MotoGP
The 225mph MotoGP bike: how fast is too fast?
Johann Zarco’s jaw-dropping top speed during last weekend’s Qatar grand prix raised inevitable questions…
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“Rossi has always found the media’s obsession with milestones tiresome”
Valentino Rossi commenced his 26th grand prix season and his 22nd in the premier MotoGP class on March 28, thereby extending his record as the sport’s longest-serving rider. Rossi’s career…
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Is Ducati using ground effect for more grip in MotoGP?
Ducati unveiled its latest Aero at the Qatar tests last month and eagle-eyed observers quickly spotted an unusual design feature that could signal a new front in the battle for…
MotoGP
Pol’s Honda MotoGP debut: just one-tenth off the pace
The first race of the 73rd season of world championship racing reaped the second-closest top ten in seven decades of premier-class racing – a mere 9.288 seconds separating stellar rookie…
MotoGP
‘You only use top speed once a lap’ — engine quandary behind Qatar MotoGP battle
The season-opening Qatar GP was a battle of two MotoGP philosophies – top speed versus corner speed
MotoGP
Andrea Dovizioso joining Aprilia would be like a KGB agent joining the CIA*
*or vice versa
Aprilia is ready to do great things in MotoGP and will do even better if it can acquire Andrea Dovizioso’s priceless 90-degree V4 intelligence
Motorcycle News
Was Mike Hailwood better than Valentino Rossi?
On the afternoon of September 17, 1961 Mike Hailwood rode a Honda RC162 to victory in the Swedish 250cc grand prix to clinch his first world title. Just three months…
MotoGP
Marc Márquez to miss first two races of MotoGP 2021 season
Marc Márquez and his Honda team announce he will miss the first rounds of the 2021 MotoGP season in Qatar
F1
Silverstone GP ticket giveaway for NHS staff and key workers
Silverstone is giving away 10,000 tickets for this summer's events to NHS staff and key workers, in recognition of the challenges they faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Entries to the…
Motorcycle News
'Pure gold' - Murray Walker on Mike Hailwood's '65 TT victory
The passing of dear Murray Walker at the ripe age of 97 triggered a wonderful torrent of tributes for a man who was among the most beloved figures in motor sport. Then the sad news got…
MotoGP
Sports bike test for Marc Márquez in race to recover for MotoGP season
A video released shows Marc Márquez riding out of the Barcelona pitlane on Honda sports bike
MotoGP
Who will be 2021 MotoGP world champion?
Asking someone to predict the outcome of MotoGP 2021 after just four days of preseason testing – and all of it around a track which has little relevance to the…
MotoGP
Marc Márquez rides bike again for first time since July last year
Marc Márquez has posted a video of himself riding a motorcycle for the first time since his aborted MotoGP comeback last year
MotoGP
Is Ducati using ground effect for more grip in MotoGP?
Ducati unveiled its latest aero at the Qatar tests – is the Italian factory using downforce to increase cornering grip, a new area of MotoGP aerodynamics performance?
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1971: the start of the two-stroke GP motorcycle revolution: Mat Oxley
Grand prix motorcycle racing reached an important crossroads 50 years ago. Imagine that Jackie Stewart’s closest rivals during the 1971 F1 World Championship were a bunch of young upstarts driving…
MotoGP
Suzuki’s GSX-RR: don’t touch a thing!
Imagine you’re sat around a table with half a dozen Suzuki engineers in the factory’s race department, discussing what needs to be done to the GSX-RR MotoGP bike for 2021.…
MotoGP
Fausto Gresini 1961-2021
Fausto Gresini, who has lost his life to Covid-19, raced and worked in MotoGP at a time when the sport was safer than it has ever been. And yet the…
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