MotoGP Features

Aleix Espargaro 'feels better than ever, 2021 crucial year for Aprilia'
MotoGP
01/12/2021 - 11:35
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Aleix Espargaro was left 'very angry' at being unable to prove that the revised 2020 Aprilia 'is close to the top MotoGP bikes', '2021 crucial for us'.

Bagnaia: Biggest problem was heating the front tyre
MotoGP
01/06/2021 - 15:42
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Francesco Bagnaia took his first MotoGP podium in 2020 but saw at least two further rostrums and a potential victory slip away. Could his edge-of-the-tyre style be the future for Ducati?

Smith or Savadori decision 'not based on pure results'
MotoGP
01/06/2021 - 09:39
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Aprilia won't base its decision on whether Bradley Smith or Lorenzo Savadori gets the 2021 MotoGP race seat on pure results, to avoid disrupting pre-season testing.

Valentino Rossi: Engine design frozen but it's not an excuse
MotoGP
01/05/2021 - 16:12
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Valentino Rossi believes Yamaha can still find ways to improve engine performance for 2021 despite MotoGP's technical freeze.

Franco Morbidelli discovered serious side for 'wonderful' season
MotoGP
01/05/2021 - 12:39
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MotoGP 'underdog' Franco Morbidelli 'was able to discover a part of myself that I didn't know; the serious part' on his way to 2020 title runner-up.

Suzuki: 'Our time will come' for satellite MotoGP team
MotoGP
12/19/2020 - 14:58
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MotoGP world champion's Suzuki say 'our time will come' for a satellite team, but which will it be? Gresini, Petronas, VR46 among possible options for 2022…

Crash.net MotoGP Top 10 Riders of 2020: 8th - ALEX RINS
MotoGP
12/18/2020 - 09:57
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He finished third in the overall standings but we have ranked Alex Rins 'only' eighth in our Top 10 MotoGP Riders of the Year for 2020... 

Crash.net MotoGP Top 10 Riders of 2020: 9th - BRAD BINDER
MotoGP
12/17/2020 - 15:31
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He just missed out on the overall top ten in his rookie 2020 MotoGP campaign but Brad Binder squeaks into our Top 10 Rider of the Year countdown...

Crash.net MotoGP Top 10 Riders of 2020: 10th - JOHANN ZARCO
MotoGP
12/16/2020 - 17:32
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Crash.net has ranked its Top 10 Riders for the 2020 MotoGP season (it wasn't easy)... first up in 10th, we have a revitalised Johann Zarco

Yamaha: Achilles' heel, 7 victories, missed opportunities…
MotoGP
12/15/2020 - 10:56
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Yamaha's Lin Jarvis reflects on a 'hard year' of 'missed opportunities' for Yamaha, the factory winning seven MotoGP races despite being left vulnerable by a valve problem and battling inconsistency.

Ducati 'treasure' Dovizioso success but time to 'turn page'
MotoGP
12/15/2020 - 05:28
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Andrea Dovizioso MotoGP results at Ducati 'a great achievement' and 'sad when a relationship like this comes to an end' but 'there is a need probably to turn the page'.

Updated rider line-up: 2021 MotoGP World Championship
MotoGP
12/02/2020 - 13:31
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Updated 2021 MotoGP rider line-up after confirmation of Luca Marini and Enea Bastianini's Avintia deals... 

Stats: Johann Zarco stays top of MotoGP falls list
MotoGP
11/27/2020 - 11:17
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Johann Zarco fell more times than any other rider for the second MotoGP season in a row, Kasma Daniel has highest crash tally across all grand prix classes in 2020.

Is there such a thing as a "satellite team" in MotoGP anymore?
MotoGP
11/26/2020 - 09:10
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The 2020 Portuguese MotoGP delivered the first all-satellite top three result since 2004... but is this just the tip of the iceberg for the teams formerly known as 'B'?

Oliveira magic, Suzuki shocker, Rossi anon: Portuguese MotoGP Winners & Losers
MotoGP
11/22/2020 - 20:33
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You won't get a more resounding winner than Miguel Oliveira after his homegrown dominance on the Portuguese MotoGP, but who else deserves our plaudits and who gets our Sunday shame?

Quartararo: We pushed to get Factory bike, wasn't correct choice
MotoGP
11/15/2020 - 21:49
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After pushing hard to get a Factory-Spec Yamaha for the 2020 MotoGP season, Fabio Quartararo joins Maverick Vinales in concluding: 'Unfortunately for this year it was not the correct choice!"

Mir the champion as Yamaha wins... yet loses - Valencia MotoGP Winners & Losers
MotoGP
11/15/2020 - 21:38
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Joan Mir and Suzuki prove you don't need to win every weekend to become the biggest winners in MotoGP... as Franco Morbidelli shows how Yamaha's win means it actually lost.

Vinales: 2020 Yamaha a mistake, spotted problems from Sepang
MotoGP
11/15/2020 - 10:39
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Maverick Vinales concedes wrong decision was made in selecting the latest Factory-Spec Yamaha; 'I tested the 2019 and 2020, and the 2020 was not better until there was a lot of grip on the track... We made a mistake with the [2020] bike for sure because last year's bike was more competitive in all tracks, not only a few.'

Mir puts one hand on MotoGP title: European MotoGP Winners & Losers
MotoGP
11/09/2020 - 12:31
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Crash.net's Winners & Losers after a dramatic MotoGP weekend in Valencia…

Yamaha 'we did not switch valves', Alex Marquez 'penalty ridiculous'
MotoGP
11/07/2020 - 15:13
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Alex Marquez brands decision not to penalise the Yamaha MotoGP riders for the factory illegally changing valve manufacturer as 'ridiculous', Lin Jarvis explains how misunderstanding occurred.

Can Mir become MotoGP's first champion without a win?
MotoGP
11/03/2020 - 07:16
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Joan Mir and Suzuki could make MotoGP history this season…

Is Marc Marquez’s absence the reason for MotoGP’s wild year?
MotoGP
11/02/2020 - 14:37
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A look at MotoGP's wild 2020 season, is Marc Marquez’s absence the main reason for such unpredictability?

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'.