MotoGP Features
In-depth MotoGP features and MotoGP exclusive articles from Crash.

Toprak Razgatlioglu completes latest MotoGP test, what are his options for 2024?
Has Toprak Razgatlioglu’s dreams of becoming a MotoGP rider become clearer after his latest two-day test aboard an M1 at Jerez?

Herve Poncharal: I was the truck driver, the cook…
With Nicolas Goyon promoted to the new role of Tech3 MotoGP team manager, owner Herve Poncharal admits his record of attending every grand prix since 1985 might be at risk.

Injury, his brother’s success at Ducati - is this the worst start to a MotoGP season for Marc Marquez?
In a year where he started the season fully fit for the first time since 2020, Marc Marquez hopes of becoming a MotoGP title contender once again already appear to be in dire straits.

Valentino Rossi’s fingerprints remain all over MotoGP after Marco Bezzecchi triumph
Seen as the GOAT by many, Valentino Rossi’s impact on MotoGP continues to shine through following the latest triumph for maiden race winner Marco Bezzecchi.

MotoGP Argentina: Davide Tardozzi: ‘We can’t crucify’ Francesco Bagnaia, ‘he has matured from the mistakes’
Davide Tardozzi says Francesco Bagnaia made a ‘serious’ mistake at the Argentina MotoGP but that ‘we can’t crucify him’ for it.

Rider Ratings MotoGP Argentina: Marco Bezzecchi flys high but Francesco Bagnaia tumbles after shock error
Crash.net journliast Robert Jones runs throught the rider ratings for the MotoGP of Argentina.

Portimao MotoGP Ratings: Francesco Bagnaia and Maverick Vinales perfect, but which two riders were given awful scores?
Rider ratings for the Portuguese MotoGP as Francesco Bagnaia remained perfect to kick off his title defence.

2023 MotoGP rider line-up: Every rider and team confirmed
A new-look grid will be kept busy by the MotoGP 2023 calendar - the season will feature some fascinating new partnerships plus some major changes.

Ranking the five manufacturers ahead of the 2023 MotoGP opener at Portimao
Pre-season testing is now over, and while many intriguing things were learned from tests in Valencia, Sepang and Portimao, the time has come for MotoGP racing to begin.

Are Danilo Petrucci’s Superpole Race concerns a preview of what’s to come in MotoGP?
After an action-packed, or in the case of Danilo Petrucci and incident-packed WorldSBK Superpole Race in Mandalika, the Italian voiced concerns about the safety of sprint races, something that will be introduced to MotoGP for the first time ever in 2023.

MotoGP aerodynamics: Ride-height as ‘DRS’, moveable fairings in future?
The lap time gain in drag reduction from using a rear ride-height device in MotoGP is now as significant as the anti-wheelie effect.

MotoGP tyre pressures: ‘We won’t know if we're on the podium or disqualified’
The stricter monitoring of tyre pressures in MotoGP this season was a cause of concern for riders at the Sepang test.

MotoGP: The mystery that is Yamaha’s improved top speed returns at Sepang, what next?
Sure to be a big topic of discussion at the upcoming Sepang MotoGP test is whether Yamaha can get on top of their top speed unpredictability.

KTM: MotoGP aerodynamics? 'We warned about this scenario’
KTM was strongly opposed to allowing wings and aerodynamic devices in MotoGP, on the grounds that it could become a bottomless pit of investment similar to F1.

MotoGP Sprint races ‘will change the championship’, ‘have to be smart’
The MotoGP race weekend schedule gets its biggest shake-up in recent memory with the addition of a Saturday Sprint race and reduction in free practice for 2023.

Four reasons why the 2023 MotoGP season will be the best ever
The 2023 MotoGP world championship is just over two months from getting underway at Portimao, so here are four reasons why we believe it will be the best season to date.

Jack Miller next to attempt MotoGP victory three-peat
Jack Miller’s KTM move puts him in contention to become the first rider in history to take ‘MotoGP’ wins with three different manufacturers.

MotoGP vs WorldSBK: Current and past riders pick which motorcycles are harder to ride
Two very different categories with very different machinery, yet WorldSBK and MotoGP delivered fantastic racing throughout the 2022 seasons.

Cal Crutchlow: 'When I ride, it's realistic' - Exclusive
Factory test rider Cal Crutchlow has a key role to play in Yamaha’s technical push ahead of the 2023 MotoGP season.

MotoGP’s front ride-height ban ‘correct thing to do’ - rear next?
After a ‘big fight’, front ride-height devices are officially banned from the 2023 MotoGP season.

Yamaha: Franco Morbidelli ‘fast, but he has to rediscover himself’
From Brno 2020 to Jerez 2021, Franco Morbidelli stood on the MotoGP podium six times in 16 races, including three victories on his way to title runner-up in the shortened 'Covid' season.

MotoGP: Four reasons why Jack Miller will have more success at KTM than Ducati
Three MotoGP wins and another 18 podiums in five seasons at Ducati was an impressive return for Jack Miller, who will partner Brad Binder at the factory Red Bull KTM team in 2023. But here’s four reasons why we expect Miller to do even better with the Austrian manufacturer.

Can KTM ‘turn’ from MotoGP race winners to title contenders?
KTM’s seven MotoGP race victories since the start of 2020 easily beats the tally of rivals Suzuki (4) and Aprilia (1) over the same period.

Triumph: Electric power? ‘Let’s not kid ourselves...’
Like the rest of the ‘mobility’ industry, motorcycling - and the MotoGP World Championship - is moving towards a greener future.