Michael Scott
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In The Paddock Column (opens the original)
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The last season of the 1000cc bruisers is accelerating to its climax, with more tension and more possible champions than for years, probably ever. And certainly, in the modern four-stroke MotoGP era. The fortunes of the top riders—five, or possibly six, even at a stretch seven—are intertwined like embroidery, as one or another has a good/bad weekend, and the scores shift yet again. If one were given a cliche, one might pronounce that “nobody wants to win this championship.” Of course, the opposi
In The Paddock Column (opens the original)
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Turning points happen all the time. Sometimes they’re small, often reversible. But sometimes even the small ones are hugely significant. It was impossible to watch Marc Marquez at Silverstone for the British GP without wondering if we were witnessing a turning point. Just to recap, the multi-time champion finished ninth in Saturday’s Sprint and seventh in Sunday’s feature race. He was not even the top Ducati at a track where the once-dominant Desmosedicis struggled. He was beaten by his brother
In The Paddock Column (opens the original)
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It’s not fair. One make doing all the winning. Worse than that, it’s predictable, so it’s not entertaining. Something needs to be done! For once, this column isn’t about MotoGP, or not directly. The premier series is currently off enjoying a summer break, wildfires and sunstroke permitting. We’re looking at WorldSBK and British Superbikes. Production-based racing, where the different makes take part because of the shared mantra—win on Sunday, sell on Monday—and where Ducati’s Panigale V4 is maki
In The Paddock Column (opens the original)
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There is little comfort for medium-good grand prix riders when they reach a certain age. Medium-good is not meant to be pejorative. Any rider able to compete in the premier world championship is clearly extremely talented. There are very few exceptions to this, and certainly none in the current fevered climate of ultra-close competition with ever-shrinking margins. But with a conveyor belt of newcomers pushing through, and a brave new world of revised and (supposedly) upgraded MotoGP starting ne
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