Alex Murray

Alex Murray

Content Executive @ FreshPress Ltd

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Martin beats out Canet to take Moto3 victory in Qatar
Moto3

Martin beats out Canet to take Moto3 victory in Qatar

Jorge Martin managed to edge out rival Aron Canet to take victory in the first round of the Moto3 world championship. The Spaniard, who had a breakout year in 2017, battled hard throughout the race to beat Canet, who just missed out on victory on the line. The result sees Martin reverse his usual procedure. […]

Zarco takes sensational MotoGP pole in Qatar
MotoGP

Zarco takes sensational MotoGP pole in Qatar

Johann Zarco set a new pole record on his way to getting pole position for tomorrow’s opening race of the MotoGP world championship. The Frenchman put in a sensational lap to top the timesheets at the death, beating out more established riders by 0.202 seconds to start from pole tomorrow. Even Marc Marquez couldn’t beat […]

Alex Marquez starts 2018 right with Qatar Moto2 pole
Moto2

Alex Marquez starts 2018 right with Qatar Moto2 pole

Alex Marquez stormed to pole in Qatar, putting himself first on the grid for tomorrow’s opening round of the Moto2 world championship. The Spaniard set an unbeatable time midway through the session, that nobody could even come close to. Marquez will be joined on the front row by Italian’s Lorenzo Baldassarri and Francesco Bagnaia. The […]

Antonelli takes first Moto3 pole since 2016 at Qatar
Moto3

Antonelli takes first Moto3 pole since 2016 at Qatar

Nicolo Antonelli has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Moto3 race, his first since Le Mans in 2016. Antonelli had a dreadful season last year with the KTM Ajo Team. The Italian was constantly crashing, and was never near the front. However, this season Antonelli has moved to the SIC58 team, and has already gained them […]

Maverick Vinales tops first test in Qatar
MotoGP

Maverick Vinales tops first test in Qatar

With the 2018 season getting closer and closer, Maverick Vinales has topped the first test session in Qatar. The Spaniard ended the first test with his Yamaha M1 on top of the timesheets. Vinales beat out Andrea Dovizoso and Andrea Iannone, who placed second and third at the Losail circuit. Johann Zarco was fourth, whilst […]

Francesco Bagnaia to ride for Pramac Ducati in 2019
Moto2

Francesco Bagnaia to ride for Pramac Ducati in 2019

Ducati have today announced that they have secured the signing of highly-rated Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia for the 2019 season. The Italian, who is part of Valentino Rossi’s rider academy, and also riders for the Sky VR46 Moto2 team, will ride for the Pramac team after signing a contract directly with the Ducati Factory. Bagnaia […]

Luthi crashes as Morbidelli takes pole
Moto2

Luthi crashes as Morbidelli takes pole

Franco Morbidelli took another step towards taking the Moto2 world championship by taking pole position at Sepang. Morbidelli’s bid for the title was aided by a massive crash for his rival Tom Luthi. The Swiss rider ended up in fifth, but suffered a massive highside that saw him go to the medical centre. The winner last […]

Joan Mir clinches Moto3 world championship
Moto3

Joan Mir clinches Moto3 world championship

Joan Mir finally clinched the Moto3 world title after taking victory at Phillip Island. After dominating for almost the entire season, Mir would finally win the title after the race was red flagged for rain. The session had gone past two thirds race distance, meaning it was stopped. This meant Mir beat out Romano Fenati, […]

Marquez fastest as conditions leave Rossi and Lorenzo in Q1
MotoGP

Marquez fastest as conditions leave Rossi and Lorenzo in Q1

Marc Marquez topped a wet FP3 session that saw no riders improve on their previous times. The conditions meant that Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo will both have to go through Q1 if they are to start in the top twelve for tomorrow’s race. On combined practice times, Aleix Espargaro continued to head the field after […]

Marquez leads after FP1 at Phillip Island
MotoGP

Marquez leads after FP1 at Phillip Island

Marc Marquez began an important weekend for the championship in great fashion, ending the first free practice session in first place. The championship leader was able to beat out his championship rival Andrea Dovizioso, who would end the morning in fourth place. Johann Zarco was second, just a week after his pole position at Motegi. Jack Miller […]

Franco Morbidelli takes vital win for championship charge
Moto2

Franco Morbidelli takes vital win for championship charge

Franco Morbidelli took a vital win for his world championship chances at Aragon. The Marc VDS rider managed to just beat out Mattia Pasini too extend his championship lead over Tom Luthi with just four rounds left of the championship. Morbidelli managed to get away from the pack early, before Pasini caught up to him. The pair […]

Joan Mir takes hard fought victory at Aragon
Moto3

Joan Mir takes hard fought victory at Aragon

Joan Mir took a hard thought victory at Aragon, practically wrapping his championship up as the championship moves on to the Asian rounds. Mir took victory as his championship rival Romano Fenati struggled. The Italian could only finish down in tenth, meaning that Mir has a lead of over 80 points with four rounds remaining. Fabio […]