Motorcycle racing All Northern Irish road races cancelled for 2023 in latest blow All Northern Irish bike racing – including the prestigious North West 200 and the to-be-resurrected Ulster GP – has been cancelled for 2023
MotoGP A former rider’s theory for Honda’s costly MotoGP blindspot Modern MotoGP has emphasised the rear brake – and it’s an area where Honda could use to make up ground, hints former rider Pol Espargaro
MotoGP Six biggest moves in MotoGP’s other silly season The 2023 MotoGP silly season was accompanied by a major crew chief carousel that has only recently resolved itself
MotoGP MotoGP 2023 changes mark biggest shake-up in almost a decade The technical regulations remain (relatively) consistent, yet 2023 will mark MotoGP’s biggest shake-up in almost a decade – and maybe longer
MotoGP MotoGP’s modern rivals might be too nice for their own good Is the fact MotoGP’s current lead riders get on a little too well a factor in the championship’s popularity dip?
MotoGP What to expect from 2023 MotoGP shakedown test The now-traditional shakedown test at Sepang that begins on Sunday is the first chance most MotoGP factory teams have had to test the latest revisions to their bikes since mid-November. Here’s what to expect from the three days of running
MotoGP Alex Marquez isn’t a ‘spy’ for Marc – but can be his blueprint It’s tempting to view Ducati recruit Alex Marquez as a canary in the coal mine for brother Marc. But could he really influence Marc’s future?
MotoGP Bautista’s Carrasco jibe and backlash: What you need to know World Superbike champion Alvaro Bautista has become embroiled in a sexism row after claiming Ana Carrasco “should ride with the amateurs”. Here’s the full story of what happened, and how Scott Redding got involved
MotoGP Folger in KTM’s 2023 plans five years after abrupt MotoGP exit Former Tech3 Yamaha racer and German Grand Prix podium finisher Jonas Folger may be on a path back to the MotoGP world championship thanks to Austrian manufacturer KTM
MotoGP Pedrosa to make surprise MotoGP racing return at Jerez Three-time MotoGP championship runner-up Dani Pedrosa will make a surprise return to racing for KTM at this year’s Spanish Grand Prix
MotoGP Why Ducati’s MotoGP odd man out is so valuable Thirty-two-year-old MotoGP veteran Johann Zarco is now a conspicuous anomaly in a Ducati line-up packed with young talents. How does he fit into its plan?
MotoGP Rivals show too much respect to Marquez as MotoGP title threat Rivals are still tipping Marc Marquez as the 2023 MotoGP championship favourite. Is that a sign of how much they fear his resurgence, or just a lazy answer?
MotoGP Former MotoGP team abruptly ends its MV Agusta Moto2 project Moto2 team Forward Racing has announced an unexpected split with historic Italian manufacturer MV Agusta only weeks before the start of the 2023 season
MotoGP Ducati has learned from a big 2022 MotoGP mistake Ducati and Pecco Bagnaia’s poor start to the 2022 MotoGP season made their path to an eventual title hard work at first. Bagnaia wanted a simpler development approach – and it looks like he’s got his wish for 2023
MotoGP Rins has rescued his MotoGP reputation but future looks bleak Alex Rins was one of the heroes of the 2022 MotoGP season. But he faces a fiercely challenging 2023 at LCR Honda, and his past form suggests it won’t end well
MotoGP Why MotoGP teams are seemingly wasting their wildcards MotoGP testing is getting ever-more restricted, yet few teams use the chance to get their experienced test riders on track under the wildcard rules. Simon Patterson explains why
MotoGP Why MotoGP’s ‘6/4/24’ grid dream collapsed Nearly 40% of the 2023 MotoGP grid will be Ducatis. That’s a very different scenario to the dream line-up Dorna set out to achieve. Simon Patterson explains why it’s ended up that way
Motorcycle racing McGuinness quashes retirement rumours with new Honda TT deal Far from retiring from the Isle of Man TT, legend John McGuinness is staying on with Honda for 2023 and has a new protege too
MotoGP New Yamaha look hints at the MotoGP mentality change it needs Yamaha’s discussion of its new MotoGP livery for 2023 might’ve been mainly marketing rhetoric, but it reflected a change of attitude the team needs to make
MotoGP Six things to watch out for in MotoGP’s 2023 launch season Yamaha kicks off MotoGP’s 2023 launch season tomorrow. Simon Patterson picks out six of the key themes to watch as new looks, line-ups and bikes are unveiled
MotoGP A MotoGP rule change was about to do Suzuki a big favour In its final MotoGP season, Suzuki is believed to have played it safer than others in an area of the rules that’ll be clamped down on for 2023. But it won’t be there to reap the benefits
MotoGP Honda shakes up its MotoGP engineering line-up for 2023 Joan Mir will work with a different crew chief than originally planned for his first MotoGP season with Repsol Honda as part of wider changes in the garage line-up
MotoGP Why Yamaha’s kept making the same mistakes that annoyed Rossi Yamaha’s dominance withered away after MotoGP traded Bridgestones for Michelins – and it’s been holding off on a tech revolution until now
MotoGP How to judge Rossi team’s transformative ‘rookie’ MotoGP year The 2022 season didn’t mark the VR46 squad’s first foray into MotoGP, but it was its first fully-fledged campaign – and an impressive one at that, which drew comparisons to the outfit Valentino Rossi ended his career with
MotoGP Martin must prove his second-ever MotoGP race wasn’t his peak Jorge Martin was a revelation in just his second MotoGP start. Two seasons later, he’s still only on the verge of being elite
MotoGP MotoGP must take a TV gamble in 2023 to save itself MotoGP can use its divisive new sprint races to get what it needs most: new fans. But only if it makes them free to view, says Simon Patterson
MotoGP The top 10 MotoGP prospects of 2022 Even just limiting the best riders of 2022 on the path to potential MotoGP stardom to 10 from the immediate Moto2 and Moto3 feeder series proved difficult – but here’s how The Race’s effort to do so went
MotoGP Why we wouldn’t let MotoGP champion Bagnaia’s drink driving go Our MotoGP correspondent Simon Patterson’s coverage of eventual champion Pecco Bagnaia’s drink-driving incident in the summer proved particularly divisive. Simon reflects on the controversy and how it was handled on all sides
MotoGP Yamaha needs to prioritise a new satellite MotoGP team Yamaha is without a satellite MotoGP team for the first time in the modern era. If it wants to lure a team it’s going to need change its ways – but it might not want either of those things
MotoGP What to make of MotoGP 2022’s uneven crowd figures With MotoGP crowd figures worryingly low at some venues, should attendance numbers signal red flags to series bosses Dorna?
MotoGP Why Suzuki suddenly started winning in its final MotoGP races After two years of underachievement, exit-bound Suzuki suddenly won two of its final three MotoGP races. Simon Patterson explains the out of the blue results
MotoGP Quartararo fractures hand in motocross training fall Last year’s MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo has broken his left hand in a training fall from his motocross bike
MotoGP Gardner’s scorched-earth rhetoric suggests he’s done with MotoGP Perhaps Remy Gardner knows MotoGP isn’t littered with examples of riders dropping off the grid then getting second chances, or perhaps he was burned too much by being dropped. In the second half of 2022, he didn’t seem too concerned about perceptions
MotoGP What a MotoGP veteran’s title win says about World Superbikes Alvaro Bautista: Solid MotoGP rider – nothing more, nothing less. So what does his title triumph, and the fact he was one of three who dominated the podium places all season, say about the strength of World Superbikes right now?
MotoGP The unusual deal that rescued MotoGP’s newest team The loss of title backer WithU mid-season could’ve been terminal for MotoGP newcomer RNF. But by the end of the year it had both a new main sponsor and a new majority owner
MotoGP What to expect from Petrucci’s World Superbike move Danilo Petrucci is the latest ex-MotoGP racer to land in the World Superbike Championship. Can he emulate what Alvaro Bautista’s achieved there?
MotoGP Honda’s two 2022 MotoGP podiums were the last thing it needed Honda finds itself in such a dire position in MotoGP that it could really have done with concession status – however far that suggests it’s fallen. The two podiums it scored in 2022 mean it doesn’t have that
MotoGP Suzuki’s last MotoGP exit was always temporary. This one’s final As soon as Suzuki left MotoGP last time, it began preparing to return. Its latest exit is very different – and probably final, as Simon Patterson explains
MotoGP Nakagami recovering from third hand surgery since September Takaaki Nakagami has undergone a third surgery on his right hand, as he continues to repair damage sustained at Aragon and exacerbated by his attempts to race at his home MotoGP round at Motegi
MotoGP Why Suzuki’s one-and-done MotoGP boss ‘respects’ exit decision Suzuki brought title-winning team boss Livio Suppo in months before deciding to shelve its MotoGP programme. But he will harbour no grudge
