Tag: MotoGP
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MotoGP’s New Safety Car is a 617 HP BMW M8 Competition
This purpose-built 617 hp BMW M8 Competition replaces the F90 M5 as MotoGP’s latest Safety Car. Powered by a 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that belts out 617 hp of power, the all-new BMW M8 Competition has reported for safety car duties for the ongoing MotoGP season. The sports coupe which replaces the F90 M5 made its…
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MotoGP Legend Valentino Rossi Crashes his Audi RS6
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has crashed his Audi RS6. Rossi wrecked his car while leaving a ski resort at Madonna di Campiglio in Italy. Fortunately, no one was hurt although the same cannot be said about the Audi RS6. Rossi lost control of his V8 powered station wagon and must have hit rear end…
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MotoGP Champ Jorge Lorenzo Tests Hamilton’s Mercedes-AMG F1 Car
MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo got a rare opportunity to get behind the wheel of a championship winning Formula 1 car. Lorenzo drove Lewis Hamilton’s 2014 Mercedes-AMG F1 W05 Hybrid racer at Silverstone recently. The Spaniard is used to racing on two wheels and it took some warming up before getting into a Formula 1 car.…
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Fernando Alonso: MotoGP Riders are Heroes
The MotoGP circus was at Mugello this weekend for the Italian grand prix. Jorge Lorenzo won the race by 100th of a sec from Marc Marquez. Like most premier class events, the grand prix did attract some high profile visitors. McLaren-Honda F1 driver Fernando Alonso paid a visit to see the daredevils on two wheels…
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2016 BMW M2 MotoGP Safety Car Unveiled
The 2016 MotoGP season will kick off under the watch of the new BMW M2 MotoGP Safety Car. Based on the recently launched M2 coupe, this season’s official MotoGP safety car has just been unveiled. BMW M has been a long time partner of the MotoGP racing series. In 2016, the M4 based safety car will be…