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The winners and losers from MotoGP pre-season testing

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Why Ducati is leaning towards 2024 engine for 2025 MotoGP bike

Ducati has all but decided to incorporate the 2024 engine on its 2025 MotoGP bike ahead of this week’s Thailand test.

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The key takeaways from the Sepang MotoGP test

Last week’s Sepang test offered the first opportunity to analyse the performance of MotoGP teams and understand where they stack up against the competition.

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Aprilia denies Michelin’s explanation for Martin’s Sepang crash

Aprilia is seeking fresh answers from Michelin about Jorge Martin’s nasty crash in the Sepang MotoGP test, having refuted the French manufacturer’s claim that it was caused by a drop in tyre temperature.

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Aprilia denies Michelin’s explanation for Martin’s MotoGP crash

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VR46 on Di Giannantonio's injury: "He doesn't have to apologise for a wheelie"

VR46 says Fabio Di Giannantonio doesn’t need to apologise for performing a wheelie despite getting injured on the opening day of MotoGP testing at Sepang.

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Alex Marquez leads Bagnaia as Sepang MotoGP test concludes

Alex Marquez led the way on the third and final day of the Sepang MotoGP test, as Ducati riders occupied four of the top five spots in the classification.

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Michelin identifies cause of Martin's Sepang crash

Michelin’s MotoGP chief Piero Taramasso says Jorge Martin's crash at the start of the Sepang test was due to a 15C drop in the inside temperature of the rear tyre.

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Michelin: Martin's Sepang crash due to drop in tyre temperature

Michelin’s MotoGP chief Piero Taramasso says Jorge Martin's crash at the start of the Sepang test was due to a 15C drop in the inside temperature of the rear tyre.

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Marquez recorded first Ducati MotoGP crash after 780km in testing

The crash Marc Marquez suffered towards the end of day two of the Sepang pre-season test was his first as a factory Ducati rider in MotoGP.

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Aprilia and Michelin at odds over cause of Martin’s Sepang crash

Aprilia has indirectly pinpointed the blame on Michelin for Jorge Martin’s violent crash at the start of MotoGP pre-season testing in Malaysia, but the French tyre supplier has ruled itself out of any responsibility.

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Morbidelli leads Quartararo on Day 2 of Sepang MotoGP test

VR46’s new recruit Franco Morbidelli set the pace on the second day of the Sepang MotoGP test, leading Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo.

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Why Honda's biggest critic was smiling after first day of MotoGP testing

Joan Mir is so used to highlighting the flaws of Honda’s MotoGP bike that it was a shock to see him singing praises for its 2025 prototype in Sepang.

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Quartararo fastest on first day of Sepang MotoGP test, Martin crashes

Fabio Quartararo set the quickest time on the opening day of the Sepang MotoGP test, while Jorge Martin suffered a huge crash on the Aprilia and was taken to hospital.

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Martin taken to hospital after huge crash in Sepang MotoGP test

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martín suffered a horror crash just two hours into the the Sepang MotoGP test on Wednesday, forcing medical services to take him to a nearby hospital.

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The mistake Yamaha can't afford to repeat with its satellite MotoGP deal

Japanese culture is marked by tradition, and this is perfectly palpable in MotoGP, where Yamaha and Honda have resisted as much as they could before surrendering to the cruellest evidence and concluding that their methods, infallible until just over five years ago, have become completely obsolete. Neither of them managed…

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Rossi's advice for Bagnaia: ‘Don't fall into Marquez's traps’

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has advised his protege Francesco Bagnaia to ‘not fall into Marc Marquez’s traps’ as the two pair up at the factory Ducati team this year.

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Quartararo tops MotoGP’s Sepang shakedown test for Yamaha

Factory Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo topped the times in this week’s MotoGP shakedown test at Sepang with a last-minute flier.

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Dovizioso to join Yamaha for Sepang shakedown test

Yamaha will be able to count on the experience of 15-time MotoGP race winner Andrea Dovizioso in this week’s shakedown test at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia.

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MotoGP 2025 launch dates: When teams are revealing their new bike liveries

All 11 MotoGP teams will reveal their 2025 bikes and liveries in January and February ahead of the opening round of the season in Buriram, Thailand on 2 March.

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MotoGP 2025 launch dates: When are teams revealing their new bike liveries?

All 11 MotoGP teams will reveal their 2025 bikes and liveries in January and February ahead of the opening round of the season in Buriram, Thailand on 2 March.

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A MotoGP title decided by sprint races: Bagnaia's mistake or Martin's success?

Last Saturday, after crashing out on the third lap of the sprint race at Sepang while fighting his rival for the win and the championship crown, Francesco Bagnaia was both hurt and bewildered. The reigning world champion was unable to find a rational explanation for the five zeroes he has…

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MotoGP Malaysian GP: Moto2 and Moto3 results

Celestino Vietti (KTM Ajo) won the Moto2 Malaysian Grand Prix after leading every lap of a hot, tough race at Sepang.

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Martin: “I would not have won without first-corner lead” in Malaysian GP sprint

Jorge Martin says the sprint race at Sepang on Saturday could have had an entirely different outcome had he not toughed it out with polesitter Francesco Bagnaia to take the lead midway through the first corner.

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How Jorge Martin can wrap up the 2024 MotoGP title in Malaysian GP

Jorge Martin can seal the 2024 MotoGP title in the Malaysian Grand Prix after his nearest rival Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of Saturday's sprint race at Sepang.

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