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
MotoGP Rossi’s shadow still looms over MotoGP – and that’s a problem The 2022 season finale showed seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi still looms large over the series one year after his retirement – and that’s a problem linked to the declining popularity of the series as Simon Patterson explains
MotoGP Every 2022 MotoGP rider ranked from worst to best In a MotoGP 2022 season with seven winners, 11 pole-sitters and 14 podium finsihers, which riders really distinguished themselves?
MotoGP Cloud over Indonesia MotoGP venue isn’t going away A group of organisations have called for the Mandalika round of the WSBK season to be called off, amid fresh claims of human rights abuse
MotoGP Eight things we’ve learned from Valencia MotoGP test From Honda’s disappointment to debuts of varying quality, here’s what we observed in MotoGP’s final official test of the 2022 calendar year
MotoGP Unsure Bagnaia ‘fascinated’ by number one plate in MotoGP MotoGP’s new riders’ champion Pecco Bagnaia will consider running the number one plate for his title defence next year
MotoGP Quartararo stunned by ‘impossible’ Yamaha test engine regression Fabio Quartararo was left flabbergasted and disappointed by the performance of the prototype Yamaha MotoGP engine in the Valencia test
MotoGP Marquez: Honda prototype not at level to fight for MotoGP title Honda will need to make a much bigger step over the off-season to make it possible for Marc Marquez to challenge for the 2023 MotoGP title, according to the six-time champion
MotoGP MotoGP legend Rossi in frame for BMW Hypercar drive Valentino Rossi is thought to be in frame to be part of BMW’s new Hypercar programme in 2024, which would allow him to fulfill his Le Mans dream
MotoGP Seven things to watch for in first 2023 MotoGP test The MotoGP season has barely finished, but already attention turns to 2023 with the final test day of the year at Valencia. Here are the key themes to look out for
MotoGP Valencian Grand Prix 2022 MotoGP rider ratings The Valencia MotoGP finale was always going to be high stakes. As is the case each Sunday, title on the line or not, there was plenty to talk about when it comes to rating the grid
MotoGP ‘They’ll likely regret it’ – farewell win a message to Suzuki Suzuki’s MotoGP swansong was a deeply emotional one for riders Alex Rins and Joan Mir – even before Rins went ahead and won
MotoGP ‘You have to look at the 1% positive’ – Quartararo on defeat Dethroned MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo says he has nothing to regret about his final bid to hold onto his title in the 2022 season finale at Valencia
MotoGP 10 moments that defined the 2022 MotoGP season Every lap matters and every race awards the same amount of points – but these are the specific moments that defined the 2022 MotoGP title race Pecco Bagnaia and Ducati have just won
MotoGP ‘Beautiful pace, but impossible to win’ – Rivals’ Quartararo view Fabio Quartararo’s MotoGP peers agree he has the pace for the Valencia win he desperately needs – but aren’t sure he’s actually likely to win
MotoGP Bagnaia’s ‘take some risks’ plan for MotoGP title decider MotoGP championship leader Pecco Bagnaia’s plan for the Valencian Grand Prix will have to involve “taking some risks”, despite the fact that a crash is by far the likeliest way in which he could lose the 2022 title
MotoGP Marquez: ‘If Quartararo crashes into me, I’ll understand’ Marc Marquez says he will “understand” if he finds himself barged out of the way by MotoGP title hopeful Fabio Quartararo in Valencia
MotoGP Fear of bike exploding prompted Bezzecchi’s anger at marshal Marco Bezzecchi says his conduct in manhandling a marshal during MotoGP practice at Valencia was caused by a fear that his burning Ducati bike could explode any moment
MotoGP Bullish Quartararo sounds liberated by MotoGP title plight Whatever Fabio Quartararo does at Valencia on Sunday, he’s probably going to lose the 2022 MotoGP world championship. And it feels like he’s thriving in the situation he finds himself in
MotoGP ‘Really strange’ – Fernandez’s second head injury scare of 2022 Raul Fernandez’s Valencia MotoGP practice crash required the Tech3 KTM rookie to visit the hospital for a CT scan – and he found it “really strange” to be left with marks on his forehead for the second time this season
