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.
Only one rider offers any opposition to Ducati right now and it’s rookie Pedro Acosta, the only non-Desmosedici rider to have stood on a grand prix podium since April. But what about the crashes? No worries, it’s all part of the process
This weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix is obviously a big deal for MotoGP’s remaining Japanese manufacturers, but this year’s event is particularly significant, because if neither Honda nor Yamaha win at…
Mandalika disasters for Bastianini and Márquez, so now the title fight is a straightforward duel between Bagnaia, who prefers to be the hunter, not the hunted, and Martin, who has an aerodynamics trick up his sleeve for the last few races. And why was Acosta so fast on his KTM?
Yamaha’s MotoGP department found itself in the doldrums in the early 1980s, not unlike the last few seasons. The company may have won 1978, 1979 and 1980 500cc/MotoGP world championships…
‘King’ Kenny Roberts is one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time: huge talent, fiercely intelligent, unmatched technical knowhow and happy to do evil things to his rivals, as…
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu is the most exciting motorcycle racer on Earth right now, so what’s his riding technique and will it work in MotoGP? The Turkish World Superbike genius talks stoppies, breakdancing, riding MotoGP bikes and why he needs engine-brake more than anything
During Monday’s Misano tests all 22 MotoGP riders evaluated Michelin’s promising new front slick, designed to solve tyre-pressure problems, while Aprilia used Hollywood motion-capture technology to record how their riders move around their motorcycles
Natural-born risk-taker Marc Marquez made the difference at rainy Misano and put himself in the title fight, while Bagnaia played the percentages and Martin messed up big time
Ducati’s 2025 factory team line-up of Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Márquez has striking similarities to motor racing’s wildest partnership: McLaren Formula 1 team-mates Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. Will it provide the same fascination?
After four years of suffering Marc Márquez’s master plan – mapped out this time last year – is coming together perfectly. And here we go again with the feud between the house of Márquez and the house of VR46
A pit-lane fracas between Ducati and Aprilia staff at the recent Austrian grand prix highlighted MotoGP’s spy wars, which are becoming super-hi-tech and are all part of the fun!
Bagnaia has entered MotoGP’s top-ten pantheon, while Gigi Dall’Igna’s Ducati Desmosedici continues to destroy Honda records: all hail MotoGP’s greatest trinity of all time!
