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.
The 2017 MotoGP season reaches its conclusion at Valencia with Marc Márquez leading the championship by 21 points over Andrea Dovizioso. Home favourite Márquez is on the way to a fourth title but…
Maverick Viñales started this season as MotoGP title favourite. But he’s not won a race since May. What went wrong? It’s been a strange year for Maverick Viñales. He has…
…and it probably is, but even if Andrea Dovizioso fails to climb the cliff at Valencia, he can still be satisfied with a near-perfect 2017 The odds will not be…
Marc Márquez's Phillip Island victory was arguably his best so far; surviving that vicious six-rider brawl, then going on to win by almost two seconds. There must’ve been times in…
Dovizioso and Márquez could hardly see where they were going at Motegi, yet their duel was reminiscent of one of the greatest of all time It's been a generation since…
MotoGP has got its work cut out dealing with Moto3 maniacs hunting for slipstreams and by riders in all classes who get greedy with the asphalt runoff If MotoGP was…
Bradley Smith has struggled since the start of 2016 – this is what has wrongfooted the Briton Changing tyre brands can make or break bike racers. There’s a long history…
Márquez’s win, Rossi’s Lazarus-style comeback and the performance of Aprilia and KTM made Arágon a special MotoGP weekend Motorcycle racing is all about winning: at every race you get one…
Ducati, Honda and Yamaha all have a chance of lifting the MotoGP crown – so which factory has the technical advantage? Five races to go, the top three riders on…
Eighty-five riders raced at rain-lashed San Marino GP on Sunday, and there were 80 crashes. How does Márquez stay on, let alone win, in such conditions? It was difficult to…
Who is to blame for Sam Lowes’ MotoGP demise: the rider, Aprilia or someone else? Look behind the scenes and there’s an obvious answer few have noticed Silverstone was a…
Valentino Rossi's broken leg means he has lost his championship chance – was he right or wrong to be thrashing around on a dirt bike midseason? Well, that’s torn it. Probably…