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
MotoGP Espargaro calls out Quartararo over safety commission stance MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo thinks there’s no point going to safety commission meetings as riders aren’t listened to. His friend Aleix Espargaro disagrees – and has told him so
MotoGP Is controversy over MotoGP’s new safety chief fair? The appointment of an Ezpeleta family member to replace MotoGP safety chief Franco Uncini may feel like nepotism, but one top rider thinks that’s an unfairly premature judgement
MotoGP Quartararo’s ‘really good day’ widens his MotoGP title path Fabio Quartararo’s 2022 MotoGP title dream requires a pair of Valencia outcomes that appear unlikely – but, as of Friday, the Yamaha man at least showed he has the potential to hold up his end of the bargain
MotoGP Valencia’s most exciting title decider won’t be MotoGP Jeopardy and tension in the KTM v. Honda Moto2 title fight are much likelier than in MotoGP, because the season has been so error-filled
MotoGP What was behind MotoGP rookie’s cryptic ‘another chapter’ post Despite a tough first season, Fabio Di Giannantonio’s ‘another chapter’ is still very much MotoGP – alongside a title-winning new crew chief
MotoGP MotoGP’s Valencia mirage clashes against points reality Much is being made of this weekend’s 2022 MotoGP championship decider in Valencia but is there any hope that it will live up to the hype (rightly) created by Dorna?
MotoGP ‘Wasting time and money with me’ – Espargaro’s Honda epilogue Pol Espargaro says being cut off from Honda’s MotoGP development process has made him feel like the marque is “wasting time and money with me”
MotoGP Nakagami: Easy to say Motegi was mistake – but I had no choice LCR Honda rider Takaaki Nakagami said it was “quite impossible” not to compete in his home Japanese GP despite a hand injury that kept him out of the following three MotoGP races
MotoGP Does MotoGP need a rider weight rule? Leading World Superbike Championship riders recently got into a forthright debate about whether the series needed a minimum rider/bike weight limit – and one of MotoGP’s tallest riders is certain the debate needs to be had in grand prix racing too
MotoGP What MotoGP would need for in-race safety cars MotoGP could probably benefit from having F1-style safety car periods, but it’s not as simple as just changing the rulebook
MotoGP Is Morbidelli’s painful MotoGP slump finally coming to an end? The 2020 MotoGP runner-up Franco Morbidelli has looked a shadow of his former self. But Sepang offered the first hint of a breakthrough as Simon Patterson explains
MotoGP Aprilia’s ‘nightmare’ collapse familiar but fixable – Espargaro During MotoGP’s block of four flyaway races, Aprilia and Aleix Espargaro’s unexpected 2022 title challenge has fallen completely apart. But it’s a tail off in performance is familiar and – more importantly – fixable says Espargaro
Motorcycle racing Passenger originally misidentified in TT sidecar crash dies The Isle of Man TT organiser has confirmed the death of Olivier Lavorel, the passenger who was initially misidentified after a fatal crash in the opening race of this year’s event
MotoGP The 2023 boost Martin got despite crash from Sepang lead Jorge Martin believes he can fight for the 2023 MotoGP title if he can reproduce his current form next year despite crashing out of the Malaysian Grand Prix
MotoGP Morbidelli: MotoGP stewards overworked and full of pride Franco Morbidelli has launched an outspoken attack on the MotoGP stewards panel, lambasting them as overworked and overwhelmed, after Sepang
MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix 2022 MotoGP rider ratings A victory duel with title implications held the gaze of the TV cameras for most of the Sepang MotoGP race. So how’d the rest of the field do
MotoGP Morbidelli ‘on another planet in his head’, says Espargaro Aleix Espargaro said Franco Morbidelli “keeps doing stupid things” in 2022, after a forceful Morbidelli Sepang pass that yielded a penalty
MotoGP Honda-bound Mir mulling surgery after Sepang arm surprise New Honda MotoGP signing Joan Mir may have to go under the knife in the off-season after suffering an unexpected case of arm pump
MotoGP Manager outlines Bastianini’s Ducati pressure/money dilemma Enea Bastianini has had to balance pressure from his MotoGP employer Ducati against bonus targets prescribed by his contract
MotoGP Morbidelli explains lapse that drew scathing Ducati remarks Franco Morbidelli has explained the circumstances behind his impeding of MotoGP points leader Pecco Bagnaia on Saturday at Sepang, which was described by Ducati as something “not expected from a professional rider”
MotoGP Bagnaia scolds himself for riding ‘nervous and angry’ MotoGP championship favourite Pecco Bagnaia admitted he’d mismanaged his two-crash Saturday at the Malaysian Grand Prix due to being “nervous and angry”
