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#MM93TitleChance - How Marquez can win the title at Motegi

If Marc Marquez wins Sunday’s MotoGP™ race at this weekend’s Motul Grand Prix of Japan he will seal his second premier class title in succession. But there are several other potential race results which could see the young Repsol Honda star retain the World Championship crown.

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Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team head for Motegi

After a fantastic victory by Jorge Lorenzo at Aragon last time out, the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team are ready for the tripleheader of ‘flyaway’ races, starting in Japan this weekend.

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Time schedule for the Motul Grand Prix of Japan

MotoGP™ is heading to the Far East for the Motul Grand Prix of Japan and it’s time to set your watches in order to be ready for the nine-hour time difference between GMT and the local time at Motegi.

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Repsol Honda ready for home race as Marquez gets first match point

After a difficult race at Aragon where late rain caused havoc in the dying laps and for the first time in 36 races - since Misano 2012 - a Repsol Honda rider failed to take a podium finish, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa are en route to Japan for the first of the three flyaway races.

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Dovizioso believes Ducati will be competitive in Japan

The Ducati Team is gearing up to tackle this weekend’s Motul Grand Prix of Japan, round 15 of the 2014 MotoGP™ World Championship and the first leg in a tough triple-header, which will continue with two more rounds in Australia and Malaysia over the following two weekends.

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Everything to play for ahead of Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup racing in Japan

The 22 riders of the 2014 Shell Advance Asia Talent Cup will head for Motegi for their seventh race of the year, coinciding with the MotoGP™ World Championship’s visit to the Japanese venue.

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Tech3 pair prepare for intense triple-header

Monster Yamaha Tech3 duo Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith travel to Japan for round 15 of the MotoGP™ World Championship full of confidence and ready for the fierce challenge at Motegi, aboard their YZR-M1 machines.

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Bridgestone look ahead to Motegi round

The Motul Grand Prix of Japan is the home round to the Japanese manufacturers involved in MotoGP™, including official tyre suppliers Bridgestone.

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Riders in good spirits approaching Motegi round

In the pre-event press conference ahead of the Motul Grand Prix of Japan on Thursday Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Aleix Espargaro, Hiroshi Aoyama and Maverick Viñales addressed the media as they prepare to embark on the first of the flyaway triple-header of races this weekend.

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Rivals on Marquez’s challenge to clinch the title

Ahead of this weekend’s racing at Motegi, where Marc Marquez has his first chance to clinch the 2014 MotoGP™ title, his rivals Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have given their thoughts on how the young Repsol Honda rider will handle the situation.

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Webb clarifies point on Ducati’s wet and dry podium results

Following Cal Crutchlow’s podium at Aragon last time out, Mike Webb, Race Director of the MotoGP™ World Championship, has clarified the situation regarding concessions relating to fuel, tyres and engines for the Ducati Team.

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Rossi: ‘If races are stopped it would be less dangerous’

Following Thursday’s Motul Grand Prix of Japan press conference Valentino Rossi provided an interview to the Italian Sky Sport MotoGP HD programme ‘Paddock Pass Show’.

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Rossi reflects on security after Aragon crash

Following Thursday’s Motul Grand Prix of Japan press conference Valentino Rossi provided an interview to the Italian Sky Sport MotoGP HD programme ‘Paddock Pass Show’.

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Marquez recovers from crash to place second in FP1

MotoGP™ World Champion Marc Marquez has the chance to clinch the 2014 premier class title this weekend in Japan, but things got off to a tricky start for him in FP1 as he crashed early in the session.

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Dovizioso clear at the top on first day

The MotoGP™ FP2 session at Motegi saw Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) set the standard on the first day of the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, with Jorge Lorenzo and Stefan Bradl also amongst the leading trio.

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Advantage to Dovizioso on opening day

Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso led the way at the Motul Grand Prix of Japan on Friday as the Italian took advantage of an extra soft tyre in FP2.

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Best Honda placing for Bradl on Friday

The Motul Grand Prix of Japan saw Stefan Bradl place his LCR Honda MotoGP machine third on the combined timesheets on day one.

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Positive starts for Lorenzo and Rossi

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi kicked off the first of the three flyaway triple-header weekends with a positive start in the first practices for this Sunday’s Motul Grand Prix of Japan.

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Pedrosa and Marquez outside top three after second practice

The Motul Grand Prix of Japan got underway on Friday, with Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez going into the weekend knowing he has his first opportunity to clinch the 2014 title.

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Marc VDS Racing to move up to MotoGP™ with Redding on board

The Marc VDS Racing Team is pleased to announce that they will make the step up to the premier class in 2015, after reaching an agreement with Honda Racing Corporation.

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