MotoGP Features

'If COTA isn't resurfaced, MotoGP won't come back'
MotoGP
10/08/2021 - 22:57

MotoGP riders say COTA will need at least a partial resurfacing if the April 2022 event is to go ahead as planned.

'This can't continue, big list of ideas' - MotoGP stars react to latest tragedy
MotoGP
10/01/2021 - 14:49

MotoGP riders suggest ways to improve safety in the junior Moto3/SSP300 classes following the tragic deaths of Hugo Millan, Jason Dupasquier and now Dean Berta Vinales.

2012 memories meant Dovizioso 'couldn't say no' to MotoGP return
MotoGP
09/16/2021 - 20:44

Andrea Dovizioso talks MotoGP return at Misano ahead of full 2022 campaign on a factory-spec Yamaha.

2022 MotoGP World Championship - Rider line-up so far…
MotoGP
09/16/2021 - 11:45

The riders currently confirmed on the grid for next year's MotoGP world championship…

Would the Misano circuit be better the other way around?
MotoGP
09/15/2021 - 16:09

Marc Marquez, Joan Mir, Alex Rins and Alex Marquez ponder if clockwise or anti-clockwise would be better at the Misano MotoGP.

Espargaro prefers 'manual' over 'automatic' Aprilia ride-height system
MotoGP
09/11/2021 - 20:01

Aleix Espargaro has both a 'manual' and 'automatic' ride-height system available for his Aprilia MotoGP machine.

Cal: Aleix 'thoroughly deserved' podium, Ducati-Yamaha 'very different' for Dovi
MotoGP
09/01/2021 - 10:16

Cal Crutchlow, who stood alongside Aleix Espargaro in his previous 2014 MotoGP podium, talks Silverstone top 3 for Aprilia plus former team-mate Andrea Dovizioso's return to Yamaha.

Suzuki removes ride-height device - Ducati, Aprilia 'automatic'?
MotoGP
08/28/2021 - 18:00

After a promising debut for the GSX-RR's ride-height device in Austria, Joan Mir and Alex Rins have reverted to 'standard' rear suspension for the Silverstone MotoGP. Ducati and Aprilia systems now 'automatic'?

Why Crutchlow could be crucial to Yamaha's triple crown chances
MotoGP
08/25/2021 - 14:08

Monster Yamaha holds a 37-point lead in the MotoGP teams' championship, but if only Fabio Quartararo scores points - and the current averages continue - Yamaha is set to lose out to Ducati by the final round.

'Striking distance' - Track limit rules in last lap MotoGP battles
MotoGP
07/28/2021 - 14:38

Why Johann Zarco remained in fourth place at Mugello despite both Miguel Oliveira and Joan Mir breaching track limits just ahead of him on the final lap of the Italian MotoGP.

2021 MotoGP engine use so far, two withdrawn for Rins
MotoGP
07/12/2021 - 18:49

The used and withdrawn engine tally for each MotoGP rider so far in the 2021 season.

Yamaha top, but Ducati most improved in MotoGP 2021?
MotoGP
07/09/2021 - 15:19

How has each MotoGP manufacturer - Yamaha, Ducati, Suzuki, KTM, Honda and Aprilia - fared compared to the same time last season?

Dall’Igna talks starts, speed and 'special' Bagnaia style
MotoGP
07/07/2021 - 13:24

Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna reviews the performance of the Desmosmedici during the opening half of the 2021 MotoGP season.

Suzuki losing 0.4s per lap without ride height device
MotoGP
07/02/2021 - 14:27

Suzuki is now the only manufacturer without a rear ride-height device in MotoGP and it could be costing them up to 0.4s a lap.

An 'urban' MotoGP race? Marquez, Mir, Rins give their opinions
MotoGP
06/16/2021 - 12:28

'Why could it not actually be done? If MotoGP could race in the future at an urban racetrack it would be nice' - Marc Marquez.

Lorenzo explains breakthrough Mugello Ducati win, secret Honda talks
MotoGP
05/26/2021 - 11:49

Jorge Lorenzo explains background to his breakthrough first MotoGP win for Ducati at Mugello in 2018, having already signed to join Honda the following year.

'Brutal, physical, more riding talent' - Marquez, Rins, Mir talk 500cc
MotoGP
05/12/2021 - 17:07

MotoGP stars Marc Marquez, Joan Mir, Alex Rins and Alex Marquez talk 500cc two-strokes.

MotoGP riders expect changes to run-off areas at Jerez
MotoGP
05/05/2021 - 16:38

Run-off areas at Jerez are expected to be gradually improved over the next few years but should it be the MotoGP bikes that change; 'If we continue in this direction, all the circuits in the world will be too small'

Morbidelli: Fabio title 'edge', Factory-Spec 2022 target, VR46, social media…
MotoGP
04/23/2021 - 14:21

A video chat with Petronas Yamaha MotoGP star Franco Morbidelli following the Portimao Grand Prix.

Brembo: Laps 2-8 'most demanding' on brakes, 20% less in last lap
MotoGP
04/22/2021 - 09:45

Laps 2-8 of a MotoGP are the 'most demanding' on brakes, while braking pressure applied by the rider is 20% lower at the end of the race.

'My target is to win MotoGP titles, not win a lot of races'
MotoGP
04/11/2021 - 08:41

Marc Marquez in 2014: 'People remember how many titles you have won. Not how many races'. A fifth place in Portimao would give Marquez the same points as eventual champion Joan Mir after round 3 of last season...

Rookies dazzle in Qatar; a look through MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3
MotoGP
04/06/2021 - 15:32

This past Sunday was certainly a weekend for the rookies in Qatar. Jorge Martin stunned everyone at Ducati, Pedro Acosta does something no other rider has done, and Moto2 sees three rookies clinch top tens including a podium.

Laverty previews MotoGP 2021: 'Phenomenal' Mir, Marquez delay, Ducati drag bike…
MotoGP
03/25/2021 - 12:34

'The speed Ducati gets off the line with the rear and front down is incredible. It looks like a drag bike! Teams used to target 2.3s for 0-100k at a MotoGP start. If Jack drops into the 1.9s that's a whole new ball game' – Michael Laverty.

Marini: Miller 'makes Ducati turn like a Yamaha', Zarco unique
MotoGP
03/18/2021 - 10:15

MotoGP rookie Luca Marini explains the differences in riding style between fellow Ducati riders Jack Miller, Francesco Bagnaia and Johann Zarco.