Valentino Rossi’s impressive pace on the first day of 2018’s first test has convinced the veteran that he’s ready to continue MotoGP racing into 2019 “It’s only the first day,…
Yamaha reveals 2018 YZR-M1 and contract extension for Maverick Viñales – but stays silent on Valentino Rossi's future Yamaha launched Valentino Rossi's and Maverick Viñales' 2018 YZR-M1 MotoGP bike on Wednesday…
In our final technical analysis of all six MotoGP factories we look at KTM, the Austrian brand that made excellent progress in its rookie season When the 2018 MotoGP grid…
Tech3 Yamaha MotoGP rider Jonas Folger will miss the 2018 season as he focuses on his recovery from Gilbert Syndrome, which forced him out of the final few rounds of 2017.…
Aprilia had an up-and-down 2017, so what does the Italian factory need to do to make Aleix Espargaró and Scott Redding competitive in MotoGP 2018? Aprilia is MotoGP’s underdog; the…
Suzuki’s MotoGP effort seemed to go backwards last year, so what must the factory do to close the gap to the front-runners? Suzuki has a lot to do in 2018,…
Valentino Rossi’s chief engineer Silvano Galbusera explains what went wrong last year and what needs to go right this MotoGP season Yamaha has a lot of work to do: the…
The second in our series of tech investigations into all six MotoGP factories: this week we reveal the main aims on Ducati’s 2018 R&D list Last season Ducati played its…
First in a series looking at the lessons learned by each MotoGP factory in 2017 and their plans to be faster in 2018. This week, Marc Márquez’s chief engineer Santi…
Freddie Spencer weighs up the top five MotoGP finishers of 2017 in his season review 5th – Valentino Rossi Valentino Rossi finished fifth in the championship, which isn’t so surprising.…
Almost two decades ago Yamaha built a single-crank new YZR500 to beat Honda and Valentino Rossi to the final 500cc title. The bike remained a secret, until now… Yamaha has…
Freddie Spencer evaluates the top 10 MotoGP riders of 2017, in championship order, starting with numbers 10-6 First off, I want to say what a pleasure has been doing these…
No doubt about it, Johann Zarco was MotoGP’s new kid on the block last season. Except he wasn't much of a kid at all, says Mat Oxley The Frenchman was…
Many Britons wonder why British riders do so well in WSB and not so well in MotoGP. It’s a long story, says Mat Oxley… Congratulations are due to Jonathan Rea;…
Once again, MotoGP’s accident figures broke all records. But does that mean the racing is getting safer or more dangerous? Late November is a guilt-ridden time of year to be…
Freddie Spencer's take on the Valencia Grand Prix, and his view on Lorenzo and Ducati It seems like just yesterday we were in Qatar beginning the season, with all the…
