MotoGP
Why Le Mans is MotoGP’s accident black spot
The French GP averages over a hundred crashes per weekend, which makes it MotoGP’s most treacherous racetrack by far.
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
Why Márquez is looking forward to the Sachsenring MotoGP round more than ever
Marc Márquez’s right arm is still weak, which is why the first anti-clockwise race of the season will be the first time we see him close to 100%
MotoGP
How Jack Miller kept his cool in the MotoGP chaos
Jack Miller made some history at Le Mans yesterday when he became the first rider to win a MotoGP race after taking two long-lap penalties and doing a little motocrossing.…
MotoGP
The problem that could spoil Márquez’s MotoGP title hopes
The main reason KTM, Suzuki and Honda are struggling this season is Michelin’s 2021 front-tyre allocation
MotoGP
Dirty money in MotoGP? It’s nothing new
For many decades the wheels of motorcycle racing have been oiled by money emanating from unsavoury sources
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Miller’s MotoGP journey: from scrounging used tyres from bins to MotoGP title contender
There were tears of joy for Jerez winner Jack Miller and tears of anguish for arm-pump victim Fabio Quartararo
MotoGP
How Brembo is dealing with a half tonne MotoGP bike + rider (under braking)
MotoGP braking g-forces have reached 2g, which makes bike (and rider) effectively weigh half a tonne on the brakes. Here’s what Brembo is doing about it…
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MotoGP championship leader Quartararo: ‘mentally stronger and complaining less’
Strange days in MotoGP. If Miguel Oliveira had had a front tyre that worked with his KTM RC16 perhaps he would’ve won his second consecutive Portuguese GP on Sunday. And…
MotoGP
Márquez’s amazing MotoGP return: now he knows he’s not bombproof
Many people said they weren’t surprised by Marc Márquez’s seventh-place finish at Portimao. But after the 25-lap race the six-times MotoGP champion certainly didn’t look like someone who thought he…
MotoGP
Johann Zarco completes his MotoGP resurrection
Sunday’s race may have been a heart-pumping 220mph dogfight but my highlight of the night was watching winner Fabio Quartararo giggling atop the podium, while runner-up Johann Zarco sang along…
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The 225mph MotoGP bike: how fast is too fast?
Johann Zarco’s jaw-dropping top speed during last weekend’s Qatar grand prix raised inevitable questions…
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Pol’s Honda MotoGP debut: just one-tenth off the pace
The first race of the 73rd season of world championship racing reaped the second-closest top ten in seven decades of premier-class racing – a mere 9.288 seconds separating stellar rookie…