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.
You won’t find many MotoGP riders that prefer a fire-breathing V4 to an easy-going inline-four, but Pol Espargaró is one of them. Espargaró contested his first three seasons in MotoGP…
When Joan Mir was crowned MotoGP champion last November he was the first Red Bull Rookie to conquer bike racing’s highest peak. And when the 2021 grand prix season gets…
First published in October 2007 Smell is the most evocative of all the senses, which is why I’m immediately dragged back to my schooldays – in a wibbly-wobbly movie memory…
The highlights from a season like no other: some of the best of Mat Oxley's Motor Sport columns from 2020
Joan Mir won the 2020 MotoGP World Championship, but was he the strongest rider last season?
There were two things that got MotoGP commentators and fans particularly excited last season: the unpredictability of the racing and the incredibly close lap times, with the fastest 15 riders…
A motorcycle cartwheels down the track and into the dirt. Medics arrive on the scene. They lay the injured rider on a stretcher and load him into an ambulance. Sirens…
Only two riders in MotoGP history have won championships by winning every race for a 100 per cent points score. This year’s champion Joan Mir scored less than 50 per cent of the available points…
Mick Doohan is a nominee for this year's Motor Sport Hall of Fame Awards, which are decided by readers. Scroll down to read more or click below to vote for…
Valentino Rossi probably doesn’t want to know this – although he probably already knows it in his gut – but 2020 was his worst season since he joined the grand…
Ducati is asking the MotoGP tyre supplier to introduce its new front slick a year early. Plus Ducati’s excitement about its Moto2 arrivals: Bastianini, Marini and Martin
There’s never been a season like it – Covid-19 made sure of that – but MotoGP 2020 will also be remembered for other reasons