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.
Just before his 2018 season went pear-shaped we talked to the three-time MotoGP king about how he transformed his riding technique from 2015 to 2018 Image courtesy of Ducati How…
Petrucci has yet to win a MotoGP race, but Ducati’s latest factory rider is super-fast and few are better at describing what they do on a bike
There’s no prize money at Valentino Rossi’s annual 100km dirt-track race, but the racing is just as vicious as MotoGP
MotoGP’s final outing of 2018 ended with Takaaki Nakagami on top, but the big talk was about Ducati’s latest tech bombs Ducati Corse boss Gigi Dall’Igna has always enjoyed lobbing…
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Dovizioso finished runner-up to Marc Márquez in 2017 and 2018, so how does the rider counter the skills of his greatest rival? How has riding technique changed since you came…
The biggest talking points from the final round of the 2018 MotoGP season at Valencia Why MotoGP's November tests are so critical Here is your MotoGP winter development checklist, in…
The Spaniard has won all three titles in MotoGP’s new era of make-it-up-as-you-go-along riding technique. Next comes MotoGP’s Senna/Prost moment No motorcycle racer is unbeatable. Mick Doohan ruled the 1990s…
Some say current technical regulations are unfair for bigger riders like Petrucci and Rossi, so is it time to even things up a bit? Michelin and Ducati think so Some…
From Suzuki's – and Aprilia's – renaissance, to Márquez's 'easy win'; Mat Oxley discusses the talking points from Sepang Could Márquez have saved that slide? Did Valentino Rossi lose the…
How come Valentino Rossi went from zero at Phillip Island to (fallen) hero at Sepang on Sunday? Sunday was Rossi’s greatest ride in more than two years – 46 races…
Maverick Viñales dominated Phillip Island, so has Yamaha made a big step or does MotoGP’s greatest racetrack camouflage the M1’s weak points? Maverick Viñales ended Yamaha’s 25-race losing streak on…
The biggest talking points from Motegi as Marc Márquez seals the 2018 MotoGP title in Japan Photos: Red Bull, MotoGP When you’re beating Rossi and Hailwood records… Marc Márquez’s dominance…