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2024 Cremona World Supersport FP1 Result: Huertas And Caricasulo Top Dodgy Session
2024 Cremona World Supersport FP1 Result: Huertas And Caricasulo Top Dodgy Session
In another tricky session, Adrian Huertas came out on top with Federico Caricasulo within a tenth of a second of his best time.
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Jared Earle Fri, 20/Sep/2024 - 16:43
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2024 Emilia-Romagna Moto2 P1 Results: Arbolino Opens A Big Lead On Canet
2024 Emilia-Romagna Moto2 P1 Results: Arbolino Opens A Big Lead On Canet
Results:
David Emmett Fri, 20/Sep/2024 - 13:21
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Editor's Blog: A Brief Hiatus And A Listening Recommendation
Editor's Blog: A Brief Hiatus And A Listening Recommendation
No doubt you have already noticed, but content on the site is a little slower to be posted. I am in Italy with my wife in between the two Misanos, and am alternating a vacation during the day and work in the evening. Pieces are being written, but they are taking a little longer than normal. With neither MotoGP nor WorldSBK this weekend, there is a chance to catch our breath.
David Emmett Thu, 12/Sep/2024 - 20:56
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MotoGP news - Autosport
Who gains the most from MotoGP's engine freeze?
Changes in regulations are almost always a source of conflict between manufacturers in the MotoGP. This is logical, because each defends its own interests based on the situation it faces at a given time.Next week, at the start of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Commission plans to approve the introduction of the engine freeze, a measure that will be implemented in 2025 and maintained ...Keep reading
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Liberty boss: Hamilton wants a MotoGP team because F1's growth can be replicated
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has shown interest in purchasing a team in MotoGP, claims Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei.It was announced in April that Liberty would acquire 86% of the shares of Dorna Sports, the Spanish company which has owned MotoGP since 1992.The deal was valued at $4.2billion, with the remaining stake staying with MotoGP management and in August Liberty ...Keep reading
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Assessing Michelin's New Front Tire: A Big Step In The Right Direction
Assessing Michelin's New Front Tire: A Big Step In The Right Direction
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For the past four years or so, there have been growing complaints about issues with Michelin's front tire. The increasing loads put on the front by the ride-height devices and by aerodynamics have raised temperatures and pressures, and the increasing size of aerodynamic wakes have made harder and harder to find fresh air to cool down the front tire by pulling out from behind the rider in front of you.
To address that, Michelin have been working on a new construction front tire. Initially, Michelin had planned to test it in 2020 and introduce it in 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to that, with testing halted during that year, and by the time a normal testing schedule resumed, the bikes had changed so much, the role of ride-height devices and aerodynamics increased so much, that Michelin had to go back to the drawing table and redesign the front for the massive loads it now had to endure.
David Emmett Tue, 10/Sep/2024 - 17:07
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MotoGP news - Autosport
Yamaha's development of V4 engine for MotoGP bike in advanced state
Yamaha's development of a new V4 engine for its MotoGP bike is in an advanced state, Autosport has learned.Yamaha has not publicly acknowledged that it is working on a change to its engine concept, which currently consists of an inline four-cylinder unit.The only references in this regard have been the very vague answers given by team riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins to questions from ...Keep reading
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2024 Misano MotoGP Test Michelin Test Times: Martin Matches Morning Pace On New Front Michelin
2024 Misano MotoGP Test Michelin Test Times: Martin Matches Morning Pace On New Front Michelin
Michelin has been testing its new front tire at Misano. The test was structured such that half an hour, between 2pm and 2:30pm was set aside to focus solely on the new construction front tire, with the hope of approving it for 2025.
David Emmett Mon, 09/Sep/2024 - 13:50
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Why Marc Marquez will have the hardest fight of his career in MotoGP 2025
The 2024 MotoGP season is tipping into the final third of the calendar, but there is a school of opinion that the 2025 championship is already decided.When Ducati opted for Marc Marquez’s services for the next two seasons, ahead of pace-setter Jorge Martin, and paired him with double title holder Francesco Bagnaia it tantalisingly created another dream team: arguably the greatest grand prix ...Keep reading
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2024 Misano MotoGP Test Morning Session Times: Martin Quickest As Teams Get Back To Work
2024 Misano MotoGP Test Morning Session Times: Martin Quickest As Teams Get Back To Work
It has been a busy day so far of the MotoGP riders at Misano. After a delay of around an hour, as the track dried from heavy overnight rain, the teams got to work on a track cleaned of rubber.
Honda have Luca Marini and Joan Mir back, the Repsol Honda riders fit enough after their bout of illness to take part in this important test. HRC have a major new aerodynamic package with a ground effect fairing similar to the Aprilia, Ducati, and Yamaha. That fairing is being swapped between Johann Zarco's garage and the Repsol Honda garage.
David Emmett Mon, 09/Sep/2024 - 10:41
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Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 434: Mastering A Moist Misano, And Bad Judgement Calls
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 434: Mastering A Moist Misano, And Bad Judgement Calls
The Misano episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast is out! In this episode, Neil and David sit in a commentary booth overlooking the Misano front straight and ponder the effect a few sprinkles of rain had on what turned into a fascinating race.
Neil and David discuss Marc Marquez' return to victory, just 7 days after his last, Jorge Martin's seemingly bizarre decision to swap bikes when the track was damp, and the profound effect it may have on the championship, the role teams play in these decisions, Pecco Bagnaia's terrible but successful weekend, and a new rising star in Moto3. And of course we have our winners and losers.
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 22:00
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2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Race2 Result: Dry Conditions Bring Vindication
2024 Magny-Cours WorldSBK Race2 Result: Dry Conditions Bring Vindication
Results and summary of race 2 for the WorldSBK class at Magny-Cours
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 16:34
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2024 Magny-Cours WorldSSP Race 2 Result: A Cool Head In Hard Conditions
2024 Magny-Cours WorldSSP Race 2 Result: A Cool Head In Hard Conditions
Results and summary of Race 2 for the Supersport class at Magny-Cours
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 16:23
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Repsol Announce End Of Honda Sponsorship After 2024
Repsol Announce End Of Honda Sponsorship After 2024
The end of the storied Repsol Honda partnership is nigh. Today, Repsol and HRC announced they will be ending their collaboration at the end of the 2024 season. Repsol will no longer be title sponsor to the factory Honda team, nor will they be a fuel partner.
The split brings to an end a long and extraordinarily successful partnership. Repsol has been title sponsor to the factory Honda squad since backing Mick Doohan, Alex Crivillé and Shinichi Itoh back in 1995. Since then, the Repsol Honda squad has racked up a grand total 183 premier class wins and 15 rider titles in 500 and MotoGP. Doohan, Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden, and Marc Marquez all taking championships for the Repsol Honda team.
David Emmett Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 15:39
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MotoGP news - Autosport
Martin takes blame for costly Misano bike swap call
Jorge Martin has taken the blame for opting to pit to swap bikes during the brief rain shower in the MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix which wrecked his race.Pramac’s Martin conceded 19 points to world champion and chief title rival Francesco Bagnaia at Misano as one of the few riders that peeled into the pitlane during a brief rain shower.The San Marino asphalt dried within minutes and the Spaniard ...Keep reading
MotoGP news - Autosport
Morbidelli lost memory for two weeks after pre-season MotoGP crash
Pramac rider Franco Morbidelli has revealed that he lost his memory for two weeks following his horrific training crash before the start of the 2024 MotoGP season in January.Morbidelli was preparing for the new campaign on a Ducati V4 Panigale road bike in Portimao when he crashed at Turn 7 on an out lap and hit the tarmac with his head, which left him reportedly unconscious at the track.The ...Keep reading
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2024 Emilia-Romagna MotoGP Practice Results: Bagnaia Breaks Lap Record, Signals Intent
2024 Emilia-Romagna MotoGP Practice Results: Bagnaia Breaks Lap Record, Signals Intent
Pecco Bagnaia has laid down a marker for the MotoGP class in the first session of timed practice, breaking his own lap record and taking two tenths of a second advantage over his main championship rivals. Jorge Martin ended the session in second, the Pramac Ducati rider a tenth of a second ahead of Marc Marquez on the Gresini Ducati. Martin crashed late in the session, but walked away unhurt.
David Emmett Fri, 20/Sep/2024 - 14:06
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GPC To Propose MotoGP Engine Freeze From 2025 Ahead Of Capacity Change In 2027
GPC To Propose MotoGP Engine Freeze From 2025 Ahead Of Capacity Change In 2027
Motorsport.com's Oriol Puigdemont is reporting that the Grand Prix Commission is to propose freezing engine development from the start of the 2025 MotoGP season for the next two years. The proposal is aimed at reducing costs ahead of the major engine capacity reduction, from 1000cc to 850cc, when the new set of technical regulations take force from 2027.
According to Motorsport, the proposal is to be presented at the next meeting of the Grand Prix Commission at the Emilia-Romagna GP in Misano in ten days time. The scheme would except manufacturers with concessions in Category D - currently Yamaha and Honda - allowing them to continue engine development in an attempt to catch up.
David Emmett Wed, 11/Sep/2024 - 13:10
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Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 435: Patreon Questions, Radio Shenanigans And The Misano Test
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 435: Patreon Questions, Radio Shenanigans And The Misano Test
The Misano round of MotoGP raised lots of questions, and Neil and David try to answer at least some of them sent in by Patreon backers. First, a quick run down of the Misano test, who was trying what, and whether it was for Misano 2, the rest of 2024, or the start of 2025. Then a discussion of what the introduction of radio communication will mean for MotoGP, and whether it will change the racing. A quick look at Michelin's new front tire, and then onto questions such as whether Jorge Martin could have beaten Marc Marquez if he hadn't pulled in to swap bikes, whether there is more to Sergio Garcia's struggles than we know, and how to solve MotoGP's passport dilemma, and nurture more talent from outside of Spain and Italy.
Remember to sign up to become a Patreon Paddock Insider for a chance to win two paddock passes and of course access to the Paddock Notes show and so much extra bonus content.
David Emmett Wed, 11/Sep/2024 - 12:37
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MotoGP news - Autosport
FIM set to enforce MotoGP engine freeze
FIM's Grand Prix Commission is set to approve a freeze to engine development in MotoGP until the new regulations come into force in 2027.Autosport has learned the GPC aims to ratify this change at its next meeting, provisionally scheduled in the run-up to the next round of the season in Misano.However, the two Japanese manufacturers, Honda and Yamaha - which currently benefit from the concession ...Keep reading
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Assessing Michelin's New Front Tyre: A Big Step In The Right Direction
Assessing Michelin's New Front Tyre: A Big Step In The Right Direction
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For the past four years or so, there have been growing complaints about issues with Michelin's front tire. The increasing loads put on the front by the ride-height devices and by aerodynamics have raised temperatures and pressures, and the increasing size of aerodynamic wakes have made harder and harder to find fresh air to cool down the front tire by pulling out from behind the rider in front of you.
To address that, Michelin have been working on a new construction front tire. Initially, Michelin had planned to test it in 2020 and introduce it in 2021. The Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to that, with testing halted during that year, and by the time a normal testing schedule resumed, the bikes had changed so much, the role of ride-height devices and aerodynamics increased so much, that Michelin had to go back to the drawing table and redesign the front for the massive loads it now had to endure.
David Emmett Tue, 10/Sep/2024 - 17:07
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2024 Misano MotoGP Test Afternoon Session Times: Bagnaia Heads GP24 Whitewash
2024 Misano MotoGP Test Afternoon Session Times: Bagnaia Heads GP24 Whitewash
Pecco Bagnaia has ended the Misano MotoGP test as fastest, the Ducati Lenovo rider three tenths off the outright lap record he set during qualifying ahead of the weekend. It is hard to read too much into the times, however, as the track had so much rubber on it that grip was easy to come by. Franco Morbidelli ended the day as second, while Enea Bastianini finished third fastest, ahead of Pedro Acosta on the GASGAS and Fabio Quartararo on the Yamaha.
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David Emmett Mon, 09/Sep/2024 - 16:16
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MotoGP news - Autosport
Bagnaia leads Ducati 1-2-3 in Misano test, Acosta fourth on KTM
Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia set the pace in the post-race Misano MotoGP test on Monday, leading a 1-2-3 result for Ducati.Factory Ducati rider Bagnaia took the top spot with two hours to go with a time of 1m30.619s, which was just over three tenths down from his Misano Grand Prix pole lap of 1m30.304s.Pramac's Franco Morbidelli sprung to second place in the final hour with a late ...Keep reading
MotoGP news - Autosport
MotoGP to introduce radio communication with riders in 2025
MotoGP will implement a new race radio communication system between race director and riders from the 2025 season, Autosport can reveal.A meeting was convened by Dorna last Thursday at Misano, where the series’ promoter informed the teams about its decision to introduce radio communication in MotoGP.The system will be introduced in phases and initially only the race director will be allowed to ...Keep reading
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Misano MotoGP Sunday Subscriber Notes: Gambling In The Rain - The High Cost Of Getting It Wrong
Misano MotoGP Sunday Subscriber Notes: Gambling In The Rain - The High Cost Of Getting It Wrong
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It has been a long ten days with two surprising and exhilarating rounds at Aragon and Misano, and there's a test here on Monday. So instead of a full report, a couple of notes on the things that really mattered at Misano. There is plenty of time in the next two weeks to take a deeper look at some of the other things.
So let's start at the beginning. On Saturday night, a frisson of excitement ran through the paddock as we all received severe weather warnings on our phone for the next day. Would a massive summer storm lash the Misano World Circuit and create a topsy-turvy result? Not once you realized the warning was for all of northern Italy, which is quite a big place. The chances of heavy rain at Misano around race time were vanishingly slim.
The heavy rain didn't come, but from around 1pm onward, the leaden skies over the circuit were doing their best to convince the paddock and the packed crowds at Misano that it might. Drops of rain spattered on screens, truck roofs, umbrellas, but it never seemed to get worse than that. The race started with everyone on slicks, though a few riders had scrubbed in wets on the sighting lap.
David Emmett Mon, 09/Sep/2024 - 07:58
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Motomutterers Standings post Misano 1
Motomutterers Standings post Misano 1
1. Elisabeth Rightwrist - 1546 J.Mar - 312 F.Bag - 305 M.Mar - 259 E.Bas - 250 B.Bin - 161 M.Mar - 259 2. Tony G - 1546 J.Mar - 312 F.Bag - 305 E.Bas - 250 M.Mar - 259 B.Bin - 161 M.Mar - 259 3. Whooligan - 1546 M.Mar - 259 F.Bag - 305 J.Mar - 312 E.Bas - 250 B.Bin - 161 M.Mar - 259
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2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 13, Misano, Italy
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings After Round 13, Misano, Italy
MotoGP standings after Misano:
Zara Daniela Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 13:51
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13
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2024
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2024 Misano MotoGP Race Result: Nothing Like Rain To Spice Things Up
2024 Misano MotoGP Race Result: Nothing Like Rain To Spice Things Up
Results and summary of the MotoGP race at Misano:
Zara Daniela Sun, 08/Sep/2024 - 13:40
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MotoGP news - Autosport
Bagnaia slashes Martin deficit of Aragon crash with Misano runner-up finish
Francesco Bagnaia feels a “maximum” second place in the San Marino Grand Prix has provided the ideal result to slash into Jorge Martin’s MotoGP points lead.For the second year in a row Bagnaia performed a ‘phoenix’ effect at his home grand prix, following 2023 when he kept his pursuit of a second title on course with a podium finish at Misano just one week after a massive smash in ...Keep reading
MotoGP news - Autosport
Repsol to end 30-year partnership with Honda in MotoGP
Repsol has announced that it will be ending a 30-year relationship with Honda at the end of the current MotoGP season.The Spanish oil giant has been a sponsor of Honda since 1995, a partnership that had spawned one of the most famous liveries in the history of motorcycle racing.Repsol had already reduced its commitment to the factory Honda team this year, prompting the Japanese manufacturer to ...Keep reading
