MotoGP Features

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.

MotoGP traction control has all-but-eradicated the brutal on-throttle highsides of the 500cc era, thus improving safety while allowing riders to tease the very limits of their tyres, for longer. But how does it work?

Marc Marquez has joined Valentino Rossi and Giacomo Agostini in producing a truly dominant era in MotoGP with six premier class world titles in the space of seven years, his only miss coming in the controversial 2015 season, and with no end in sight to the Spaniard’s reign it’s time to assess whe

While the timing of the announcement confirming Fabio Quartararo’s promotion to the factory Yamaha team from 2021 comes as a shock, given this year’s pre-season testing hasn’t even started yet, the French rider’s selection is the least surprising part of the shake-up.

As an engineer, would it be a dream for Ducati Corse boss Gigi Dall’Igna to work with MotoGP champion Marc Marquez?

Andrea Dovizioso averaged 14.15 points per race across the 2019 MotoGP season, a feat he has only bettered once in his premier class career, but his pursuit for the world title felt further away than in his previous two championship challenges.

The revised 2020 MotoGP aerodynamic rules, aimed at closing the kind of 'grey areas' that resulted in four rival manufacturers (unsuccessfully) protesting the Ducati swingarm device after last year's Qatar race, have now been published.

With 2020 acting as continuity over reformation following on from last year, a number of small but key adjustments will come in for the new MotoGP season. Here’s what to keep an eye out for in 2020. Sporting and Technical rules:

With the 2019 MotoGP season predicted to trigger a year of changes in a frantic rider market, it is also likely to become a pivotal campaign for some the sport’s biggest names.

With MotoGP clocking off for the winter, it is usually the most relaxed time of the season for all connected to the sport but with Andrea Iannone’s anti-doping case surfacing it has provided a reminder of the shadowy side of sport.

With six titles from seven seasons, MotoGP is in the midst of the Marc Marquez era. But results alone only tell half the story.

With testing programmes being finalised as the MotoGP paddock prepares to head to Sepang for the opening pre-season tests, Crash.net looks at what will be the biggest targets for each manufacturer. Honda: Producing a bike that suits more than just Marquez

2020 is here and a new chapter of MotoGP history is set to be written between the familiar faces and the emerging talents in a season which could also shape the future of the sport.

With preparations ramping up for the 2020 MotoGP world championship season, teams are beginning to confirm launch dates ahead of the start of pre-season testing and the opening round.

MotoGP in 2019 witnessed thrilling action on track and dramatic turn of events off it which will define how the year will be remembered. From surprise splits to rifts between manufacturers, the year has been filled with talking points some of which will spill into 2020.

Are you VR46 through and through or more of a smooth and stylish Lorenzo type? Find out which MotoGP rider you share most in common with.

With a list so subjective to opinion it is fair to state this isn’t a definitive record of the decade but a snapshot of the times which shaped the sport and its stars going into the next decade and beyond. These moments act as the essential chapters in the history of MotoGP in the 2010s.

In one of the all-time greatest decades of motorcycle grand prix world championship racing, the face of the sport has changed remarkably from the move to 1000cc four-strokes in MotoGP in 2012, to the introduction of the single-specification Magneti Marelli electronics package and switch to Michel

While late rider switches dominated the MotoGP headlines towards the end of 2019, it means focus on the 2021 silly season has sharpened and could erupt earlier than ever.

Alex Marquez replaces Lorenzo at Repsol Honda following his dramatic decision to retire at the end of the 2019 season with Johann Zarco staying on the MotoGP grid by replacing Karel Abraham at Avintia Ducati.