MotoGP 2020: Cornering comparison
After taking a look at three of MotoGP's recent world champions - Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marqu🎐ez – pictured at the same corner during various stages of their careers, our latest animation focuses only on the 💎2020 grid.
We’ve used photos taken at the same corner of the Sepang Circuit during February's Official test to highlight riding-style differences. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible to source pictures of every 𝓡2020 rider at the t𒊎urns in question, but all six manufacturers are covered.
After taking a look at three of MotoGP's recent world champions - Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez – p💎ictured at the same corner during various stages of their careers, our latest animation focuses only on the 2020 grid.
We’ve used photos taken at the same corner of the Sepang Circui♚t during February's Official test to highlight riding-style differences. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible to sou♉rce pictures of every 2020 rider at the turns in question, but all six manufacturers are covered.
While it's impossible to know how hard a rider was pus🍸hing at the moment the photo was taken, the pictures are ran꧒ked roughly in order of helmet height above the asphalt (highest to lowest).
Markers have been placed at the side of the photos to help with com🍸parisons, plus some circled highlights…
MotoGP has announced a revised 13-r♏ound European calendar, starting at Jerez on July 19 and concluding at Valencia on November 15.
A decision on the four TBC flyaway rounds is to m𝐆ade by the end of July.
Revised 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends) | |||||||||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit | ||||||
| 15 July | Official Test | Jerez | ||||||
1 | 19 July | Spain | Jerez | ||||||
2 | 26 July | Andalusia | Jerez | ||||||
| 2 August |
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3 | 9 August | Czech Republic | Brno | ||||||
4 | 16 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring | ||||||
5 | 23 August | Styria | Red Bull Ring | ||||||
30 August | |||||||||
6 September | |||||||||
6 | 13 September | San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano | ||||||
7 | 20 September | Emilia Romagna e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano | ||||||
8 | 27 September | Catalunya | Barcelona | ||||||
4 October | |||||||||
9 | 11 October | France | Le Mans | ||||||
10 | 18 October | Aragon | Aragon | ||||||
11 | 25 October | Teruel | Aragon | ||||||
1 November | |||||||||
12 | 8 November | Europe | Ricardo Tormo | ||||||
13 | 15 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Ricardo Tormo (Final European race) | ||||||
22 November | |||||||||
29 November | |||||||||
| 6 December |
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| 13 December |
| Deadline for any Flyaway races. | ||||||
MotoGP 2020: List of 'To Be Confirmed' events | |||||||||
1 |
| Thailand | Buriram | ||||||
2 |
| Malaysia | Sepang | ||||||
3 |
| Americas | COTA | ||||||
4 | 22 November | Argentina | Termas de Rio Hondo | ||||||
MotoGP 2020: List of Cancelled events | |||||||||
1 |
| Qatar (MotoGP class) | Losail | ||||||
2 |
| Italy | Mugello | ||||||
3 |
| Germany | Sachsenring | ||||||
4 |
| Netherlands | Assen | ||||||
5 |
| Finland | KymiRing | ||||||
6 |
| Great Britain | Silverstone | ||||||
7 |
| Japan | Motegi | ||||||
8 |
| Australia | Phillip Island | ||||||
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and 🔴go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
