Pecco Bagnaia – who goes to Valencia this week hoping to retain his MotoGP crown – may look smooth and controlled on his Ducati but he does some radical things to find his speed. He talks mad braking, what he expects from the 2024 Desmosedici and why today’s riders will have shorter careers
Danilo Petrucci has had a unique experience during the last three seasons, going from Michelin to Dunlop to Pirelli. So how do the tyres compare, where are they good and where are they bad? The MotoGP winner reveals all…
Brad Binder talks riding technique – why MotoGP riders use less electronics, not more, how he locks the front tyre without crashing, why the leg dangle helps him tip into corners, why setting up a bike with downforce aero is so different and much more…
2020 MotoGP king Mir is rumoured to be joining Honda next year, so what are the secrets of his riding technique and how will they translate to the RC213V?
The hugely popular 1993 500cc world champion tells us about some of his scariest moments, some of his nastiest crashes and his greatest victories
Few grand prix stars are as revered as Kevin Schwantz, the 1993 500cc world champion, who rode with an ocean of natural riding talent and a tidal wave of aggression
Franco Morbidelli became Valentino Rossi’s first protégé when he moved from Rome to Tavullia in 2008, at the age of 13. And when Rossi established the VR46 Riders Academy in…
Mick Doohan raced 500 GPs from 1989 to 1999, during which time the 500 two-strokes evolved from truly malevolent machines to mostly rider-friendly missiles. His debut season, aboard Honda’s vicious…
Why do you think you’ve had more immediate success in MotoGP than you had in Moto2 and Moto3? I think that to be fast in this category you don’t only…
Just over one week before MotoGP’s first MotoE race we find out how the world’s top electric motorcycle racer wins with sparks instead of explosions
Would you say you are a very smooth rider? Yes. Does this come from you working out that this is now the best way to ride a MotoGP bike or…
You rode your rookie MotoGP season in 2015, so was it difficult in 2016 switching from factory electronics to control software and from Bridgestones to Michelins? Electronics-wise, not really, because…
This interview was conducted last season, before Crutchlow had his monster crash at Phillip Island, but everything still holds true… MotoGP is three seasons into its technical new regulations, so…
The Frenchman was a revelation during his rookie MotoGP season in 2017 and finished top non-factory rider last season – so how does he do it? During 2017 and 2018…
One of MotoGP’s most exciting riders tells us how he gets the best out of his bikes, tyres and electronics Aleix Espargaró is yet to win a MotoGP race but…
Viñales reveals how he rode the rollercoaster of the last two seasons and why he’s planning to hire a sports psychiatrist for 2019 Photo courtesy of Yamaha Viñales joined Yamaha…
