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Martin: If I haven’t proved to Ducati my worth in MotoGP already, I never will

The Pramac rider came into the Valencia Grand Prix finale on Sunday trailing Francesco Bagnaia by 14 points, but crashed out on lap six while battling with Marc Marquez.

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The key moments in Bagnaia's 2023 MotoGP title defence

Bagnaia made history in 2021 when he overturned a 91-point deficit to end a 15-year wait for Ducati's second world title in MotoGP.

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The key moments in Bagnaia’s 2023 MotoGP title defence

Bagnaia made history in 2021 when he overturned a 91-point deficit to end a 15-year wait for Ducati’s second world title in MotoGP.

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Martin keeps title hopes alive with sprint win, Bagnaia fifth

With 21 points splitting Bagnaia and Martin coming into this weekend’s finale in Valencia, the former could have won the championship in the sprint by outscoring his rival by at least four points.

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Martin wins sprint race to keep title hopes alive

With 21 points splitting Bagnaia and Martin coming into this weekend's finale in Valencia, the former could have won the championship in the sprint by outscoring his rival by at least four points.

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MotoGP Valencia GP: Zarco leads Di Giannantonio in opening practice

The Frenchman, who moves to LCR Honda for 2024, set a 1m30.191s at the end of 45-minutes of running to lead the opening practice session of the season finale at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

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Marquez calls for “dangerous” Qatar MotoGP grid clean up

The asphalt at the Losail International Circuit has been repaved for the first time since it opened in 2004 ahead of this year’s event.

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Marquez calls for “dangerous” Qatar MotoGP grid to be cleaned

The asphalt at the Losail International Circuit has been repaved for the first time since it opened in 2004 ahead of this year’s event.

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MotoGP Qatar GP: Fernandez tops second practice after late yellow flag chaos

The only night practice of the Qatar weekend proved to be a tight affair, as Fernandez on his year-old Aprilia edged ahead of Gresini Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio by 0.049 seconds after an hour of running.

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Oliveira “not disappointed” by Honda’s MotoGP offer for 2024

Following Marc Marquez’s decision to quit Honda in favour of Gresini Ducati for the 2024 season, Oliveira emerged as HRC’s preferred option to replace him.The RNF rider is contracted to Aprilia for next year, but had an option in his contract that allowed him to leave if a factory team…

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MotoGP Malaysian GP: Marquez outpaces Martin in FP2

In a reverse of Friday morning’s FP1 session, Marquez led Martin by 0.174 seconds after posting a 1m57.823s on his final flying lap.

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MotoGP Malaysian GP: Alex Marquez outpaces Martin in FP2

In a reverse of Friday morning’s FP1 session, Marquez led Martin by 0.174 seconds after posting a 1m57.823s on his final flying lap.

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Aprilia withdraws new MotoGP clutch system after rival complaint

Maverick Vinales lamented on Thursday at the Malaysian Grand Prix that he could no longer use the latest starting system introduced by the Noale brand.

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Rival complaint forces Aprilia to withdraw latest MotoGP clutch system

Maverick Vinales lamented on Thursday at the Malaysian Grand Prix that he could no longer use the latest starting system introduced by the Noale brand.

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Espargaro “couldn’t breathe” in Thai MotoGP race, “thought I was going to die”

Heat has been an issue for Aprilia riders for some time during races with extreme temperatures, with the marque testing a cooling tube on the fairing in recent events.

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MotoGP Thailand GP: Martin tops tight second practice despite crash

The Pramac Ducati rider comes into the Buriram event 27 points adrift of factory Ducati counterpart Francesco Bagnaia after losing the victory in Australia last week on the final lap.

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MotoGP Thailand GP: Martin leads Vinales in FP1, Bagnaia only 10th

Maverick Vinales and Alex Marquez traded the fastest time in the opening quarter of the session, the Gresini rider setting the early pace on a 1m32.030s before Vinales moved the goalposts with a time of 1m31.657s.

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Espargaro: Aprilia pace was “embarrassing” in tough Australia MotoGP race

Aprilia enjoyed a strong Friday at Phillip Island, with its flowing nature and the generally good acceleration of the RS-GP helping Maverick Vinales to third overall on the timesheets.

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MotoGP Australian GP: KTM's Binder tops FP2, Bagnaia into Q1

South African rider Binder left it until the very end of the hour-long session on Friday afternoon to set the quickest lap of the day at the picturesque Phillip Island track, a 1m27.993s.

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MotoGP Australian GP: Martin fastest, Marquez crashes in FP1

Martin, who comes to Australia 18 points adrift of title rival Francesco Bagnaia after his crash in Indonesia last weekend, set the pace in Friday morning's opening 45-minute session with a best time of 1m29.039s.

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Vinales believes first Aprilia MotoGP win only a "matter of time" now

The Spaniard was amongst the strongest riders during the Mandalika weekend, qualifying second and leading the sprint until tyre wear dropped him to fourth.

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MotoGP Indonesian GP: Bagnaia takes vital win from 13th as points leader Martin crashes

Pramac’s Martin moved seven points clear of Bagnaia after a dominant sprint victory on Saturday and looked on course to inflict further damage on the world champion in Sunday’s contest.

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MotoGP Indonesian GP: Martin seizes championship lead with sprint win

Martin has now won four sprint races on the bounce to head Bagnaia in the standings for the first time in 2023.

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MotoGP Indonesian GP: Marini crushes lap record to take pole, Bagnaia 13th

Having already set a new circuit record to get through Q1, VR46 rider Marini found yet more time in the final segment of qualifying as he became the first rider to break the 1m30s barrier with a time of 1m29.978s.

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MotoGP Indonesian GP: Espargaro leads Aprilia 1-2 in second practice

A hectic hour of running to conclude Friday at the Mandalika track concluded with Espargaro firing in a new all-time lap record of 1m30.474s in the closing seconds.

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