MotoGP Features

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.

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.

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.

The stricter monitoring of tyre pressures in MotoGP this season was a cause of concern for riders at the Sepang test.

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 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.

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.

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’s KTM move puts him in contention to become the first rider in history to take ‘MotoGP’ wins with three different manufacturers.

Two very different categories with very different machinery, yet WorldSBK and MotoGP delivered fantastic racing throughout the 2022 seasons.

Factory test rider Cal Crutchlow has a key role to play in Yamaha’s technical push ahead of the 2023 MotoGP season.

After a ‘big fight’, front ride-height devices are officially banned from the 2023 MotoGP season.

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.

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.

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.

Like the rest of the ‘mobility’ industry, motorcycling - and the MotoGP World Championship - is moving towards a greener future.

Aleix Espargaro is sure that the addition of a satellite team for 2023 will boost the entire Aprilia MotoGP project.

Although reluctant to directly compare Fabio Quartararo with the likes of Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi, Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis has no doubt that the Frenchman is an ‘extraordinary and exceptional’ MotoGP talent.

The only significant change to the MotoGP technical rules for the 2023 season is a controversial ban on the use of front ride-height devices.

With the 2023 MotoGP season right around the corner, Crash.net looks at which rider pairings could provide the most fireworks.

Yamaha holds the only factory MotoGP seat that could become available following the 2023 season, and should Franco Morbidelli not be retained, two contenders in Jorge Martin and Toprak Razgatlioglu are leading the way when it comes to potentially replacing him - but which rider should Yamaha choose?

Crash.net predicts which five MotoGP riders will be under the most pressure to perform in 2023.

When it became clear that only a new manufacturer would be eligible to take over the Suzuki MotoGP grid slots, Triumph was spoken of as a possible candidate alongside the likes of BMW and Kawasaki.

Real-time data provided by MotoGP’s new hi-tech tyre pressure monitoring system means offending riders will be stripped of fast laps and race results in 2023.