MotoGP
Exclusive: Yamaha’s V4 MotoGP bike seen for the first time!
After months of waiting, we’ve managed to get the first photos of Yamaha’s all-new MotoGP bike, designed to revive the factory’s fortunes in MotoGP
Mat Oxley
Columnist
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.
Latest articles from Mat
MotoGP
Assen MotoGP: Márquez tastes gravel and champagne
Marc Márquez woke up on Sunday morning unsure he could race, following two big crashes in practice for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. And yet he continued to steamroll his MotoGP rivals and the record books
MotoGP
Italian MotoGP: Márquez the machine monopolises Mugello
Marc Márquez has found his stride on Ducati's tricky GP25, the all-in 24/7 racing machine almost making it look easy at Mugello, where team-mate Pecco Bagnaia admitted it's impossible to think about winning the championship
MotoGP
What MotoGP handlebar buttons do: 'Now we have more, you can miss some!'
Riders have a lot to think about aboard their 300-horsepower MotoGP bikes, including 11 levers, buttons, switches and knobs on the left handlebar alone. No wonder they get confused!
MotoGP
Aragon MotoGP: 'Mandatory' Márquez on the march
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
MotoGP
How Honda made its MotoGP bike fast again
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"
MotoGP
Will new owner Bajaj keep KTM in MotoGP?
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
MotoGP
MotoGP British GP analysis: bad luck, good luck and a headbutt
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
MotoGP
Huge MotoGP history – It's 50 years since Yamaha's first crown!
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
MotoGP
Why do the French love motorcycle racing so much? Because they invented it!
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
MotoGP
Le Mans MotoGP: Fantastique Zarco makes the French sing
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
There’s a better way to punish riders who break MotoGP’s hated tyre-pressure rule
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…
