Marc Marquez looks like he’s cruising to title number three, but is it really that simple? MotoGP 2016 reaches two-thirds distance at Silverstone this weekend: round 12 of 18. Marc…
It’s taken him 98 races and 78 crashes but it’s all been worth it – Crutchlow has finally made it all the way to the top Andrea Iannone one week,…
…maniac by nature. What’s the beef with Austrian GP winner Andrea Iannone? I like Andrea Iannone. There, I said it. I like him because he is MotoGP’s pantomime villain, a…
The reigning world champion finds himself in a very deep hole. Can he dig himself out? I wonder where Jorge Lorenzo has been on holiday. I imagine him making a…
Some people want pit-to-rider radios introduced to MotoGP. Please, no… please, no… So, Valentino Rossi wants to discuss the introduction of pit-to-rider radios in MotoGP’s Safety Commission. This is weird,…
Barry Sheene’s first world title looked like a walkover but his title-winning weekend was anything but This is the day. Forty years ago, during the afternoon of Sunday July 25, 1976,…
Was Sunday a case of Marquez making the right tyre gamble and Rossi getting it wrong? Or was it much deeper than that? “Now is the time to go to the…
Onboard live cameras have become the norm, and in many championships around the world required in the rulebook. But 13-time motorcycle Grand Prix winner Randy Mamola and his son and rider Dakota have…
Valentino Rossi has been officially signed up by Go Pro to join its 'family', and he has been busy at work already. Though by work we mean having a lot of fun. Monster Energy…
Marc Marquez’s Houdini-like escape during Assen practice was one of the greatest saves in MotoGP history Over the past three decades I’ve seen many amazing riders do many amazing things.…
How much does it cost to get into Grand Prix racing? If you need to ask, you probably can’t afford it I assume Jack Miller’s post-Assen party is just about…
Jack Miller’s win was hugely popular and richly deserved, but do MotoGP’s interrupted-race regulations need rewriting? As I wrote last week, stuff happens at Assen. Jack Miller’s win was a…
You want an interview with a nine-time Le Mans winner? No problem. How about a current Grand Prix driver? Slightly more difficult but not impossible. OK, can I present an…
MotoGP’s most historic venue has a habit of dramatically affecting the title chase, but never more so than in 1992 The Dutch TT (it’s the only non-Manx motorcycle race licenced…
On May 31 Valentino Rossi was inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame. The man himself was busy preparing for his 114th world championship win at the time, but…
It had to happen: VR is building his own museum in Italy Knock down the Leaning Tower of Pisa and turn the Grand Canal into a car park, because Italy…
