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.
At Aragon, Marc Márquez scored maximum points for the first time in two months. Finally, he seems to have realised the trickiest part of the race is when the rear tyre is new, not when it's old
HRC's new technical director Roman Albesiano talks upgrades, his university dreams of motorcycle racing with ground effect, next month's first Pirelli tests and how the 2027 rules changes will make MotoGP "a totally different category"
KTM's new owner isn't keen on racing, which is why Dorna is chasing other manufacturers to increase their presence in MotoGP, in case the Indian/Austrian brand leaves the championship
Fabio Quartararo lost victory at Silverstone due to vicious ill luck, while Marc Márquez increased his championship advantage thanks to amazing good luck, but only after he had headbutted a track barrier
Fifty years ago this summer Yamaha made history by winning its first MotoGP championship, which also completed the domination of all categories by the two-stroke engine
Why did 120,000 fans turn up to watch Johann Zarco's fairytale victory at Le Mans last Sunday? Because motorcycle racing is a French invention – the first races, circuits, race bikes and top riders all came out of France
Johann Zarco surfed through the rainy chaos at Le Mans to take a hugely popular MotoGP victory, while Marc Márquez kept it together to take vital championship points
MotoGP’s minimum pressure rule isn’t only arbitrary, it could also have an unexpected effect on the championship outcome. Luckily, there’s an easy fix…
Quartararo tested a more powerful Yamaha engine, which he may race next week at Le Mans, Aprilia evaluated new seat aero, Honda tried MotoGP's first chassis parts incorporating ground-effect elements and Ducati worked on the problem that's hampering its factory riders
There was hardly a dry eye in the house when Alex Márquez swept to his first MotoGP victory at sold-out Jerez on Sunday, but there were plenty of worried faces in the factory Ducati garage. Why so?
MotoGP has never had a more unpopular technical regulation than its tyre-pressure rule, which robbed Maverick Viñales of a podium finish in last week's Qatar GP. But that's just one of many dozens of new rules over the past two decades – so what's the story?
Honda’s MotoGP project currently has huge momentum, which is why it’s jumping early into the 2026/2027 rider market, chasing Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Pedro Acosta
