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.
In light (no pun intended) of Mat's recent piece on Rossi's weight advantage (which you can read here) we've decided to publish this magazine piece, which is taken from the…
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…
Here’s a special MotoGP request ahead of this weekend’s Jerez GP I’m often a bit mean about Dorna, because they’re the people in charge of MotoGP, so they’re in the…
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…
Many people thought the secret to MotoGP 2016 would be smoothness, but Sunday’s Argentine GP completely trashed that theory So much for all the preseason theories that the secret to…
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…
The subject of winglets, or strakes, or whatever you want to call the infernal contraptions, was a big talking point in the Qatari desert. Several riders including Valentino Rossi, Dani…
Why was Jorge Lorenzo so fast on Sunday? Here’s one theory… The human brain is a wonderful thing; at least some of them are. Each rider at the front of…
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…
Frank Perris was a star of the early days of GP racing. Now, on the eve of the 68th season of GP racing, it’s time to pay tribute Frank Perris…