MotoGP
Moto3 and WorldSSP300 deaths: something needs to change
Three Moto3/WorldSSP300 deaths in identical circumstances in less than four months is too much – Dorna and the FIM must act
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
What part will Michelin play in the MotoGP title race?
Nothing matters more than tyre performance and there have been some faulty tyres at some recent races, so how does Michelin’s MotoGP system work and will it affect the title race?
MotoGP
Bastianini: the next MotoGP emperor of the elbow?
Enea Bastianini’s Misano podium stunned the paddock, so what’s so special about MotoGP’s latest rising star?
MotoGP
MotoGP 2021 title race: ‘I think we will see a very good fight to the end’
Pecco Bagnaia has cut Fabio Quartararo’s championship lead by 22 points in the last two races and his mentor Valentino Rossi believes the duel will go down to the wire at Valencia
MotoGP
‘Factories shouldn’t have the possibility to lock young riders for five years’
Red Bull KTM’s hugely successful rider programme has got other factories worried – is that a problem or not?
MotoGP
Goodbye Cal Crutchlow. Again. Possibly
Cal ‘I didn’t want to race!’ Crutchlow was back for his fourth race of 2021, so might he be tempted to return full time?
MotoGP
Finally Bagnaia gets it done, with straight-line speed and corner speed
Pecco Bagnaia has been Ducati’s secret weapon for the last couple of MotoGP seasons – has he finally found the way to win and keep winning?
MotoGP
A tale of two 170mph crashes – 46 years apart
Marc Márquez walked away from his 170mph tumble at Silverstone, while Barry Sheene spent weeks in hospital after his 170mph accident at Daytona in 1975. The big difference? Huge advances in riding kit
MotoGP
British MotoGP: Quartararo surfs towards the title while his main rivals drown in a sea of tyre troubles
Quartararo’s fifth victory was a thing of beauty, but his two biggest title rivals were nobbled by dud tyres yesterday
MotoGP
‘We build our MotoGP engine so the electronics have to do as little work as possible’
KTM entered MotoGP four years ago and is already battling with rival manufacturers who have been racing in the premier class for decades. Only Yamaha has won more races since…
MotoGP
MotoGP’s future: would MotoEco be better than MotoE?
MotoGP could introduce carbon-neutral eco fuels as early as 2024 – so could this be a better way forward than electric racing?
MotoGP
Maverick Viñales’s MotoGP meltdown – was it really so bad?
Modern sport is a professional business but in fact the whole point of sport is to give people a break from their professional worlds: the workplace, the office, the factory.…
