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.
As MotoGP travels to Silverstone, where Formula 1 cars raced five weeks ago, now is as good a time as any to tell the story of how a Norton-based engine beat Ferrari to the F1 constructors' championship
2020 MotoGP king Mir is rumoured to be joining Honda next year, so what are the secrets of his riding technique and how will they translate to the RC213V?
Back in the spring of 1980 the world’s most famous motorcycle racer made a phone call to a dilapidated corrugated-iron shed in deepest Hertford, north of London. Barry Sheene had…
Ramon Forcada has been a MotoGP chief crew for three decades, working on Honda’s NSR500, RC211V and RC212V, then Yamaha’s YZR-M1. He talks about working with two-stroke 500s, the big changes that have taken place in MotoGP in recent years and the category’s current problems
Yamaha has reacted furiously to Fabio Quartararo's Assen MotoGP penalty. So how come the stewards penalised the championship leader while leaving others unpunished for similar incidents?
With almost six weeks to go before you see another MotoGP bike in action here are the latest gadgets and gizmos seen at recent races, plus an analysis of Honda’s troubles with the RC213V
Giacomo Agostini has won more motorcycle Grands Prix and more World Championships than anyone else. The Italian just celebrated his 80th birthday, so now is a good time to honour him
MotoGP riders use a lot of crazy tricks to get the best out of the world’s fastest, most-complicated racing motorcycles. And there are few better riders to tell us about those tricks than Miguel Oliveira
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
Mugello tech roundup: what MotoGP’s wheel makers are doing to increase grip and reduce tyre-pressure problems, why KTM wants MotoGP aero banned, plus Honda’s new RC213V chassis
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
