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Ducati: COTA MotoGP podium “essential step” for BastianiniBastianini? is in the final year of his two-season contract with the factory Ducati squad and was spared demotion for 2024 by Pramac’s Jorge Martin not winning the title in 2023.Four times a grand prix winner in 2022 on the Gresini Ducati,? Bastianini? struggled for form in an injury-plagued campaign in 2023.But the start to 2024 has been much more promising, with? Bastianini? on pole in ... Keep readingSource: Ducati: COTA MotoGP podium “essential step” for Bastianini
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The obstacles Yamaha has to overcome to have a satellite MotoGP team in 2025After 26 seasons at the helm of Yamaha, Britain's Lin Jarvis revealed last weekend in an interview with Autosport that 2024 will be his final year as the brand's most senior executive. Before closing this chapter, Jarvis managed to extend 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo's contract until the end of 2026.Having secured the Frenchman, the manager's efforts are now focused on regaining the ... Keep readingSource: The obstacles Yamaha has to overcome to have a satellite MotoGP team in 2025
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Vinales: Aprilia MotoGP win has a “different value” to Suzuki, Yamaha triumphsHaving looked rapid all weekend in Austin, polesitter Vinales was able to fight back from a sluggish opening lap that dropped him to 11th to take an incredible victory in Sunday’s main race - his first as an Aprilia rider and the 10th of his career.It made him the first rider in the modern era of motorcycle racing to win races for three different marques in the premier class, after his 2016 ... Keep readingSource: Vinales: Aprilia MotoGP win has a “different value” to Suzuki, Yamaha triumphs
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IndyCar rolling out new version of aeroscreen for Long BeachThe IndyCar Series has revealed an updated and lightweight aeroscreen with a new design that also improves driver cooling in the cockpit.The latest version comes ahead of schedule, with the original plan to implement it in the fourth points-paying round at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on 10-11 May. However, with enough supply for the entirety of the grid, the decision was made to ... Keep readingSource: IndyCar rolling out new version of aeroscreen for Long Beach
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Why MotoGP’s COTA thriller was just what Liberty wanted to seeA staple of American sports is the ‘Make Some Noise Meter’ on Jumbotron TVs inside their stadiums –? a clearly-faked decibel level monitor that encourages the excitable home fans to whoop even more loudly, which is usually employed to put off the opposition on a third down or a free throw.But you can’t fake the noise of fans at an outdoor racetrack, and from my vantage point on the inside ... Keep readingSource: Why MotoGP’s COTA thriller was just what Liberty wanted to see
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Martin: Bagnaia still MotoGP title favourite in 2024 but fight is wide openMartin’s 100% podium finish record in 2024 came to an end last Sunday at the Americas Grand Prix when he was overtaken for third by Ducati’s Enea Bastianini on the penultimate lap.While the Pramac rider’s lead was cut, he still holds a 21-point lead over Bastianini heading to next week’s Spanish Grand Prix.Reigning double world champion? Bagnaia? won the Qatar GP but missed the sprint ... Keep readingSource: Martin: Bagnaia still MotoGP title favourite in 2024 but fight is wide open
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Marquez: Age a key factor in Quartararo's new Yamaha MotoGP dealFive days before the start of the Americas GP, Yamaha announced the extension of Quartararo's contract until the end of 2026.Quartararo justified his decision in Texas with the internal restructuring process that has been launched within the technical department of the Japanese team.The most important aspect of this is the incorporation of Massimo Bartolini, Gigi Dall'Igna's right-hand man at ... Keep readingSource: Marquez: Age a key factor in Quartararo's new Yamaha MotoGP deal
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Acosta: 2024 MotoGP title "not the priority" as expectations mountAlthough there were always high hopes for? Acosta? given his stellar record in junior categories, the Tech3 GasGas rider has defined even the loftiest of expectations by becoming the youngest rider to score back-to-back podiums, as he followed his third place in Portugal last month with a second-place finish in the Americas GP on Sunday.This has propelled the Spaniard to fourth in the standings ... Keep readingSource: Acosta: 2024 MotoGP title "not the priority" as expectations mount
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Vinales clutch issue had Aprilia “worried” ahead of Americas MotoGP fightbackVinales scored his first grand prix win since 2021 on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas, having taken victory in the sprint and also qualified on pole.Previously leading from start to finish in the sprint, Vinales didn’t get the best of launches in the grand prix and was bumped down to 11th? after contact at Turn 1.But he fought his way back through the field to take the lead on lap 13 of 20 ... Keep readingSource: Vinales clutch issue had Aprilia “worried” ahead of Americas MotoGP fightback
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How Vinales finally banished his Yamaha MotoGP demonsMaverick Vinales’ MotoGP career has so far run for 163 rounds since he made his debut with Suzuki in 2015. In that time he has taken 10 grand prix wins, which equates to a winning average of just 6.135% - or one per season, with the Spaniard now in his 10th in the premier class.His latest came last weekend at the Americas Grand Prix, in which he became the first rider in the modern MotoGP era to ... Keep readingSource: How Vinales finally banished his Yamaha MotoGP demons
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