MotoGP Inside the day Rossi rocked MotoGP for the last time Would Valentino Rossi pull off one final shock? Simon Patterson recounts an incredible Thursday in the MotoGP paddock
MotoGP Rossi’s decline vindicates his MotoGP retirement With just one top 10 finish this season, seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has made the right call to end his time in the series as Simon Patterson explains
MotoGP What Valentino Rossi’s retirement means for MotoGP With its most popular and successful rider Valentino Rossi exiting the championship at the end of this season, what’s next for MotoGP?
MotoGP Valentino Rossi expected to announce MotoGP retirement today MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi is expected to announce on Thursday afternoon that he will retire from racing at the end of the 2021 season
MotoGP What to expect from Crutchlow’s MotoGP comeback This weekend will mark a return to MotoGP action for Cal Crutchlow for the first time since last year. But what’s a realistic target for the 35-year-old?
MotoGP The shock MotoGP wildcard upsets Pedrosa could repeat Dani Pedrosa will make his first MotoGP race start in three years this weekend aboard a KTM, and history shows it’s possible to make an instant impact even on a one-off wildcard appearance
MotoGP ‘Easy to lose enjoyment’ – Quartararo on MotoGP’s junior debate MotoGP world championship leader Fabio Quartararo has added his thoughts to the ongoing debate about the age of grand prix motorcycle riders in an exclusive interview with The Race
MotoGP MotoGP 2021 mid-season rider ratings Simon Patterson ranks the 2021 MotoGP field by averaging out his rider ratings from each of the nine races so far this season
MotoGP Crutchlow replaces Morbidelli for next three MotoGP races Cal Crutchlow will make his MotoGP race return, riding in the place of the injured Franco Morbidelli on the Petronas SRT
MotoGP ‘Champion in any other era’: Why Pedrosa’s return is a big deal Dani Pedrosa will make his first MotoGP race start for almost three years when he rides a KTM in the Styrian Grand Prix next weekend
MotoGP Millan tragedy highlights motorcycle racing’s biggest concern The heartbreaking loss of 14-year-old Hugo Millan puts the spotlight back on an uncomfortable reality of MotoGP’s successful junior ladder
MotoGP Why Honda’s 2020 MotoGP saviour has tumbled backwards Last year the LCR team and Takaaki Nakagami rescued Honda’s MotoGP pride as the factory team fell apart without Marc Marquez. The 2021 season is a very different story for LCR. Simon Patterson looked at why
MotoGP Is Ducati’s youth-based MotoGP masterplan paying off? Ducati made a radical change to its MotoGP rider signing strategy this year, and it applies from top to bottom. Simon Patterson assesses how it’s going, and the future prospects
MotoGP How MotoGP’s latest calendar shuffles impact the title race Once again, MotoGP teams face moving goalposts when it comes to the circuits they’ll be racing on later in the season. The latest calendar changes are clear blows for some teams in particular, and good news for others
MotoGP Petronas’ MotoGP options dwindle as Gerloff commits to WSB The list of options for Petronas Yamaha to replace Franco Morbidelli and Valentino Rossi in the 2022 MotoGP season is getting ever smaller, with Garrett Gerloff the latest contender to commit to World Superbikes instead
MotoGP MotoGP Thailand race cancelled, replacement yet to be found As reported earlier this week by The Race, MotoGP’s 2021 Thai Grand Prix at Buriram’s Chang International Circuit has been cancelled
MotoGP What Pedrosa’s MotoGP return means for KTM Dani Pedrosa will make his first MotoGP race appearance in almost three years when he rides a KTM in the Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. But his return is far more about the benefits it will bring KTM, not a launchpad for a comeback
MotoGP MotoGP bracing for another late-season calendar reshuffle With doubts growing over at least one, maybe two, of the late-season races, the 2021 MotoGP calendar is set for yet another reshuffle
MotoGP Oliveira KTM-to-Yamaha MotoGP move could’ve worked out for all Miguel Oliveira would’ve been a great fit for Yamaha – but though he’s very valuable to KTM, it could’ve benefited, too
MotoGP Rea? Lowes? The latest contenders for Petronas MotoGP seats While Petronas SRT Yamaha insists it’s not rushing to fill the 2022 MotoGP seats Valentino Rossi and Franco Morbidelli are likely to vacate, the list of contenders for them gets more and more intriguing
MotoGP Rossi’s Yamaha successor has become MotoGP’s benchmark rider Valentino Rossi is not an easy man to replace, but Fabio Quartararo has become MotoGP’s benchmark rider since he stepped up to Yamaha’s factory team
MotoGP The glaring weakness behind KTM’s MotoGP imbalance While Miguel Oliveira has thrived, his KTM team-mate Brad Binder hasn’t graced the podium in the last 20 MotoGP races – and it’s clear why
MotoGP Can a single upgrade unlock Suzuki’s 2022 MotoGP potential? The odd one out in MotoGP’s development race, Suzuki is under pressure from its riders to hurry along a key upgrade
MotoGP The canny long-game player in MotoGP’s rider market By rejecting a Yamaha approach and shrugging off his KTM MotoGP team-mate being given a much longer contract, Miguel Oliveira might look like he’s taking a career risk. But playing it cool is wise
MotoGP MotoGP replaces Phillip Island with second Portimao race MotoGP’s Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island has been cancelled for the second year in succession as the country continues to enforce some of the world’s strictest anti-COVID border controls, but the series has already rejigged its calendar to replace it
MotoGP The curious logic behind a shock 2022 MotoGP snub Why would a young rider reject ‘great interest’ from MotoGP teams? In Toprak Razgatlioglu’s case, his manager’s past offers an explanation
MotoGP Oliveira reveals Yamaha MotoGP ‘approach’ after Vinales exit MotoGP form man Miguel Oliveira says he was sounded out by Yamaha in light of Maverick Vinales’ exit – but re-affirmed his commitment to KTM
MotoGP New contract rules out top Petronas Yamaha MotoGP contender World Superbike standout Toprak Razgatlioglu has re-committed to the series and opted against joining Yamaha’s MotoGP satellite team Petronas
MotoGP The lessons Vinales can take from Zarco’s redemption Johann Zarco’s rebirth after his KTM exit should leave Maverick Vinales – departing Yamaha early for Aprilia – with plenty of optimism.
MotoGP How Yamaha’s race to fill its Vinales/Rossi gap is shaping up With Maverick Vinales walking out and Valentino Rossi set to retire, Yamaha has two 2022 MotoGP seats to fill. Here are the contenders
MotoGP MotoGP’s history of torn-up rider contracts Maverick Vinales is far from the first MotoGP driver to end his contract early. Simon Patterson recalls five recent examples
MotoGP Miller ‘pissed off at myself’, disputes black-and-orange flag Factory Ducati rider Jack Miller has once again kicked off at MotoGP’s race direction and the stewards panel after Sunday’s Dutch TT
MotoGP Dutch TT 2021 MotoGP rider ratings A rare 10 out of 10, a high score for a rider whose mind might’ve been elsewhere and some blunt scores for some big names are the headlines from Simon Patterson’s Dutch TT MotoGP rider ratings
MotoGP Last resort or masterstroke? Why Vinales is set for Aprilia Is Maverick Vinales swapping Yamaha for Aprilia because it’s his last hope, or does he see it as a great chance at a fresh start in MotoGP? Simon Patterson assesses the evidence
MotoGP How the Vinales/Yamaha relationship fell apart It began with a winning spree in 2017. It’s ending with a shock early exit for Aprilia. This is the story of how it all went wrong for Maverick Vinales at the Yamaha MotoGP team
MotoGP Yamaha announces Vinales will leave its MotoGP team Maverick Vinales’ departure from the factory Yamaha MotoGP squad was officially announced on Monday morning, as predicted by The Race, paving the way for his 2022 Aprilia switch
MotoGP Rins fuming at Zarco for ‘destroying’ his Assen MotoGP race Suzuki rider Alex Rins has raged at a ‘senseless’ overtaking attempt from MotoGP rival Johann Zarco in today’s Dutch TT
MotoGP Vinales set for shock switch to Aprilia next year Maverick Vinales is set to make a bombshell move from Yamaha to Aprilia for the 2022 MotoGP season
MotoGP Miller appalled by MotoGP rivals’ ‘double standard bulls**t’ Jack Miller has hit out at fellow MotoGP riders for waiting for a tow in qualifying and then ‘judging’ Moto3 riders for doing the same
MotoGP What Assen pole means for MotoGP’s impatient enigma Maverick Vinales’s Assen MotoGP pole proves only the blistering peak speed that everyone – including Vinales himself – knows he’s capable of
