MotoGP MotoGP stewards are still missing the point with penalties The MotoGP stewards’ handling of dangerous Moto3 riding at the Qatar Grand Prix left our correspondent Simon Patterson baffled and frustrated
MotoGP Front row ‘not the fastest’ – Qatar qualifying hid real form The riders with the best Qatar Grand Prix race pace are a long way down the grid. So can the top qualifiers hang on?
MotoGP Poor qualifying hasn’t dented Suzuki’s MotoGP favourite status The more powerful Suzukis lived up to their MotoGP pre-season favourite billing in Qatar Grand Prix practice, then promptly qualified badly yet again. But just wait for Sunday night
MotoGP Gresini and Bastianini aren’t wasting their fairytale chance Enea Bastianini and the newly-independent-again Gresini have a short window to embarrass MotoGP’s big guns with their year-old Ducati. And they nearly snatched pole for the Qatar Grand Prix season-opener
MotoGP Lorenzo: Martin can be MotoGP champion if he focuses Three-time champion Jorge Lorenzo predicts Qatar Grand Prix polesitter Jorge Martin can win the 2022 MotoGP title even on a satellite Ducati – but only if he becomes properly focused and gets “obsessed” with winning
MotoGP MotoGP’s other long-term injured star is back better than ever It’s not just Marc Marquez who’s been in a potentially career-defining long-term injury battle. Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli isn’t just back on the pace and back to fitness, he says he’s a better “professional” for his year of suffering
MotoGP Faster and safer Suzuki really could be the MotoGP favourite More straightline speed, more qualifying pace – and characteristics Alex Rins is sure will mean he crashes less. Suzuki is going into the 2022 MotoGP opener is very, very promising shape
MotoGP ‘I feel strange. I feel slower’ – Marquez plays down his chances Marc Marquez was second fastest on Qatar Grand Prix Friday and encouraged by some aspects of his continuing injury recovery. But he also had a long list of reasons why he’s sure he won’t win the MotoGP 2022 opener
MotoGP Factory Ducatis ditch 2022 MotoGP engine for ‘hybrid’ spec The factory Ducati MotoGP team will start the 2022 season this weekend using not its new 2022-spec engines but rather a modified version of last year’s engine
MotoGP Partial ban on holeshot devices on key MotoGP meeting agenda The future of MotoGP’s ride height adjustment devices will be discussed at this weekend’s 2022 season-opener in Qatar. Simon Patterson explains all you need to know
MotoGP Suppo’s vision for Suzuki and its 2023 MotoGP rider line-up New Suzuki MotoGP team boss Livio Suppo has laid out his plans for the defending world championship-winning team’s future in his first appearance in blue at the opening round of the 2022 season in Qatar
MotoGP ‘I lost my mindset’ – Mugello tragedy’s impact on Bagnaia Crashing out of the Mugello lead because he “wasn’t concentrated” after the minute’s silence on the grid following the death of Jason Dupasquier meant Pecco Bagnaia “lost my mindset” for several races just as his 2021 MotoGP title bid was taking shape. Bagnaia reflects on Mugello, 2021 and his new s
MotoGP Can Honda’s other hope deliver on 2021’s failed promises? Pol Espargaro’s first year at Honda’s factory MotoGP team didn’t live up to the expectations he’d set himself, but he’s convinced with a vastly different bike for 2022, developed with his input, that “this year we’ve come back”
MotoGP Marquez interview: I want at least one more MotoGP title fight In a very candid exclusive interview with The Race’s Simon Patterson, Marc Marquez opens up about the mental strain of his run of injuries, the very different new Honda, and his desperation to fight for the MotoGP title again
MotoGP Rossi personally unveils his VR46 MotoGP team’s new livery Valentino Rossi’s Team VR46 squad has revealed the colours that Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi’s MotoGP Ducatis will sport in 2022, in an event that also hinted how involved Rossi might be
MotoGP Yamaha legend Rainey to ride GP bike for first time since 1993 crash Three-time grand prix world champion Wayne Rainey will make a triumphant return to Yamaha YZR500 machinery at this year’s Goodwood FoS
MotoGP Suzuki officially appoints Suppo as new MotoGP team manager Suzuki has officially appointed ex-Ducati and Honda MotoGP boss Livio Suppo as its new team manager ahead of the 2022 season
MotoGP Ex-Ducati and Honda boss Suppo favourite to take charge of Suzuki Suzuki is believed to have finally found its Davide Brivio replacement in fellow acclaimed MotoGP team boss Livio Suppo
MotoGP Ducati’s franchise MotoGP star has the back story to match Beyond the recent success and the promise of titles, there is an undeniable romance to Francesco Bagnaia’s alliance with Ducati
MotoGP New Ducati MotoGP deal for Bagnaia, Miller’s future a question Ducati has tied down its 2021 MotoGP title contender Pecco Bagnaia to a new deal that breaks from its usual habits to show how much faith it has in him
MotoGP ‘New angles of our riders’ – MotoGP’s Amazon series goal As the Amazon series MotoGP Unlimited approaches its release, the championship is convinced the cameras have captured “something special”
Motorcycle racing Price and line-up for Isle of Man TT’s live coverage announced The price of the Isle of Man TT’s new live streaming service and the commentary and presenter line-up have now been revealed
MotoGP Our first impressions of MotoGP’s Drive To Survive rival MotoGP Unlimited will be released on Amazon Prime Video on March 14th. But how does it compare to F1’s Drive To Survive? Simon Patterson was present at an early screening of two episodes and gave his verdict
MotoGP The hardest bike to judge in MotoGP pre-season testing It’s mostly pretty clear from MotoGP pre-season testing which teams have made big winter steps and which are troubled. But there’s one squad where there’s a stark gap between the test times and the mood in the garage
MotoGP Exclusive images reveal Red Bull Ring’s revised MotoGP layout The chicane being installed for MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring looks faster and more flowing than initially planned, as our exclusive satellite image reveals
MotoGP Lorenzo’s Ducati path a blueprint for Rossi’s first MotoGP rider Luca Marini says he’s proving more demanding than even Jorge Lorenzo in terms of making requests of Ducati – but they’re already paying off
MotoGP How MotoGP can fix testing to help those who need it most Right now, MotoGP pre-season has a problem: its three-day tests are too long. Could one tweak to a rider’s proposal help those who need track time most while also cutting costs?
MotoGP The Honda breakthrough that should eclipse a painful false dawn Pol Espargaro and Honda should’ve been a match made in heaven. It wasn’t in 2021 – but the signs are super-positive for this year
MotoGP What we learned from MotoGP’s final 2022 pre-season test MotoGP’s pre-season testing for the 2022 season might have only comprised five days. But there were plenty of lessons learned as Simon Patterson explains
MotoGP ‘The fear is for your life’ – Fernandez crash return was terrifying After taking a big blow to the head on Saturday, Raul Fernandez rode again – and crashed again – on the final day of MotoGP testing
MotoGP COVID absences disrupt Suzuki’s MotoGP test programme A spate of positive COVID tests left the Suzuki MotoGP team missing key people on day two of Mandalika testing and having to improvise
MotoGP Miller’s ire at MotoGP rival who ‘thinks he owns the track’ Jack Miller accused one of his MotoGP rivals of being “arrogant” after an on-track encouter during the first day of testing in Mandalika
MotoGP What to expect at MotoGP’s new Mandalika Bay circuit MotoGP teams will experience the Mandalika Bay circuit for the first time in testing this weekend. The Race’s Simon Patterson is in Indonesia, and has had the chance to see what’s in store
MotoGP Aprilia’s MotoGP fairytale is on the cusp of coming true at last Aprilia is finally a MotoGP podium-finisher again, it’s signed a big name race-winner in Maverick Vinales. Will its 2022 bike be the last step forward it needs? Team boss Massimo Rivola shared some exclusive insight with Simon Patterson
MotoGP Aprilia to have three-bike line-up at five 2022 MotoGP races Aprilia will have three bikes at a quarter of MotoGP’s 2022 races, with test rider Lorenzo Savadori due to contest five wildcard outings.
MotoGP Why Ducati’s old MotoGP bike is outpacing its new one If the 2022 MotoGP season started right now, Enea Bastianini’s 2021-spec Gresini Ducati would probably be the pacesetter. Simon Patterson looks at why Ducati’s new bike is currently slower than its old one
MotoGP Only Quartararo can crack the ‘strange’ MotoGP Yamaha There are “weak points” in the core characteristics of Yamaha’s MotoGP bike that mean a “normal” riding style doesn’t work and only Fabio Quartararo can find performance, reckons Andrea Dovizioso
MotoGP What we learned from MotoGP’s opening 2022 pre-season test The timesheets from the first two days of the 2022 MotoGP season at the Sepang International Circuit don’t really reflect the reality for many of the grid. But there’s still plenty we can learn
Motorcycle racing What to expect from Isle of Man TT’s big-name 2022 debutant British Superbike frontrunner Glenn Irwin will tackle the famous road race for the first time in 2022. He tells Simon Patterson his plan of attack
MotoGP Marquez admits optic nerve will remain an Achilles’ heel The optic nerve that sidelined Marc Marquez for several months will remain a ‘weak point’, the Honda MotoGP rider says
