MotoGP Pre-Season

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

 March 7, 2015   R K Gupta

, , ,

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, […]

Read more
MotoGP

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

 November 18, 2014   R K Gupta

,

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 […]

Read more
 
Marc Marquez,

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

 October 29, 2014   R K Gupta

, ,

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 […]

Read more
MotoGP Master Marc Marquez

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

 October 17, 2014   R K Gupta

, ,

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 […]

Read more
 
Marc Marquez

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

 October 15, 2014   R K Gupta

,

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 […]

Read more
MotoGp

World Championship Crown for Magnificent Marc Marquez at Motegi MotoGp

 October 13, 2014   R K Gupta

, , ,

Marc Marquez has been riding amazingly over the last two MotoGP seasons and three races in 2014 still remain. On Sunday, it was Honda’s home round at the Motul Grand Prix at Motegi in Japan, where even after finishing second to Jorge Lorenzo; he could still retain his world championship title won in 2013. At […]

Read more
 
Jorge Lorenzo

High Drama at Aragon on Sunday as Jorge Lorenzo Wins His First MotoGP of 2014 Season

 October 2, 2014   R K Gupta

, , ,

If it was Valentino Rossi at San Marino, Jorge Lorenzo did it at Aragon. Both belong to a celebrated class of MotoGP riders with a long list of past achievements. It was fitting that Rossi took the title in his native Italy, just as Lorenzo came on tops in his homeland Spain and incidentally, both […]

Read more
MotoGP

As Marc Marquez Crashes, Valentino Rossi Emerges Winner at San Marino MotoGP on Sunday

 September 15, 2014   R K Gupta

, , , ,

Veteran rider Valentino Rossi has finally scored his first MotoGP victory of the 2014 season at San Marino. In large measure, the legendary Italian was helped by the misfortune that befell MotoGP championship leader, Marc Marquez, in an early lap. Marquez’s Honda met with a crash that cost him the race at San Marino. The […]

Read more
 
Marc Marquez

Marc Marquez ’s Never-Say-Die Spirit Takes Him to Top Again at Silverstone MotoGP on Sunday

 September 3, 2014   R K Gupta

,

Runaway MotoGP rider and the undisputed world champion Marc Marquez did not allow his odd loss in the Czech MotoGP last week to interfere with his performance in the British MotoGP at Silverstone on Sunday. The 21-year-old Repsol Honda rider from Spain overcame the last-laps challenge from compatriot Jorge Lorenzo and restored his leadership status […]

Read more

Outlook for Marc Marquez at Sunday’s Silverstone GP After his Unexpected Loss at Brno

 August 31, 2014   R K Gupta

, , , ,

When Marc Marquez won his 10th consecutive MotoGp at Indianapolis, his dominance in the event was already a foregone conclusion. In MotoGP history, the 21-year old Spaniard created a new landmark that looked difficult to be broken. His 10th August commanding victory in the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix track was an unrelenting show of […]

Read more