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.
MotoGP is going through a tough time with tyres, but how long has this been going on? It is Michelin’s home MotoGP round this weekend; in theory a time for…
He’s old and he’s fat I’m joking, of course, but not entirely Valentino Rossi’s 113th Grand Prix victory was historic and much more. It was the success that brought him…
Why Rossi’s failure on the Ducati could be Lorenzo’s biggest reason for going there Anyone who tells you they know why Jorge Lorenzo quit the manufacturer that’s won five of…
There’s very little all the factories agree on, but engine rotation is one of them After sunshine, rain and fresh air, my favourite natural phenomenon is gyroscopic effect. This is…
Over the past decade MotoGP’s crash rate has more than doubled. Here are a few theories why… You probably remember the 2006 MotoGP world championship: it was arguably the best…
The Qatar weekend marked the passing of Sandy Rainey, the man who gave us one of the sport’s all-time greats. Wayne Rainey’s first bike – a highly modified Honda step-thru…
Why discretion may be the better part of valour during the 2016 MotoGP season This year’s MotoGP world championship will probably be won by the rider who crashes out of…
MotoGP’s Spanish rights holder has done some great things and some not-so-great things during its 25 years in charge This year Dorna celebrates 25 years as lord and master of…
The nine-time champion hasn’t just changed his riding style to stay on top; he’s changed his whole lifestyle I watched Easy Rider on the plane home from Sepang and thought…
The balance of MotoGP is set for a dramatic change as the bias moves from the front of the bike to the rear Next week MotoGP undergoes its biggest technical…
Yamaha has launched its 2016 factory team and hostilities between its riders are already fizzing I don’t usually do team launches. They are the exact opposite of racing: totally safe…
Our fourth and final Hall of Fame blog looks at Oxley’s own top-three all-time greats It is a foolish and impossible task, of course, but that’s no reason not to…