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Sameer Contractor

Nov 19, 2019, 4:20 PM

MotoGP: Alex Marquez To Join Repsol Honda Alongside Brother Marc Marquez

Squashing all rumours and speculations, Repsol Honda has announced that Moto2 champion Alex Marquez will be joining the MotoGP team in 2020. Marquez Junior is none other than eight-time world champion Marc Marquez's brother and steps in place of the now-retired Jorge Lorenzo. The three-time MotoGP world champion announced his retirement last week ahead of the Valencia Grand Prix, bringing the curtains down on his racing career. With Lorenzo moving out, speculations were rife about who would replace him at Honda with rider Johann Zarco also said to be in contention, given his promising run in the last three races as part of the LCR Honda team.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 18, 2019

  F1: Verstappen Wins Crazy Brazil GP As Gasly & Sainz Bag First Podium Finish

  It was a mad weekend at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil as Red Bull's Max Verstappen converted a pole position start into a victory. Bt it was Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly, who managed to steal the show in a last-lap battle with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton for a second-place finish. While Hamilton did take the final spot on the podium, a five-second penalty post a collision with Alex Albon resulted in McLaren's Carlos Sainz Jr being promoted to third. Both Gasly and Sainz took their respective career's first-ever podium finish in F1 in a big push for the teams. It was a disaster of a race for Scuderia Ferrari with the team looking at a podium finish but ended with a double DNF as both its drivers collided with each other.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 17, 2019

  MotoGP: Marc Marquez Takes 12th Season Win In Valencia GP As Honda Bags Constructors' Title

  Marc Marquez bagged his 12th win of the 2019 MotoGP season with the Valencia Grand Prix, collecting a total of 420 points, the highest by any rider in a single season. The win also helped team Repsol Honda secure the 2019 MotoGP Constructors' title. Following Marquez was pole-sitter Fabio Quartararo who finished second on the podium, followed by Jack Miller of Pramac Ducati taking the final spot. The podium finish also helped Quartararo take fifth place in overall standings ahead of Danilo Petrucci of Ducati with a total 192 points, behind factory riders Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati, Maverick Vinales of Yamaha and Alex Rins of Suzuki.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 15, 2019

  MotoGP: Three Time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo Announces Retirement

  Three-time MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo has decided to hang his racing boots, as he announced his retirement from the grand prix racing at the end of this season. The announcement came ahead of the season finale Valencia GP this weekend, and amidst the worst season for the Honda rider plagued by multiple injuries. Furthermore, the difficulty to adapt to the Honda RC213V further made things complicated, which meant he hasn't had a top-10 finish this season. This definitely comes as a surprise to Lorenzo's fans who still thought he had a couple of seasons left behind before calling it quits.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 12, 2019

  WRC: Rally Of Australia Cancelled Due To Wildfires

  The final round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) scheduled for this weekend, has now been cancelled due to serious bushfires that affect the northern NSW. The decision to cancel the Kennards Hire Rally Australia was taken after extensive consultation with the NSW Government, the FIA, emergency services and the local community, the organised said in a statement. The state is experiencing its worst-ever bushfire conditions, which have resulted in the declaration of a State of Emergency, a statewide total fire ban and conditions in some regions.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 12, 2019

  WRC2: Gaurav Gill Set To Return To Racing With Rally Of Australia

  India's ace rally driver, Gaurav Gill will be participating in the Rally of Australia, part of the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) programme, set to take place this weekend. Gill competes in the WRC2 category and this will be his second outing this year after competing in the Rally of Turkey in September this year. The rally marks Gill's to racing after the unfortunate incident during the INRC round of Jodhpur back in September this year, where his rally car had a collision with the locals on a motorcycle. The Arjuna Awardee had taken a sabbatical following the incident to recover both physically and mentally, he said in a recent interview.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 4, 2019

  F1: Lewis Hamilton Bags Sixth Formula 1 World Championship As Bottas Wins US GP

  Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claimed his sixth Formula 1 world championship title as he finished the United States Grand Prix in second place, behind teammate Valtteri Bottas. The Mercedes drivers were in a title fight at the start of the US GP, and Hamilton would have to finish ninth or below to keep the title fight alive in the next round. However, a strong start from Hamilton coupled with a one-stop strategy put him in the top contention for the race win. But Bottas caught up in the final stages to take the win at the Circuit of the Americas. Coming in third was Max Verstappen in what was a dramatic race for the Red Bull driver.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 3, 2019

  MotoGP: Vinales Dominates Malaysian GP To Victory; Marquez Finished Second

  It was redemption day for Yamaha's Maverick Vinales, who converted a fantastic start into a much-awaited win in the 2019 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix. The factory Yamaha rider had fallen from the lead on the final lap in the Australian GP but the top spot eluded him for only one week. Vinales' fantastic run made for a spectacle on the Sepang circuit, only to be followed by Honda's Marc Marquez finishing in second place, after starting 11th on the grid after a crash on Saturday. Meanwhile, Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso came in third in the penultimate race of the season.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 1, 2019

  F1: 2021 Car Revealed; FIA Presents Regulations For New Formula 1 Era

  Formula One fans have had a long wait to witness the all-new car. While we did get a preview in a simulation earlier this year, here's the first proper appearance of the 2021 F1 car that promises a new era for racing along with a change in the regulations of the sport, which will reshape Grand Prix racing as we know it. The new F1 car and the new regulations have been developed after a period of two years of work that involved both analyses of both on and off-track operations, the FIA and the F1. The new regulations promise to promote closer racing and more balanced competition, something that eludes the circuits at present. It also aims to bring more sustainability to the sport, according to the promoters.

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