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Marc Marquez picks five dream rivals

Crash.net experts select a rider who deserves a MotoGP promotion in 2026

From idolising Valentino Rossi, to becoming friends with the nine-time world champion, to then having one of the more heated rivalries in MotoGP history, here’s a look back at what went wrong between Marc Marquez and the adored Italian.

Jack Miller and Johann Zarco are the latest MotoGP riders to take on the Suzuka 8 Hours, Japan’s toughest and most prestigious motorcycle endurance race.

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Valentino Rossi is widely regarded as one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time, thanks to his stellar record in MotoGP and the junior classes. But his triumph in the 2001 Suzuka 8 Hours remains an often-overlooked highlight from the early years of his career.

Our team of experts pick the MotoGP rider likeliest to be dropped next year

Yamaha and Honda have made big gains in 2025

MotoGP has seen some epic and memorable rider rivalries...

Marc Marquez tops both grand prix and sprint points in 2025

The current contract situation of every MotoGP rider - and every rumour about what might happen next

Marc Marquez has taken total control of the 2025 MotoGP standings and looks well on course now to become a seven-time premier class champion. There is still a ways to go yet, but his Czech GP domination proves that even he will have a hard time beating himself…

Crash.net runs through its rider ratings from the Czech MotoGP at Brno.

The Czech Grand Prix sprint was impacted by yet more tyre pressure dramas, almost costing Marc Marquez victory. It’s not the first time this has happened, and will likely happen more before the end of the Michelin era. MotoGP must now work to ensure this farce is never repeated in the Pirelli era…

Jorge Martin completed his first official day back on his Aprilia MotoGP bike since April on Friday at the Czech Grand Prix. And despite the poor weather and unrepresentative running, all signs point to the world champion hitting the ground running…

Jorge Martin has confirmed his 2026 MotoGP plans and has said his piece about his contract dispute with Aprilia. But this is far from the end of the matter and many more uncomfortable steps lay ahead…

Marc Marquez has taken total control of the 2025 MotoGP season after a dominant display at the German Grand Prix. And as the campaign hits the halfway stage, there is no denying that this has become his greatest year in the premier class…

Marc Marquez may not have been fastest at the end of Friday practice at the German Grand Prix. But race pace analysis paints a different picture, and it’s one his MotoGP rivals will have been fearing coming into the event…

The 2025 German Grand Prix will be the first under Liberty’s official ownership of MotoGP, after its 86% acquisition was finalised on 3 July. And with Marc Marquez expected to dominate a round already being written off by some, Liberty has an opportunity to seize the moment…

Crash MotoGP podcast suggests how rivals can avoid a Marc Marquez tow

Extraordinary back-story of how Casey Stoner uniquely learned Laguna Seca

Yamaha emphasises no pressure for early results from Toprak Razgatlioglu in MotoGP next season.

Franco Morbidelli says “everything was roses” in his grand prix career, until joining the factory Yamaha MotoGP team in mid-2021.

Yamaha "up against it" to retain Fabio Quartararo amid tempting alternatives