MotoGP Features
In-depth MotoGP features and MotoGP exclusive articles from Crash.
MotoGP’s silly season had been set to erupt and rumble on throughout 2020 but with the campaign postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic all plans have been put on hold.
Turning up to Le Mans in May 2012 the rumours were rife about Casey Stoner considering retirement from MotoGP as defending world champion aged just 26.
With MotoGP producing arguably its most competitive era of racing, the 2019 season saw plenty of races decided on the last lap and on many occasions the final corner. Here’s a recap of those dramatic moments from last year.
In MotoGP’s ever-expanding race calendar, a return to Brazil has always been pinpointed as a key event to give the sport opportunity to flourish and relay roots in South America.
As the most successful MotoGP manufacturer in the sport’s history, Honda has plenty of superstar riders to pick from across the decades.
'The engineers have worked a lot, especially on aerodynamics,' KTM MotoGP star Pol Espargaro said recently.
From the 2000 British Grand Prix to the 2017 Dutch TT (and counting), Valentino Rossi tops the all-time list for most world championship race wins in MotoGP’s premier class to give him a multitude of options for which could be his best.
With Suzuki celebrating its 100 th anniversary and 60 th year of racing, it is the perfect time to look through the history of the Hamamatsu team.
Eight different manufacturers have achieved world championship glory in the premier class, either in its 500cc or MotoGP guise, and history has given a fair indication of which brand can be considered the best of the best - along the riders who guided them to the historic feats.
The Indonesian MotoGP comeback has been a long-held ambition for organisers and stakeholders in the sport, but the reality of putting on a race in one of the most bike-mad countries in the world has proven to be an almost impossible challenge.
Since the first world championship in 1949, MotoGP has grown and developed to become a global sport travelling to all corners of the planet, but can you name all of the destinations?
While MotoGP riders gain most of the focus when it comes to ‘Greatest of All Time’ debates, especially in the modern era, manufacturer success is often seen as a secondary consideration.
A little over 12 months ago, MotoE’s existence looked in serious danger before it had truly begun when a massive fire during the Jerez pre-season test gutted all the bikes and equipment.
For the first time since 1982, MotoGP is returning to Finland to race at the purpose-built KymiRing in the latest expansion to the sport’s horizons as organisers look to old and new destinations.
Joan Mir says that last year's huge Brno accident has given him a better perspective of the important things in life, as MotoGP remains on due to the coronavirus.
Three weeks is a long time for a lot to happen in any sport but in this unprecedented period amid the coronavirus pandemic MotoGP’s picture changes even quicker.
The start of the 2020 MotoGP season was set to decide Valentino Rossi’s next steps in his illustrious career but with the coronavirus pandemic overtaking all matters the Doctor’s decision must remain on hold.
As questions on the MotoGP calendar continue to mount at the same rate as the coronavirus spreads, the 2020 race schedule is likely to suffer major alternations and the unfancied reality of cancelling races.
Like the rest of the world, MotoGP is being rocked by the impact of coronavirus and health measures installed to fight the spread of COVID-19.
Last month, Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta revealed the surprising news that "Kawasaki asked me about the possibility of doing [MotoGP] wild-cards with their Superbike.
Some of those that might benefit from the delayed start to the 2020 MotoGP World Championship - due to the cancellation of Qatar for the premier-class and postponement of Thailand - and those that might see it as a missed opportunity…
UPDATE: After day two in Qatar, Miller confirmed he's been able to lower the back of his bike on corner exit since Buriram last year.
As rumoured, Yamaha gave its version of a MotoGP holeshot device a public debut at the Sepang Test.
Fabio Quartararo set the quickest lap time on each of the three days at the 2020 Sepang MotoGP Test. As such, if the Malaysian Grand Prix was held tomorrow the young Petronas Yamaha star would surely be favourite for pole position.