Valentin Khorounzhiy
MotoGP Editor at The Race
MotoGP editor and occasional F1 writer at @wearetherace, co-host on The Race MotoGP Podcast. Formerly of @motorsport. Incessant Chelsea and NFL fan.
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5 days ago |
the-race.com | Valentin Khorounzhiy
Ducati MotoGP rider Pecco Bagnaia says he has accepted that there is a fundamental mismatch between his strengths and those of the 2025 bike - even if it makes him "mad". Though Bagnaia is just 20 points back from the championship lead after five rounds, the true performance picture is that he has not been the fastest rider at any of those five rounds - and that new team-mate Marc Marquez has consistently shown more pace.
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5 days ago |
the-race.com | Valentin Khorounzhiy
Marc Marquez rounded off a perfect run through MotoGP Friday practice with the new best premier-class lap at the Le Mans Bugatti circuit. Key moments:Marquez looks well aheadDi Giannantonio strugglingYamaha revitalisedHonda misses outMarquez was completely untouchable in first practice - setting the five fastest laps and two chalked-off laps that were also good enough for first place - and picked up where he left off in the hour-long second session.
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6 days ago |
the-race.com | Valentin Khorounzhiy
MotoGP 2025 championship favourite Marc Marquez was quickest by far to start the premier-class French Grand Prix weekend at Le Mans. Key moments:Marquez dominates first sessionBinder among Ducatis but on fresher tyresCrashes for Morbidelli, Rins, FernandezMarquez's 1m31.263s from the early going in the 45-minute session proved out of reach for everyone but the man himself, as Marquez closed out his session with an emphatic 1m30.764s on 21-lap-old tyres.
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1 week ago |
the-race.com | Valentin Khorounzhiy
There are three rookies on this year's MotoGP grid, and it would've been a problem for any of their respective team-mates if the rookies in question were running them close. It's not a problem Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez has had to worry about - Fermin Aldeguer has been improving at an impressive rate, but as evidenced by Marquez's actual championship lead he's had Aldeguer more than covered.
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1 week ago |
the-race.com | Valentin Khorounzhiy
Audi Formula 1 engine chief Adam Baker has departed the programme "by mutual agreement", Audi has revealed as part of its latest F1 restructuring. It means the Audi F1 project at the top is now effectively completely recognisable compared to when it was revealed - with the change on the engine side adding to the metamorphoses the project had undergone on the team/chassis side.
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Dunno if I should admit in public that I understand that reference
Cheryl Blossom experiencing the highs and lows of F1 racing 💅 https://t.co/GWC9F4t72U
Was a big Star Wars fan as a kid. Cooled off but still feel a lot of residual affection towards its missing bits and pieces. Andor is *obviously* the best Star Wars has ever been and it's not particularly close.
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What was the point then https://t.co/COZQIFmIZM
