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Johann Zarco to wait several weeks before undergoing surgery

Zarco's participation in coming MotoGP races is in doubt as doctor reveals surgery plans

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Bite-Sized Marc Márquez Documentaries Are Flooding YouTube, Time to Binge

There are two new Marc Marquez documentaries available to watch on YouTube. One is produced by TNT Sports and the other by MotoGP.

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How Alex Marquez turned his tough Friday into a ‘nearly perfect’ Sunday

The Gresini Ducati rider conquered difficult conditions to win a strategically challenging Malaysian GP

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How Alex Marquez recovered from a tough Friday with a ‘nearly perfect’ Sunday

The Gresini Ducati rider conquered difficult conditions to win a strategically challenging Malaysian GP

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How Padovani's gamble on Alex Marquez saved his MotoGP career

In just three years, Alex Marquez has gone from not having a MotoGP seat to landing a factory Ducati bike

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Why 2026 is the right time for Ducati to field six identical MotoGP bikes

The emergence of Alex Marquez, alongside Ducati’s commitments to Fermin Aldeguer and Fabio Di Giannantonio, among other factors, presents the ideal scenario for the Italian brand to field six identical bikes on the MotoGP grid next year.

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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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Lap times revealed from Ducati's Balaton Park test with MotoGP riders

Although Ducati chose not to reveal lap times from its private test in Hungary earlier this week, Pecco Bagnaia has shared his time aboard the Panigale V4 used on the day at Balaton Park. This turned out to be the fastest of the test, ahead of factory Ducati team-mate Marc…

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What we know about the Ducati riders’ test in Hungary

Ducati sent seven units of its Panigale V4 super sport bike to Hungary on Tuesday, so that its riders could learn the Balaton Park circuit, which makes its debut on the MotoGP calendar later this month.

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What we know about Ducati’s Balaton Park test ahead of new MotoGP race

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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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The key factors that decided the outcome of MotoGP's Italian GP

While the Italian Grand Prix failed to deliver the expected challenge from Francesco Bagnaia that was anticipated, the weekend at Mugello still threw up plenty of talking points across the grid.

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Why MotoGP riders like Francesco Bagnaia face a braking dilemma at Mugello

The hot topic at Mugello for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix is brakes. With Francesco Bagnaia's much-publicised change in brake disc specification on Sunday in Aragon, there has been plenty of discussion about the improvement in feeling that comes with selecting a larger disc size.

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Winning the Aragon GP was “mandatory” claims Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez dubbed his victory in Aragon as ‘mandatory’ for him and the team after a perfect weekend at his home track.

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Tardozzi reveals the 'simple' change introduced by Ducati to help Bagnaia

After being on the podium in three of the first four races, including the win in Austin, Pecco Bagnaia sank into a kind of negative spiral starting from the French Grand Prix (16th), without being able to recover in the British Grand Prix (crash) — a bad dynamic that continued…

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Ducati reveals the “simple” change introduced to help Pecco Bagnaia in Aragon GP

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Francesco Bagnaia must “stop the bleeding” of points in title race against Marc Marquez

TNT MotoGP presenters and pundits Michael Laverty, Neil Hodgson, and Suzi Perry believe this year’s championship could be out of Francesco Bagnaia’s hands, with Alex Marquez now the closest challenger to leader Marc Marquez.

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Acosta weighs in on Martin/Aprilia saga, KTM prospects and Vinales regrets

Pedro Acosta has refused to take sides in the ongoing conflict between Aprilia and Jorge Martin, with the reigning MotoGP world champion intending to leave his new team at the end of the season.

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Pedro Acosta weighs in on Martin/Aprilia saga, KTM prospects and Vinales regrets

Pedro Acosta has refused to take sides in the ongoing conflict between Aprilia and Jorge Martin, with the reigning MotoGP world champion intending to leave his new team at the end of the season.

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Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia chase fourth Jerez victory, but Valentino Rossi still reigns supreme in Andalusia

No rider has won more times at this weekend’s venue for the Spanish Grand Prix than Valentino Rossi. The Italian legend claimed victory at Jerez on seven occasions, setting a benchmark that remains unmatched. Right behind him is Mick Doohan with four grand prix wins – a tally Marc Marquez…

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Bagnaia focused on Qatar as recovery point in MotoGP title battle

A few days ago, at the launch of a new sports road bike in Rome, Ducati Team CEO Claudio Domenicali claimed that Francesco Bagnaia’s season would really begin in Qatar — where a run of tracks more suited to his taste begins.

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Winners and losers from the MotoGP Argentina GP

If his Thai GP win on the opening weekend of the season was remarkable only for its sheer dominance, Marc’s defeat of his brother Alex in Argentina was a real testament to his ability to adapt under pressure. Despite being stretched to the limit and losing the lead for much…

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The long-standing records Marquez and Bagnaia can break in MotoGP 2025

Pre-season testing at Sepang and Buriram has strengthened early predictions about 2025 being a walkover for Ducati in MotoGP.

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Quartararo: Yamaha made bigger gains over the winter than in previous five years

Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha's MotoGP squad delivered a bigger step in performance over the winter break than it did in the five previous seasons combined.

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Valentino Rossi’s Ties to Yamaha Weaken After Manufacturer Cuts VR46 Clothing Line

Think of the most synonymous racer/manufacturer duo you can. Schumacher and Ferrari are right at the top, with Rossi and Yamaha, am I right? Rossi is Yamaha's most successful MotoGP rider and became a brand ambassador for the OEM after he retired from GP racing, but his ties to the…

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