MotoGP
Marc Márquez to miss first two races of MotoGP 2021 season
Marc Márquez and his Honda team announce he will miss the first rounds of the 2021 MotoGP season in Qatar
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F1
Silverstone GP ticket giveaway for NHS staff and key workers
Silverstone is giving away 10,000 tickets for this summer's events to NHS staff and key workers, in recognition of the challenges they faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Entries to the…
Motorcycle News
'Pure gold' - Murray Walker on Mike Hailwood's '65 TT victory
The passing of dear Murray Walker at the ripe age of 97 triggered a wonderful torrent of tributes for a man who was among the most beloved figures in motor sport. Then the sad news got…
MotoGP
Sports bike test for Marc Márquez in race to recover for MotoGP season
A video released shows Marc Márquez riding out of the Barcelona pitlane on Honda sports bike
MotoGP
Who will be 2021 MotoGP world champion?
Asking someone to predict the outcome of MotoGP 2021 after just four days of preseason testing – and all of it around a track which has little relevance to the…
MotoGP
Marc Márquez rides bike again for first time since July last year
Marc Márquez has posted a video of himself riding a motorcycle for the first time since his aborted MotoGP comeback last year
MotoGP
Is Ducati using ground effect for more grip in MotoGP?
Ducati unveiled its latest aero at the Qatar tests – is the Italian factory using downforce to increase cornering grip, a new area of MotoGP aerodynamics performance?
Archive
1971: the start of the two-stroke GP motorcycle revolution: Mat Oxley
Grand prix motorcycle racing reached an important crossroads 50 years ago. Imagine that Jackie Stewart’s closest rivals during the 1971 F1 World Championship were a bunch of young upstarts driving…
MotoGP
Suzuki’s GSX-RR: don’t touch a thing!
Imagine you’re sat around a table with half a dozen Suzuki engineers in the factory’s race department, discussing what needs to be done to the GSX-RR MotoGP bike for 2021.…
MotoGP
Fausto Gresini 1961-2021
Fausto Gresini, who has lost his life to Covid-19, raced and worked in MotoGP at a time when the sport was safer than it has ever been. And yet the…
MotoGP
Fausto Gresini dies aged 60 after battle with Covid
MotoGP Aprilia team boss Fausto Gresini has passed away at the age of 60 following a two-month battle with Covid-19. The Italian was admitted to hospital over the Christmas period…
Motorcycle News
What does Brexit mean for British teams and riders?
This year British riders, teams and race staff go racing in Europe as non-EU members for the first time in decades, so will they face any challenges and, if so,…
MotoGP
Marc Márquez 'optimistic' for MotoGP return — but expects to be slower
Marc Márquez has said that doctors have "good news" on his recovery but that he expects to be slower than before when he returns to the MotoGP grid. Speaking at…
MotoGP
The MotoGP brains race: HRC takes data engineer from KTM
All’s fair in love and war. Motorcycle manufacturers have been stealing talented riders from rival brands since people first raced bikes around in circles more than a century ago. So…
MotoGP
Ten MotoGP books you must read
There couldn’t be a better time to read about motorcycle racing than right now. Many of us are in some kind of lockdown, with more time on our hands than…
Archive
1978 MV Agusta Magni 861 — built with a magical touch
Throughout the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, MV Agusta enjoyed one of the most remarkable runs of racing success of any motorcycle marque in history: 250 grand prix wins, 37 manufacturers’…
MotoGP
Can Yamaha dig itself out of its hole?
Yamaha won its last MotoGP championship in 2015. It’s no coincidence that 2015 was the last year of Bridgestone tyres, because since then Yamaha engineers have been unable to make…