MotoGP
‘Fabio is so accurate – that’s his advantage’
Petronas Yamaha’s Johan Stigefelt reveals the secrets of MotoGP leader Fabio Quartararo and discusses the first races of MotoGP’s weirdest season
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Why Quartararo and Yamaha dominated Jerez
Fabio Quartararo waltzed yesterday’s Andalusian Grand Prix, dancing through the fieriest pit of hell with all the self-assurance of a young man who knows exactly where he’s headed. El Diablo’s…
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Marc Márquez out of Andalusian GP after abandoning qualifying
Marc Márquez will not race in this weekend’s MotoGP round in Jerez after pulling out of qualifying without setting a time. The eight-time champion took part in both Saturday practice…
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Yamaha's Alex Briggs: going MotoGP racing in a time of Covid
Alex Briggs raced motocross when he was a kid, got a job as a motocross mechanic as a teenager and landed his first gig in roadracing in 1993 with Rothmans…
MotoGP
Can Rossi find a way out of his nightmare?
Poor old Valentino Rossi. Another year and he still sounds like a broken record. At Jerez his problem was the same as it’s been for the last few seasons: too…
MotoGP
Marc Márquez surgery successful; targets Brno for MotoGP return
An operation on Marc Márquez's fractured arm has been completed successfully, allowing the eight-time champion to target a return to the track for the third MotoGP round of the season…
MotoGP
‘You can’t tell a tiger he shouldn’t go for the kill’: 2020 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix
The Covid-19 crisis has already taken a terrible toll on the world and last weekend, at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, it was MotoGP’s turn to suffer. A fortnight…
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Marc Márquez may miss MotoGP races after breaking arm in Jerez
Marc Márquez will undergo surgery on Tuesday for a fractured humerus after crashing in this weekend's MotoGP season-opener in Jerez. The eight-time champion vowed to come back "as soon as…
MotoGP
“I’m happy I don’t race with Marc!”
Five-time World Superbike king Jonathan Rea evaluates the talent of six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez as the Spaniard aims to continue his march into history at Jerez on Sunday
MotoGP
Pol Espargaró confirmed for Honda in 2021; Crutchlow departs
Pol Espargaró will join Repsol Honda next year, replacing Alex Márquez who has yet to race for the team. Honda has confirmed the much-rumoured move from KTM, which will see…
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MotoGP’s 2020 rear slick – will it really be good for inline-fours and bad for V4s?
Who will Michelin’s new rear slick help and who will it hinder in the battle for the 2020 MotoGP championship? Because nothing has a bigger effect on a racing motorcycle…
MotoGP
‘Anthony Gobert wanted a dancing girl in the pit!’
In 1984 Stuart Shenton had been with Honda for 18 months when HRC engineer (and later HRC president) Satoru Horiike wandered up and asked a question. “He said, if Honda…
Motorcycle News
Dovizioso undergoes successful surgery after motorcross crash
Andrea Dovizioso is expected to be fit for the beginning of the MotoGP season following a motorcross crash on the weekend and subsequent surgery. Ducati confirmed that Dovizioso underwent an…
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Norton: Riding back from the brink
Britain ruled the world of motorcycling for much of the 20th century. AJS, BSA, Matchless, New Imperial, Panther, Royal Enfield, Sunbeam, Triumph, Velocette, Vincent-HRD and many other British marques were…
MotoGP
The MotoGP spannerman’s tale: part 1
Stuart Shenton’s first experiences as a teenage factory race mechanic quickly taught him that racing isn’t all about spinning spanners and twisting throttles. In 1975, Kawasaki unleashed its water-cooled KR750…
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Mat Oxley: “Beating Márquez isn’t easy; Miller will have a better shot than most”
Ducati’s promotion of Jack Miller to its factory MotoGP team for 2021 should take the brand another step closer to challenging the dominance of Marc Márquez and Honda. Miller is…
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MotoGP faces its toughest season ever in 2020
Last year’s MotoGP season counted 19 races over 37 weekends – the new 2020 calendar starts with 13 races over 18 weekends. How will riders and teams cope?