MotoGP
Can Toprak Razgatlıoğlu be MotoGP king?
The reigning World Superbike champion may switch to MotoGP next year or the year after, but will his technique work with GP bikes and tyres?
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
Dorna’s front shapeshifter ban signals new era in MotoGP technical regulations
Last Tuesday MotoGP announced that it will ban controversial front-end shapeshifting technology from the end of this season. This decision is of huge significance for the future of MotoGP, because…
MotoGP
MotoGP tech scoop: Ducati’s latest front shapeshifter revealed
Formula 1-inspired, accumulator-operated holeshot/shapeshifting device and other tech spots from the first two MotoGP rounds
MotoGP
The Mandalika saga: MotoGP's most remote circuit ever
Mandalika is the 65th circuit to host a MotoGP round in seven decades of Grand Prix racing and by far the remotest GP venue ever created, so what’s the circuit’s story?
MotoGP
2022 MotoGP Indonesian GP: praise be to the Mandalika monsoon!
A thrilling, rain-lashed Indonesian GP followed two difficult days of dry practice, when Michelin’s special, super-stiff rear slick caused lots of problems for the MotoGP grid
Racing Movies
MotoGP Unlimited review: motorcycling's answer to Drive to Survive
There’s not much point in me writing a review for MotoGP Unlimited because the documentary series wasn’t made for me, just like Drive To Survive wasn’t made for the Formula…
MotoGP
The joy of racing motorcycles that aren’t meant for competition
MotoGP is going racing with motorcycles specifically engineered to go racing. The USA’s King of the Baggers, underbones in Asia and the earliest superbike racing are the exact opposite. So what’s the attraction?
MotoGP
MotoGP’s Dorna versus MSMA showdown on shapeshifters
Most factories want to get rid of so-called shapeshifters, but the current system doesn’t allow a ban. Yet. Here’s the latest on MotoGP’s politics of technology
MotoGP
Why Honda and KTM are back: MotoGP Qatar analysis
One race doesn’t make a championship, but the performance of Honda’s all-new RC213V and KTM’s new-concept RC16 suggests both will be back in the fray this year. Here’s why
MotoGP
The beast rules in the night: MotoGP Qatar insight
Enea Bastianini stormed to victory in Sunday’s season-opening Qatar GP, underlining his talent and proving that a fully sorted old bike can be better than a brand-new bike
MotoGP
MotoGP 2022: Can Márquez reclaim his crown?
Many people declared the Marc Márquez era to be over following his rash of injuries, but is it? Plus plenty more thoughts on the 2022 MotoGP season, which kicks off in Qatar on Sunday
Motorcycle News
Wayne Rainey: ‘You move on, take what you get and you go’
We drive southwest from ‘King’ Kenny’s ranch, where America’s Grand Prix dominance began, down the Californian coast on Highway One, the smell of the Pacific Ocean dazzling our nostrils. We…
