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MotoGP’s Race Direction To Be Altered in Wake of Sepang
Race Direction is to be altered in the wake of the clash in Sepang between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez. A proposal to split the responsibilities of Race Direction is to be adopted at the next...
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MotoGP Rules Update: Stewards Disciplinary Panel Confirmed, Tire Pressure...
As we reported on Tuesday, changes are to be made to Race Direction. At a meeting in Geneva on Thursday, the Grand Prix Commission decided to change the way disciplinary matters are handled by Race...
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Sunday MotoGP Summary at Qatar: Moto2 Madness, And The Dawning of a New Era
May you live in interesting times, runs an apocryphal Chinese curse. The first Grand Prix of 2016 certainly provided us with plenty of events which might be termed interesting, in both the common sense...
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Paddock Pass Podcast – Episode 21 – MotoGP at Qatar
The first race of the 2016 MotoGP Championship is finally in the bag, and the boys at the Paddock Pass Podcast have all the analysis and insight from Qatar that you have been waiting for. In this...
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The Mugello Moto2 Mix-Up: Who is to Blame?
The Moto2 class has not had a lot of luck with their starts in 2016. First there was Qatar, where a mass jump start saw some riders called in for a ride through, some issued with a time penalty, and...
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Sunday MotoGP Summary at Sachsenring: Of Intermediates vs. Slicks, Gambling...
It was a wild and weird weekend at the Sachsenring. The second in a row, after the bizarre and thrilling two-part race at Assen three weeks ago. The weather proved to be decisive, favoring the brave...
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Sunday MotoGP Summary at Spielberg: Six of the Best
The rain finally came at 7:30pm, just as we were leaving the track. From Saturday night, the threat of rain at 2pm on Sunday – race time, local time – had hung over the Red Bull Ring in Austria,...
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Friday MotoGP Summary at Misano: Surprises, Fast Yamahas, On-Track Disputes,...
Every day that sees MotoGP motorcycles circulating in earnest is an interesting day, but some are more interesting than others. Friday at Misano was one of those days which last, throwing up surprises...
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Saturday MotoGP Summary at Misano: Fast Laps, The Definition of Legal, & The...
It is hard to overstate just how important pole position is at Misano. It is a tight and tortuous track, with few opportunities to pass. Small differences in practice and qualifying become magnified...
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MotoGP Aerodynamic Rules Published, No Wings Allowed
The aerodynamic rules for the 2017 MotoGP season and beyond have been published. At a meeting of the Grand Prix Commission at Misano, a proposal from Dorna’s technical team was accepted, banning...
View ArticleRain Puts Question Marks on MotoGP Opener in Qatar
Dorna is working on several different scenarios to ensure the MotoGP race at Qatar goes ahead this weekend. All options are still open: the race could be held at night, on a wet track, on Sunday during...
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Friday MotoGP Summary at Austin: Bumps And Dirt, Marquez’s Superiority, & New...
There was good news and bad news for the MotoGP paddock after the first day of practice at the Circuit of the Americas. The good news is that the work done to the track to try to remove the bumps had...
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Paddock Pass Podcast #71 – Americas GP
Episode 71 of the Paddock Pass Podcast is fresh from Austin, where the Grand Prix of the Americas produced some predictable results on the track, though less predictable results off the track. On the...
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The Dilemma Facing MotoGP Race Director Mike Webb
After Marc Márquez’s wild ride in Argentina, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta promised the riders present in the Safety Commission in Austin on Friday night that in the future, the FIM Stewards Panel would...
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Saturday MotoGP Summary at Silverstone: A Bad Day at a Great Track
The weather usually plays a role when racing in the UK, in any discipline, but Saturday at Silverstone, the rain took center stage. Not just because of the way it forced the MotoGP riders to pick their...
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How the British GP at Silverstone Became Canceled
On Saturday evening, Stuart Pringle, Managing Director of Silverstone Circuit, told a small group of journalists that the delays and problems caused by the wet track during FP4 were due to the...
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Freddie Spencer Appointed Head of the FIM Stewards for MotoGP
Dorna and the FIM have called the bluff of the MotoGP riders, and appointed three-time World Champion Freddie Spencer as the head of the FIM Stewards. The post Freddie Spencer Appointed Head of the FIM...
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