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2024 Silverstone Moto3 Qualifying Result: Starting Celebrations In Style
2024 Silverstone Moto3 Qualifying Result: Starting Celebrations In Style
Results and summary of qualifying for the Moto3 class at the Silverstone:
Zara Daniela Sat, 03/Aug/2024 - 12:47
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Moto2 frontrunner Ai Ogura set for MotoGP debut with Trackhouse in 2025
Moto2 championship contender Ai Ogura is closing on a move to join Trackhouse Racing in MotoGP next year, Autosport can reveal.Although a deal is yet to be finalised, it is understood that Ogura has reached an agreement to race a satellite Aprilia RS-GP for Trackhouse, where he will partner incumbent Raul Fernandez, who recently inked a new two-year contract until 2026.The Japanese rider’s ...Keep reading
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Honda signs new two-year MotoGP deal with Mir
Joan Mir will stay with Honda’s factory team until the end of the 2026 MotoGP season after signing a new two-year deal, HRC has announced.Despite two miserable seasons on the RC213V that prompted Mir to consider an early retirement, the Spaniard has been clear for some time that he would like to extend his tenure with Honda.Last month, Autosport revealed that Mir and Honda have verbally agreed ...Keep reading
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Lorenzo: Young Acosta has qualities of MotoGP legends Stoner, Rossi and Marquez
Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo believes KTM’s young gun Pedro Acosta shares some qualities with motorcycle racing legends Casey Stoner, Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez.Since making his debut at the start of 2024 with the Tech3-run GasGas team, Acosta has lived up to the hype surrounding him with a series of impressive performances on the RC16.Podiums in Austin and Portimao easily ...Keep reading
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Simon Crafar To Become New Head Of FIM Stewards Panel From 2025
Simon Crafar To Become New Head Of FIM Stewards Panel From 2025
Simon Crafar is to replace Freddie Spencer as the head of the FIM Stewards Panel from next season. The New Zealander, who raced in both Grand Prix and WorldSBK in the 1990s, is to take over from Freddie Spencer from next year. Crafar will take a step back from his current role as pit lane reporter and commentator for the MotoGP series.
The move is a very positive one for the sport. The standing of the FIM Stewards has sunk ever deeper over the past few years, as riders complained that the standards being used to judge rider behavior were extremely inconsistent and very difficult to judge and adjust their riding to. Spencer was felt to be out of touch with riding a MotoGP bike, and not a great communicator.
Simon Crafar, on the other hand, is highly regarded by the MotoGP riders. They respect both his stature as an ex-rider, but also his opinion. Crafar lives in Andorra, as do many other MotoGP riders, and knows them on a personal basis.
David Emmett Wed, 24/Jul/2024 - 11:04
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Crafar to replace Spencer as MotoGP chief steward from 2025
Freddie Spencer will conclude his term as the chairman of MotoGP’s stewards panel at the end of the year, with Simon Crafar taking over from 2025.Two-time 500cc world champion Spencer has been the chief MotoGP steward since that role was created in 2019, having been nominated for the position by MotoGP’s teams’ association, IRTA.But on Wednesday afternoon, it was announced Spencer will step ...Keep reading
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Trackhouse retains Fernandez for 2025-26 MotoGP seasons with new deal
Trackhouse Racing has signed a new deal with Raul Fernandez that will keep the Spaniard at the Aprilia satellite squad until the end of the 2026 MotoGP season.Fernandez has been retained by Trackhouse following a series of impressive performances on last year’s Aprilia RS-GP, including front-row starts in Barcelona and Sachsenring and four top-10 finishes in the opening nine rounds.In fact ...Keep reading
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Quartararo: I've always liked Rossi but Marquez is the best rider ever in MotoGP
Fabio Quartararo has insisted Marc Marquez is the best rider in MotoGP history over childhood hero Valentino Rossi.Quartararo made his premier class debut in 2019 and was fortunate enough to share the track with seven-time champion Rossi during the twilight years of the Italian’s career. In fact, the Frenchman won his maiden title in 2021 after being promoted to the factory Yamaha team in place ...Keep reading
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Pedrosa reveals chronic fatigue issue in final years in MotoGP
Dani Pedrosa has admitted to having suffered from chronic fatigue in the final three seasons of his MotoGP career with Honda.The 31-time grand prix winner has revealed that he was diagnosed with the same issue that compromised the career of his former team-mate Casey Stoner, who retired from MotoGP after 2012 at the age of just 27.The Spaniard stated that it took another three years for him to ...Keep reading
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Ducati reveals intent to take part in Suzuka 8 Hours with a factory team
Ducati has revealed its intention to take part in the Suzuka 8 Hours with a factory team in the coming years.The squad’s former MotoGP sporting director Paolo Ciabatti, who now heads up the marque’s off-road and regional superbike activities, has expressed a desire to take on Japanese marques in the blue riband round of the FIM Endurance World Championship as early as 2025.Ciabatti made those ...Keep reading
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2024 Most World Supersport Race Two Result: Track Limits Matter
2024 Most World Supersport Race Two Result: Track Limits Matter
The temperature hit 33ºC at the start of the nineteen lap race with the grid determined by lap times in yesterday's race.
Jared Earle Sun, 21/Jul/2024 - 13:55
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2024 Most World Superbike Superpole Race Result: Take These Broken Wings …
2024 Most World Superbike Superpole Race Result: Take These Broken Wings …
The day opened at a warm 26ºC and all penalties earned in qualifying served. Ten laps of Autodrom Most would give both points and grid places for race two this afternoon. Once again, hard tyres were used.
Jared Earle Sun, 21/Jul/2024 - 09:22
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2024 Most World Superbike Race One Result: Most Fresh Moustache
2024 Most World Superbike Race One Result: Most Fresh Moustache
Czech jazz singer Jan Smigmator opened up the race with the Czech national anthem on the grid as one of the championship contenders was penalised by three spots on the grid before the twenty two lap race started. Hard tyres are the order of the weekend and race one opened at 29ºC.
Jared Earle Sat, 20/Jul/2024 - 12:49
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2024 Most World Superbike FP3 Result: Razgatlioglu Leaps Forward
2024 Most World Superbike FP3 Result: Razgatlioglu Leaps Forward
Toprak Razgatlioglu set a new lap record of 1'30.719 in the last session before Superpole, over three quarters of a second quicker than the Ducati trio of Andrea Iannone, Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega. Andrea Locatelli was the only other rider within a second of Razgatlioglu's pace.
Results:
Jared Earle Sat, 20/Jul/2024 - 08:42
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2024 Most World Supersport Superpole Result: Montella Leads Huertas And Manzi
2024 Most World Supersport Superpole Result: Montella Leads Huertas And Manzi
While Adrian Huertas led throughout most of the session, Yari Montella took over at the end of the session with Stefano Manzi rounding out the front row for tomorrow's race. Valentin Debise continued exhibiting his good speed two tenths of a second off the front row, alongside Federico Caricasulo and Bahattin Sofuoglu.
Results:
Jared Earle Fri, 19/Jul/2024 - 17:19
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Joan Mir To Extends Contract With Honda Through 2026
Joan Mir To Extends Contract With Honda Through 2026
Joan Mir is to remain with the factory Honda team for the next two seasons. The 2020 world champion will be riding for Honda in 2025 and 2026, until the end of the current technical regulations.
The signing was not unexpected. For the last couple of races, Mir has been telling reporters that to leave HRC at the end of this year would feel like a defeat. He had joined Honda with aspirations of helping to make the bike competitive again, and that had not yet succeeded.
Mir also had very few other options. Without good results to show, finding a more competitive ride was difficult. And without a competitive bike, scoring competitive results was also difficult.
David Emmett Fri, 26/Jul/2024 - 07:56
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More Than Just a PR Stunt - Interview with CFMOTO’s Director of Racing Development
More Than Just a PR Stunt - Interview with CFMOTO’s Director of Racing Development
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At CFMOTO’s marketing event CFMOTO Day - Racing Man, I interviewed CFMOTO’s Director of Racing Development Mr. SU Zhen (苏臻) who has been part of CFMOTO’s World Championship effort since its genesis. Let’s see how CFMOTO got involved in the World Championship and their future plans.
Q: CFMOTO entered Moto3 in the 2022 season. When was the decision made within the company? How was the racing department put together?
SZ: Our CEO Mr. LAI Minjie (赖民杰) has had the dream of entering the World Championship forever. You saw that Mini with a ‘Moto3’ license plate at Zhejiang Karting Track during CFMOTO Talent Trophy. He got that plate way before we had a team. He wants a Chinese brand on the World Championship grid. Initially, my boss Ms LIU Xiaofang (刘晓芳) was working on the prep work alone. I was a member of the PR department at the time, which was also overseen by Ms. Liu. I’ve always loved motorsport. I’ve also studied in Italy. It was relatively easy for me to fit in into a paddock filled with Spaniards and Italians. So Ms. Liu invited me to the project. Actually, until about halfway through the 2022 season, it was only Ms. Liu and me on the project. Then gradually we invited more colleagues within CFMOTO who were passionate about motorsport to join us. We also hired external experts, for example, ex-racers to help us test the bike and help with R&D.
Li Lin Thu, 25/Jul/2024 - 21:07
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Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 422: Davide Brivio On Raul Fernandez, Luca Marini On HRC, And Simon Crafar As Head Steward
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 422: Davide Brivio On Raul Fernandez, Luca Marini On HRC, And Simon Crafar As Head Steward
With the MotoGP break nearing its end, Adam, David and Neil discuss the merits of Trackhouse giving Raul Fernandez a new two-year deal. Plus we talk to Trackhouse Racing Team Principal Davide Brivio, on why they extended with Fernandez and who they are looking at for the second seat. We discuss Simon Crafar getting promoted to head of the FIM Stewards Panel, taking the place of Freddie Spencer. And David sits down with Luca Marini to talk about adapting to the Honda and switching to a development mindset.
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David Emmett Wed, 24/Jul/2024 - 19:53
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Pedrosa: Marquez 'crushed everything' to get on a winning MotoGP bike
Dani Pedrosa feels Marc Marquez 'crushed everything' in order to join Ducati's factory MotoGP team in 2025, but is nonetheless impressed by how he transformed his fortunes in 12 months.The 31-time grand prix winner has weighed in on how Marquez successfully orchestrated a rider market shuffle to grab the coveted seat at Ducati alongside Francesco Bagnaia for 2025.It was Marquez’s reluctance to ...Keep reading
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Raul Fernandez Stays On With Trackhouse Racing Aprilia For Two More Seasons
Raul Fernandez Stays On With Trackhouse Racing Aprilia For Two More Seasons
After teasing an announcement yesterday on Social Media, today, Trackhouse Racing announced that they have extended their contract with Raul Fernandez for another two seasons. The Spanish youngster will remain with the team through the 2025 and 2026 MotoGP seasons.
The official press release announcing the contract also confirms that Fernandez is to get the 2024 spec Aprilia RS-GP from the next MotoGP round at Silverstone. As the engine is virtually unchanged from 2023, the updates consist entirely of an aerodynamics package and chassis parts.
David Emmett Tue, 23/Jul/2024 - 15:08
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KTM identifies main cause of Miller's disastrous MotoGP season
KTM has identified what could be the key reason behind Jack Miller’s disastrous run of results in the 2024 MotoGP season.The Austrian manufacturer believes vibration issues, arising both from the new Michelin compounds and the latest-spec RC16, could explain why Miller only managed to break inside the top 10 once before the summer break.While KTM stablemates Brad Binder and Pedro Acosta bagged ...Keep reading
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Trackhouse Racing To Announce Rider Signing On Tuesday - The Upsides And Downsides
Trackhouse Racing To Announce Rider Signing On Tuesday - The Upsides And Downsides
As the short summer break nears an end, contract season in MotoGP is starting to ramp up again. With the British Grand Prix at Silverstone coming into view, rider announcements are imminent.
The first to announce will be Trackhouse Racing. In a post on social media, Trackhouse team owner Justin Marks announced that the team had "found their guy". We do not yet officially know who that 'guy' will be, but at least one of the names will be Raul Fernandez, current rider with the team, and the other is likely to be current Red Bull KTM Factory rider Jack Miller.
Who it won't be is current Trackhouse Racing rider Miguel Oliveira. According to the well-informed Italian broadcaster Sky Sports Italia, Oliveira will be riding a Yamaha next year for the Pramac Yamaha squad. Oliveira will have a contract with Yamaha directly, and use his experience to help develop the Yamaha M1.
David Emmett Mon, 22/Jul/2024 - 19:31
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Miller's lead KTM engineer set to join Honda in latest MotoGP market moves
Christian Pupulin, who serves as Jack Miller's technical manager at KTM, will join Honda next year and replace Giacomo Guidotti on Luca Marini's side of the garage, Autosport has learned.With the rider market having now settled down after some bombshell announcements around the Italian GP, the focus has shifted to the leading engineers on the grid.With the exception of Fabiano Sterlacchini, who ...Keep reading
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Suzuka 8-Hours Interview: Paolo Ciabatti - "The Plan Is A Factory Bike And MotoGP Riders At Suzuka"
Suzuka 8-Hours Interview: Paolo Ciabatti - "The Plan Is A Factory Bike And MotoGP Riders At Suzuka"
Japanese racing legend Yukio Kagayama, who has ridden for Suzuki for more than three decades, started collaborating with Ducati in the 2024 season. He set up and organized Ducati Team KAGAYAMA, and his rider Ryo Mizuno is taking part in the All Japan Road Race Championship with the championship-winning bike Panigale V4R.
Team Kagayama is also racing in the 45th edition of the Suzuka 8-Hours race with Mizuno, Hafizh Syahrin, and Josh Waters. And now, Paolo Ciabatti from Ducati Corse came to Suzuka on Friday to join the team. In the timed practice session, Mizuno set the second fastest time and helped their team proceed to Saturday’s Top 10 Trial superpole shootout. In the Top 10 Trial, Mizuno finished 0.118s behind YART-YAMAHA. Right after the Top10 Trial, we managed to grab an exclusive interview with Ciabatti in their team office.
Q: Ryo’s riding in the top 10 trial and your team’s performance so far this weekend is quite amazing. What do you think of your riders and Panigale V4R's performance?
Paolo Ciabatti: You know, we are very pleased with the results so far. We know that Panigale V4R with the superbike specification, like this one that we gave to Kagayama's team, is super competitive. We can see in any championship where we take part, World Superbike, American Superbike, British Superbike, also in the first rounds of Japanese Championship, the bike was showing good potential. Naturally, we needed to understand better how to use the Bridgestone tire because we never had Bridgestone on a superbike, but with the help of Bridgestone supplying us data, and the team, I think we came up with very good setup solution.
Now qualifying went very well, we missed the pole position by one tenth of a second, I think Yamaha is very strong, but Ryo Mizuno was incredibly fast, he put his best lap time in the top 10 qualifier.
Akira Nishimura Sun, 21/Jul/2024 - 21:45
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2024 Most World Superbike Race Two Result: We're Halfway There …
2024 Most World Superbike Race Two Result: We're Halfway There …
The temperature continued to climb in Most, hitting over 30ºC, and the twenty two lap race would be missing Sam Lowes after his race one crash. This race would be the last of the first half of the season.
Jared Earle Sun, 21/Jul/2024 - 12:48
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2024 Most World Supersport Race One Result: Crashes, Fast Laps And Crashes
2024 Most World Supersport Race One Result: Crashes, Fast Laps And Crashes
Before the nineteen lap race even started, Jorge Navarro crashed out at turn ten on the sighting lap, dragging his gravel-filled Ducati to the grid.
Jared Earle Sat, 20/Jul/2024 - 14:02
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2024 Most World Superbike Superpole Result: Yellow Flags And Helping Rivals
2024 Most World Superbike Superpole Result: Yellow Flags And Helping Rivals
After his setting a new lap record in this morning's final practice session, all eyes were on Toprak Razgatlioglu for World Superbike's Superpole qualifying. Tati Mercado and Hayden Gillim sat in for Adam Norrodin and Taz Mackenzie after crashes from the MIE duo at Donington.
Jared Earle Sat, 20/Jul/2024 - 09:30
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Save lives and win the MotoGP experience of a lifetime!
Imagine being ill and your only way to reach medical care means walking miles by foot, traveling bumpy roads via a donkey and cart, or being pushed in a wheelbarrow. Or imagine an ailing child whose parents have no other option but to carry them on their back to get help. Situations like these are common for people across Africa. This is where Two Wheels for Life, MotoGP's official charity ...Keep reading
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2024 Most World Superbike FP2 Result: Razgatlioglu, Bautista And Rea Return
2024 Most World Superbike FP2 Result: Razgatlioglu, Bautista And Rea Return
A familiar trio topped the timing sheets, with Toprak Razgatlioglu leading Alvaro Bautista and Jonathan Rea at the end of the session and the day.
Results:
Jared Earle Fri, 19/Jul/2024 - 14:46
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