MotoGP
Assen MotoGP: when the going gets weird
Quartararo crashes and Bagnaia wins to reignite the MotoGP title fight, rookie Bezzecchi and Espargaro amaze and the Japanese factories are nowhere. Somehow Assen never disappoints
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
Giacomo Agostini: the man not even Valentino Rossi could beat
Giacomo Agostini has won more motorcycle Grands Prix and more World Championships than anyone else. The Italian just celebrated his 80th birthday, so now is a good time to honour him
MotoGP
German MotoGP: ‘Fabio is more of an animal’
Sometimes you can do no wrong. Other times you can do nothing right This is how it is for two of MotoGP’s championship favourites – Fabio Quartararo and Pecco Bagnaia…
MotoGP
Miguel Oliveira: How I ride
MotoGP riders use a lot of crazy tricks to get the best out of the world’s fastest, most-complicated racing motorcycles. And there are few better riders to tell us about those tricks than Miguel Oliveira
Road Racing & IoM TT News
Motorcycle racing’s holy trinity and bad news from the Isle of Man
Last weekend was surely motorcycle racing’s biggest-ever super Saturday/Sunday. The Isle of Man Superbike TT, the Spa 24 hours and the Catalan MotoGP round all happening at the same time…
MotoGP
Quartararo annihilates his rivals like Marc Márquez used to
Fabio Quartararo gets better and better, thanks to a riding technique that’s proactive, not reactive. Plus Aleix Espargaró’s last-lap blunder and why many riders think Takaaki Nakagami should’ve been penalised for his Turn 1 mistake
MotoGP
MotoGP’s wheels that flex for more grip
Mugello tech roundup: what MotoGP’s wheel makers are doing to increase grip and reduce tyre-pressure problems, why KTM wants MotoGP aero banned, plus Honda’s new RC213V chassis
MotoGP
Márquez heads to his last-chance saloon in America’s Midwest
Six-time MotoGP king Marc Márquez will undergo further surgery to his right arm in the USA, which could be his last chance to keep racing
MotoGP
The MotoGP godfather has gone but his disciples still rule Mugello
VR46 riders won Sunday’s Italian GP and finished fifth and sixth, confirming that even though Valentino Rossi has gone he isn’t forgotten
MotoGP
Mugello MotoGP: No Rossi, no party?
This will be a weird weekend at Mugello – a bit like visiting a splendid stately home that’s haunted by the ghost of a much-loved lord of the manor. It’s…
MotoGP
MotoGP needs to fix its tyre-pressure overtaking problem
Two weeks after a processional Spanish GP at Jerez there were just two overtaking manoeuvres among the top four at Le Mans. Why is this and what needs to be done?
MotoGP
Le Mans MotoGP: Two Suzukis in the gravel – the correct end to the beginning of the end?
Joan Mir and Alex Rins were super-fast at Le Mans but the doomed Suzuki team went home with nothing but broken bikes
