MotoGP Bagnaia ‘better than expected’ but Fernandez ruled out Ducati MotoGP team boss Paolo Ciabatti has told The Race that the Portuguese GP will be an exercise in damage limitation for Pecco Bagnaia
MotoGP Can Zarco finally end his MotoGP pole position curse? Johann Zarco wasn’t able to convert any of his six MotoGP pole into a race win. Will it be seventh time lucky at Portimao?
MotoGP LCR not ready to ‘give up’ on Marquez amid Miller link LCR Honda MotoGP team boss Lucio Cecchinillo doesn’t want to “give up” on Alex Marquez amid speculation that the team’s former rider Jack Miller could replace him
MotoGP Must Marquez change his style or will Honda change for him? A new MotoGP bike that simply doesn’t work with his riding style plus ongoing fitness problems create a quandary for Marc Marquez and Honda
MotoGP Portimao gravel ‘destroying the f***’ out of MotoGP bikes MotoGP riders have called for improvements to be made to track-safety standards following crashes in Friday practice at Portimao, which Ducati rider Jack Miller said “destroy the f***” out of bikes
MotoGP Dovizioso and Quartararo divided on what Yamaha really needs Grip or power? Fabio Quartararo and Andrea Dovizioso have contrasting answers on what Yamaha’s MotoGP bike needs right now
MotoGP ‘Very difficult to replace’ – Suzuki’s thinking on 2023 line-up Suzuki is yet to lock down either of its 2023 MotoGP riders – but it has no intention to look beyond Alex Rins and Joan Mir
MotoGP MotoGP finally emerges from a long dark period at Portimao This weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix feels like the first ‘normal’ MotoGP event since November 2019, as Simon Patterson explains
MotoGP Portimao a litmus test for unproven 2022 Ducati MotoGP bike This MotoGP weekend at Portimao may present an eagerly-awaited opportunity to assess the 2022 Ducati MotoGP machine
MotoGP Quartararo: Bastianini is now Ducati’s MotoGP team leader MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo says he now sees Enea Bastianini as Ducati’s team leader and 2022 title hope, as he believes Bastianini and Gresini’s form is sustainable
MotoGP Who’s actually fighting for the 2022 MotoGP title? The riders who were tipped to fight for the 2022 MotoGP world championship are struggling and a host of underdogs lead the standings. But who’s actually going to stay the course in the title fight? We assess the contenders
MotoGP MotoGP pair of legends’ brothers should be facing more pressure Both Marc Marquez’s and Valentino Rossi’s younger brothers are struggling to make an impression in MotoGP this year – and should be under pressure for 2023
MotoGP Riding style secrets of MotoGP’s shock leader Enea Bastianini has a very well-sorted Ducati and his stature helps on the straights. But that’s far from the only reason he’s leading the MotoGP championship on a year-old bike
MotoGP Why MotoGP’s most recent winners were so bad at Austin For the teams that won in Indonesia and Argentina over the preceding weeks, MotoGP’s 2022 US visit was simply terrible. Here’s why
MotoGP Bezzecchi’s fury with MotoGP’s stewards – and why he’s wrong VR46 Ducati MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi was irked by the black and orange flag he was shown in Austin after smoke billowed from his bike. But factoring in safety, Simon Patterson believes it was the only choice
MotoGP Why there’s a row over who got COTA MotoGP’s final point Franco Morbidelli believes MotoGP’s stewards were wrong to strip him of the final point in Sunday’s Austin race and thinks he’ll get his 15th place finish back, as Simon Patterson explains
MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP 2022 rider ratings Only one MotoGP rider did enough for a perfect 10 during the COTA weekend – and it wasn’t quite the race winner, nor the biggest charger
MotoGP How Miller would feel about a demotion back to Pramac Ducati A 2023 move back down to his old team Pramac might be Jack Miller’s best bet for a Ducati MotoGP future given the doubts over his place in the factory line-up
MotoGP Marquez had alarm on bike throughout incredible Austin charge Marc Marquez’s Honda went “crazy” off the Austin MotoGP start and was never right all race, but he still charged from last to sixth
MotoGP Morbidelli’s theory on his gulf to MotoGP team-mate Quartararo Fabio Quartararo is able to get far more out of the troubled 2022 Yamaha MotoGP bike than team-mate Franco Morbidelli. Here’s why Morbidelli thinks that’s happening
MotoGP MotoGP has a hot favourite for COTA – and it’s not Marquez For once, Marc Marquez is not the overwhelming favourite as MotoGP gears up for the Grand Prix of the Americas at COTA
MotoGP ‘Scared’ Marquez hits new MotoGP self-doubt low at Austin Admitting to being “a bit scared” and that he “didn’t believe in myself” in Austin MotoGP qualifying shows that – despite rivals still tipping him as a favourite – Marc Marquez is nowhere near his old self on his latest injury return
MotoGP Debut win at COTA gives Petrucci another post-MotoGP milestone Two-time MotoGP race winner Danilo Petrucci has returned to the top step of the podium on his debut in MotoAmerica
MotoGP Quartararo stokes MotoGP future rumours – but does he mean it? MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo is doing nothing to discourage rumours he’s looking to leave Yamaha. But is he just stirring, and is there anywhere he could – or would want to – go?
MotoGP Safe but not fixed – COTA gets tentative approval from MotoGP MotoGP riders came close to boycotting the 2021 Austin race over the state of the circuit. Here’s their verdict on the work done to solve the Circuit of the Americas’ problems
MotoGP Aprilia MotoGP roles reversed as Vinales finds his feet A week after giving Aprilia a remarkable first MotoGP win in Argentina, Aleix Espargaro is having to learn from team-mate Maverick Vinales in the USA – a novelty he’s happy to accept
MotoGP MotoGP title contender at last? What Rins still needs to prove Suzuki’s Alex Rins has made a flying start to the 2022 MotoGP season, but has he put his patchy form behind him for good? Simon Patterson examines the evidence
MotoGP Bagnaia’s theories on Ducati’s MotoGP woes and recovery Pecco Bagnaia has laid out a timeline of the woes that he believes have all contributed to a slow start for not just the 2021 MotoGP runner-up but also his fellow 2022 Ducati riders
MotoGP Fresh freight delays could disrupt MotoGP’s Austin weekend The 2022 MotoGP world championship is set to face fresh logistical hurdles for the second weekend in a row, after new problems in moving freight from the last round at Argentina’s Termas de Rio Hondo circuit to the Circuit of the Americas in Texas
MotoGP Mir’s title-making MotoGP trump card might be back Joan Mir is yet to stand on the MotoGP podium in 2022, but he may have rediscovered “that feeling that made me be so strong in 2020”
MotoGP Espargaro’s big post-2022 MotoGP dilemma now looks resolved Aleix Espargaro was preparing to wind down his long MotoGP career. Then he became a premier-class frontrunner
MotoGP Why Aprilia feels its MotoGP win came ‘too early’ Aprilia’s milestone MotoGP win came “too early” in the 2022 campaign, the company’s motorsport chief Massimo Rivola told The Race
MotoGP Argentine Grand Prix MotoGP 2022 rider ratings MotoGP’s 2022 Argentina race will be remembered for Aleix Espargaro’s breakout win for Aprilia, but there were other noteworthy performances – for both good and bad reasons. Simon Patterson rates the field
MotoGP From unpacking to front row: Marini and VR46’s hectic 12 hours Of all the underdog stories of success at Termas de Rio Hondo, Luca Marini’s third place in qualifying – 12 hours after the VR46 MotoGP team finished unpacking its delayed freight – is right up there
MotoGP Espargaro is Argentina favourite – even if he won’t say so It may seem a leap to declare Aprilia favourite for the Argentina MotoGP race given it’s just taken its first pole. But the bike, in the hands of polesitter Aleix Espargaro in particular, looks fast
MotoGP Miller penalised for ‘not fair’ Quartararo incident Jack Miller has been penalised for impeding MotoGP rival Fabio Quartararo in qualifying for the Argentine GP
MotoGP Termas delays force a MotoGP experiment – but who wants it? The late arrival of freight in Argentina means the Termas de Rio Hondo MotoGP round has become a two-day event. That will effectively mean trialling a format that’s been suggested for some time – but will there be any benefits?
MotoGP One-of-a-kind Termas schedule adds to history of MotoGP drama An ultra-compressed Argentine Grand Prix schedule is definitely better news for some MotoGP riders than others
MotoGP Argentina MotoGP schedule amended again, Nakagami to race An updated schedule for Saturday’s crammed Argentine GP practice and qualifying day has left Taka Nakagami in a rush to Termas de Rio Hondo
