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Where Honda and Yamaha stack up at the start of 2025 MotoGP season

Honda won the inter-Japanese contest in the Thai Grand Prix after Johann Zarco finished seventh on the best of the RC213Vs, four places ahead of the highest-placed Yamaha of Jack Miller.

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Where Yamaha and Honda stack up at the start of 2025 MotoGP season

Honda won the inter-Japanese war in the Thailand Grand Prix after Johann Zarco finished seventh on the best of the RC213Vs, four places ahead of the highest-placed Yamaha of Jack Miller.

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The key takeaways from 2025 MotoGP pre-season testing

MotoGP held five days of testing in Malaysia and Thailand in February, giving all five manufacturers a chance to hone their new bikes before the start of the season later this month.

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Quartararo explains why he's Yamaha's traction control now

Fabio Quartararo has said Yamaha’s latest step in MotoGP performance is down to an electronics tweak that allows the riders to have more input on the throttle.

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Miller, Binder, Quartararo escape injury after Malaysian GP crash

Jack Miller, Brad Binder and Fabio Quartararo all emerged from the second-corner incident at Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix without serious injury.

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MotoGP “committed” on Valencia GP but focus on flooding support effort

MotoGP says it "remains committed" to running its season finale Valencia Grand Prix as scheduled in November, but that its focus is on support after flooding in the Valencia region has destroyed roads and killed over 50 people.

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MotoGP Thailand GP: Bagnaia in charge for pole as Martin crashes

Francesco Bagnaia held the upper hand in qualifying for the Thailand Grand Prix as he notched up his fourth pole position of the season in Buriram, while MotoGP title rival Jorge Martin suffered a crash.

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Rins: Leg injury not the reason for poor results

Alex Rins has stressed that his lack of competitiveness at struggling Yamaha has nothing to do with the limp with which he has been walking since his freak accident at Mugello over a year ago.

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Rossi takes another swipe at Marquez over bitter 2015 MotoGP feud

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has once again pointed the finger at Marc Marquez over a bitter feud that he believes cost him an eighth championship in the premier class.

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Rossi takes another aim at Marquez over bitter 2015 MotoGP feud

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has once again pointed the finger at Marc Marquez over a bitter feud that he believes cost him an eighth championship in the premier class.

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Yamaha debuts new engine in Assen MotoGP practice

Yamaha debuted a new MotoGP engine on Friday at the Dutch Grand Prix, but Fabio Quartararo doesn’t believe it is helping much at the flowing Assen track.

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MotoGP Italian GP: Bagnaia fastest in second practice but picks up a penalty

Bagnaia dominated the hour-long afternoon session with a 1m44.938s, but after an investigation by the FIM stewards for blocking Alex Marquez on a flying lap, he has been given a three-place grid penalty.

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How a chain change led to a Barcelona MotoGP practice “mess” for Quartararo

Barcelona has typically been a strong venue for Yamaha, though the circuit's low-grip nature has worked against the M1 lately with its traction issues.

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Quartararo: France "first race this year that I feel competitive" in MotoGP

Quartararo enjoyed one of his stronger weekends on the weak Yamaha package in 2024 in front of his home crowd at Le Mans, qualifying eighth and fighting inside the top eight in the grand prix.

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Quartararo: France “first race this year that I feel competitive” in MotoGP

Quartararo enjoyed one of his stronger weekends on the weak Yamaha package in 2024 in front of his home crowd at Le Mans, qualifying eighth and fighting inside the top eight in the grand prix.

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Quartararo stresses ‘quality over quantity’ with upcoming Yamaha MotoGP update

The start to the 2024 MotoGP season has not been easy for Yamaha having scored just 19 points in the opening three rounds, with a best of eighth for Fabio Quartararo in the Portuguese Grand Prix.

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Quartararo says Yamaha MotoGP renewal down to ‘huge confidential’ changes

Last week Yamaha announced it had re-signed Quartararo to a new two-year contract, reportedly worth around €12 million per season, taking him through to the end of 2026.

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Why is the 2024 MotoGP Argentina Grand Prix cancelled?

The Argentina GP at Termas de Rio Honda was meant to represent the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season. However, on 31 January it was officially cancelled by series promoter Dorna Sports.Due to harsh government spending cuts imposed by Argentina’s new president Javier Milei, the grand prix – which…

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Quartararo: Yamaha's improved Portugal MotoGP form "not unexpected"

While last fortnight’s Qatar opener highlighted the widening gulf between Yamaha and the frontrunners in MotoGP at the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, the Japanese manufacturer appeared to close the gap back in Portimao as both 2021 champion Quartararo and new recruit Alex Rins earned an automatic entry into…

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Quartararo on heavy MotoGP tyre wear: 'The question is, can we finish the race?'

Quartararo could only muster a 12th-place finish in the best of the two factory Yamahas in Saturday’s half-distance race at the Losail International Circuit, finishing almost 13 seconds off the lead in what was only an 11-lap contest.

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Quartararo spoke to Rins more at test than to Morbidelli in four years as MotoGP team-mates

Quartararo made his MotoGP debut in 2019 alongside Morbidelli at the Yamaha SRT squad before the Frenchman was promoted to the works teams from the start of the 2021 season, when he claimed his first and so far only title.

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Quartararo spoken to Rins more at test than Morbidelli in four years as MotoGP team-mates

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Quartararo: Yamaha MotoGP team still chasing mechanical grip "missing since 2019"

The Japanese manufacturer had been testing an upgraded version of the M1 across the two tests at Sepang this month in its pursuit to close the gap to the front and become a race-winning force in MotoGP again.

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Gallery: The F1-inspired aero devices spotted in MotoGP's Sepang test

Miguel Oliveira, Trackhouse Racing Team (Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images) Jack Miller, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images) Michele Pirro, Pramac Racing (Photo by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Images) Pedro Acosta, Tech3 GASGAS Factory Racing (Photo by: Gold and…

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Quartararo 'not feeling any better' on 2024 Yamaha MotoGP bike but sees potential

Quartararo heads into the new season on the back of Yamaha’s first winless MotoGP campaign in two decades, as the Iwata marque lost more ground to its European rivals in the development race last year.

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