The brutal toll that modern MotoGP takes on its riders
Few see the work that goes on away from the circuits. We asked two MotoGP riders at opposite ends of their careers about what goes in to preparing for the world’s most punishing motor sport
Andrea Dovizioso returned to the top step of the podium with victory at Brno, multiple world champion Freddie Spencer gives his take on the race, the rivalry between Jorge Lorenzo and Dovi, and the importance of test riders in MotoGP.
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Few see the work that goes on away from the circuits. We asked two MotoGP riders at opposite ends of their careers about what goes in to preparing for the world’s most punishing motor sport
MotoGP is threatening rebels with heavy penalties if they don’t contest this weekend’s Qatar GP, where the main aim will be to rescue Liberty Media’s market value, which plummeted by almost £2 billion due to the US/Iran war
2025 winner Raul Fernandez remains the last victor at Phillip Island after last Sunday’s cancelled GP. The Spaniard’s premier-class chronicle has been just as tumultuous as MotoGP’s tenure at the Australian venue
What was Jorge Martin’s real mistake in the Phillip Island sprint which transformed the championship in Marc Márquez’s favour? And why riders shouldn’t stand for Liberty’s ridiculous new rules which threaten riders with track penalties for missing promo events