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Nov262023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Vinales penalized, Bagnaia starts the race from first place

Francesco Bagnaia will start the decisive race of this year's championship in Valencia from the best starting position, which was won by the Spaniard Maverick Vinales in the qualifiers. But the Aprilia rider ignored the black and orange flag in the morning warm-ups and continued on the track despite apparent technical problems on the bike, which saw the stewards penalize him with the loss of three starting places. Vinales will thus start the race from fourth place, ahead of Brad Binder and Jorge Martin, and Johann Zarco and Jack Miller, who will start the race from the front row, gained one place. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1728712809033134266

Nov262023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

If Martin becomes champion, he will be promoted to the Ducati factory team

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If Jorge Martin manages to win the world championship at today's MotoGP race in Valencia, he will race in the factory team in 2024, as a teammate of Francesco Bagnaia, and Enea Bastianini will move to the Pramac team, where Martin currently races. Martin, in case he beats Bagnaio in the fight for the title, will already sit on the factory Ducati during Tuesday's tests, like his teammate, which is said to be written in the contract with Ducati, which the Spaniard signed last year.

October52023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Jorge Martin: There is no more toxic rivalry in MotoGP than between Rossi and Marquez

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Jorge Martin, who in the past MotoGP races took on the role of challenging the current champion Francesco Bagnaia, spoke about his relationship with the Italian, with whom he was teammates in the Moto3 class. "We were teammates and bonded," said the Spaniard. "We were not friends in the true sense of the word, but we were on friendly terms. Even now we get along well, but we are not friends. There is a lot of mutual respect between us, which I admire. We are both fair racers on the track and do not get involved in incidents. We fought we joined Moto3 and progressed to MotoGP together." According to the Pramac team racer, the periods of intense or "toxic" rivalries, as we last saw between Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi, are now over. "Not that we miss them, but such a toxic one

Jun112023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bagnaia celebrated on home soil, Ducati took the first 4 places

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Francesco Bagnaia won the MotoGP race for the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello and in front of his home fans increased his advantage in the classification of the 2023 World Championship. Ducati also celebrated great success on home soil, as its riders took the first four places of the race. Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco also finished on the podium. Luca Marini and Brad Binder finished in the top five.

Jun102023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

VIDEO: Marc Marquez angers Pecca Bagnaio in qualifying

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Francesco Bagnaia was visibly angry at Marco Marquez for allegedly disrupting his lap during MotoGP qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello. Despite the incident, the Italian on Ducati won the best starting position, but Marquez will still start today's sprint race and Sunday's race for the Italian Grand Prix right next to him. The sprint race starts at 15:1667465646408359938 our time. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/XNUMX

Nov62022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Pecco Bagnaia confirmed the 2022 MotoGP title with a suspended race in Valencia

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Alex Rins is the winner of the race for the Grand Prix of Valencia, with which he gave Suzuki the last victory in MotoGP before the farewell from the participation in the world championship. The Spaniard was joined on the podium by Brad Binder and Jorge Martin, who started the race in first place, but after the end of the race, Francesco Bagnaia grabbed all the attention, driving a very restrained race and finishing in ninth place. which was enough to secure the 2022 MotoGP world title. His only rival for the title, Fabio Quartararo, finished the race in fourth place. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1589252073471844353 Alex Rins took the race lead into the first corner, followed by Martin, Miller and Marquez. While Marquez overtook Miller, Fabio Quartararo and

Nov32022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bagnaia are feeling the pressure despite a 23-point lead

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Francesco Bagnaia leads by 2022 points ahead of the decisive final race of the 23 MotoGP season, but the Ducati rider says he feels the pressure as Fabio Quartararo still has a chance to defend the MotoGP title. "To be honest, I feel the pressure because Fabio still has a chance to beat me," said the Italian. "I will have to drive smart because we have to finish the job, even though we are in a better position than Fabio. I will try to concentrate as much as possible all weekend and win the best possible place." Bagnaia won in Valencia last year, and he was joined on the podium by two other Ducati racers, Jorge Martin and Jack Miller, which only testifies to the theory that the track is made for Ducati motorcycles. "The track suits us, and this year's motorcycle is even nicer compared to last year's

October232022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Bagnaia won in Sepang, Quartararo moved the title decision to Valencia

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Italian Francesco Bagnaia took a step closer to the MotoGP World Championship title by winning the Malaysian Grand Prix, as he increased his lead over Fabio Quartararo, who finished the race in third place, to 23 points. Gresini rider Enea Bastianini was second, while Marco Bezzecchi and Alex Rins finished in the top five. https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1584087707005116417

October162022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Quartararo: Now I face the most difficult task of my entire career

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Fabio Quartararo has slipped to second place in the championship standings, 14 points behind Francesco Bagnaio, after retiring at the Australian Grand Prix. The Yamaha rider admitted that the most difficult task of his career awaits him in the last two races if he wants to win the world championship title this season. After a mistake in the 4th lap of the race, the reigning world champion slipped all the way to the start, then even broke into the top ten and then fell seven laps later, recording the third zero in the last four races. Meanwhile, his closest rival for the title, Bagnaia, finished the race in third place, leaving him just 11 points ahead of the Frenchman on Yamaha to clinch the title in Malaysia next weekend. "The race didn't go the way I expected," admitted Quartararo. "It was a difficult day, especially

October162022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Scoring of the 2022 MotoGP championship after the Australian GP

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MotoGP points standings after the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, two races before the end of the season. Scoring of the 2022 MotoGP championship after the Australian GP RiderCountryTeamPointsDifference1^1Francesco BagnaiaITADucati Lenovo (GP22)233 2˅1Fabio QuartararoFRAMonster Yamaha (YZR-M1)219(-14)3=Aleix EspargaroSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP)206(-27)4=Enea BastianiniITAGresini Ducati (GP21)191(-42)5=Jack MillerAUSDucati Lenovo (GP22)179(-54)6=Brad BinderRSARed Bull KTM (RC16)160(-73)7=Johann ZarcoFRAPramac Ducati (GP22)159(-74)8 ^3Alex RinsSPASuzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)137(-96)9=Jorge MartinSPAPramac Ducati (GP22)136(-97)10˅2Miguel OliveiraPORRed Bull KTM (RC16)135(-98)11˅1Maverick ViñalesSPAAprilia Racing (RS-GP) )122(-111)12=Luca MariniITAMooney VR46 Ducati (GP22)111(-122)13=Marc Marque