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Ducati in MotoGP: looking for the perfect motorbike

by Mat Oxley, July 16th 2019

Like Eldorado, the perfect MotoGP bike doesn’t exist, but that doesn’t mean...

Viñales’ ascent, Rossi’s descent. More from the MotoGP German Grand Prix

by Mat Oxley, July 10th 2019

The ex-world champ helping to remake Viñales; confusion in Rossi’s garage; why...

After the first MotoE race, it’s not the present that really matters — it’s the future

by Mat Oxley, July 9th 2019

Sunday’s historic electric first MotoE race at a grand prix event was only the...

2019 MotoGP German Grand Prix — Márquez's latest record: 66 degrees of lean!

by Mat Oxley, July 8th 2019

How Marc Márquez swept to his tenth consecutive German GP win on Sunday, using...

Is Valentino Rossi slow? The numbers say no. More from the Dutch TT

by Mat Oxley, July 3rd 2019

The numbers that show Valentino Rossi hasn't lost his speed; whether Márquez is...

The birth of modern motorbike Grand Prix racing: talking with Kunimitsu Takahashi

by Mat Oxley, July 2nd 2019

It’s very nearly impossible to speak to the dawn of modern racing. But it...

2019 MotoGP Dutch TT: why Yamaha won and Ducati was nowhere

by Mat Oxley, July 1st 2019

Assen is unique, which is why some bikes excelled at the 2019 MotoGP Dutch TT,...

How do the MotoGP riders do it?

by Mat Oxley, June 25th 2019

Read how the top MotoGP riders, including Marc Márquez, Andrea Dovizioso and...

How I ride a TT Zero electric motorbike: Michael Rutter

by Mat Oxley, June 25th 2019

Just over one week before MotoGP’s first MotoE race we find out how the world’s...

MotoGP celebrates 70 in Catalunya as Yamaha eyes a breakthrough

by Mat Oxley, June 20th 2019

The final set of reports from the Catalan MotoGP Grand Prix: a brief glimmer of...

Is Petrucci breaking his word to target the title? More from the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix

by Mat Oxley, June 19th 2019

Has Petrucci changed his tune about Ducati winning the title? Quartararo...

MotoGP’s aerodynamic advances: wings are creating more wings

by Mat Oxley, June 18th 2019

What’s the story behind the fuel-tank wings appearing on MotoGP bikes? It’s all...

2019 MotoGP Catalan GP: Lorenzo 'would've loved to have crashed alone'

by Mat Oxley, June 17th 2019

Jorge Lorenzo may have ruined a great MotoGP race in Barcelona but his crime...

Do MotoGP greats need to prove themselves on different bikes?

by Mat Oxley, June 11th 2019

There’s a theory going around that top MotoGP riders, such as Marc Márquez,...

Jorge Lorenzo's next step in MotoGP recovery

by Mat Oxley, June 6th 2019

Italian MotoGP Grand Prix mutterings, part 3: Jorge Lorenzo's trip to Japan,...

MotoGP Italian Grand Prix: "How much tighter can it get?"

by Mat Oxley, June 5th 2019

MotoGP Mutterings: 2019 Italian Grand Prix, part 2: Why was the Italian Grand...

220mph and airborne: the Mugello corner that scares MotoGP riders

by Mat Oxley, June 4th 2019

Mugello’s 220mph kink is MotoGP’s fastest, scariest, riskiest corner, but for...

‘I said to myself: I must quit racing!’

by Mat Oxley, June 3rd 2019

MotoGP Mutterings, 2019 Italian Grand Prix, part one: Danilo Petrucci finally...

Yamaha power woes: Rossi fans set for disappointment at Mugello

by Mat Oxley, May 22nd 2019

MotoGP Mutterings, part 2: Rossi's lack of pace doesn't bode well for his home...

Will KTM make it in MotoGP?

by Mat Oxley, May 21st 2019

Austrian factory KTM chose a unique path when it entered MotoGP three years ago...

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