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MotoGP rookie Jorge Martin begins big bike era at Cartagena
2021 MotoGP rookie Jorge Martin begins 'big bike' adaption using a Ducati Panigale at Cartagena.
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Suzuki: MotoGP champion Mir still has 'big margin' to improve
Suzuki project leader Shinichi Sahara sure new MotoGP champion Joan Mir will only get stronger in 2021.
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'Progress by little steps' for MotoGP team owner Gresini
MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini's general clinical conditions 'stable, but still linked to the persistence of respiratory insufficiency'.
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Dall’Igna on Dovizioso: 'I'm sorry when a rider makes such criticisms'
'I'm sorry when a rider makes such criticisms' - Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna on comments by the factory's former MotoGP star Andrea Dovizioso.
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MotoGP's Marc Marquez undergoes six-week medical check
Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez undergoes six-week evaluation following last December's surgery on his broken arm.
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Marc Marquez undergoes six-week check-up
The Repsol Honda rider has gone to the Hospital Ruber Internacional for a medical check-up
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Suzuki 'will try to manage by ourselves' after Brivio exit
Suzuki MotoGP team 'won’t look for an external manager right now' to replace Davide Brivio, Joan Mir and Alex Rins 'both super professional and ready for the 2021 Championship.”
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Provisional 2021 Honda British Talent Cup calendar updated
Both the opening round and pre-season test have been affected by the changes
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No replacement for Sepang test, Shakedown in Qatar
The 2021 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test will be moved to Qatar, no replacement for the Official test.
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Guest Blog: Mat Oxley - Covid delays Ducati’s next big redesign to 2022
Ducati is working on a major redesign of its Desmosedici MotoGP bike but can’t race the machine this season due to Covid engine-freeze regulations
Everyone knows that turning performance has been Ducati’s biggest concern for years. Whatever factory engineers have done to make the Desmosedici turn better and faster through corners hasn’t worked, so now chief engineer Gigi Dall’Igna has an all-new motorcycle on the way.
Only one problem – the new Desmosedici chassis requires an engine with a new type of mounting. This wouldn’t usually be an issue, but last April MotoGP reacted to the global Covid pandemic by announcing emergency cost-cutting regulations, including restricting manufacturers to 2020 engine specs throughout the coming season.
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KTM to vie for MotoGP™ glory until 2026
KTM Motorsports will be gunning for new milestones and more MotoGP ‘highs’ for the next six years
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Danilo Petrucci eyeing KTM MotoGP victories to join elite group
"I want to be the best KTM rider..." - Danilo Petrucci looks pretty in orange as he makes his bow as a KTM rider ahead of the 2021 MotoGP World Championship season
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MotoGP Gossip: Ducati already working on 2022, Bayliss name returns to SBK
In this week's Crash.net MotoGP Gossip Column, Ducati will take advantage of the development freeze to start work early on 2022 as 17-year old Oli Bayliss brings the iconic name back to Superbikes in Australia
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The Forcada Tapes - Radio Ocotillo Interviews Ramon Forcada - Part 2, On 2020 vs 2019 M1s, 2-Strokes vs 4-Strokes, And MotoGP's Technical Rules
Radio Ocotillo, the podcast from the Cinta Americana website featuring the Spanish-language work of Dennis Noyes, spoke to Ramon Forcada, crew chief to Franco Morbidelli of the Petronas Yamaha team. Veteran journalist Noyes was joined by Teledeporte commentator Judit Florensa and journalist Cristian Ramón Marín Sanchi, and spoke to Forcada for some 90 minutes. Noyes translated that fascinating conversation into English for MotoMatters.com readers, and split it into three parts.
In part one of Radio Ocotillo's podcast interview with Ramon Forcada, he explained how he and Yamaha had managed almost an entire season on just two engines. In the second part, Forcada talks about the differences between the bike which Morbidelli raced in 2020 and the 2020-spec Yamaha M1s of Maverick Viñales, Valentino Rossi, and Fabio Quartararo. He talks about how he uses data from previous seasons to understand what to do in a particular season. And he talks about the greater lessons he learned from the past.
Over the thirty one years of his career, Forcada has worked on a lot of different motorcycles and engines. He reviews his experience, and talks about the bikes he loved, and how the job has changed over the years. And he gives a frank opinion on the current state of MotoGP's technical regulations.
Radio Ocotillo:All season long we have been hearing that there were two types of Yamaha. The three 2020 bikes and your 2019 bike. Are the motors identical not just inside but also externally?
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2021 Sepang MotoGP pre-season tests officially cancelled
The 2021 Sepang Shakedown and Official MotoGP pre-season tests have been cancelled.
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KTM 'made a huge step' during fourth MotoGP season
KTM team manager Mike Leitner hails 'huge step' during the factory's fourth MotoGP season, Tech3's Guy Coulon explains how the RC16 improved in 2020.
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Interview: Suzuki's Ken Kawauchi And Shinichi Sahara On Winning In 2020, Plans For The GSX-RR In 2021, And Satellite Teams
In the last weeks of December, Japan's leading MotoGP journalist Akira Nishimura spoke to the two Japanese leaders of Suzuki Ecstar's championship winning team. In the interview, Team Director Shinichi Sahara and Technical Manager Ken Kawauchi gave their view of what Suzuki did to win the 2020 MotoGP title with Joan Mir, and the MotoGP team title for the Suzuki Ecstar team.
Interviewing Kawauchi-san and Sahara-san in their native language means they are more open and able to express themselves a little more freely than they would when speaking English, a second language for both of them. Thanks to Akira-san's excellent English, he is able to convey much more of what they have to say.
Though the interview was recorded before the shock announcement that Davide Brivio would be leaving Suzuki, Kawauchi-san and Sahara-san lay out how they saw the 2020 season, where the Suzuki GSX-RR was strongest and its rather glaring weakness, and what they will be working on for the 2021 season. And they set out their objectives for the coming season, and how they hope to achieve them.
Q: In the 2020 season, many things were different from the ‘normal’ seasons, including the race calendar, hygiene protocols, and so on. What was the toughest thing for you?
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Suzuki 'still investigating' satellite team despite Brivio exit
Suzuki not ruling out running a satellite MotoGP team for 2022, despite disruption caused by the departure of factory team manager Davide Brivio.
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"We will be more united than ever" - Shinichi Sahara
Suzuki's project leader talks about the Hamamatsu factory's 2021 plans in the wake of Davide Brivio's sudden exit
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Extra Qatar MotoGP Test Scheduled To Replace Sepang Test
The cancellation of the MotoGP test at Sepang - a result of the state of emergency imposed by the Malaysian government in response to rising numbers of cases of Covid-19 in the country - threw a spanner in the works for the MotoGP teams preparing for the start of the 2021 season. Losing days of testing meant less time for the MotoGP rookies to acclimatize to the new class, and less track time to gather data for the coming season.
To address this issue, Dorna and IRTA announced that there will be an additional test in Qatar at the beginning of March. In addition to the original test scheduled for March 10th - 12th, there will be three more days of testing a five days earlier. On March 5th, there will be one day of a shakedown test, where the test riders will get to ride the MotoGP machines to ensure they are all working as expected, as well as a chance for the MotoGP rookies - Enea Bastianini, Luca Marini, and Jorge Martin - to get their first taste of a Ducati Desmosedici.
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Two days added to Qatar MotoGP Test, Shakedown reduced
Qatar confirmed as the only pre-season MotoGP testing venue for 2021, but two more Official days added by granting full-time riders access to the last two days of the Shakedown test.
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Qatar Official Test schedule updated
Two Official Test days and a Shakedown Test have been added to the calendar
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The Forcada Tapes - Radio Ocotillo Interviews Ramon Forcada - Part 3, On Working With Famous Riders, And What Sets Morbidelli Apart
Radio Ocotillo, the podcast from the Cinta Americana website featuring the Spanish-language work of Dennis Noyes, spoke to Ramon Forcada, crew chief to Franco Morbidelli of the Petronas Yamaha team. Veteran journalist Noyes was joined by Teledeporte commentator Judit Florensa and journalist Cristian Ramón Marín Sanchi, and spoke to Forcada for some 90 minutes. Noyes translated that fascinating conversation into English for MotoMatters.com readers, and split it into three parts.
In part one of Radio Ocotillo's interview with Ramon Forcada, he explained how he and Yamaha had managed almost an entire season on just two engines. In the second part, Forcada talked about all of the bikes he has worked on over the years compare, and what he thinks of MotoGP's current set of technical rules.
In the final part, Forcada talks about some of the riders he has worked with over the past thirty one years. From Casey Stoner to John Kocinski, from Alex Barros and Carlos Checa to Franco Morbidelli, Forcada explains how each of them were different and how he learned to understand them and collaborate. And he talks at length about what sets Franco Morbidelli apart from the rest.
Radio Ocotillo:After so many years in the paddock, you have worked with so many riders with such different personalities, if you had to choose the three riders whose company and character you must enjoyed, who would they be?
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Crutchlow: Surprise winners will continue in MotoGP 2021
Cal Crutchlow believes MotoGP will keep producing surprise race winners in 2021, 'everybody is on a factory bike essentially'. Hopes good friend Jack Miller can fight for the title.
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KTM officially commits to MotoGP with four RC16s until 2026
KTM formally commits to MotoGP for another five years with four RC16s to take it up to the conclusion of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship
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Rev your engines! MotoGP™20 has arrived on Xbox Game Pass!
Experience the thrills and spills of being a MotoGP™ rider from the comfort of home better than ever thanks to new and improved features.
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Shake-up sees fresh faces and alliances forming for 2021
The MotoGP™ World Championship is seven weeks away, but there is still plenty to get excited about before things get underway
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2021 Oceania Junior Cup rider line-up announced
Australia's future motorsport stars will compete in the latest edition of the bLU cRU OJC
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Sepang MotoGP Test Canceled - Early Part Of 2021 Calendar Still Subject To Coronavirus
The MotoGP Test At Sepang, due to be held from 19th - 21st of February, has been canceled, Dorna announced today. The King of Malaysia, at the request of the Malaysian government, has declared a state of emergency in Malaysia which is due to last until August 1st. The state of emergency has been declared in an attempt to stem the Covid-19 pandemic which continues to spread around the world.
The cancellation comes despite the best efforts of Dorna, IRTA, and the circuit to make the Sepang test as self-contained as possible. Dorna and IRTA had put forward a proposal to house everyone involved in the test at the Sama Sama hotel, located next to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, to the exclusion of other guests. Everyone - riders, teams, officials - would travel between the hotel and the circuit only, with no time outside of the MotoGP bubble. As the Sama Sama hotel is where most teams and riders involved stay during the test anyway, very little would change.
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February Sepang Tests cancelled
The first testing of 2021 was scheduled to take place next month