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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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Why Ducati leans towards 2024 engine for 2025 MotoGP bike

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

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Why Marc Marquez's Aragon win has more implications than people might think

Marc Marquez's Grand Prix victory at Aragon on Sunday was much more than the end of a three-year drought for the Spaniard. He has kept a much lower profile than usual since he arrived at the Gresini team, while sending out very strong messages below the radar.

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Martin ‘had no chance to be first’ throughout Assen MotoGP weekend

MotoGP standings leader Jorge Martin feels his Dutch Grand Prix grid penalty had no impact on his ability to fight for victory, noting he had ‘no chance to be first’.

Autosport

MotoGP Dutch GP: Bagnaia breaks lap record to top second practice

The hour-long qualifying group-deciding session proved to be a tense affair, with just 0.673 seconds covering the top 10.

Autosport

Why letting Marquez walk away would have been Ducati's greatest MotoGP blunder

Tech3 rookie Pedro Acosta described the situation as a “soap opera”. Autosport’s revelation on Monday 3 June that Ducati had made a U-turn on its decision to promote Jorge Martin to its factory team in favour of Marc Marquez wasn’t followed by an Eastenders-style cliffhanger outro.

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Dall’Igna: Signing Marquez creates “best team in Ducati history” in MotoGP

On Wednesday 5 June, Ducati officially announced it had signed eight-time world champion Marquez to a two-year factory deal – confirming Autosport reports earlier in the week.

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Bastianini: Italian MotoGP result special in "difficult time" as Ducati exit looms

Bastianini put in an impressive performance in front of his home crowd at Mugello on Sunday, making two key overtakes in a race that featured little action, to complete a 1-2 result for Ducati.

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Bastianini: Mugello result special during "difficult time" as Ducati MotoGP exit beckons

Bastianini put in an impressive performance in front of his home crowd at Mugello on Sunday, making two key overtakes in a race that featured little action to complete a 1-2 result for Ducati.

Motorsport

MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia leads factory Ducati 1-2

Bagnaia - who was demoted from second to fifth due to a grid penalty - claimed the lead at Turn 2 on the opening lap and never looked back, taking the chequered flag by 0.8s over team-mate Bastianini, as championship leader Jorge Martin had to settle for third. At the…

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia charges to victory as Bastianini mugs Martin for second

Bagnaia claimed the lead at Turn 2 on the opening lap and never looked back, taking the chequered flag by 0.8s over team-mate Bastianini, as championship leader Martin had to settle for third.

Autosport

MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia wins sprint as Martin crashes out

At the start of the 11-lap race, the factory Ducatis shot to the front from polesitter Martin, with reigning champion Bagnaia taking the lead from team-mate Enea Bastianini.

Motorsport

MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia wins sprint over Marquez, Martin crashes out

At the start of the race, the factory Ducatis shot to the front ahead of polesitter Martin's Pramac bike, with reigning champion Bagnaia taking the lead from team-mate Enea Bastianini.

Autosport

MotoGP Italian GP: Martin takes pole, Marquez fourth after crash

Martin, who leads the championship by 39 points coming into the Mugello round, scored his third pole of the year with a new lap record of 1m44.504s set on his first flying lap.

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Bagnaia penalised for Alex Marquez incident in Mugello MotoGP practice

In the closing stages of second practice at Mugello on Friday afternoon, Gresini’s Alex Marquez was forced to abort a flying lap when he came across a slow Bagnaia on the approach to Turn 12.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia fastest in second practice but picks up a penalty

Bagnaia dominated the hour-long afternoon session with a 1m44.938s, but after an investigation by the FIM stewards for blocking Alex Marquez on a flying lap, he has been given a three-place grid penalty.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia fastest in second practice, Rins second

Bagnaia dominated the hour-long afternoon session with a 1m44.938s, but is currently under investigation from the FIM stewards for potentially blocking Alex Marquez on a flying lap late on.

Motorsport

The cases Marquez and Martin are making for a Ducati MotoGP ride

Let's be upfront about it and admit that the story is slightly altered. While it is true that the first part of the equation must be cleared up by Ducati, the problem will not be completely solved until the chosen rider signs the contract.

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Bagnaia "tired of losing points" to title rivals in MotoGP sprint races

Although two-time champion Bagnaia has been one of the star performers this year on the new GP24, the Italian hasn’t been able to convert his speed into top-line results in half-distance races that are now an important part of grand prix weekends.

Autosport

Tank Slappers Podcast: MotoGP Catalan GP Review

The reigning world champion crashed out of the lead on the final lap of the Catalan GP sprint to end a Saturday win drought dating back to the Austrian GP last year.It softened the blow of a difficult sprint for championship leader Jorge Martin, who was able to extend his…

Motorsport

Ducati won't make 2025 factory MotoGP seat decision at Mugello

Over the last few weeks, Ducati management has suggested that it wants to make a decision on who partners Bagnaia in 2025 by the Mugello race.

Autosport

MotoGP Catalan GP: Bagnaia seals redemption win, Marquez podiums again

Bagnaia looked on course to take the sprint victory on Saturday when he crashed out of the lead on the final lap.

Motorsport

MotoGP Catalan GP: Bagnaia wins from Martin, Marquez as Acosta crashes

Bagnaia looked on course to take the sprint victory on Saturday when he crashed out of the lead on the final lap.

Motorsport

How Bagnaia “lost another great opportunity” in Barcelona MotoGP sprint crash

The reigning world champion enjoyed an eventful early part of the 12-lap sprint as he battled back from being shuffled down to fourth.

Motorsport

MotoGP Catalan GP: Espargaro wins crazy sprint after last-lap Bagnaia crash

Set to end a barren run without a sprint win since last year’s Austrian GP, Bagnaia fell off his factory Ducati at Turn 5 on the last lap of 12 while running eight tenths clear of Aprilia’s Espargaro.

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