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The good, bad, and ugly of IndyCar's half-baked exhibition raceWas this really the best North America’s premier open-wheel championship could do? And at what cost?When the $1 Million Challenge was revealed by IndyCar roughly six months ago in a made-for-TV spectacle at a club track outside of Palm Springs, California, it came with unpleasant realities: the need to fill an extended void of five weeks in the schedule between St. Petersburg and Long Beach ... Keep readingSource: The good, bad, and ugly of IndyCar's half-baked exhibition race
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Pramac’s Morbidelli still “missing freedom” on Ducati MotoGP bikeThe three-time MotoGP race winner endured a difficult Portuguese Grand Prix weekend despite making a step forward with his understanding of the GP24.Qualifying in 17th, Morbidelli finished 18th in the grand prix after crashing on the opening lap in an incident that left Honda’s Joan Mir unhappy.Morbidelli’s transition from Yamaha to Ducati for 2024 has been hugely affected by the concussion he ... Keep readingSource: Pramac’s Morbidelli still “missing freedom” on Ducati MotoGP bike
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Oliveira frustrated by "baby steps" as 2024 Aprilia MotoGP bike "not working"Aprilia radically overhauled its V4-powered contender over the winter, with a renewed focus on aerodynamics allowing works riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales to score sprint podiums in Qatar and Portugal respectively and emerge as contenders for victory.But Trackhouse rider Oliveira, who also has the latest-spec RS-GP at his disposal, has been unable to replicate the kind of results ... Keep readingSource: Oliveira frustrated by "baby steps" as 2024 Aprilia MotoGP bike "not working"
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F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise purchase of MotoGPThe deal could be announced in the coming days, ahead of the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season at the Americas Grand Prix on 12-14 April.Autosport understands that executives from Liberty and Dorna Sports, the promoter of the MotoGP, WorldSBK and MotoE World Championships, finalised the deal weeks ago.In fact, the intention of both parties was to make it official before the first grand prix of ... Keep readingSource: F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise purchase of MotoGP
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Dall’Igna calls Bagnaia/Marquez Portugal MotoGP clash “very regrettable”Gresini Ducati’s Marquez and factory counterpart Bagnaia were battling for fifth in last Sunday’s grand prix at the Algarve International Circuit when they came to blows two laps from the end.Marquez threw his GP23 up the inside of Bagnaia but ran wide, allowing the latter to try to retake the position, only for both to crash into each other when their lines converged.The crash was deemed a ... Keep readingSource: Dall’Igna calls Bagnaia/Marquez Portugal MotoGP clash “very regrettable”
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Rins "needs to do something different" to Quartararo on Yamaha MotoGP bikeRins finished 13th in last Sunday’s Portuguese Grand Prix, six places behind team-mate Quartararo, in what was his second competitive weekend for Yamaha following his off-season switch from LCR Honda.Although this was a massive improvement from his point-less 16th-place result in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix, where the Yamaha package was quite uncompetitive, the Spaniard felt he ... Keep readingSource: Rins "needs to do something different" to Quartararo on Yamaha MotoGP bike
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IndyCar drivers offer ideas and format tweaks for Thermal exhibition raceLast weekend’s non-points exhibition at the 3.067-mile, 17-turn circuit featured nine hours of testing ahead of qualifying to set the field for two heat races, with the top six advancing into a 20-lap, two-segment main event.The on-track product saw zero lead changes in either the heats or the final, with a combined 39 passes spread across a total of 38 laps - while Heat 1 switched to a ... Keep readingSource: IndyCar drivers offer ideas and format tweaks for Thermal exhibition race
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Lundqvist: IndyCar right to experiment with Thermal $1m Challenge raceLundqvist was the best-placed rookie in the non-championship round on Sunday, finishing sixth in the two-segment main event that had a $500,000 prize on the line after a straightforward drive – starting and finishing fourth – in the second heat race.The 2022 Indy NXT champion finished directly behind Ganassi team-mate Marcus Armstrong in the final after running a cautious first 10 laps of the ... Keep readingSource: Lundqvist: IndyCar right to experiment with Thermal $1m Challenge race
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Why MotoGP's star rookie Acosta has already got KTM orbiting around himPedro Acosta's third place in last weekend's MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix makes him the third youngest rider in the premium category ever to score a podium.? Only Randy Mamola (19 years and 261 days) and Eduardo Salatino (19 days and 274 days) have managed the feat at a younger age than Acosta, who ascended the Portimao rostrum on Sunday? at the age of 19 years and 304 days.Without detracting from ... Keep readingSource: Why MotoGP's star rookie Acosta has already got KTM orbiting around him
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Miller "can only wish to ride" KTM like rookie Acosta in MotoGPBuilding on his strong debut showing in Qatar just a fortnight earlier, GasGas Tech3 rider Acosta rose from seventh on the grid to take third in Sunday’s grand prix at Portimao, finishing behind the Ducatis of Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini.But while scoring a rostrum in only second race weekend was a feat in itself, the 19-year-old also caught the attention with how easily he could pass ... Keep readingSource: Miller "can only wish to ride" KTM like rookie Acosta in MotoGP
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