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How MotoGP’s latest stewarding moan highlights a major rules flaw

Complaints about officiating in sport is a tale almost as old as time itself. Stewarding in MotoGP has come under an immense amount of fire over the past few years, largely for its inconsistency, which has often led to some bizarre calls.

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Why Marquez is the key to Pramac's continuation with Ducati in MotoGP

Pramac has until the summer to unilaterally validate the agreement that would allow it to remain the only team with full factory support from Ducati in 2025 and 2026. Renewing the agreement would maintain its current conditions, so that the two riders in its line-up would be hired directly by…

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Bastianini finds it "strange" facing potential factory Ducati MotoGP exit

Bastianini’s two-year contract with Ducati expires at the conclusion of the 2024 season and the Italian marque is yet to decide who will partner Francesco Bagnaia at its works team in 2025. Although the 26-year-old is still in the running for that coveted spot, his chances of extending his stay…

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What Marquez would have to give up to sign for the factory Ducati MotoGP team

When the first rumours surrounding Marquez's possible arrival to the factory Ducati team next season began to surface, the thesis of Red Bull's sponsorship quickly emerged as an insurmountable barrier to the success of the operation.

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Podcast: MotoGP French GP review

Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin put in a perfect weekend to claim pole, sprint and grand prix wins, the latter coming after absorbing immense late pressure from Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia.

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Marquez 'still missing something’ to fight for 2024 MotoGP title

After five rounds on the year-old Ducati, Marquez has scored two grand prix podiums and three sprint rostrums.

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Marquez ‘still missing something’ to fight for 2024 MotoGP title

After five rounds on the year-old Ducati, Marquez has scored two grand prix podiums and three sprint rostrums.

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10 things we learned from the 2024 MotoGP French Grand Prix

Jorge Martin’s imperious French Grand Prix weekend came as a decision on who gets the second factory Ducati team MotoGP seat looms. The Pramac rider can do no more to prove himself at this rate, having taken pole with a lap record, won the sprint and emerged victorious in a…

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Quartararo: France "first race this year that I feel competitive" in MotoGP

Quartararo enjoyed one of his stronger weekends on the weak Yamaha package in 2024 in front of his home crowd at Le Mans, qualifying eighth and fighting inside the top eight in the grand prix.

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Quartararo: France “first race this year that I feel competitive” in MotoGP

Quartararo enjoyed one of his stronger weekends on the weak Yamaha package in 2024 in front of his home crowd at Le Mans, qualifying eighth and fighting inside the top eight in the grand prix.

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Bagnaia reckons French GP result preview of 2024 MotoGP title fight

Bagnaia once again went head to head with Pramac counterpart Jorge Martin and Gresini Ducati’s Marc Marquez for top honours in Sunday’s French GP at Le Mans.

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Martin "doesn't have anything to demonstrate" to Ducati after French GP win

Martin emerged on top in an epic battle with fellow Ducati riders Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez to win the French Grand Prix, extending his lead in the championship to 38 points after five rounds.

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Marquez “angry with myself” after Le Mans MotoGP Q1 exit

The eight-time world champion endured a difficult French GP weekend on the Gresini-run Ducati prior to Saturday’s 13-lap sprint.

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MotoGP French GP: Martin dominates sprint from Marquez as Bagnaia retires

Obliterating the lap record to take pole in qualifying earlier on Saturday, Martin seized the holeshot effortlessly off the line and led all 13 laps of the sprint race at Le Mans.

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MotoGP French GP: Martin wins sprint from Marquez; Bagnaia retires

Obliterating the lap record to take pole in qualifying earlier on Saturday, Martin seized the holeshot effortlessly off the line and led all 13 laps of the sprint race at Le Mans.

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MotoGP French GP: Martin smashes lap record for pole in crash-strewn qualifying

With Enea Bastianini setting a new lap record to get through Q1, the tone was set for the first sub 1m30s lap of the Le Mans circuit.

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Marquez explains worst Friday of 2024 MotoGP season in France

The Gresini Ducati rider crashed in the hour-long afternoon practice at Le Mans and struggled for pace through to the chequered flag.

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MotoGP French GP: Martin ends Friday practice on top, Marquez misses Q2 cut

Setting the pace in FP1, Martin continued that form in the hour-long second session at Le Mans with a new lap record of 1m30.388s.

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MotoGP French GP: Martin tops second practice; Marquez into Q1

Setting the pace in FP1, Martin continued that form in the hour-long second session at Le Mans with a new lap record of 1m30.388s.

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MotoGP's Riders Are Split Over the New Rules, Too

After MotoGP's organizers launched the new 2027 rules, and the public had it thoughts known, now the race's drivers are getting in on commenting on the new rules.

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Martin would understand if Ducati picked ‘marketing beast’ Marquez for MotoGP 2025

Martin has been pushing Ducati to finally offer him a promotion to the factory team that he believes he thoroughly deserves, having finished second in the championship last year to Francesco Bagnaia. Earlier, Martin's only realistic rival for that seat was incumbent Enea Bastianini, but Marquez has now joined the…

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MotoGP French GP: Martin leads Acosta in opening practice

Martin comes into this weekend’s fifth round of the 2024 campaign 17 points clear in the standings after a crash out of the lead of the Spanish GP denied him the chance to move 47 out of reach.

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What MotoGP’s 2027 rules overhaul could mean for the series

By the time the 2027 MotoGP season rolls around, 10 years will have passed since the series’ last major regulations shake-up was introduced in 2016. That year saw the culmination of Dorna Sports’ masterplan to boost grid numbers and the competitive health of a championship battered by the fallout of…

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MotoGP legend Rossi ‘would like to understand Bagnaia critics’

Ducati rider Bagnaia went toe-to-toe with eight times world champion Marc Marquez in a thrilling battle for victory in the 25-lap Jerez grand prix.

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The elements that will determine who will be Ducati's second factory MotoGP rider

Ducati has two MotoGP rounds now in 2024 to choose from a list of three - Jorge Martin, Marc Marquez and Enea Bastianini - as to who will be its second factory team rider next season, something which will be highly influenced by economic factors, sponsorship and the individual will…

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