MotoGP Why Honda won’t replace injured Marquez at MotoGP finale Honda won’t replace Marc Marquez at this weekend’s MotoGP finale at Valencia. Simon Patterson explains why
MotoGP What a MotoGP superlicence system could look like With the prospect of a MotoGP superlicence mooted once more, we’ve mocked up what the requirements for one might look like
MotoGP A kid called Valentino Rossi – Inside the start of a legend Ahead of Valentino Rossi’s final MotoGP race, his veteran mechanic Alex Briggs takes us back to 2000 and Rossi as a young sensation bursting into the premier class with Honda
MotoGP Algarve Grand Prix 2021 MotoGP rider ratings MotoGP’s new world champion receives his lowest score of the season in the latest rider ratings from the Algarve Grand Prix
MotoGP Bagnaia leads MotoGP superlicence calls amid Binder drama MotoGP frontrunner Francesco Bagnaia believes the series should consider aping F1’s superlicence system, with Darryn Binder’s 2022 move raising eyebrows
MotoGP MotoGP 2022 rookie’s ‘kingmaker’ crash can’t be shrugged off Darryn Binder wasn’t fully to blame for the crash that decided the 2022 Moto3 title – but it’s part of a larger pattern that can’t be ignored
MotoGP Why a rider KTM sacked is outshining its main MotoGP stars Ousted Tech3 rider Iker Lecuona is ending his short MotoGP career on a high – and showing up KTM’s factory line-up in the process
MotoGP Stoner’s return reveals something Ducati’s been missing The return of double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner to the Ducati garage has highlighted something its riders didn’t know they were missing – but now really want for 2022
MotoGP Suzuki’s MotoGP breakthrough is too little, too late Last year’s champion Joan Mir has finally qualified on a MotoGP front row for the first time as Suzuki made progress at Portimao. Too little, too late or good news for 2022?
MotoGP The full story behind MotoGP’s shoulder camera innovation Alex Rins debuted a new shoulder camera during MotoGP’s opening practice session ahead of the Algarve Grand Prix. But will we see more of it? Simon Patterson explains the story behind it and when we can expect to see it again
MotoGP KTM in race against time after nasty Portimao ‘surprise’ KTM and its local hero Miguel Oliveira had a very low-key opening day of MotoGP practice at Portimao – and it came as a big surprise
MotoGP How Quartararo’s decision fits into MotoGP’s number history As Fabio Quartararo follows Joan Mir in sticking with his current number, we take a closer look at MotoGP champions’ history with the #1 plate
MotoGP Yamaha MotoGP crew chief intrigue resolved for 2022 Franco Morbidelli won’t get to resume his successful partnership with Ramon Forcada – but Yamaha has picked out an interesting replacement crew chief
MotoGP What Ducati can still salvage from a bittersweet MotoGP year Ducati may have lost the riders’ championship, but it’s not only the MotoGP title up for grabs this year – both of which Ducati can still win. Simon Patterson explains more
MotoGP Bradl to replace injured Marquez for Portimao MotoGP round Stefan Bradl will replace the injured back-to-back MotoGP race winner Marc Marquez at Honda for this weekend’s Portimao round
MotoGP Why riders take the training risk that cost Marquez dearly Marc Marquez’s fall on a motorbike in a training incident has cost him a MotoGP start at Portimao. But he’s far from the only one to practice in this way, and Simon Patterson explains why other riders take a similar risk
MotoGP Marc Marquez to miss Portimao MotoGP race with concussion Honda rider Marc Marquez will miss this weekend’s Portimao MotoGP race after suffering concussion in a training incident
MotoGP Every Yamaha MotoGP champion ranked Fabio Quartararo has become the seventh Yamaha rider to win a MotoGP title. Simon Patterson ranks all seven of them
MotoGP How a 2020 chat set Quartararo on the path to the MotoGP title Fabio Quartararo learned his lesson the hard way as his 2020 MotoGP title challenge fell apart – but what he took away let him soar in 2021
MotoGP Vinales’ ‘not comfortable’ pace hints at huge potential Maverick Vinales is confident that recent improvements on his Aprilia MotoGP bike mean his top 10 at Misano won’t just be a one-off
MotoGP The hope within KTM’s awful MotoGP weekend One of KTM’s works MotoGP riders crashed on the way to the grid last weekend, the other crashed just when he’d inherited a podium. Yet Misano might’ve actually been a positive turning point and evidence that KTM’s biggest problem of recent months is solved
MotoGP ‘Something went wrong with me’ – Quartararo on his worst days New MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo arrived in the grand prix paddock as a teenager amid enormous hype – and promptly, and understandably, crumbled. He opens up to Simon Patterson about his worst times in racing in an exclusive interview
MotoGP What an overdue MotoGP breakthrough means for Honda Pol Espargaro’s second place at Misano was arguably even more important than Marc Marquez’s second successive MotoGP victory. Simon Patterson explains why
MotoGP The post-crash MotoGP moment that said so much Being wiped out by outgoing MotoGP champion Joan Mir at Misano made Danilo Petrucci “very sad” – but the emotion never pivoted to hostility
MotoGP Marquez’s latest MotoGP win is a fitness illusion Marc Marquez’s third 2021 MotoGP win was a more significant one for his recovery than the other two. But it was also still deceptive
MotoGP Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2021 MotoGP rider ratings Simon Patterson rates the efforts of the field as MotoGP’s wild 2021 season continued to thrill with its second Misano race of the year
MotoGP How self-aware Quartararo transformed himself into a champion Fabio Quartararo was the teenage sensation who wasn’t amounting to anything in the big leagues. And even when he started fulfilling his potential, he still seemed too emotional. Now he’s MotoGP world champion
MotoGP Ducati explains ‘common sense’ approach to Misano team tactics Ducati starts 1-2 at Misano with Pecco Bagnaia’s title rival Fabio Quartararo back in 15th. Its instruction to Bagnaia and team-mate Jack Miller is simply: ‘don’t be stupid’
MotoGP Will Quartararo seal the title at Misano or jeopardise it? Pre-weekend, Fabio Quartararo looked like he’d clinch the MotoGP title at Misano. Now it looks like Pecco Bagnaia will carve into his points lead. Simon Patterson considers how the race might turn out
MotoGP ‘I was desperate’ – Rossi on losing Simoncelli and creating VR46 Valentino Rossi has admitted that losing close friend Marco Simoncelli 10 years ago today was “one of the worst moments” of his life but also the trigger for the creation of the VR46 Academy
MotoGP What might Marco Simoncelli’s MotoGP career have looked like? Would Marco Simoncelli have led Ducati’s mid-2010s MotoGP recovery? Would he be a rider-mentor at VR46 today? We’ll never know how his career would’ve played out, but it’s tantalising to imagine
MotoGP How MotoGP grid reacted to ‘controversial and difficult’ age rule The minimal age hike for all levels of grand prix racing has yielded a mix of approval and surprise from the MotoGP grid
MotoGP Why new RNF MotoGP team has such a short Yamaha deal What’s currently Petronas will be reinvented as RNF for the 2022 MotoGP season, but it only has one year of Yamaha supply for now. Here’s why, and everything else going on around the team right now
MotoGP Minimal age raised in MotoGP, lower classes after ’21 tragedies Motorcycle racing governing body, the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme, has announced a sweeping change to the minimum ages of riders in grand prix racing
MotoGP Darryn Binder is no Jack Miller. This MotoGP jump is too big Darryn Binder will become only the second rider to jump directly from Moto3 to MotoGP when he joins the RNF Yamaha outfit in 2022. But given his lacklustre CV, he’s unlikely to achieve what Jack Miller was able to when he made the same step in 2015
MotoGP Binder’s Moto3-MotoGP move prompts bafflement and support Moto3 midfielder Darryn Binder’s leap straight into MotoGP for 2022 is ‘the most bizarre move ever’ according to one premier class rider, but others have been more supportive
MotoGP Ducati becomes MotoE constructor in first electric bike move Ducati will replace Energica as the bike supplier for MotoGP’s electric series MotoE from 2023, despite not yet producing electric motorcycles
MotoGP Yamaha’s new satellite team has one-year MotoGP deal MotoGP manufacturer Yamaha has confirmed that its 2022 satellite team partner will be former Sepang International Circuit CEO Razlan Razali’s new RNF Racing, with the Malaysian forming a wholly new squad from the ashes of the Petronas Yamaha SRT outfit to take over running the independent class team
MotoGP Moto3 rider Binder gets 2022 MotoGP Yamaha deal Moto3 rider Darryn Binder will leap up to MotoGP’s top class in 2022, after signing a deal to ride with the new RNF Racing Yamaha outfit
MotoGP Ducati may have short-term fix for its embarrassment of riches Ducati’s newest MotoGP star could yet get a works-spec bike in 2022 – but the longer-term picture for how to fit in all its riders is unclear
