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 returns this weekend in Doha for the opening round of the 2017 season, and so too does 'Ask Mat' Post-season saw a merry-go-round of riders, with only Honda's line-up…
Maverick Vinales and Marc Marquez first raced each other 15 years ago. Now they are set to resume their battle, fighting for the biggest prize of them all A picture…
There were three Ducatis in the top five at last weekend’s final preseason tests – which is why Jorge Lorenzo may just make history next week The two big questions…
Despite a record-breaking 2016, MotoGP should become even more exciting, thanks to a major cash boost for independent teams The racing in last year’s MotoGP championship was some of the…
The last in our series of blogs explaining the mysteries of MotoGP electronic rider aids OK, enough with the sniggers. This isn’t a clever computer program that helps exasperated MotoGP engineers…
This season Marc Marquez will use a new engine configuration, inspired by Honda’s first big-bang GP bike of the early 1990s Photo: Michelin Many moons ago I used to buy…
A faster motorcycle, a more focused mind and a better atmosphere in the Yamaha garage. Could this be the year Rossi wins his tenth world title? Last May I wrote…
Last year Ducati’s Gigi Dall’Igna maddened many with his wings, now he may have solved an age-old problem with Formula 1-inspired jounce-dampers This year’s brand-new MotoGP bikes are currently on…
But what is Ducati up to – we reveal the secret (possibly) of the GP17’s so-called salad box “If you want to make the gods laugh, tell them your plans.”…
The vital first tests of 2017 started at Sepang on Monday – so what pointers have we seen so far for the new season? Ask our MotoGP reporter Mat Oxley,…
Yesterday Cal Crutchlow received Britain’s most prestigious motorcycling award and revealed that he is already close to signing a new deal for 2018 MotoGP preseason testing starts next week and…
Launch control is the rider-aids programme designed to help MotoGP riders when they rocket away from the grid at the start of races. This is how it works… Overtaking in…