Marquez Crash

Italian MotoGP: Lorenzo Wins Third Successive Race, Marquez Crash and Iannone Takes His Second Podium of the Season

 June 3, 2015   R K Gupta

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Jorge Lorenzo delivered another solid performance to clinch his third successive MotoGP win of the season in the picturesque setting of Tuscan hills, where Autodromo del Mugello is located. It was Lorenzo’s 36th MotoGP victory of his career, with which he reduced Valentino Rossi’s championship lead to just 6 points. Lorenzo was virtually untouchable during […]

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Spanish MotoGP

Pole-to-Flag Triumph for Jorge Lorenzo at Spanish MotoGP in Jerez on Sunday

 May 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the circuit de Jerez on Sunday, Movistar Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain led from start to finish and won the Spanish MotoGP in commanding style. Lorenzo, who had taken the pole position earlier, took the chequered flag in 44 minutes 57.246 seconds to lead the field by more than five seconds. Reigning World […]

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Valentino Rossi

Rossi Wins Argentina MotoGP in a Dramatic Climax as Marquez Crashes

 April 24, 2015   R K Gupta

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Valentino Rossi’s 110th MotoGP victory at Argentina on Sunday was one of his most dramatic top podium finishes. The legendary Italian rider was hunting down the reigning world champion Marc Marquez and while they rode close to one another in the penultimate lap, Marquez’s front wheel was hit by Rossi’s rear, sending the double champion […]

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MotoGP Master Marc Marquez

MotoGP Master Marc Marquez Makes it Three-in-a-Row at Texas on Sunday

 April 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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Circuit of Americas at Texas saw World Champion Marc Marquez achieve his third winning finish in three attempts to the prestigious MotoGP race track. It was also a rebounding return for the Spanish rider after his disappointing fifth-place finish in the season-opener at Losail MotoGP circuit at the Qatari city of Doha. Incidentally, it was […]

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Qatar MotoGP

Surprises Galore at Season Opening Qatar MotoGP as Marquez Loses Podium and Ducati Team Hot on Winner Valentino Rossi’s Tail

 April 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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The 2015 season’s first MotoGP at Qatar ended as an exciting competition with Yamaha Movie-star’s veteran Valentino Rossi ending at the top, closely followed by the Ducati duo of Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone. While Ducati’s winter improvement program had promised a resurgence of Dovizioso and Iannone, Rossi made it sensational in the end by […]

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MotoGP Pre-Season

MotoGP Pre-Season Testing Gets Underway Before Qatar’s First Race on March 29

 March 7, 2015   R K Gupta

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After a long two-month winter break, MotoGP riders congregated for two three-day pre-season tests at the Sepang track in the grueling Malaysian heat. For the first test during February 4-6, 2014, there were 30 riders out on track including five test riders from Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Aprilia. Though the pre-season tests don’t indicate much, […]

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MotoGP

Marc Marquez Makes MotoGP Miracle, Masters Mick Doohan with 13th Win of 2014 Season

 November 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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On November 9, the irrepressible Marc Marquez completed his thirteenth victory of the 2014 MotoGP season and created history. Marquez had already won the world champion’s crown at the Japan MotoGP at Mortegi on October 12, when three races were still remaining in the MotoGP calendar. Later, he equaled the 17-year old world record of […]

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Marc Marquez,

Marc Marquez Makes it Equal to Mick Doohan with a Win in Malaysian MotoGP

 October 29, 2014   R K Gupta

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After clinching the World MotoGP champion’s title a fortnight ago, Marc Marquez reached another landmark at the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang. The champion rider equaled the 12-in-a-season record of the legendary Australian Mick Doohan for the most premier-class wins in a single season. In 1997, Doohan had won 12 races and the 17 year old […]

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MotoGP Master Marc Marquez

Magnificent & Yet-To-Be-Finished Story of MotoGP Master Marc Marquez: Part II

 October 17, 2014   R K Gupta

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In July 2012, came the announcement that Marquez would join the Repsol Honda team in 2013 alongside Dani Pedrosa, a rider of immense capability. Waiting for 2013, Marquez continued his dominance of Moto2 in 2012. He won four more races, claimed the championship and signed off in style with a sensational victory at the season-ending […]

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Marc Marquez

Magnificent & Yet-To-Be-Finished Story of MotoGP Master Marc Marquez: Part I

 October 15, 2014   R K Gupta

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A section in the media calls Marc Marquez as a smiling assassin perhaps because behind that full and broad smiling face, Marquez hides a raw aggression, which shows on racing tracks. When the 18-year old Valentino Rossi won his first 125cc world championship in 1997, Marc Marquez most certainly might not have known about the […]

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