MotoGP
Portuguese MotoGP 2023: the two big stories in among the madness
That was a crazy, painful start to the 2023 MotoGP season but in among the madness were two big stories: KTM on the way up and Yamaha on the way down
Mat Oxley
Columnist
As a racer, Mat is an Isle of Man TT winner and lap record holder. As a scribbler, he’s been at it since the late 1980s and has written acclaimed biographies of Valentino Rossi and Mick Doohan – plus he’s an award-winning commentator too.
Latest articles from Mat
MotoGP
MotoGP’s first sprint race: ‘It will be like a jungle, everyone will go crazy!’
Who will make MotoGP history at Portimao this afternoon? Probably a Ducati rider but it’s a new world, so no one really knows what will happen at 3pm
MotoGP
MotoGP milestone: the first motor sport world championship to race 75 seasons!
This season is an important landmark, not only because it’s MotoGP’s 75th anniversary championship but because it introduces the biggest schedule shake-up in history. So will Saturday’s sprint races be MotoGP’s saviour, or merely a case of quantity over quality?
MotoGP
MotoGP testing: 'Oh woe is me!' cried the entire grid, except Ducati
Final MotoGP pre-season testing confirmed that Ducati is stronger than ever, leaving the other four factories struggling to keep up. Plus how BMW might have joined the 2023 MotoGP grid
MotoGP
Red on red: could a Bagnaia v Bastianini MotoGP title duel turn nasty?
There’s a good chance that factory Ducati team-mates Pecco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini will fight each other for the 2023 MotoGP crown, so what are their strengths and weaknesses and will it get nasty?
MotoGP
Márquez: ‘This surgery wasn’t for pleasure – this is to win’
The new Marc Márquez documentary tells us the story of his fightback from macabre surgery, painting a picture of a man who will keep coming back for more, whatever the odds
MotoGP
How close is MotoGP? The worst motorcycle on the grid is just 0.4% slower than the best!
Comparing 2022 race times of all six manufacturers reveals just how ridiculously close their machines are in overall performance
MotoGP
MotoGP 2023: the real aero war starts now
MotoGP’s first pre-season tests at Sepang had every factory using ground-effect aerodynamics for the first time. But Ducati’s aero is still the best – good enough to put Luca Marini on top aboard a GP22
MotoGP
Is this man Yamaha’s secret weapon in MotoGP?
Tom O’Kane has been working in MotoGP since the late 1980s, when he joined the paddock’s most go-ahead team – Marlboro Team Roberts Yamaha – to introduce the first serious…
MotoGP
MotoGP’s new tyre-pressure rules: ‘As soon as you reach 2.2 bar you crash’
Next week’s opening pre-season tests at Sepang will be the first time MotoGP uses its spec tyre pressure sensors in preparation for the introduction of new minimum-pressure rules. So how will these new regulations affect the riders, the manufacturers and the spectacle?
MotoGP
How artificial intelligence and virtual reality are helping Ducati to dominate MotoGP
There are all the usual reasons we talk about when discussing Ducati’s MotoGP success, but underpinning it all is something that no one really talks about: computer modelling, virtual reality and artificial intelligence…
MotoGP
Aprilia’s MotoGP aero: ‘It’s a new world, like when Columbus went to America!’
Aprilia goes into the 2023 MotoGP world championship as a genuine title challenger. Technical director Romano Albesiano guides us through the latest RS-GP developments, from engine to aero
