MotoGP
Le Mans MotoGP: Fantastique Zarco makes the French sing
Johann Zarco surfed through the rainy chaos at Le Mans to take a hugely popular MotoGP victory, while Marc Márquez kept it together to take vital championship points
Mat Oxley
Columnist
As a racer, Mat is an Isle of Man TT winner and lap record holder. As a scribbler, he’s been at it since the late 1980s and has written acclaimed biographies of Valentino Rossi and Mick Doohan – plus he’s an award-winning commentator too.
Latest articles from Mat
MotoGP
There’s a better way to punish riders who break MotoGP’s hated tyre-pressure rule
MotoGP’s minimum pressure rule isn’t only arbitrary, it could also have an unexpected effect on the championship outcome. Luckily, there’s an easy fix…
MotoGP
Jerez MotoGP test takeaways: Still chasing Ducati
Quartararo tested a more powerful Yamaha engine, which he may race next week at Le Mans, Aprilia evaluated new seat aero, Honda tried MotoGP's first chassis parts incorporating ground-effect elements and Ducati worked on the problem that's hampering its factory riders
MotoGP
Alex Márquez: I saw Marc crash and said 'Today is your day’
There was hardly a dry eye in the house when Alex Márquez swept to his first MotoGP victory at sold-out Jerez on Sunday, but there were plenty of worried faces in the factory Ducati garage. Why so?
MotoGP
Twenty years of MotoGP tech rule changes – where has it got us?
MotoGP has never had a more unpopular technical regulation than its tyre-pressure rule, which robbed Maverick Viñales of a podium finish in last week's Qatar GP. But that's just one of many dozens of new rules over the past two decades – so what's the story?
MotoGP
Honda gets serious: Toprak and Acosta in its MotoGP sights
Honda’s MotoGP project currently has huge momentum, which is why it’s jumping early into the 2026/2027 rider market, chasing Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Pedro Acosta
MotoGP
Qatar MotoGP: Márquez on another level, Viñales out of luck
Marc Márquez was on another level at Losail, while Viñales magicked amazing speed out of nowhere in the 2025 MotoGP Qatar GP, Honda made another step and Martin put himself back in hospital
MotoGP
'Bagnaia is like a mosaic – every year he adds one or two new pieces'
Bagnaia won his first race of 2025 at COTA but he’s still 5-1 down to his team-mate Marc Márquez, so how will their duel go this weekend in Qatar, which is supposed to better suit Bagnaia’s riding style?
MotoGP
MotoGP isn’t just about riding fast – subterfuge was always part of the game
Motorcycle racing is a nasty business, which is why many greatest racers indulge in questionable tactics. Following Marc Márquez’s COTA stunt, here are a few dodgy tales about former MotoGP kings Barry Sheene, Eddie Lawson and Phil Read
MotoGP
Márquez: ‘The championship changes in a millisecond’
Marc Márquez seemed to have hoodwinked them all before Sunday’s COTA Grand Prix got underway, then he threw it all away and Pecco Bagnaia swept to his first win of 2025
MotoGP
Luca Marini: 'A complete rider? Never, not even on your last day on a MotoGP bike'
Luca Marini scored his first MotoGP podium at COTA two years ago, aboard a VR46 Ducati. This week he’s back there in a different situation, working to get Honda back to the front of the pack. So how does the Italian ride a MotoGP bike and help Honda redevelop its RC213V?
MotoGP
Agostini’s and Rossi’s MotoGP records are now within Márquez’s grasp
Marc Márquez is on his way to surpassing Valentino Rossi and Giacomo Agostini to become the most successful MotoGP rider of all time. But could this new target ruin his focus on what really matters: winning world championships?
