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.
Last weekend was surely motorcycle racing’s biggest-ever super Saturday/Sunday. The Isle of Man Superbike TT, the Spa 24 hours and the Catalan MotoGP round all happening at the same time…
Fabio Quartararo gets better and better, thanks to a riding technique that’s proactive, not reactive. Plus Aleix Espargaró’s last-lap blunder and why many riders think Takaaki Nakagami should’ve been penalised for his Turn 1 mistake
Six-time MotoGP king Marc Márquez will undergo further surgery to his right arm in the USA, which could be his last chance to keep racing
VR46 riders won Sunday’s Italian GP and finished fifth and sixth, confirming that even though Valentino Rossi has gone he isn’t forgotten
This will be a weird weekend at Mugello – a bit like visiting a splendid stately home that’s haunted by the ghost of a much-loved lord of the manor. It’s…
Two weeks after a processional Spanish GP at Jerez there were just two overtaking manoeuvres among the top four at Le Mans. Why is this and what needs to be done?
The front tyre is the most important part of a racing motorcycle because it decides how fast you enter corners, ride through corners and therefore exit corners. In other words,…
Jack Miller’s Desmosedici GP22 features its own special shapeshifter actuator system – so what exactly is Ducati up to now?
The factory Ducati team has had a woeful start to 2022 but Gigi Dall’Igna or Pecco Bagnaia aren’t worried, because they’ve regained their 2021 feeling by reverting to GP21 settings. And some details on HRC’s troubles
MotoGP is all about doing everything as fast as you can, whether you’re on track or in pit lane. Which begs the question – why do you see mechanics going…
Suzuki’s 2022 GSX-RR is much quicker than its 2021 bike, so what’s the secret: more horsepower or less drag?
Two numbers sum up the enormity of Marc Márquez’s comeback ride at COTA on Sunday. At the end of the first lap, after an electronics glitch put him last going…
