MotoGP Valentino Rossi’s best and worst home MotoGP races Misano this weekend will be Valentino Rossi’s final MotoGP start in Italy. His home record contains some glorious highs, and some real career lows
MotoGP Avintia parts ways with mechanic who faked COVID test result The Avintia Ducati squad has parted ways with the team member whose pass was revoked earlier this week by MotoGP organiser Dorna for forging a PCR test certificate
MotoGP MotoGP mechanic banned for faking COVID test result A mechanic from a ‘major’ MotoGP team has been suspended after being found to have faked a PCR test result
MotoGP MotoGP is missing a big Spa 24 Hours opportunity The revival of motorcycling’s Spa 24 Hours for 2022 is great news. The fact no MotoGP riders can get involved continues a sad trend
MotoGP Can Bagnaia’s Misano mastery revive MotoGP title fight? Fabio Quartararo’s MotoGP lead is formidable, but the next track is perfectly suited for Francesco Bagnaia to keep the title battle alive
MotoGP Why Suzuki is now hunting for a Brivio replacement after all Suzuki expected to get by as is following Davide Brivio’s departure for F1 – but it’s now looking to replace him after all, and has something of a shortlist
MotoGP Oncu ban doesn’t fix MotoGP’s reactive stewarding issue More severe penalties are needed to stamp out dangerous riding in MotoGP and its support classes argues Simon Patterson, with a more proactive approach than just banning a rider after the fact
MotoGP Marquez’s painfully long MotoGP recovery is far from over Marc Marquez looked to be back to his best with his seventh MotoGP win at COTA, but he’s still got a long way to go
MotoGP Why Yamaha’s works MotoGP recruit accepts ‘sustainable pain’ Franco Morbidelli knows his MotoGP injury lay-off should’ve been longer – but the new Yamaha works rider believes he simply had to return early
MotoGP Aprilia’s handling of Vinales’ absence is part of a wider shift Aprilia’s “full and unconditional support” of a grieving Maverick Vinales was no surprise, but it’s clear that the team’s treatment of riders has improved
MotoGP Rossi’s saved himself from a miserable and embarrassing 2022 Right up until the moment Valentino Rossi announced his MotoGP retirement, there was still doubt over whether he’d really walk away when 2022 offers were on the table. But his form since that decision has showed how badly it would’ve gone if he’d raced on
MotoGP Honda’s 2020 MotoGP saviour is now fighting for his future Last year Takaaki Nakagami rescued Honda’s MotoGP season. But 2021 has been very different, and with a rising star looking over his shoulder, Nakagami’s racing for his career
MotoGP ‘Huge’ COTA step bodes well for MotoGP’s star returnee A 13th-place finish doesn’t sound like much for Andrea Dovizioso – but his early progress on the Yamaha MotoGP bike has exceeded expectations
MotoGP How Marquez pulled off a seemingly impossible MotoGP win Marc Marquez is the first to admit he’s still far from full fitness. Yet he’s just won the most physically-punishing MotoGP race of 2021 so far
MotoGP Austin MotoGP rider ratings 2021 Simon Patterson passes judgement on the MotoGP field’s performances on a fraught Austin weekend, with some blunt verdicts on pacesetters who wasted their chances
MotoGP MotoGP rivals Miller and Mir at odds again despite apology Jack Miller had little use for Joan Mir’s apology after their COTA MotoGP clash – but Mir himself doesn’t believe he deserved a penalty
MotoGP Miller f***ing sick of tyre woes, but Marquez raises a doubt Jack Miller was firm favourite for Austin MotoGP pole given his practice pace, but then he only qualified 10th. While he hinted at faulty tyres, Marc Marquez had a different take
MotoGP With short race idea rejected, MotoGP riders fear chaos MotoGP riders say their proposal for a shortened grand prix at Austin amid concerns about worsening track bumps was laughed off, and now they’re braced for a race of attrition
MotoGP MotoGP riders’ ultimatum for any future COTA races MotoGP riders have given their ‘minimum’ demands to the Circuit of the Americas for the track to host any further premier-class races
MotoGP Does Yamaha upheaval open door to surprise MotoGP switch? As Yamaha’s MotoGP satellite team situation continues to develop, could its World Superbike star yet re-enter the picture?
MotoGP MotoGP needs to change its culture around concussion With MotoGP safety gains making broken bones less common, the focus needs to be on another injury – one that doesn’t feel like it’s taken seriously enough by the paddock
MotoGP Is Qatar’s F1 race really ‘bad news’ for MotoGP? As Qatar gears up for its F1 debut, one MotoGP rider admits to fearing the cars will “destroy everything with their downforce”
MotoGP Marquez drama has diluted Fabrizio’s ‘message of protest’ An unfortunate swipe at Marc Marquez has served to distract from the message ex-MotoGP rider Michel Fabrizio wanted to send after the loss of Dean Berta Vinales
MotoGP Oliveira has found the solution to end his MotoGP woes Red Bull KTM MotoGP rider Miguel Oliveira believes he’s finally going to be able to put an end to his miserable run of form after a discovery at Misano
MotoGP Vinales pulls out of Austin MotoGP round after cousin’s death Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales has withdrawn from this weekend’s Austin MotoGP race following the passing of his cousin Dean Berta in a World Supersport 300 race at Jerez last weekend
MotoGP Why Marquez’s Sachsenring heroics will be tough in Austin Honda’s Marc Marquez has been dominant in Austin previously, but can he replicate that form this weekend on his long journey back from injury?
MotoGP The moment Ducati believes derailed its MotoGP title bid Ducati rider Pecco Bagnaia’s run of MotoGP wins looks like it’s coming too late to stop Fabio Quartararo’s championship victory. Team boss Paolo Ciabatti thinks things might’ve been different without a particular early-season blow
MotoGP Vinales’ teenage cousin dies after Supersport crash The motorcycle racing world has suffered another tragedy with the death of 15-year-old Dean Berta Vinales from injuries suffered in a World Supersport 300 race at Jerez
MotoGP Five of MotoGP’s best number two riders Jack Miller’s selfless actions at Misano got us thinking about the best number two riders in MotoGP – here’s our list
MotoGP Why MotoGP’s latest new star will be on an old bike in 2022 Enea Bastianini emerged as Ducati’s latest MotoGP breakout star with his first podium at Misano. But he won’t be on a 2022 bike next year. Here’s why
MotoGP Yamaha’s handling of its MotoGP test riders will hurt it Rumours that Honda is trying to lure Cal Crutchlow back from Yamaha fit a pattern of Yamaha wasting its experienced MotoGP test riders
MotoGP MotoGP’s innovative support series is unfairly overlooked A highly dramatic but scarcely watched season finale highlighted how underutilised one MotoGP support series is
MotoGP KTM at a loss to explain Oliveira’s poor MotoGP form KTM appears to be at a loss to explain early season treble podium finisher Miguel Oliveira’s woeful form after the summer break
MotoGP Bagnaia quickest, Honda debuts radical 2022 bike in Misano test San Marino Grand Prix race winner Francesco Bagnaia topped the first day of post-race MotoGP testing at the Misano circuit for Ducati while a number of teams debuted 2022-spec bikes
MotoGP What you need to know about MotoGP’s latest breakout star For a reigning Moto2 champion, Enea Bastianini had been somewhat under the radar after switching to MotoGP – until Misano happened
MotoGP Provisional calendar for 2022 MotoGP season revealed The Race has obtained the provisional MotoGP calendar for 2022, which is set to be the series’ longest-ever season
MotoGP Six things to watch for in MotoGP’s crucial Misano test The first MotoGP two-day test in six months could see the debut of a 2022 bike and two highly-rated rookies and plenty of soul-searching
MotoGP The elite MotoGP trio rehearsing for 2022 in the midfield A trio of MotoGP riders with title-chasing pedigree and 27 wins between them are resigned to seeing out 2021 in the midfield for various reasons, all with eyes on 2022. Simon Patterson looks at how they’re getting on
MotoGP Threat to Gresini’s 2022 Ducati MotoGP programme averted Gresini’s place on the 2022 MotoGP grid appears safe again after recent sponsor worries, ending doubt over Misano podium finisher Enea Bastianini’s ride
MotoGP San Marino Grand Prix MotoGP rider ratings 2021 A sensational rookie was the absolute star of the Misano MotoGP weekend in Simon Patterson’s eyes, but some of 2020’s heroes showed how far they’ve fallen
