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”
MotoGP Riders dismayed at poor MotoGP safety commission attendance A group of MotoGP riders have expressed frustration about their peers’ no-shows to a “very important” safety commission meeting at Sepang
MotoGP ‘Others never cared’ – Why Marquez has no issue targeting Bagnaia Marc Marquez says he has no qualms about fixating on MotoGP title hopeful Francesco Bagnaia as a target to follow
MotoGP Quartararo: Small finger fracture least of my Sepang concerns MotoGP title hopeful Fabio Quartararo says he has bigger issues at Sepang than the small fracture he suffered in a practice crash
MotoGP Marquez’s ‘sacrifice position’ stance highlights Honda plight Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says he’s willing to ‘sacrifise’ qualifying at the Malaysian GP to aid Honda’s 2023 development
MotoGP Too harsh on Aprilia? Espargaro’s wretched Friday proves his point Aleix Espargaro’s firm assessment of his Aprilia MotoGP team’s readiness to fight for the title was backed up on the first day of the penultimate race weekend at Sepang – which on his side of the garage proved something of a disaster.
MotoGP ‘I’d be called a murderer’ – Zarco on Espargaro move Johann Zarco feels he would be labelled a “murderer” if he’d done the manoeuvre that left MotoGP rival Pol Espargaro saddled with a grid penalty for the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang
MotoGP Quartararo on Morbidelli’s woes: ‘I’ve helped many times’ Yamaha MotoGP rider Fabio Quartararo admits team-mate Franco Morbidelli “hasn’t made the step” the team will have hoped for during in 2022
MotoGP ‘I’m rooting for him’ – Sympathy for Quartararo among MotoGP rivals Some of the reigning world champion Fabio Quartararo’s MotoGP rivals have admitted to feeling sorry for the Yamaha rider as they head into this weekend’s potential Malaysian Grand Prix title decider
MotoGP Inside Moto2 red flag controversy that’s outraged MotoGP stars Eyewitness accounts, MotoGP’s explanation and top riders’ reaction – here’s what you need to know about the Moto2 red flag controversy
MotoGP ‘Nobody minded Honda’s 10 years of dominance’ – Ducati defended Ducati’s current MotoGP supremacy is just part of racing and not out of step with past dominance by the likes of Honda, says Luca Marini
MotoGP Miller: Big financial reason not to prioritise Bagnaia title Ducati MotoGP rider Jack Miller has opened up on the financial incentives not to commit to a support role for team-mate Francesco Bagnaia
MotoGP Yamaha can’t go into 2023 with Morbidelli in this form At one-seventh of Fabio Quartararo’s MotoGP points in 2023, Franco Morbidelli has simply not been delivering on the other factory Yamaha
MotoGP Husqvarna expansion: MotoGP outcast Binder in, Biaggi out Husqvarna will expand its presence on the MotoGP ladder next year – but while it’s added Darryn Binder, Max Biaggi looks to be out
MotoGP Aprilia’s proved it wasn’t ready for a MotoGP title after all Aleix Espargaro and Aprilia’s unlikely 2022 MotoGP title dream is all but over, and Espargaro thinks the “ridiculous” way in which they’ve thrown away points lately proves they just weren’t ready for a championship bid
MotoGP Expanding MotoE gets status boost ahead of Ducati 2023 switch The FIM has announced that MotoE, motorcycle racing’s premier electric series, will get a promotion for 2023 as it gains full world championship status
MotoGP ‘It wasn’t our fault’ – What ending on a high means to Suzuki As Suzuki finally gets another MotoGP win just before its exit, team boss Livio Suppo opens up to The Race after that victory and an odd 2022 season
MotoGP Quartararo: Yamaha’s built to win practice sessions not races Yamaha needs to make sure its 2023 MotoGP bike is designed to actually perform in grands prix, rather than just flying in practice, says Fabio Quartararo
MotoGP A rival’s theory on Rins’ win – and why other Suzuki was 18th Off the podum for 13 straight MotoGP races, Suzuki suddenly won at Phillip Island – and very convincingly, too
MotoGP Ducati’s MotoGP superiority now ‘ridiculous’, says title rival As Ducati closes on the MotoGP title and Yamaha and Aprilia’s hopes receive a big blow at Phillip Island, the Desmosedicis’ performance and numerical advantages are branded “ridiculous” and “frustrating” by a championship rival
