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

Revealed: Our grade for every MotoGP rider from A-F
Do you agree with our half-season grades for every MotoGP rider?

Was this Valentino Rossi's most ignored and overlooked triumph?
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.

Finger pointed at under-fire MotoGP rider likely to be replaced in 2026
Our team of experts pick the MotoGP rider likeliest to be dropped next year

The startling improvements for MotoGP’s struggling Japanese marques in 2025
Yamaha and Honda have made big gains in 2025
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Ranking the most controversial MotoGP feuds of all time
MotoGP has seen some epic and memorable rider rivalries...

What would MotoGP 2025 look like without sprint races?
Marc Marquez tops both grand prix and sprint points in 2025

Czech MotoGP showed even Marc Marquez will have a hard time denying himself 2025 title
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…

Title contender’s brutal Brno exposed in Czech MotoGP rider ratings
Crash.net runs through its rider ratings from the Czech MotoGP at Brno.
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MotoGP needs to do some soul-searching after latest tyre pressure debacle 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…

What we learned from Jorge Martin’s MotoGP return on Friday at Brno
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…

What next for the damaged Jorge Martin/Aprilia relationship in MotoGP?
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…

How Marc Marquez is cementing 2025 as his greatest year in MotoGP
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…
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Marc Marquez’s rivals will be praying for rain at the German MotoGP
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…

Why MotoGP’s foregone conclusion weekend is an opportunity for its new owners
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…

Marc Marquez tactic irks rivals? ‘He doesn’t care what you write on social media’
Crash MotoGP podcast suggests how rivals can avoid a Marc Marquez tow

Casey Stoner mastered one of MotoGP’s toughest corners by playing a PlayStation
Extraordinary back-story of how Casey Stoner uniquely learned Laguna Seca
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Toprak Razgatlioglu and Pramac a “44 MotoGP weekend journey”
Yamaha emphasises no pressure for early results from Toprak Razgatlioglu in MotoGP next season.

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

New team tipped as 'place to go’ for Fabio Quartararo, ‘crunch time’ at Yamaha
Yamaha "up against it" to retain Fabio Quartararo amid tempting alternatives

Johann Zarco: “At Honda I could experiment, at Ducati I had pressure” – Exclusive
Johann Zarco banishes KTM demons with LCR success - stakes lower, experimentation higher at Honda last season.
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A MotoGP factory with a huge problem told to sign more than one new rider
One major MotoGP team strongly advised to enter rider market

Marc Marquez anger justified, rivals "not going to go gung-ho"
The Dutch Grand Prix is reviewed on the latest Crash MotoGP Podcast

How one MotoGP rival is frustrating Jorge Martin in his Aprilia contract dispute
The Jorge Martin/Aprilia contract saga kicked off again at the Dutch Grand Prix, with the Italian marque now threatening escalation in the courts. The resolution to this remains unknown, but Marco Bezzecchi is doing a good job of proving a former foe wrong…

KTM disparity exposed in Dutch MotoGP rider ratings
Crash.net runs through its rider ratings after the 2025 Dutch MotoGP.
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