MotoGP ‘Not what I expected’ – Quartararo critical of Yamaha test package The Yamaha Fabio Quartararo is riding in the post-season MotoGP Jerez test is not enough of an upgrade for his liking
MotoGP What every MotoGP marque needs from the final 2021 test At least four of the six MotoGP manufacturers will be needing to see huge gains from their 2022 prototype packages in the Jerez test
MotoGP Serial MotoGP crasher Rins ran out of excuses long ago Alex Rins crashed out of a third of the 2021 MotoGP season. He blames Suzuki’s underperformance, but is missing the point. Can he really keep his job beyond 2022, and who might replace him?
MotoGP 2021 MotoGP season rider rankings A superb 2021 MotoGP season is over. Simon Patterson ranks all the riders from worst to best in terms of their performances this year
MotoGP The MotoGP team-mates who raced through tears in Valencia While most of the weekend’s MotoGP attention was focused on Valentino Rossi’s retirement, the Valencian GP also saw two other riders bow out
MotoGP MotoGP rivals already fear Ducati will be unstoppable in 2022 Both 2020 MotoGP world champion Joan Mir and newly-crowned 2021 title-winner Fabio Quartararo fear the scale of threat posed by Ducati in 2022 after it locked out the podium places in the Valencia season finale
MotoGP Valencia MotoGP 2021 rider ratings From a retiring MotoGP legend to a feared 2022 title threat, Simon Patterson rates the performances of the MotoGP field after the final round of the 2021 season at Valencia
MotoGP Where Rossi’s final burst of MotoGP performance came from Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP career ended with his best ride of a disappointing 2021. His proteges helped, but this was also about digging deep and finding his true self again
MotoGP Yamaha’s latest play in the bid to poach KTM’s MotoGP prodigy Raul Fernandez is contracted to be a KTM MotoGP rider in 2022 – but it looks like Yamaha hasn’t given up on getting him further down the line
MotoGP No Repsol Hondas in Valencian GP as Espargaro withdraws Honda rider Pol Espargaro has been forced to sit out the MotoGP season finale at Valencia, instead focusing on post-season testing
MotoGP How the Rossi franchise will still loom over MotoGP in 2022 Valentino Rossi may be about to compete in his last race as a MotoGP rider, but his presence and impact on the series will be far from over after he completes his final race
MotoGP Espargaro says phantom yellows wrecked his qualifying A furious Aleix Espargaro has hit out at MotoGP race control and alleged yellow flags shown in error wrecked his Valencian Grand Prix qualifying
MotoGP Miller’s attitude to yellows shows mess MotoGP has created A throwaway line from Jack Miller shows how casual MotoGP riders have become about ignoring yellow flags – and that’s the fault of the penalty rules, says Simon Patterson
MotoGP Rossi gets a farewell favour from his most successful protege MotoGP runner-up Pecco Bagnaia helped mentor Valentino Rossi out in his final qualifying session at Valencia, but it wasn’t pre-planned
MotoGP Espargaro lashes out as Aprilia’s MotoGP form dives Aprilia’s breakthrough MotoGP season is ending badly, and Aleix Espargaro isn’t holding back about it
MotoGP ‘Completely lost’ Quartararo suffering a painful MotoGP deja vu Newly crowned 2021 MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo has suffered through his worst day of the season so far at Valencia, with a disastrous opening outing for the Yamaha rider at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in mixed conditions
MotoGP Honda MotoGP boss gives update on ‘delicate’ Marquez eye problem Marc Marquez’s MotoGP team boss Alberto Puig has given an update on the eye injury that has ended the Honda rider’s season prematurely
MotoGP The final snapshots of the real Valentino Rossi It’s been 1600 days since Valentino Rossi last won a MotoGP race, but that doesn’t mean the seven-time world champion hasn’t had any special days since. Simon Patterson looks at the best of his races since his last win
MotoGP All Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP feuds ranked Valentino Rossi has always fuelled his performances with infamous rivalries and spats. When he re-stoked his enmity with Marc Marquez ahead of the 2021 season, we ranked Rossi’s main feuds from most trivial to most seismic
MotoGP Who’s under most pressure to finish the MotoGP season well? The 2022 MotoGP title is decided – but one more race means one more opportunity to make a strong impression, or salvage something from a tough year
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
