M1 certainly looks like the best bike on the grid, so on paper, it should continue to...
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Sunday Summary at Silverstone: Controlling The Uncontrollable, &...
The key to success in motorcycle racing is to control the variables which you can control, and adapt to the ones which you can’t.The British round of MotoGP at Silverstone turned out to be all about...
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Sunday Summary at Motegi, Part 2: On Tire Wear, Moto2 And Moto3, & The...
With the title chase so incredibly tight, it is inevitable that every MotoGP race from now until Valencia will result in journalists and writers – and I include myself in that group – spend most of...
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Valentino Rossi Gets Three Penalty Points for Sepang Clash
Valentino Rossi has been given three penalty points for the "Sepang Clash" with Marc Marquez during the MotoGP race at Sepang. The pair tussled after Jorge Lorenzo passed Marquez for second place early...
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Sunday Summary at Sepang: Heroes Who Have Feet of Clay
Seven days ago, we were talking about how the 2015 MotoGP season will go down in history as one of the greatest of all time, with the Australian Grand Prix as its glittering highlight. A week later, we...
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Valentino Rossi Appeals Sepang Penalty to CAS, Asks for Suspension of Penalty...
Valentino Rossi has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the penalty imposed upon him at Sepang for his role in the incident between Marc Marquez and himself. Rossi...
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Rossi to Start from Back of Grid, As CAS Rejects Injunction
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected Valentino Rossi’s request for a stay of his penalty, given to him at Sepang. The three-point penalty, handed to him at Sepang for the incident he was...
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