Is this man Yamaha’s secret weapon in MotoGP?
Tom O’Kane has been working in MotoGP since the late 1980s, when he joined the paddock’s most go-ahead team – Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha – to introduce the first serious…
Marc Marquez followed a path laid down by Max Verstappen last year, tearing his Honda RC213V down the Hahnenkamm in Austria.
In typical Marquez style, there was no holding back: “It was really difficult to keep the bike under control, but I’m young and it’s good fun to try some crazy things!
“We enjoyed it, and we could see after a few runs everything that was possible. The piste was really well prepared. I could really get going and I had a great feeling out there. The grip was unbelievable, even for a wheelie!”
Tom O’Kane has been working in MotoGP since the late 1980s, when he joined the paddock’s most go-ahead team – Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha – to introduce the first serious…
Next week’s opening pre-season tests at Sepang will be the first time MotoGP uses its spec tyre pressure sensors in preparation for the introduction of new minimum-pressure rules. So how will these new regulations affect the riders, the manufacturers and the spectacle?
There are all the usual reasons we talk about when discussing Ducati’s MotoGP success, but underpinning it all is something that no one really talks about: computer modelling, virtual reality and artificial intelligence…
Aprilia goes into the 2023 MotoGP world championship as a genuine title challenger. Technical director Romano Albesiano guides us through the latest RS-GP developments, from engine to aero