MotoGP Features

Yellow flag clampdown causes further controversy at Aragon
MotoGP
10/29/2020 - 17:26
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Automatically cancelling lap times if a MotoGP rider passes through a yellow flag area causes further debate at the Aragon MotoGP.

Miller: 'Pretty cool' if Mir takes MotoGP title without a win
MotoGP
10/29/2020 - 05:13
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'I reckon we might have another Emilio Alzamora situation on our hands. It'd be pretty cool to see that again' - Jack Miller doesn't think MotoGP title leader Joan Mir should take extra risks to win a race this season. Andrea Dovizioso agrees: 'I don't think it's important'.

Updated rider line-up: 2021 MotoGP World Championship
MotoGP
10/22/2020 - 11:51
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Updated 2021 MotoGP rider line-up after confirmation of Takaaki Nakagami's new Honda deal... 

No wins, no problem for Joan Mir: Aragon MotoGP Winners & Losers
MotoGP
10/18/2020 - 21:45
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Suzuki shines in Spain as Alex Rins scores its first win in more than 12 months and Joan Mir - despite being win-less in MotoGP - leads the standings with four races to go

Petrucci thrills, Rossi spills, Suzuki chills: French MotoGP Winners & Losers
MotoGP
10/11/2020 - 21:57
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The French MotoGP throws the formbook out of the window (again) as Danilo Petrucci makes it seven winners in nine 2020 MotoGP races... so who were the big winners and losers?

Pedrosa: Marquez one rider, still two others on podium…
MotoGP
10/07/2020 - 12:24
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Marc Marquez's former team-mates Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo discuss what might have changed if the reigning MotoGP champion hadn't been injured at the start of this season.

MotoGP 2020 engine list so far: Used, Withdrawn...
MotoGP
10/05/2020 - 17:13
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MotoGP engine use for each rider, after 8 of 14 rounds.

How 'calmer' Sam Lowes is getting in the Moto2 'flow'
MotoGP
10/05/2020 - 12:53
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A new team and new mental approach is helping Sam Lowes enjoy his best Moto2 grand prix season since 2016.

The 2021 MotoGP rider line-up is almost complete... so who goes where?
MotoGP
10/05/2020 - 08:20
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The 2021 MotoGP grid is almost complete following a brace of Ducati announcements; Several big movers ensure that while 2020 may not be over yet, we're very ready for 2021

Aprilia thanks rivals for piston change permission
MotoGP
10/01/2020 - 08:51
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Aprilia was granted permission by its MotoGP rivals to change piston spec after early-season engine issues.

Quartararo on the up, Dovi down and out - Catalunya MotoGP Winners & Losers
MotoGP
09/27/2020 - 20:01

Is the 2020 MotoGP World Championship finally beginning to take shape after Fabio Quartararo wins and Andrea Dovizioso has a shocker... but who were the other winners and losers from the Catalunya MotoGP

Franco Morbidelli: I had a phone call, it was Spike Lee...
MotoGP
09/23/2020 - 17:07
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Franco Morbidelli's special helmet design for the Misano MotoGPs results in a surprise phone call from film director Spike Lee.

Marc Marquez talks recovery, 'strange' season, Portimao 'hope'
MotoGP
09/23/2020 - 12:21
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'It’s strange because it looks like nobody wants to win!' - injured champion Marc Marquez gives his thoughts on the 2020 MotoGP season so far, provides an injury update, responds to those that say the Honda 'is made only for Marquez' and more...

Rossi: No VR46 MotoGP team in 2021, 'have to understand' for 2022
MotoGP
09/19/2020 - 17:28
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Valentino Rossi says VR46 team will not move up to MotoGP next year, with its top priority being to find a premier-class place for Luca Marini, but 'MotoGP will change a lot' for 2022 'so we have to understand'

Winners & Losers: Rossi's pupils become the masters at Misano
MotoGP
09/14/2020 - 16:35
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The San Marino MotoGP proves wholly unpredictable once again but who emerged from the first Misano race as our big winner and who were the big losers?

'Old school' Valentino Rossi would welcome radios in MotoGP
MotoGP
09/13/2020 - 08:09
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Valentino Rossi doesn't think MotoGP is more fun because there is no radio communication and, should the upcoming test prove successful, 'it will not change the DNA of our racing'.

Stoner: Difficult to call 2020 a 'world championship'
MotoGP
09/08/2020 - 08:46
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'I am going to be a little opinionated' - Casey Stoner talks 2020 MotoGP season to date, including Marc Marquez's injury, Andrea Dovizioso leaving Ducati, Dani Pedrosa's influence at KTM and more…

Vinales' brakes: Brembo gives suggestions, but teams decide
MotoGP
09/04/2020 - 16:42
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An 'incorrect choice of brake specification, despite Brembo's clear suggestions' was the 'main cause' of Maverick Vinales' MotoGP accident.

Heart rate: 'Vinales has bigger stroke, less rpm!' - Miller
MotoGP
09/02/2020 - 07:09
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Jack Miller jokes about the difference in heart rate seen with Maverick Vinales when riding their MotoGP machines, explains his peak levels. 

Concessions: KTM can develop engine until 2021
MotoGP
09/02/2020 - 07:08
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KTM's success means it has now lost access to MotoGP's Concession package, but a recent MSMA ruling means they can make changes for 2021 despite the Covid technical freeze in place for Honda, Ducati, Yamaha and Suzuki.

Crutchlow: 'If I didn't love it, I wouldn't still be here'
MotoGP
08/31/2020 - 15:19
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Cal Crutchlow 'working as hard as ever' to break 'vicious circle' of braking, turning and corner exit issues during opening MotoGP rounds. Insists motivation remains high: 'If I didn't love it, I wouldn't still be here'

MotoGP title chase: Wide open with 9 to go
MotoGP
08/31/2020 - 08:48
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A look at the top 9 riders in the MotoGP title chase, from Fabio Quartararo to fellow race winner Miguel Oliveira, with 9 races to go...

Styrian MotoGP Winners & Losers - The Rise of the Underdogs
MotoGP
08/25/2020 - 09:52
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The Styrian MotoGP delivered its third first-time race winner in five races with Miguel Oliveira taking the spoils... but who else shone in the Austrian hills?

Yamaha: Why Vinales used 'standard' brakes
MotoGP
08/24/2020 - 08:42
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After overheating problems at the opening round, other Yamaha riders moved to the evolution Brembo front brake system for the second Austrian MotoGP event. Maverick Vinales remained on the standard version, which dramatically exploded at 230km/h.