A dominant force throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, Agostini won a record 15 grand prix motorcycle world titles – eight of which were in the premier class known today as MotoGP. With 122 grand prix victories to his credit, Agostini achieved more than most could ever dream of between 1963 and 1977. Between 1967 […]
The eight-time MotoGP podium finisher suffered multiple fractures to his back and jaw after hitting an unprotected barrier in a crash in FP2 for March’s season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix. Espargaro underwent surgery on his injuries and had to have his mouth wired shut for the better part of a month early in his recovery. This […]
For the past two seasons, ITV has aired two MotoGP rounds live on free-to-air television, with the British GP at Silverstone included. It marked the first time UK viewers have been able to watch MotoGP live on terrestrial television following the broadcasting rights shifting from BBC to BT Sport (now TNT Sport) in 2014. This […]
In a decision that caught everyone by surprise – from the members of the team itself to the rest of the paddock – Suzuki decided in early 2022 to shut down its MotoGP programme at the end of the campaign. Despite the brutal blow for the Hamamatsu-based team, which had to face most of the […]
After it emerged in 2022 that numerous teams had been taking advantage of a grey area in the regulations and running tyre pressures outside of the recommended minimum limit, new regulations were implemented for 2023. For 2023, riders and teams must adhere to a minimum front tyre pressure of 1.9 bar (27.6psi) and 1.7 bar […]
Standing on the balcony of the recently constructed Hilton hotel overlooking the Wing pit complex, as a bike trackday thunders beneath us, brings into focus just how impressive a facility Silverstone has become. Compared to the first time this writer attended the Northamptonshire venue in 2012, just two years after the wing was constructed, Silverstone […]
The MotoGP silly season has kicked into overdrive over the summer break amidst Honda’s woes, with much of the speculation centring on the Japanese marque’s riders. Marc Marquez’s future with the brand has been thrown into the air following a bruising start to the 2023 season, in which he has scored just five points, despite […]
Rins has been out of action since badly breaking his right leg in a crash during the sprint race at the Italian Grand Prix. The five-time MotoGP race winner has since undergone two operations on his broken tibia and fibula, and will not return to racing until the Austrian GP in mid-August at the earliest. […]
Crutchlow made his MotoGP debut with the Tech3 Yamaha squad in 2011 having competed in World Superbikes with the Japanese marque. Scoring his first MotoGP podiums with Yamaha, Crutchlow moved to Ducati in 2014 before switching to Honda with LCR from 2015, with which he won all three of his grands prix triumphs in his […]
The 2023 season has seen the MotoGP weekend format undergo one of its most radical changes ever with the introduction of sprint races at every round. This has led to the combined times at the end of Friday’s two practice sessions determining which riders progress directly to Q2 in qualifying and who has to face […]