A history-making MotoGP season: the best of Mat Oxley in 2025
It’s been another year of MotoGP exclusives, explainers and analysis from Mat Oxley. Here are five of his best columns from 2025
Moto3’s Cormac Buchanan breaks Sam Lowes’ all-time record, while Moto2 riders crash much, much less, thanks to the arrival of Pirelli, which spells good news for MotoGP riders from 2027
MotoGP has always required self-sacrifice and always rewarded its fastest survivors with gold, glory and everything else. This interview with MotoGP’s biggest winner of all time paints a perfect picture of the risk and reward equation in racing’s golden age
Aprilia has been resurgent in MotoGP. One figure at the heart of its improvement is race engineer Pasquale Valente, whose high-pressure role ensures nothing is missed between factory and pit garage
Gresini Racing’s money man Carlo Merlini recalls the highs and lows experienced by MotoGP’s top indie team, from winning 26 MotoGP races and four world titles in the smaller classes to losing Daijiro Kato, Marco Simoncelli and Fausto Gresini
As Honda rebuilds after its deepest slump, Luca Marini has emerged as a thinking rider whose value goes far beyond the timing screens
Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martín completed the 2025 season in 21st place, after a title defence destroyed by multiple injuries
Moto3’s Cormac Buchanan breaks Sam Lowes’ all-time record, while Moto2 riders crash much, much less, thanks to the arrival of Pirelli, which spells good news for MotoGP riders from 2027
MotoGP has always required self-sacrifice and always rewarded its fastest survivors with gold, glory and everything else. This interview with MotoGP’s biggest winner of all time paints a perfect picture of the risk and reward equation in racing’s golden age
Aprilia has been resurgent in MotoGP. One figure at the heart of its improvement is race engineer Pasquale Valente, whose high-pressure role ensures nothing is missed between factory and pit garage
Mat Oxley: An Isle of Man TT winner and endurance specialist, Mat has been writing about bike racing for Motor Sport since 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Tei0RTgug The last rider to dominate a…