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Viales was the fastest on Day 2 of the Sepang Shakedown Test

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Aprilia’s star returned to the RS-GP, HRC’s Bradl was back, and rookie Bezzecchi was the fastest of the rookies. Maverick Viales of Aprilia Racing was fastest on Day 2 of the MotoGPTM Shakedown Test at the Sepang International Circuit, setting a time of 1:59.883 on his first day on track in 2022. Because Aprilia is the […]

2021’s Top 10 MotoGP Riders

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Our top ten rider list for the 2021 MotoGP season begins with Enea Bastianini, a rookie. Team: Avintia Esponsorama (satellite) Bike: GP19 Wins: 0 Podiums: 2 Best Qualifying: 9th Fastest Lap: 1 DNFs: 3 Championship position: 11th Enea Bastianini joined the Avintia squad as the reigning Moto2 champion, learning the ropes on 2019-spec Ducatis alongside fellow […]

Marc Marquez is recovering well from his eye injury

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Repsol Honda has verified that Marc Marquez’ eye injury has improved, allowing preparations for the 2022 MotoGP season to proceed. Marc Marquez, the six-time MotoGP champion, is recovering well from his most recent eye injury, according to his Repsol Honda team. Following a training accident ahead of last month’s Algarve Grand Prix, Marquez was diagnosed […]

Toprak Razgatlioglu, the WorldSBK champion, hinted at a transfer to MotoGP in 2023

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Despite signing a two-year contract with WorldSBK until the end of 2023, Toprak Razgatlioglu has hinted that he may go to MotoGP sooner than that. Toprak Razgatlioglu, the 2021 WorldSBK champion, has hinted that a move to MotoGP could happen as early as 2023. After the newly-named RNF team – formerly known as Petronas Yamaha […]

Following a training accident, Marquez may miss the Algarve MotoGP round

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Marc Marquez will miss this weekend’s MotoGP Algarve Grand Prix in Portugal due to a concussion sustained during a training incident, according to Honda. Marquez collided during an off-road training session last Saturday and suffered a concussion, according to a statement released by Honda on Tuesday afternoon. He has been advised to miss this weekend’s […]

Maxime Renaux signs a two-year deal with the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team

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Maxime Renaux, the reigning FIM MX2 Motocross World Champion, will make the jump to the premier MXGP class in 2022, according to Yamaha Motor Europe. The 21-year-old Frenchman will join the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP team for the next two years, at least until the end of the 2023 season, when he will race […]

Bagnaia will not make desperate moves in order to keep his MotoGP title ambitions alive

Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati has stated that in the next three races, he will not make any frantic or aggressive moves on Fabio Quartararo in order to keep his slim MotoGP title hopes alive. Bagnaia has been on a roll of late, winning back-to-back races at Aragon and Misano and finishing third in the Grand […]

Jeffrey Herlings will compete in the Revo ACU British Motocross Championship, sponsored by Gulf Race Fuel, in Lyng

Jeffrey Herlings, a four-time world champion, will compete in the second round of the Revo ACU British Motocross Championship Fuelled by Gulf Race Fuels this Sunday (23rd May) at Cadders Hill, Lyng. The Bullet, who began his career in 2002 by winning the Dutch National Federation Championship on a 65cc and now holds four World […]

In 2021, Herlings is aiming for the ‘long game’

Jeffrey Herlings of Red Bull KTM had arguably the most full and dominant season in FIM Motocross World Championship history in 2018, but has since been chasing the same level of  through two injury-hit terms in 2019 and 2020. For the 19 rounds slated in the postponed 2021 season, the 26-year-old says he is focusing on […]

Jeffrey Herlings secures world leadership with a double win in the MXGP in Sardinia

Unstoppable. Jeffrey Herlings is having a fantastic season, and today he won not one, but two MXGP races, taking advantage of Tim Gajser’s less than stellar performance to take the MXGP World Championship by storm. Jorge Prado, ahead of Herlings, Febvre, Jonass, and Coldenhoff, took the lead in the first corner of the race. Tim […]