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Fuel or Electronics? Where Are Nicky Hayden & Scott Redding Losing Out on the...
The news that Honda would be building a production racer to compete in MotoGP aroused much excitement among fans. There was much speculation over just how quick it would be, and whether it would be...
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Living the Dream – A Photographer’s Story: Qatar
Our friend Tony Goldsmith, you have enjoyed his work from last year’s Isle of Man TT, is back with a new column for Asphalt & Rubber. Finding himself made redundant at his regular job, Tony is...
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Trackside Tuesday: The Winning Personality of Jack Miller
Chatting with a couple of NASCAR fans recently, I was reminded that any competition is boring if you don’t care who wins. But if you do care, then even cars driving around in circles can be very...
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Trackside Tuesday: The Setting Sun
Sometimes one or two photographs can rescue what would otherwise be a wasted session. That was exactly the situation recently when shooting the Moto2 warm up in Qatar.Unlike the rest of the weekend the...
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The 2015 MotoGP Rules Primer: Engines, Fuel, Tires, Testing, & More for the...
Once upon a time, Grand Prix racing rules were fairly simple: bikes had to have two wheels, weigh 130kg, have a maximum capacity of 500cc and a maximum of four cylinders. The switch to four strokes in...
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2015 MotoGP World Championship Preview
The prospect of a new MotoGP season always leaves fans giddy with anticipation. Their appetites keenly whetted by winter testing, and speculation over the times set at those tests, they boldly predict...
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Thursday at Losail with Tony Goldsmith
The Class of 2015.Steady start for the 2014 Moto3 world champion Alex Marquez on his Moto2 debut.Andrea Dovizioso could be a good outside bet for a podium this weekend.The other Marquez on the other...
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Thursday Summary at Qatar: Racing For Real & The Strange Consequences of...
When the flag drops, the speculation stops. Though usually, a rather more forthright word is used instead of speculation.After the long winter of testing, of trying to assess who was trying what on...
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Friday at Losail with Tony Goldsmith
Cal Crutchlow is hot on heals though and is less than a tenth of a second behind.Ducati and Andrea Dovizioso are trying the “wings” again.Aleix Espargaro has been fast despite losing 14 km/h to Marc...
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Friday Summary at Qatar: How To Pick a Winner When a Second Separates the Top...
“It’s just nuts to be separated by one second over the 5 km around this place.” It is hard to argue with Eugene Laverty’s assessment of just how close the times are after free practice for MotoGP....
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MotoGP: Qualifying Results from Losail
MotoGP Qualifying Results from the Qatar GP at Losail, Qatar:Q2 ResultsPos.RiderTeamBikeKM/HTimeDiff.1Andrea DOVIZIOSODucati TeamDucati337.31’54.113–2Dani PEDROSARepsol Honda...
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Saturday at Losail with Tony Goldsmith
Dani Pedrosa took his Repsol Honda to 3rd on the grid.Nicky Hayden’s new stars and stripes helmet design looks awesome.CWM LCR Honda boss Lucio Cecchinello in discussion with Cal Crutchlow’s crew chief...
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Saturday Summary at Qatar: Of Ducati’s Revival, An Underrated Dovizioso, &...
A Ducati on pole? Three Ducatis on the first two rows? Four Ducatis in the top ten? Cheater tire! The only logical explanation for the grid positions the factory and Pramac Ducati secured at Qatar is...
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MotoGP: Race Results from Losail
MotoGP Race Results from the Qatar GP at Losail, Qatar:Pos.RiderTeamBikeKM/HDiff.1Valentino ROSSIMovistar Yamaha MotoGPYamaha166.742’35.7172Andrea DOVIZIOSODucati TeamDucati166.7+0.1743Andrea...
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Sunday at Losail with Tony Goldsmith
Valentino Rossi on the grid prior to the start of today’s Grand Prix of Qatar.MotoGP observed a minute silence in memory of the victims of the Germanwings flight 9525 that crashed into the French alps...
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Dani Pedrosa’s Season Uncertain as Arm Pump Persists
Dani Pedrosa is to seek urgent treatment for a severe arm pump problem. After the race at Qatar, in which Pedrosa could manage just a sixth place, the Spaniard revealed that he has been suffering with...
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Sunday Summary at Qatar: The Unexpected & The Expected, That’s Why They...
“That’s why we line up on Sunday. You never know what’s gonna happen.” Nicky Hayden was replying to one of my typically stupid questions after the race in Indianapolis in 2009. The day before, I had...
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MotoGP: Drive M7 Claim Trademark Infringement Caused Aspar Sponsorship Deal...
Drive M7, the Malaysian energy drink firm, has issued a response to the claims by Aspar that Drive had pulled out of sponsoring team at the last minute.Last Wednesday, the day before the 2015 MotoGP...
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Trackside Tuesday: Faster than Light
The Qatar Grand Prix always throws up a host of photo opportunities that simply couldn’t be captured anywhere else. With its unique status as the only race on the MotoGP calendar held at night under...
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#WheelieWednesday – A Night to Forget
Before the start of the Qatar GP, Marc Marquez was again the odds favorite to win the 2015 MotoGP Championship; but a first-lap mistake, coupled to some very powerful Ducatis and potent Yamaha riders...
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