MotoGP How Rossi’s new MotoGP team rose from nowhere Petronas SRT Yamaha was a sensation in its first MotoGP season, a winner in its second, and will field Valentino Rossi in its third. This is the incredible story of how it was created
MotoGP The Moto2 2021 riders set for a MotoGP future With MotoGP getting nearly all of its rookies from Moto2, it’s a given that much of this year’s intermediate-class crop will be MotoGP riders before too long
MotoGP Every Qatar MotoGP race ranked Qatar’s Losail track is a good choice for the opening two grands prix of the 2021 MotoGP season, as it very rarely holds a dull race. We ranked every Qatar GP so far
MotoGP ‘Just a game’ – Rossi and Morbidelli’s plan to avoid conflict Best friends becoming MotoGP team-mates can be harmonious, or a recipe for disaster. Valentino Rossi and Franco Morbidelli want to ensure it’s the former
MotoGP Marquez still not fit enough to race in MotoGP openers Marc Marquez will miss at least the first two rounds of the 2021 MotoGP season as he is not sufficiently recovered from last year’s injuries, despite his recent superbike tests
MotoGP MotoGP 2021: Ten potential Qatar GP winners, title wide open Three (maybe four) Yamahas, three Ducatis, one Suzuki, a Honda and even an Aprilia could win MotoGP’s Qatar Grand Prix season-openers over the next two weekends. After that, absolutely anything can happen
MotoGP Rossi’s replacement faces the most pressure in MotoGP 2021 Fabio Quartararo has been sensational in MotoGP so far, but his 2020 season collapsed amid hot-headedness and Yamaha woes. Now he’s replacing Valentino Rossi in the works team
MotoGP Six reasons why Suzuki is still MotoGP title favourite MotoGP champion Suzuki was quiet in testing as Yamaha and Ducati flew, and all eyes were on Marc Marquez’s preparations to return. But there are solid reasons why Suzuki will be very hard to topple in 2021
MotoGP Dovizioso and Aprilia may actually be a match made in heaven Andrea Dovizioso chose unemployment over racing for Aprilia in 2021. Now, with his routes back into MotoGP narrowing, he’s going to test its bike. A desperate gamble, or a potential dream match?
MotoGP Miller is proving Ducati’s radical shake-up was worth it Ducati’s radical rider shake-up made the relatively young Jack Miller its de facto team-leader. But he’s already proving his worth and starts 2021 among the title favourites
MotoGP Dovizioso to join Aprilia for three-day MotoGP test Ex-Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso will take up Aprilia’s offer to sample its MotoGP bike in an April test at Jerez
MotoGP Out of the darkness: MotoGP has the real Rossi back for 2021 Predictions that swapping to Petronas Yamaha would revitalise Valentino Rossi look like they’re coming true. What can he achieve in the 2021 MotoGP season, and what does it mean for his future?
MotoGP Marquez MotoGP return talk intensifies as he hits the track The chances of Marc Marquez returning to MotoGP action for the Qatar Grand Prix season-opener are increasing as he intensifies his on-track training
Formula 1 Why MotoGP took different stance to F1 in vaccine dilemma While Formula 1 declined Bahrain’s COVID-19 vaccine offer, MotoGP took a different stance in Qatar – or at least, most of its riders did
MotoGP Is KTM’s sudden MotoGP plight as bad as it looks? One of MotoGP’s usual frontrunning teams has been conspicuously miles off the pace in testing – and then lost its last chance to improve thanks to sandstorms. So why is KTM so relaxed?
MotoGP Super-fast Yamahas risk being swamped in MotoGP races Yamaha looks like the team to beat on raw pace going into the 2021 MotoGP season. But all that speed risks going to waste because of the bike’s lingering key deficit
MotoGP Marquez fit for ‘gradual’ MotoGP return but no timeline set Marc Marquez has been declared fit to ‘gradually’ return to MotoGP action with Honda after a satisfactory check-up on his broken arm. But no timeline has been set for when he’ll be back on the grid
MotoGP Vinales leads Yamaha 1-2-3 on day two of second MotoGP test Maverick Vinales headed a Yamaha 1-2-3 on the second day of MotoGP’s second 2021 pre-season test in Qatar
MotoGP MotoGP accepts Qatar offer for COVID-19 paddock vaccination Qatar has offered the COVID-19 vaccination to MotoGP personnel attending this week’s official tests and the upcoming opening rounds of the championship
MotoGP Marquez fractures foot in fifth crash of MotoGP testing A fifth crash in four days of testing is set to end Alex Marquez’s MotoGP pre-season, as he is believed to have suffered a foot injury
MotoGP ‘Unbelievable’ record MotoGP test pace isn’t the reality The MotoGP pacesetters are setting record times in Qatar testing, but they’re convinced it’s deceptive
MotoGP Why Marquez’s new team-mate is MotoGP testing’s star so far The Honda MotoGP bike is notoriously hard to adapt to, yet KTM convert Pol Espargaro is being tipped by rivals as a potential winner when the 2021 season starts
MotoGP Rossi ‘feeling like a real rider again’ in MotoGP testing Despite finishing only 13th on the first day of MotoGP’s second Qatar test, Valentino Rossi says he “felt like a real rider again”
MotoGP Yamaha’s special retro MotoGP livery explained Yamaha has unveiled a 60th anniversary MotoGP livery for test rider Cal Crutchlow to use in 2021, evoking its fan favourite ‘speedblocks’ colours
MotoGP Six questions the final MotoGP test needs to answer It’s crunch time for the MotoGP teams as the final 2021 pre-season test begins. Simon Patterson runs through what to look out for this week
MotoGP MotoGP’s king of testing thinks he’s solved his weakness Every year Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales flies in winter testing. And every year it all seems to fall apart when the racing begins. Why’s he so optimistic that’s changing in 2021?
MotoGP Zero wins in 17 years – but is Lorenzo’s Espargaro jibe fair? Jorge Lorenzo has now set his mischievous sights on Aleix Espargaro and his poor MotoGP record. Simon Patterson leaps to Espargaro’s defence – but also warns not to take Lorenzo too seriously
MotoGP Rossi: New Yamaha ‘very similar’ to 2020 bike, not 2019 Yamaha’s new MotoGP chassis was supposed to mimic the successful 2019 bike – but Valentino Rossi believes it is closer to the lesser 2020 version
MotoGP ‘Grow up, mate’ – Lorenzo gets pushback for Crutchlow jibe The feud between new Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow and the man he replaces – Jorge Lorenzo – has continued into a new MotoGP season, with Jack Miller stepping in on social media
MotoGP Aprilia needs to prove test-topping pace is ‘more real’ Aprilia can be “proud” of topping the first proper day of MotoGP’s Qatar testing, but should be mindful of the 2020 false dawn, says Aleix Espargaro
MotoGP Yamaha riders ‘can’t say’ yet if 2021 MotoGP bike is better The newly-promoted Fabio Quartararo and team-mate Maverick Vinales will need more time before they can judge the all-important new Yamaha chassis
MotoGP Grieving Aprilia gives deadline for MotoGP satellite decision Aprilia’s MotoGP outfit will take time to come to terms with the passing of team boss Fausto Gresini before firming up its 2022 plans
MotoGP Suzuki debuts revised Monster-backed MotoGP livery for 2021 MotoGP’s champion team Suzuki has unveiled a revised livery for the 2021 season, featuring prominent Monster Energy branding
MotoGP Crutchlow begins ‘difficult’ test as Rossi admits high hopes Cal Crutchlow, who Valentino Rossi believes can be the difference-maker for Yamaha, anticipates a “difficult” first MotoGP test in his new role.
MotoGP Each MotoGP team’s target for Qatar testing Even with the development restrictions, there’s a lot MotoGP teams want to achieve in just five days of pre-season testing in Qatar. Simon Patterson outlines each team’s target
MotoGP Bradl fastest as sandstorms hamper first 2021 MotoGP test Stefan Bradl was fastest for Honda as sandstorms and high winds spoiled the first day of 2021 MotoGP testing
MotoGP All the riders who turned Aprilia’s MotoGP bike down Aprilia chased a multiple world champion, two MotoGP race winners and some of Moto2’s hottest riding stars to replace Andrea Iannone – but they all said no. And then it snubbed a man who actually wanted to ride its bike
MotoGP Aprilia unveils 2021 bike, Gresini tribute in sombre launch The Gresini MotoGP team unveiled its 2021 bike, with a poignant tribute to its late team boss Fausto Gresini, who passed away last month
MotoGP The new reality for Valentino Rossi: satellite MotoGP rider MotoGP 2021 is going to be a very different experience for Valentino Rossi – ostensibly underdog in satellite team Petronas SRT rather than having Yamaha factory pressure. Here’s how he’s finding his new life so far
MotoGP Rossi’s new MotoGP bike unveiled at Petronas Yamaha launch Valentino Rossi’s new MotoGP team Petronas Yamaha has showed off the liveries he and team-mate Franco Morbidelli will run in 2021
