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.
Last Tuesday MotoGP announced that it will ban controversial front-end shapeshifting technology from the end of this season. This decision is of huge significance for the future of MotoGP, because…
Formula 1-inspired, accumulator-operated holeshot/shapeshifting device and other tech spots from the first two MotoGP rounds
Mandalika is the 65th circuit to host a MotoGP round in seven decades of Grand Prix racing and by far the remotest GP venue ever created, so what’s the circuit’s story?
A thrilling, rain-lashed Indonesian GP followed two difficult days of dry practice, when Michelin’s special, super-stiff rear slick caused lots of problems for the MotoGP grid
There’s not much point in me writing a review for MotoGP Unlimited because the documentary series wasn’t made for me, just like Drive To Survive wasn’t made for the Formula…
MotoGP is going racing with motorcycles specifically engineered to go racing. The USA’s King of the Baggers, underbones in Asia and the earliest superbike racing are the exact opposite. So what’s the attraction?
Most factories want to get rid of so-called shapeshifters, but the current system doesn’t allow a ban. Yet. Here’s the latest on MotoGP’s politics of technology
One race doesn’t make a championship, but the performance of Honda’s all-new RC213V and KTM’s new-concept RC16 suggests both will be back in the fray this year. Here’s why
Enea Bastianini stormed to victory in Sunday’s season-opening Qatar GP, underlining his talent and proving that a fully sorted old bike can be better than a brand-new bike
Many people declared the Marc Márquez era to be over following his rash of injuries, but is it? Plus plenty more thoughts on the 2022 MotoGP season, which kicks off in Qatar on Sunday
We drive southwest from ‘King’ Kenny’s ranch, where America’s Grand Prix dominance began, down the Californian coast on Highway One, the smell of the Pacific Ocean dazzling our nostrils. We…
Downforce aerodynamics is increasingly important in MotoGP but more downforce means more drag, which is a problem for the less powerful inline-four machines used by Suzuki and Yamaha