MotoGP ‘More views for crashes than wins’: MotoGP grid on Bagnaia replays The way Pecco Bagnaia’s frightening Catalan GP accident was covered by MotoGP’s feed has prompted both anger and reflection among the grid
MotoGP What instantly transformed MotoGP’s worst starter If Maverick Vinales has one trait he’d desperately wish to get rid of, it’s a knack for poor starts to MotoGP races. But he had no such problems at Barcelona last weekend – so why were the Aprilia’s launches competitive all of a sudden?
MotoGP Bastianini to miss at least the next three MotoGP races Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Enea Bastianini will miss at least three more races of the 2023 MotoGP season following his Turn 1 crash during Sunday’s Catalan Grand Prix
MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix 2023 MotoGP rider rankings Aprilia was the bike to have during MotoGP’s Barcelona round – but which riders made the biggest impression?
MotoGP Vinales puzzled to be first rider to breach new MotoGP rule Catalan GP runner-up Maverick Vinales has become the first rider to breach MotoGP’s tyre pressure rule – using up his only available ‘warning’
MotoGP Binder on ‘worst nightmare’ Bagnaia hit and visiting him after Brad Binder recounts hitting MotoGP championship leader Pecco Bagnaia’s legs amid a terrifying Catalan Grand Prix crash, and his relief at talking to a seemingly relatively OK Bagnaia in the medical centre afterwards
MotoGP The MotoGP contrast that helps explain Honda and Yamaha’s woes Honda’s and Yamaha’s current dire situations in MotoGP aren’t necessarily down to a lack of innovative thinking
MotoGP The ‘not beautiful’ MotoGP style key to Barcelona supremacy Aleix Espargaro admits his riding style is far from the flashiest – but it is key part of his imperious Barcelona MotoGP form
MotoGP What we know about MotoGP riders’ mysterious private meeting Ahead of the Catalan Grand Prix, word spread in the Barcelona paddock that the MotoGP riders had all gathered for an unexpected private meeting. Here’s what we know about it and what they discussed
MotoGP Obituary: Ex-MotoGP team boss Paul Bird dies aged 56 Former MotoGP team boss Paul Bird has died following a short illness, the Englishman passing away at only 56 years old
MotoGP Why Bezzecchi’s snubbing a factory-spec 2024 Ducati Marco Bezzecchi has made a somewhat surprising decision to remain with the VR46 Ducati team for next season. But there’s a good reason why.
MotoGP Jerez has controversial solution to MotoGP track limits problem Aggressive new kerbs installed at MotoGP venue Jerez right around the circuit have created controversy with fans. Simon Patterson explains the changes and why they’re drawing the ire from some fans
MotoGP KTM’s latest MotoGP rider mess does its reputation no favours The way KTM has handled rider contracts over the past two years in MotoGP has arguably made it look at best mercenary and at worst borderline uncaring about the riders it hires if they’re not capable of instantly delivering results
MotoGP MotoGP 2023’s unluckiest rider just had his weirdest DNF yet Miguel Oliveira recorded another 2023 MotoGP retirement last weekend at the Austrian GP – but his fifth his early exit from eight grand prix starts this season was arguably his oddest yet
MotoGP Austrian Grand Prix 2023 MotoGP rider rankings MotoGP’s 2023 visit to the Red Bull Ring might not have produced the most entertaining of races, but the Austrian Grand Prix weekend did feature one almighty performance – as well as some more insipid rides. Simon Patterson ranks the field
MotoGP Zarco explains swapping MotoGP’s best bike for its worst Pramac Ducati rider Johann Zarco says his main motivation for ditching the best bike on the MotoGP grid and trading it for an LCR Honda next season is the security of a two-year deal
MotoGP MotoGP faces first test of its delayed rules clampdown Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring could well be the first race where MotoGP’s new tyre pressure rules have a significant impact on the outcome
MotoGP Next 2024 rider moves if Zarco relinquishes MotoGP’s best bike A 2024-spec Ducati will suddenly be available if Pramac’s Johann Zarco – as expected – picks LCR Honda for next year. So who’s going to get it? What are Honda’s Zarco fallbacks? What are the other repercussions? And does Marc Marquez somehow get a Ducati out of all this? Simon Patterson unravels it
MotoGP What’s really happening with Zarco’s MotoGP future + Our view Johann Zarco has denied reports he’s already committed to joining LCR Honda for the 2024 MotoGP season, and given a very honest account of the offers he’s got and when he’ll decide
MotoGP New multi-year MotoGP rider deal a major coup for KTM Amid another really strong MotoGP season, Brad Binder has elected to sign a new long-term deal with the KTM factory team
MotoGP How MotoGP’s best satellite ride could suddenly open up for 2024 Pramac Ducati’s vacant MotoGP 2024 seat is thought to be between Marco Bezzecchi and Johann Zarco. There’s a scenario in which neither takes it
MotoGP The ‘really surprising’ standout of Austrian GP practice On a track where Aprilia wasn’t expected to shine, Maverick Vinales made a big impression in Friday MotoGP practice
MotoGP Honda needs a particular Ducati to win the Austrian GP Honda’s chances of convincing Johann Zarco to leave Pramac Ducati and join its LCR MotoGP team are ironically a lot stronger if Zarco wins the Austrian Grand Prix
MotoGP Ducati’s 2024 MotoGP line-up puzzle has got more complicated Ducati was adamant Marco Bezzecchi had to leave VR46 for Pramac if he wanted a 2024-spec bike for MotoGP next year. Now he’s hinting that situation – and Johann Zarco’s – has changed
MotoGP Honda’s MotoGP season so bad Mir seriously considered retiring Joan Mir’s admission that his first Repsol Honda season has been so bad he considered retiring from MotoGP at the age of 25 is yet more evidence of how far the team has fallen
MotoGP Zarco should go to World Superbikes – but not yet Pramac MotoGP rider Johann Zarco has once again been linked to a potential switch to the World Superbikes – but he shouldn’t switch yet nor does it look like he will as Simon Patterson explains
MotoGP KTM’s hardball Yamaha/Honda MotoGP stance is aimed at Dorna KTM wants six bikes on the 2024 MotoGP grid. Dorna isn’t keen. But Dorna might need KTM’s help to make Yamaha and Honda more competitive…
MotoGP MotoGP 2024: Who’s going where after latest rider market twists The 2024 MotoGP rider market wasn’t supposed to be too eventful given how many big names had ongoing contracts. But it’s gone wild. Here’s what’s happened so far, what’s coming next, and what seems to have fallen through
MotoGP Quartararo’s Yamaha warning gives Aprilia a golden shot at him Fabio Quartararo’s warned Yamaha that it’s not going to keep him long term if he doesn’t like his first taste of its 2024 MotoGP bike next month. Aprilia needs to be ready to swoop for him, says Simon Patterson
MotoGP Broadcast backing tips the scales in Gresini MotoGP seat battle A Gresini Ducati MotoGP ride looks set to go to one of two Moto2 riders in 2024. And there’s a high-level push for Jake Dixon to win out
MotoGP British Grand Prix 2023 MotoGP rider rankings The British Grand Prix was comfortably the most impressive weekend of the 2023 MotoGP season so far for some riders, but absolutely abysmal for some of the series’ biggest names. Simon Patterson doesn’t hold back as he ranks the field
MotoGP ‘Put out the f**king red flag’ – Riders’ race control rage A host of MotoGP riders have hit out at the series’ race directors for not stopping the action during Saturday morning’s British Grand Prix practice and qualifying and qualifying sessions at Silverstone
MotoGP Zarco ‘would be proud’ to help turn Honda around amid LCR offer Johann Zarco likes the idea of being the rider to turn Honda’s MotoGP programme around and he’s got a 2024 offer from LCR. But he’d rather stay at Ducati. The problem is, it needs his works-spec bike for Marco Bezzecchi and wants to move Zarco to World Superbikes
MotoGP Silverstone sprint a miserable nadir for MotoGP’s big three MotoGP’s Silverstone sprint was poor for Pecco Bagnaia and atrocious for Fabio Quartararo, and Marc Marquez all but admitted that he gave up. Why did the three biggest names on the grid do so badly?
MotoGP Why Rossi’s team won’t get what it wants from Ducati for 2024 Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team thinks Ducati giving it a 2024-spec bike next season would solve a lot of MotoGP problems for all involved. Ducati’s not keen. The Race heard the reasoning from both sides
MotoGP First impressions of Honda’s new ‘crazy downforce’ MotoGP aero The new Honda aero package making its MotoGP race weekend debut at Silverstone is a “massive” change that is still in a very early stage of development, according to Takaaki Nakagami
MotoGP Pol Espargaro ‘mentally destroyed’ by first day back in MotoGP Tech3 Gas Gas rider Pol Espargaro admits his first day back riding in MotoGP in British Grand Prix practice after a long injury absence “mentally destroyed” him
MotoGP MotoGP exclusive: Ducati on Bezzecchi plan, potential Zarco exit Ducati sporting director Paolo Ciabatti says Marco Bezzecchi will likely have to move to Pramac to have a works-spec MotoGP bike next year, in a move that would come at the expense of Johann Zarco
MotoGP Why MotoGP’s long-awaited rule hinges on random checks for now MotoGP’s new tyre pressure monitoring system has been three months in the making, but now it’s finally being introduced it won’t be applied to every bike on the grid each time. The series has clarified why that’s the case to The Race
MotoGP The jolt Yamaha needs? Its MotoGP rider switch explained Yamaha admits it didn’t have to axe Franco Morbidelli from its MotoGP line-up. But it felt it needed to try something drastic in its current plight
