MotoGP Features

MotoGP riders expect changes to run-off areas at Jerez
MotoGP
05/05/2021 - 16:38
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Run-off areas at Jerez are expected to be gradually improved over the next few years but should it be the MotoGP bikes that change; 'If we continue in this direction, all the circuits in the world will be too small'

Morbidelli: Fabio title 'edge', Factory-Spec 2022 target, VR46, social media…
MotoGP
04/23/2021 - 14:21
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A video chat with Petronas Yamaha MotoGP star Franco Morbidelli following the Portimao Grand Prix.

Brembo: Laps 2-8 'most demanding' on brakes, 20% less in last lap
MotoGP
04/22/2021 - 09:45
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Laps 2-8 of a MotoGP are the 'most demanding' on brakes, while braking pressure applied by the rider is 20% lower at the end of the race.

'My target is to win MotoGP titles, not win a lot of races'
MotoGP
04/11/2021 - 08:41
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Marc Marquez in 2014: 'People remember how many titles you have won. Not how many races'. A fifth place in Portimao would give Marquez the same points as eventual champion Joan Mir after round 3 of last season...

Rookies dazzle in Qatar; a look through MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3
MotoGP
04/06/2021 - 15:32
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This past Sunday was certainly a weekend for the rookies in Qatar. Jorge Martin stunned everyone at Ducati, Pedro Acosta does something no other rider has done, and Moto2 sees three rookies clinch top tens including a podium.

Laverty previews MotoGP 2021: 'Phenomenal' Mir, Marquez delay, Ducati drag bike…
MotoGP
03/25/2021 - 12:34
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'The speed Ducati gets off the line with the rear and front down is incredible. It looks like a drag bike! Teams used to target 2.3s for 0-100k at a MotoGP start. If Jack drops into the 1.9s that's a whole new ball game' – Michael Laverty.

Marini: Miller 'makes Ducati turn like a Yamaha', Zarco unique
MotoGP
03/18/2021 - 10:15
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MotoGP rookie Luca Marini explains the differences in riding style between fellow Ducati riders Jack Miller, Francesco Bagnaia and Johann Zarco.

Joan Mir: Braking, block passes, highlighter pens and karts
MotoGP
03/16/2021 - 19:26
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Frankie Carchedi, crew chief to Joan Mir, gives an insight into life alongside Suzuki's new MotoGP world champion.

Aprilia: 'This could be the year we catch the others'
MotoGP
03/04/2021 - 21:05
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Aprilia feels its MotoGP rivals are finally within reach heading into the 2021 season; 'we shouldn't have any real weak point'.

Factory-Spec Yamaha chassis needs A-Spec 'turnability'
MotoGP
03/03/2021 - 09:46
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Petronas Yamaha MotoGP team manager Wilco Zeelenberg says Factory-Spec chassis lacked the 'turnability' of the A-Spec machine.

Morbidelli: MotoGP is a game, nothing bigger than friendship
MotoGP
03/02/2021 - 18:25
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Franco Morbidelli will race against new Petronas Yamaha MotoGP team-mate Valentino Rossi 'the same I have been racing against him all my life' but 'we need to remember that nothing is as big as friendship'.

Razali not afraid to 'bulldoze' Yamaha, 'deep collaboration' for 2022
MotoGP
03/01/2021 - 22:58
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'We felt we were just a paying customer and not a partner' - Petronas Yamaha MotoGP team principal Razlan Razali says tensions with Yamaha cleared ahead of 2021, new five-year deal proposed.

Petronas: 'Motorsport artist' Morbidelli can fight for MotoGP title
MotoGP
03/01/2021 - 19:15
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Petronas Yamaha MotoGP team principal Razlan Razali and director Johan Stigefelt explain why they believe staying on the A-Spec bike should be no barrier to success for Franco Morbidelli this season.

MotoGP electronics: 'Understanding bigger than engine controls'
MotoGP
02/26/2021 - 16:22
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Alex Rins' crew chief Jose Manuel Cazeaux explains why the biggest contribution made by MotoGP electronics is no longer in the areas of traction control or anti-wheelie but in understanding what is happening inside the bike.

'The Suzuki way': Data sharing, parts guarantee, no secrets...
MotoGP
02/25/2021 - 12:22
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Suzuki MotoGP crew chiefs Jose Manuel Cazeaux (Alex Rins) and Frankie Carchedi (Joan Mir) explain why 'the rules of the game inside our garage' don't allow for a number 1 or number 2 rider.

Nakagami: This season we cannot make mistakes, 'hybrid' Honda style
MotoGP
02/20/2021 - 14:41
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Takaaki Nakagami uses high-intensity training to try and cure pressure mistakes last season, as he seeks to make the most of his big chance on the latest Honda machinery in MotoGP 2021.

Alex Marquez: 'We were losing 7-seconds in the first 3 laps'
MotoGP
02/19/2021 - 16:10
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Qualifying among Alex Marquez's priorities as he makes the switch from Repsol to LCR Honda for his second season in MotoGP; 'I was losing 7-seconds in the first 3 laps. This is impossible to recover'.

Bagnaia's reaction to big setback influenced Factory Ducati decision
MotoGP
02/18/2021 - 13:40
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Francesco Bagnaia admits he feared missing out on the 2021 Factory Ducati seat after breaking his leg at Brno, but 'the way he reacted to such a big setback influenced the decision to choose him'.

 

Poncharal: An Independent team can win MotoGP title
MotoGP
02/17/2021 - 10:48
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Tech3 KTM boss Herve Poncharal believes the top Independent MotoGP teams now have a realistic chance of not only race victories, but ending the Factory domination of the (four-stroke) MotoGP class title.

Yamaha moves 2021 Factory chassis 'closer to Morbidelli spec'
MotoGP
02/16/2021 - 19:30
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Yamaha will address weaknesses with the Factory-Spec M1 by moving the chassis in the direction of Franco Morbidelli's A-Spec bike for 2021.

'Dani Pedrosa looking at race distance, people learn a lot from him'
MotoGP
02/16/2021 - 17:05
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KTM race manager Mike Leitner gives an insight into the contribution made by MotoGP test rider Dani Pedrosa.

Fabio Quartararo: Covid, psychologist, Factory pressure, having fun
MotoGP
02/15/2021 - 17:41
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New Factory Yamaha MotoGP signing Fabio Quartararo was angry with himself 'because I lost a big opportunity to win the championship' last year, 'but it gives me a lot of experience for the future'.

Stats: Joan Mir's qualifying compared to previous MotoGP champions
MotoGP
02/14/2021 - 09:43
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Joan Mir won the 2020 title despite an average qualifying position of just tenth place - a look at how the Suzuki rider compared to previous MotoGP champions.

 

Joan Mir: 'Positive' pressure as MotoGP world champion
MotoGP
02/05/2021 - 12:28
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Joan Mir talks pressure of starting the 2021 season as reiging MotoGP champion, the likelihood of another disrupted calendar, whether the engine freeze will favour Suzuki, the challenge posed by team-mate Alex Rins and more...