MotoGP has always required self-sacrifice and always rewarded its fastest survivors with gold, glory and everything else. This interview with MotoGP’s biggest winner of all time paints a perfect picture of the risk and reward equation in racing’s golden age

South Africa's Prince George circuit hosted the dramatic 1962 F1 title showdown between Jim Clark and Graham Hill in late December. It's time the World Championship returned to Africa, so why not make it a Christmas race weekend?

Chris Rea's successful music career gave him the money to pursue his other dream: racing. And when those two passions merged, the results were spectacular

Aprilia has been resurgent in MotoGP. One figure at the heart of its improvement is race engineer Pasquale Valente, whose high-pressure role ensures nothing is missed between factory and pit garage