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Marquez elated, others worried by ‘scary’ Austria double

Marquez elated, others worried by ‘scary’ Austria double

Honda factory rider Marc Marquez believes he’ll be closer to the frontrunning pace thanks to the cancellation of MotoGP’s Finnish round extending the summer break, but riders have raised concerns over the fallback plan of two races at the Red Bull Ring. Still in a fight to return to full fitness aft

ITV to broadcast Silverstone MotoGP race on main channel

ITV to broadcast Silverstone MotoGP race on main channel

This year’s British GP will finally return to primetime TV, with MotoGP placing the Silverstone race on ITV’s main channel

MotoGP replaces Finnish GP with second Red Bull Ring race

MotoGP replaces Finnish GP with second Red Bull Ring race

The MotoGP calendar will contain a Red Bull Ring double-header for the second year in a row, following the cancellation of the planned Finland race

Marquez argues Honda still paying price for leaderless 2020

Marquez argues Honda still paying price for leaderless 2020

Marc Marquez believe Honda’s entire MotoGP structure is still paying the price for its disastrous 2020 season

What you’ve missed if you last watched MotoGP in 2013

What you’ve missed if you last watched MotoGP in 2013

MotoGP is back on free-to-air TV in the UK with ITV4 this weekend for the first time since 2013. So if you switched off when it left the BBC for BT Sport, here’s our guide to what you need to know

Why Le Mans can offer ’21 redemption for its podium trio

Why Le Mans can offer ’21 redemption for its podium trio

Rain dictated the 2020 Le Mans MotoGP race, and it may dictate the 2021 race, too. And that would be timely for its most recent podium trio

MotoGP’s most surprising championship leaders

MotoGP’s most surprising championship leaders

The MotoGP 2021 season has already added two very surprising names to the very short list of championship leaders in the modern era. Some of the past shock leaders soon fell away, others were never toppled

Zarco’s title bid cameo is over – Now for his real mission

Zarco’s title bid cameo is over – Now for his real mission

It was fun while it lasted but Johann Zarco’s fallen away from the MotoGP championship lead and it’s hard to see him fighting back. So now he can focus on the real goal of his Pramac Ducati season

Time for Mir to capitalise on early title defence let-off

Time for Mir to capitalise on early title defence let-off

Fabio Quartararo’s Spanish Grand Prix drama was an early-season get-out-of-jail-free card for MotoGP’s low-key defending champion Joan Mir – but now is the time to deliver

Le Mans MotoGP race to be shown live on ITV4 in UK

Le Mans MotoGP race to be shown live on ITV4 in UK

Next weekend’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans will become the first MotoGP race since 2013 to be aired on free-to-view TV in the UK

The shared flaw holding back two long-time MotoGP rivals

The shared flaw holding back two long-time MotoGP rivals

Alex Rins and Maverick Viñales rose up the ranks to MotoGP together, but now they’re both suffering from the same flaw that’s preventing them from fighting for the title

Why Honda’s Jerez standout cried tears of frustration

Why Honda’s Jerez standout cried tears of frustration

Though Takaaki Nakagami was the bright spot in Honda’s otherwise bad Jerez weekend, he was also left feeling disappointed

Honda changed in Marquez’s absence – and it’s hurting him

Honda changed in Marquez’s absence – and it’s hurting him

As Marc Marquez’s fitness improves, he’s starting to get a proper sense of Honda’s 2021 MotoGP bike – and he’s not happy with it

Quartararo undergoes surgery after arm pump cost him win

Quartararo undergoes surgery after arm pump cost him win

Erstwhile MotoGP championship leader Fabio Quartararo has undergone surgery to alleviate the arm pump condition that led to his dramatic slump from the Jerez race lead

A ‘forgetful’ critic’s response to Miller’s Jerez statement

A ‘forgetful’ critic’s response to Miller’s Jerez statement

Jack Miller faced his fair share of criticism from both the media and fans alike for a difficult start to his 2021 MotoGP season – that was until he took a shock win at Jerez and left them all eating humble pie

Espargaro brands Honda a ‘mess’ after dismal Jerez race

Espargaro brands Honda a ‘mess’ after dismal Jerez race

Pol Espargaro didn’t hold back in his assessment of his feeling aboard Honda’s RC213V, admitting that it’s a “mess” everywhere but under braking

Moto3 rider ‘lucky to be alive’ after cutting neck at Jerez

Moto3 rider ‘lucky to be alive’ after cutting neck at Jerez

Tech3 KTM Moto3 rider Deniz Oncu has admitted that he’s “lucky to be alive” after his last-corner fall in today’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez

Can anybody break Quartararo’s Jerez strangehold?

Can anybody break Quartararo’s Jerez strangehold?

Fabio Quartararo won both MotoGP races from pole position at Jerez last year, we discuss whether he can do the same in 2021 to extend his points lead

Espargaro ‘very angry’ Jerez safety not addressed yet

Espargaro ‘very angry’ Jerez safety not addressed yet

Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro was “very angry” with the Jerez circuit following qualifying for tomorrow’s Spanish Grand Prix, after a series of high-speed crashes highlighted the significant lack of run-off at a number of the track’s corners

Forgetting details of big Jerez crash ‘scared’ Marquez

Forgetting details of big Jerez crash ‘scared’ Marquez

Marc Marquez experienced his first big crash since returning to MotoGP at last week’s Portuguese Grand Prix, and he admitted that he didn’t “exactly remember” his high-speed fall during FP3 at Jerez

Marquez cleared for Spanish GP after hospital visit

Marquez cleared for Spanish GP after hospital visit

Marc Marquez is fit to continue in the rest of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at Jerez, after precautionary CT scans at a local hospital didn’t uncover any serious injuries

Miller ‘never been so desperate’ for better MotoGP form

Miller ‘never been so desperate’ for better MotoGP form

Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Jack Miller has admitted that he’s still ‘in the shit’ and has “never been so desperate” for his MotoGP season to turn around ahead of this Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix

Is Aprilia a genuine MotoGP victory threat at Jerez?

Is Aprilia a genuine MotoGP victory threat at Jerez?

Close over one lap and a standout in race trim, Aleix Espargaro had as good a Friday at Jerez as Aprilia could’ve hoped for.

Rossi ducks questions over his MotoGP team’s new Saudi deal

Rossi ducks questions over his MotoGP team’s new Saudi deal

Valentino Rossi was keen to downplay – and distance himself from – questions over his VR46 MotoGP team’s 2022 deal with Saudi Arabian state oil company Aramco when pressed about it

Why Marquez won’t have Rossi-style MotoGP farewell tour

Why Marquez won’t have Rossi-style MotoGP farewell tour

Now one of MotoGP’s elder statesmen despite being only 28, Marc Marquez has indicated he will not keep riding long beyond his career peak

The MotoGP fairytale Jerez promises but likely won’t deliver

The MotoGP fairytale Jerez promises but likely won’t deliver

This weekend’s Spanish GP at Jerez will mark the unlikely return to MotoGP action of one of the series’ most unfortunate riders

Gresini’s wife takes over running of MotoGP team

Gresini’s wife takes over running of MotoGP team

Fausto Gresini’s wife Nadia and two of his sons will take over the running of the Gresini Racing MotoGP team after his death, as it moves to finalise its new programme after ending its Aprilia works deal

Rossi’s MotoGP team set for ’22 expansion with Saudi sponsor

Rossi’s MotoGP team set for ’22 expansion with Saudi sponsor

Valentino Rossi’s VR46 squad will remain in MotoGP through 2026 and is set to run two bikes, following a tie-in with Saudi Arabian backers

‘Disgrace’ shout adds to open revolt against MotoGP stewards

‘Disgrace’ shout adds to open revolt against MotoGP stewards

Stewards can never please everyone, but the relentless barrage of discontent against the MotoGP panel is not a sustainable situation

What we want to see from MotoGP’s 2021 wildcards

What we want to see from MotoGP’s 2021 wildcards

MotoGP wildcards are back for 2021. Here are the riders, the tech and the liveries we’re eagerly awaiting each manufacturer deploying

What’s gone wrong for MotoGP 2020’s breakthrough team?

What’s gone wrong for MotoGP 2020’s breakthrough team?

Last year Tech3 KTM got its first MotoGP wins. This year it can barely score a point, even at Portimao where it dominated five months earlier. Simon Patterson looks into the reasons why

Quartararo’s transformation from fragile to MotoGP favourite

Quartararo’s transformation from fragile to MotoGP favourite

Fabio Quartararo reeling off two commanding wins and taking the MotoGP championship lead happened last year too – and then his title bid nosedived. But the Yamaha rider is in a very different place mentally in 2021

A 21-year MotoGP wait is ‘certain’ to end this year

A 21-year MotoGP wait is ‘certain’ to end this year

Aprilia needs a MotoGP podium to show for its recent gains – and Aleix Espargaro is “100%” confident at least one is coming this year

Yamaha’s changing of the guard can prevent another false dawn

Yamaha’s changing of the guard can prevent another false dawn

Any other team would instantly become a MotoGP title favourite if it won the first three races. But with Yamaha, there’s always doubt

Rabat to make MotoGP comeback as Martin’s stand-in

Rabat to make MotoGP comeback as Martin’s stand-in

Tito Rabat will make a welcome return to the MotoGP world championship before he’s even had the chance to start his new career in World Superbikes, with the Spanish rider set to be announced as the injured Jorge Martin’s replacement at Pramac Ducati for next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. Fo

‘He’s a bastard!’ – What Marc Marquez’s return means for Alex

‘He’s a bastard!’ – What Marc Marquez’s return means for Alex

The Marquez brothers are super close even by family standards – and Marc has returned at just the right time for Alex

Surprise family duel livens up Rossi’s 2021 MotoGP misery

Surprise family duel livens up Rossi’s 2021 MotoGP misery

A surprise battle with Luca Marini livened up Valentino Rossi’s Portimao race, before a crash consigned him to his worst-ever start to a MotoGP season

The awkward downside to Marquez’s incredible MotoGP return

The awkward downside to Marquez’s incredible MotoGP return

As impressive as Marc Marquez’s comeback Portimao ride was, it shines an unwelcome spotlight on his fellow Honda MotoGP riders

Portuguese Grand Prix 2021 MotoGP rider ratings

Portuguese Grand Prix 2021 MotoGP rider ratings

Riders with world title aspirations end up right at the bottom of Simon Patterson’s ranking of the Portimao MotoGP performances – while heroic returning champion Marc Marquez is among those who really impressed

Why did so many big MotoGP names crash out of Portuguese GP?

Why did so many big MotoGP names crash out of Portuguese GP?

A host of title contenders, last year’s runaway race winner and series legend Valentino Rossi were among the many crashers in MotoGP’s Portuguese Grand Prix. Why was Portimao race day so messy?