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 now has fewer rider controls, so once again we’re seeing riders getting all acrobatic. That’s why Marc Márquez was a sight to behold at COTA That was quite a…
Your questions surrounding this weekend's MotoGP from COTA answered, by Mat Oxley. Maverick Viñales has been this year's sensation so far, winning the opening two races. Can Marquez and co.…
The youngster is riding the crest of a wave as he heads to Texas, home to the world’s first maverick Maverick Viñales is enjoying a golden moment; you don’t need…
A different front tyre may have changed the world champion’s race, but this isn’t the first time that the outside world has had its say in motorcycle sport There are…
Rossi’s third-place finish in Qatar suggested he has fixed the front-end problem that haunted him during testing. Or was the result just a desert mirage? Despite the lack of a…
The Qatar GP very nearly didn’t happen on Sunday. Might it be time to admit that Losail’s floodlit folly is no more than a dazzling definition of more money than…
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…