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Binder wants to take “full advantage” of KTM strength at Motegi
KTM's Brad Binder says he plans to “take full advantage” of what he considers to be a potent motorcycle at the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix.The South African was fastest in second practice, the only full dry session on Friday at Motegi, a circuit where the Austrian manufacturer has shown form in the past. Binder finished the 2022 Japanese GP in second place and backed that up with a second in ...Keep reading
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Albesiano to Honda, Sterlacchini to Aprilia in MotoGP tech shake-up
Aprilia MotoGP technical director Romano Albesiano is set to switch to Japanese rival Honda from the start of the 2025 season, while former KTM technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini will take his place at Noale immediately after the final race of 2024.Both moves were announced just as the MotoGP bikes were heading onto the circuit for second practice at the Japanese Grand Prix today.The ...Keep reading
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Engineering Bombshell: Romano Albesiano To Move To HRC As Technical Director, Fabiano Sterlacchini In At Aprilia
Engineering Bombshell: Romano Albesiano To Move To HRC As Technical Director, Fabiano Sterlacchini In At Aprilia
A revolution is underway at HRC. After news earlier that Ken Kawauchi had been moved to Honda's test team, today HRC officially announced that Romano Albesiano, currently Technical Director at Aprilia's MotoGP project, is to move to Honda from the start of 2025. Albesiano's place at Aprilia is to be taken by Fabiano Sterlacchini, the former Ducati engineer who has spent the past two years at KTM.
It is the first time that HRC has employed a European as Technical Director, traditionally looking internally for personnel changes. It is also a sign that Honda are taking their return to MotoGP seriously, bringing in the engineer who has led Aprilia's transformation from also-ran to race winner and championship contender. Albesiano has led the Aprilia MotoGP project since 2014, when he replaced the departing Gigi Dall'Igna, who joined Ducati.
David Emmett Fri, 04/Oct/2024 - 06:21
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2024 Motegi Moto3 P1 Results: Ortola Leads Piqueras
2024 Motegi Moto3 P1 Results: Ortola Leads Piqueras
Results:
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2024 Motegi Moto3 FP Results: Alonso Leads Opening Session
2024 Motegi Moto3 FP Results: Alonso Leads Opening Session
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 04/Oct/2024 - 06:10
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MotoGP Japanese GP: Bagnaia leads Martin in mixed-weather FP1
Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Team) led current points leader Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) on the timesheets in a rain-hit Free Practice 1 for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.Another two Ducatis rounded out the top four in a session in which running was limited by two showers that caused the riders to spend long periods sitting in their garages. They were Fabio ...Keep reading
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The 2023 “nightmare” Martin is avoiding as MotoGP title pressure cranks up
Jorge Martin says working on his mental strength is aiding his MotoGP world title fight after suffering “a nightmare” during last year’s world championship tussle over the flyaway rounds.The Pramac Ducati rider’s MotoGP standings lead may have been trimmed by three points to 21 points over the Indonesian Grand Prix weekend by Francesco Bagnaia, but Martin felt his victory in the main race ...Keep reading
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Mandalika MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: Yes, Bagnaia & Martin Really Are Trying To Win The Title
Mandalika MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: Yes, Bagnaia & Martin Really Are Trying To Win The Title
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"It looks like this season is a championship of mistakes," Pecco Bagnaia said after the sprint race at Mandalika. "My idea is that it's arrived from the performance of the tires. The rear tires did an enormous step in front, but we are braking so hard because the rear is also helping a lot in the braking, but the front has more issues. Because we are entering much, much faster in all the corners. So the performance that Michelin improved this season is incredible. All the season, all the circuits we improved a lot the pace. But when you are at this limit is easy also to have a crash."
Marc Márquez was open to that idea as well. "Mistakes, because they are super fast and then everybody is riding on the limit. I feel fast but even like this they are faster. So when you are riding on the limit, every lap from the first to the last … I remember just five years ago the races were quite different. It was like, pushing some laps. Now you are pushing all the laps. And yeah, everybody can be super fast, but easier to do mistakes."
David Emmett Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 23:17
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2024 Aragon World Superbike Race One Result: Red Flag, It'll End In Tears
2024 Aragon World Superbike Race One Result: Red Flag, It'll End In Tears
Eighteen laps of MotorLand Aragon with the return of Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea. Dominique Aegerter is still absent after a cycling injury, and continues to be replaced by the German Marvin Fritz who will copy BMW's engine replacement tactic from Cremona, unwrapping a fresh engine for Aegerter's return. A pink-clad drumming band in the grandstand added to the noise of the engines in 22ºC weather.
Jared Earle Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 13:06
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Marquez rues qualifying woes and says he's not in Indonesian GP win contention
Marc Marquez says he doesn’t expect to be in victory contention for Sunday’s full-length Indonesian Grand Prix despite his run to the top three from 12th in MotoGP's sprint race.The Gresini Ducati rider’s third-placed finish behind Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini in Saturday’s shorter encounter was the positive end to a day that started terribly when Marquez failed to set a time in ...Keep reading
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Martin baffled by costly lap-one crash as he 'didn't feel on the limit'
Jorge Martin says he will look closely at the circumstances of his opening-lap crash in the Indonesian Grand Prix sprint race, which resulted in his MotoGP points lead being slashed.The Spaniard came into Saturday afternoon’s shorter encounter as the clear rider to beat in the wake of a dominant showing during qualifying that earned him pole position by more than half-a-second.However, despite ...Keep reading
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2024 Aragon World Superbike FP3 Result: Ducatis On Top Of Red Flagged Session
2024 Aragon World Superbike FP3 Result: Ducatis On Top Of Red Flagged Session
The short morning's session was topped by Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega with Toprak Razgatlioglu third quickest ahead of Superpole. Michael van der Mark brought out red flags when his BMW started spewing flames out of the exhaust.
Results:
Jared Earle Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 09:00
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2024 Mandalika MotoGP Sprint Result: Another Day, Another Plot Twist
2024 Mandalika MotoGP Sprint Result: Another Day, Another Plot Twist
Results and summary of the MotoGP sprint at Mandalika:
Zara Daniela Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 07:49
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2024 Mandalika Moto3 Qualifying Result: Copping A Lap Record Alongside A Long Lap Penalty
2024 Mandalika Moto3 Qualifying Result: Copping A Lap Record Alongside A Long Lap Penalty
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto3 class at Mandalika:
Zara Daniela Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 05:47
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2023 Mandalika MotoGP Free Practice 2 Result: Morbidelli Back In The Limelight
2023 Mandalika MotoGP Free Practice 2 Result: Morbidelli Back In The Limelight
The final practice session for the premier class saw a bit of a conveyor belt of riders taking top spot on the timing screens. First it was Fabio Quartararo hogging the limelight, with brief interruptions from Enea Bastianini, then Jorge Martin regrouped from an early tumble at turn 16 to lead halfway through the session and then Marc Marquez and Aleix Espargaro found some extra speed in the closing stages. However, in the end it was Franco Morbidelli who demoted them all to take control of proceedings in FP2.
Zara Daniela Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 02:48
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MotoGP Japanese GP: Binder tops second practice as KTM threatens Ducati dominance
Brad Binder was fastest for KTM Factory Racing in second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi today, while Ducati-mounted title rivals Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia also booked their spots in Saturday’s Qualifying 2.With Pedro Acosta (Tech 3 KTM) fourth-fastest in the dry second session, there was some indication that Ducati will not have it all its own way this weekend. The KTMs ...Keep reading
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2024 Motegi MotoGP Practice Results: Binder Leads The Way In Tight Field
2024 Motegi MotoGP Practice Results: Binder Leads The Way In Tight Field
Brad Binder has topped the timesheets in the session of timed practice at Motegi, cementing a very solid day for KTM. The South African just edged ahead of Marc Marquez, the Gresini Ducati rider a numerologically pleasing 0.033 seconds behind Binder. Jorge Martin set the third fastest time, reverting to a standard setup after trying a radical change this morning, and showing strong pace on used tires.
David Emmett Fri, 04/Oct/2024 - 07:15
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2024 Motegi Moto2 P1 Results: Salac Holds Off Canet And Ramirez
2024 Motegi Moto2 P1 Results: Salac Holds Off Canet And Ramirez
Results:
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2024 Motegi MotoG FP1 Results: Bagnaia Holds Off Martin
2024 Motegi MotoG FP1 Results: Bagnaia Holds Off Martin
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 04/Oct/2024 - 06:13
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2024 Motegi Moto2 FP Results: Salac Edges Out Ogura And Ramirez
2024 Motegi Moto2 FP Results: Salac Edges Out Ogura And Ramirez
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 04/Oct/2024 - 06:12
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Motegi MotoGP Preview: Martin vs Bagnaia For The Title, Can KTM Disrupt, And Management Reshuffles At KTM And Honda
Motegi MotoGP Preview: Martin vs Bagnaia For The Title, Can KTM Disrupt, And Management Reshuffles At KTM And Honda
It is an unfortunate fact of life that during the months it is warm enough to race at Motegi, there is a very good chance of absolutely torrential rain (see last year, when the GP was red flagged after just 12 laps), and during the months it is dry it is too cold to race. The paradox of a racetrack on an island situated next to a vast ocean. (See also: Phillip Island.)
MotoGP has known torrential rain at Motegi back when it was run during the northern hemisphere spring, and now it is run in October. So rain is likely to fall at some point this weekend, though the forecast at this point in time is for it to fall mostly on Saturday. Whether that is just overnight, or during the sprint race we will see when the time comes.
Rain isn't the only issue at Motegi. Situated up in the hills between the coastal town of Mito and the central valley containing Utsunomiya, fog can be an issue too. When conditions are just right (or just wrong, depending on your point of view), the fog can linger over the circuit, preventing the medevac helicopters from flying, as well as the TV helicopters responsible for the overhead shots.
David Emmett Thu, 03/Oct/2024 - 22:00
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2024 Mandalika MotoGP Warm Up Result: Martin Returns To The Top
2024 Mandalika MotoGP Warm Up Result: Martin Returns To The Top
Results:
Zara Daniela Sun, 29/Sep/2024 - 02:59
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2024 Aragon World Supersport Race One Result: Hard Passing Is The Norm
2024 Aragon World Supersport Race One Result: Hard Passing Is The Norm
World Supersport was fifteen laps of MotorLand Aragon.
Jared Earle Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 14:11
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Quartararo blames limitations of Yamaha package for Morbidelli clash
Fabio Quartararo has bemoaned the limitations of his Yamaha MotoGP package for contributing to his clash with Franco Morbidelli that denied him a points-paying result in the Indonesian sprint race.The Frenchman had been eyeing a fifth consecutive top-10 finish after consolidating his eye-catching Friday practice pace by securing a spot on the second row in qualifying with sixth place on the ...Keep reading
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Bagnaia describes MotoGP title battle as "a championship of mistakes" after Martin's woe
Francesco Bagnaia has joked that the 2024 MotoGP title battle has become a “championship of mistakes” after he profited from rival Jorge Martin's error to win the Indonesian sprint race.The defending double champion had a strong start from fourth on the grid before Martin’s low-side ahead at Turn 16 on the opening lap invited Bagnaia into a lead he’d maintain to the chequered flag.A fifth ...Keep reading
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2024 Aragon World Supersport Superpole Result: New Lap Record On Hard Tyres
2024 Aragon World Supersport Superpole Result: New Lap Record On Hard Tyres
World Superbike Superpole welcomed back Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu after they missed the Cremona round through injuries. In spite of plenty of crashes yesterday, nobody missed the session.
Jared Earle Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 09:26
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2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 15 Sprint, Mandalika, Indonesia
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 15 Sprint, Mandalika, Indonesia
MotoGP standings after Mandalika sprint:
Zara Daniela Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 07:55
Round Number
15
Year
2024
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2024 Mandalika Moto2 Qualifying Result: True To Form
2024 Mandalika Moto2 Qualifying Result: True To Form
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto2 class at Mandalika:
Zara Daniela Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 06:38
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MotoGP Indonesian GP: Martin demolishes opposition for Mandalika pole
Jorge Martin doubled down on his status as hot favourite for Indonesian Grand Prix victory by blowing his rivals away en route to a sixth pole position of the MotoGP season at Mandalika.The Pramac Ducati rider was in a class of his own after turning in a stunning lap record-breaking benchmark of 1m 29.088s.Earning him a huge half-second margin over his nearest rival, his performance was made all ...Keep reading
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2024 Mandalika MotoGP Qualifying Result: Waltzing Through Yellow Flags Towards A Lap Record
2024 Mandalika MotoGP Qualifying Result: Waltzing Through Yellow Flags Towards A Lap Record
Results and summary of qualifying for the MotoGP class at Mandalika:
Zara Daniela Sat, 28/Sep/2024 - 03:58
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