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

German MotoGP Rider Ratings: Best scores of the season for three riders...
Crash.net run through the rider ratings for the German MotoGP.

Dutch MotoGP Rider Ratings: Worrying scores for under-pressure riders
Crash.net run through the Dutch MotoGP rider ratings following another dominant display from Francesco Bagnaia.

Aprilia: 2023 is the ‘real’ Marco Bezzecchi
Massimo Rivola: ‘The real Bez is the one of last year and not that of this year… There are signs of talent that are unequivocal’

Five riders that could replace Marco Bezzechi at VR46 Ducati
Marco Bezzecchi has opened the door for someone to ride a Gp24 Ducati after signing for Aprilia.

Pol Espargaro: Pedro Acosta’s progression ‘insane’, throttle-brake ‘like Valentino in Yamaha’
‘The way he's rolling the throttle and catching the brake, I saw Valentino doing in Yamaha’

Why KTM chose ‘strong riders’ over ‘schooling project’ for MotoGP 2025
‘It was a clear decision to go for results and not for another schooling program, but also, honestly, I don't see that next guy ready [in Moto2]’.

Top 15 riders fast enough to win at Mugello last season
The top 15 riders at this year’s Italian MotoGP - including Yamaha’s Alex Rins - were fast enough to have won the 2023 race.

KTM: ‘Special’ Maverick Vinales can be ‘almost unbeatable’
Pit Beirer: "We all know Maverick can do miracles... We have to make sure we can get this feeling out of him many, many times."

Fabio Quartararo: I miss the butterflies of a MotoGP title fight, but we’ll be back - Exclusive
Fabio Quartararo: "We will come back... I miss having those butterflies in your stomach, I perform in that moment."

Alex Rins: Yamaha turning problems similar to 2017 Suzuki
Yamaha's current turning difficulties remind Alex Rins of the 2017 Suzuki GSX-RR.

Mugello MotoGP Rider Ratings: One rider perfect in his home race
Crash.net runs through the rider ratings for the Italian MotoGP at Mugello.

Exclusive: Fabio Quartararo ‘drove 800km’ to quiz Bartolini on Ducati
Max Bartolini a ‘big factor’ in Fabio Quartararo re-signing for Yamaha - drove 800km to quiz the Italian about Ducati: ‘All the questions you’re thinking, I asked!’

Catalunya MotoGP Rider Ratings: Full marks for one Ducati rider but it's not Bagnaia
Crash.net runs through the rider ratings for the Catalunya MotoGP.

Aleix Espargaro: I said ‘Laura, this is the end’
Aleix Espargaro reveals the moment when he made his MotoGP retirement decision.

Aero, devices make MotoGP ‘like Formula 1 on two wheels’
“As soon as the engineers understand more the new regulations, they will find some way to have crazy things on the bike again”

GPS sharing: “I don't understand how that one made it past the manufacturers”
'The whole idea is to get the edge over your competition, not tell them exactly where you're going faster!' - GPS data sharing to lift the veil on MotoGP performance from 2027.

Le Mans MotoGP Rider Ratings: Jorge Martin and one other perfect...
Rider ratings from the French MotoGP at Le Mans

WorldSBK will make changes to keep ‘MotoGP on top’ in 2027
“Obviously, we want to have MotoGP on top and Superbike is meant to be stock bikes with some changes."

Pedro Acosta and Marc Marquez predicted for Le Mans glory
Round five of the 2024 MotoGP season heads to Le Mans with a lot to live up to.

As Pedro Acosta steals the show, what next for Jack Miller?
With Pedro Acosta potentially moving into the factory KTM team in 2025, what is next for Jack Miller?

Marc Marquez says he wants a factory team – what are his options?
Marc Marquez not only wants a factory bike but a factory MotoGP team for 2025.

Spanish MotoGP Rider Ratings: Two riders steal the show
Crash.net's rider ratings for the Spanish MotoGP.

“Free market” as debate continues over Ducati satellite team saga
A deep dive into the background of how satellite MotoGP teams pick their manufacturer. Is it fair for Ducati to run eight bikes?

‘None of the MotoGP riders’ like Friday format, qualifying 'compromises a lot your race'
Has MotoGP qualifying become disproportionately important and what might be done to improve it?