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Fabio Quartararo pushes for Yamaha V4, blames gap to rivals on engine

Fabio Quartararo is the only rider who has been able to consistently challenge Marc Marquez in the battle for pole positions this season. The Frenchman set the fastest qualifying lap at Jerez, Le Mans, Silverstone and Assen, while championship leader Marquez has started from pole on seven occasions. The only…

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Marc Marquez aims to ‘mentally defeat’ rivals, not play games, in MotoGP title battle

Marc Marquez came into MotoGP’s summer break on a hot streak. He has strung together five consecutive doubles – winning both the sprint and Sunday races at Aragon, Mugello, Assen, the Sachsenring and Brno. That run has catapulted him into a lead of 120 points over second-placed Alex Marquez, his…

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Dominant Marquez aiming to 'mentally defeat' rivals in hunt for MotoGP 2025 title

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The F1 'court' that could unlock the Aprilia-Martin conflict in 72 hours

Jorge Martin’s representative travelled to the Dutch MotoGP at Assen last week with a clear intention: to shake the hornet’s nest and push the stalled negotiations between Aprilia and the Spanish rider into a new phase.

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The CRB is the F1 ‘court’ that could unlock Jorge Martin's conflict with Aprilia

Jorge Martin’s representative travelled to Assen last week with a clear intention: to shake the hornet’s nest and push the stalled negotiations between Aprilia and the Spanish rider into a new phase.

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Why Assen Moto2 winner Diogo Moreira is in pole position to graduate to MotoGP

Diogo Moreira’s first Moto2 victory last Sunday in Assen has underlined the cause of a rider currently exploring multiple paths to a possible MotoGP debut next season.

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Why Assen Moto2 winner Moreira is in pole position to graduate to MotoGP next year

Diogo Moreira’s first Moto2 victory last Sunday in Assen has underlined the cause of a rider currently exploring multiple paths to a possible MotoGP debut next season.

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Alex Marquez out of surgery after Dutch GP crash, Luca Marini set for MotoGP return

Alex Marquez has successfully completed surgery following his accident during last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen.

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Alex Marquez completes surgery while Marini is set for MotoGP return

Alex Marquez has successfully completed surgery following his accident during last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen.

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Why Jorge Martin’s standoff against Aprilia is entering a new phase

The Dutch Grand Prix at Assen will be remembered for many reasons, although most of them were only loosely connected to the sporting action. Marc Marquez made it clear that only he can throw away his shot at a seventh MotoGP crown with a stunning sprint and grand prix double,…

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Why the conflict between Martin and Aprilia has entered a new dimension

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MotoGP Dutch GP: Marc Marquez soaks up the pressure as Alex Marquez crashes out

Marc Marquez withstood race-long pressure from the Aprilia of Marco Bezzecchi to win MotoGP’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen on Sunday.

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MotoGP Dutch GP: Marc Marquez wins again while brother Alex crashes

MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez withstood race-long pressure from Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi to win the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen on Sunday.

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MotoGP Dutch GP: Marc Marquez beats brother to latest sprint success

Marc Marquez racked up yet another 2025 MotoGP sprint race win as he led home his brother Alex at the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen on Saturday.

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MotoGP Dutch GP: Marquez shrugs off Friday practice pain to take sprint win

Marc Marquez racked up yet another 2025 MotoGP sprint race win as he led home his brother Alex at Assen during the Dutch Grand Prix weekend on Saturday.

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MotoGP Dutch GP: Quartararo claims pole at Assen with Marquez only fourth

Fabio Quartararo delivered the return to form he promised ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, scorching to a fourth MotoGP pole position of the year at Assen on Saturday.

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MotoGP Dutch GP: Fabio Quartararo takes fourth pole in 2025, Marc Marquez only fourth

Fabio Quartararo delivered the return to form he promised ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, scorching to a fourth MotoGP pole position of the year at Assen on Saturday.

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Quartararo knows he can “fight at the front” in MotoGP Dutch GP

Fabio Quartararo expects to put his short dip in form behind him at Assen this weekend, where he believes he can “fight at the front” in the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix.

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Fabio Quartararo knows he can “fight at the front” in MotoGP Dutch GP

Fabio Quartararo says he expects to put his short dip in form behind him at Assen this weekend, where he believes he can “fight at the front” in the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix.

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Charlotte Kool takes third in Assen

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The remarkable story behind an 80-year-old driving Michael Schumacher's Ferrari

Alongside David Coulthard's demo runs, the Ferrari 310B turned out to be one of the main attractions at The Racing Day in Assen. It is the Formula 1 car in which Michael Schumacher won the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix .

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Rins to miss Germany MotoGP round, Gardner set to be Yamaha's replacement

Yamaha’s Alex Rins is set to miss this weekend’s MotoGP German Grand Prix following a crash at Assen, with former Tech3 rider Remy Gardner set to replace him.

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The inverse Marquez trait that helped Bagnaia’s Assen MotoGP domination

Francesco Bagnaia’s double victory at the Italian Grand Prix topped the MotoGP news cycle for all of about 12 hours before Ducati enacted rider market madness. From the moment Autosport first reported Marc Marquez had been given the nod for the factory team, all discussion has been around the dynamics…

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Marquez’s Assen MotoGP tyre pressure penalty highlights unfair rules flaw

Marc Marquez was only 0.01 bar outside of MotoGP’s minimum tyre pressure rule for one lap of the Dutch Grand Prix and feels contact with Enea Bastianini was to blame.

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Marquez penalised for tyre pressure infringement in Assen MotoGP race

Marc Marquez has been hit with a penalty for a tyre pressure rule infraction in the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix, dropping him to 10th.

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