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. Ducati riders Andrea Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone do not expect their race fuel reduction to make a difference in this weekend’s Austin MotoGP..
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Following the Ducati Team’s results at the Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar, its fuel allowance has been reduced from 24 to 22 litres.
An official nod to the Ducati team progress.
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Yesterday, Ducati fans worldwide tuned in to a race run in the night and were treated to a day like no other. It had been a long time in the making. In the process pride was swallowed, friendships and careers destroyed, help was sought from unlikely places and the total team structure was turned upside down. But the light at the end of the tunnel turned out to be the 3600 bulbs that light the Losail Circuit, where every night since Thursday the Ducati team took to the track on the all new GP15 and looked more and more likely in possession of what could legitimately be described as a track weapon. Frankly it seemed too good too soon.
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Ducati fans, happy to no longer be called "long suffering", the end is here
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Andrea Dovizioso fended off Marc Marquez to keep Ducati on top for a second day of MotoGP testing in Qatar. In a repeat of Saturday's session, Ducati teammates Dovizioso and Andrea Iannone and Honda man Marquez swapped the top spot between themselves through the evening, as again most riders waited...
So great seeing (my preferred version of) the correct order of the grid coming back...
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'We can do what we want [for Qatar], from Gigi’s [Dall'Igna] side there is no problem, but I believe we have a big margin to improve the [new] bike and GP14.3 – no' - Andrea Dovizioso.
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It has been a very tough year for Cal Crutchlow. Coming off the high of 2013, the year in which he scored four podiums, finished fifth in the championship, and looked certain to score his first win in MotoGP, his season in Ducati has been a massive challenge. Technical malfunctions, crashes, and a battle to find a way around the chronic understeer which plagues the Desmosedici. Crutchlow lingers in the middle of the pack, not fighting at the sharp end. This was not the season which Crutchlow had envisaged when he signed for Ducati.
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Find out more about the Ducati Team and the respective crews of Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow!
Elite mechanics are cool!
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American MotoGP technician shares his two favorite tools.
He's one of four people responsible for the daily on-track function of Andrea Dovizioso’s factory Desmosedici GP14.
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Pramac Racing’s Andrea Iannone secured fourth on the grid ahead of both Ducati Team riders at the Iveco Daily TT Assen on Friday.
Mixed weather made for a tricky Q2 at the historic Assen track. ‘Open’ equipped Aleix Espargaro (NGM Forward Racing) was able to claim pole ahead of factory riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda).
Iannone put in an impressive performance, fighting through a group of riders to achieve a 1’40.786s, good enough for fourth. Cal Crutchlow (Ducati Team) was fifth, with fellow factory rider Andrea Dovizoso in seventh.
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In a heavily secured workshop in Southern England is one man’s multi-million pound personal motorcycle collection. It includes more MotoGP bikes and World Superbikes than even the Ducati factory itself owns. Rumoured to be worth in the region of £50,000,000. We were let in to the secret location for a quick look round, and still can’t quite believe what we saw.
This collection is legendary...
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Comments after today's Superpole:
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The Ducati Superbike Team made an extremely positive start to its ‘home’ race weekend at the Misano World Circuit today; thanks to a very fast final lap at the session’s end, Davide Giugliano projected himself into overall first place, with teammate Chaz Davies concluding the first day of action in fourth position.
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The Ducati Superbike Team returns to it's home track for racing action from Italy this weekend.
Photos - Ducati
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In a demonstration of support, the Turn Back Crime logo has been added to the racing motorcycles of Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow, and Pramac Racing Team’s Andrea Iannone, for the race.
Roraima A. Andriani, Executive Director of the Turn Back Crime campaign, said: “INTERPOL is thrilled to team up with Ducati in a joint effort to turn back crime, and we are delighted they are adopting this campaign to create awareness, generate engagement and encourage action. Ducati’s support will help the campaign move forward at full speed, while strengthening the message that, together, we can put the brakes on crime.”
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Sunday Quote Machine:
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Cal Crutchlow responded to a question about braking distances in MotoGP being three times the size of a football pitch with a stat of his own..
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MotoGP ace Cal Crutchlow won the latest round of the Black Grace Cowley-sponsored Isle of Man Cycling League on Sunday.
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“I think it’s going to be a tough circuit for us” - Cal Crutchlow..
Factory Ducati riders Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso are predicting a tough MotoGP event at Catalunya this weekend.
Dovizioso finished seventh for the team in Barcelona year, but was over 30 seconds from victory, and describes the bike as 'a little better' than last year.
“I hope to do well at Montmelò with my Desmosedici GP14: it's a very strange track, with lots of fast corners and one long straight,” said Dovizioso. “Last year was quite bad, with ninth on the grid and seventh in the race, but it is one of my favourite tracks. The bike is a little bit better than last year, and we have to try and get the maximum as always.”
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Ducati Grandstand at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will be the place to be to watch the nail-biting action for the only US stop of the 2014 FIM Superbike World Championship.
Tribuna Ducati Ticket Package
• 3–Day Admission and Paddock Pass
• Turn 4 Ducati Grandstand Seat
• Ducati Motorcycle Parking Pass
• Ducati On-track Parade Lap on Friday
• Ducati Track Walk
• Commemorative Ducati Gift
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You need this. Why? How are you going to show off your beautiful Ducati if it's not parked on Ducati Island???
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