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
MotoGP Ducati praise for ‘loyal’ Miller hints at future support role Jack Miller slumped to fifth in the Misano MotoGP race but Ducati wouldn’t have won it without him. Does the team’s praise suggest it’s starting to see him in a different role, though?
MotoGP Mir admits his MotoGP title defence is over Reigning MotoGP world champion Joan Mir has admitted that his chance of defending the crown in 2021 is now over, after a disappointing day at the San Marino Grand Prix
MotoGP What Ducati-surrounded Quartararo faces in Misano race The only non-Ducati rider in the top five on the grid, Fabio Quartararo has a MotoGP championship lead to think about at Misano
MotoGP KTM riders baffled by Misano MotoGP slump KTM’s MotoGP riders have admitted to going into tomorrow’s San Marino Grand Prix completely lost, with its highest-placed rider only 17th
MotoGP SRT Yamaha’s MotoGP rebrand revealed – and what it means The Petronas Yamaha Sepang Racing Team has announced the first part of its new identity for 2022 following the management buyout of the squad
MotoGP Why rivals can close on MotoGP’s ‘struggling’ runaway leader Aragon Grand Prix race winner Pecco Bagnaia says that there’s a real chance to close the gap to his 2021 MotoGP championship rival Fabio Quartararo at Misano this weekend
MotoGP Why Dovizioso couldn’t say no to ‘risky’ Yamaha MotoGP return Andrea Dovizioso was enjoying post-MotoGP life, and is well aware a comeback carries risk of failure. So why has he returned?
MotoGP What Morbidelli’s off-sync Yamaha deal means for MotoGP grid What should we make of Franco Morbidelli’s factory Yamaha deal being out of sync with the rest of the MotoGP factory rider market?
