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We have finally reached the last stage of the 2021 season. After 15 rounds of racing across three continents, Fabio Quartararo finds himself in a position where he could take the world title this weekend. He has been the picture of calm and consistency this season, taking strong wins when he was favoured and settlingContinue reading “2021 Emilia Romagna GP Preview: Match point in Misano”

It’s been a pretty spectacular year for MotoGP. After the covid-19 pandemic dismantled the 2020 season leading to a greatly compressed championship that was more about survival than success, this year has been full of great races and storylines as well as the start of a return to normality. We’ve seen numerous riders have breakoutContinue reading “The winners and losers of MotoGP in 2021 so far”

Heading into the Austin round of the MotoGP championship, it certainly seemed like Marc Marquez was the favourite to win. Despite Marc himself starting the weekend off in the Thursday press conference by talking down his chances, the numbers were simply stacked in his favour: six previous wins, seven pole positions, and a ridiculous ratioContinue reading “2021 Americas GP Review: The Sherriff is back in town”

After almost two full seasons of the world championship being held nearly exclusively in Europe, we’re finally back in Texas. With the only real exception being the double header in Qatar kicking off the 2021 campaign, COVID-19 has reduced the global event that is MotoGP to a European championship, but here we are. The paddockContinue reading “2021 Americas GP Preview: The return of the King, and the contenders that follow”

Some of the most enjoyable seasons in MotoGP’s illustrious history have been the ones that involved head-to-head showdowns between championship rivals. Sure, it’s impressive to watch a rider stamp their authority on a circuit and win a race by a hefty margin, and seeing fresh faces on the top step of the podium has alwaysContinue reading “2021 Misano GP Review: A title showdown and a surprise rookie”

There’s something about the Aragon circuit that always seems to provide us with some excellent racing. Despite being one of the newer tracks on the MotoGP calendar, it already has a number of standout races in its history, everything from daring battles to crushing victories. Perhaps it’s the abundance of left-hand turns that make itContinue reading “2021 Aragon GP Review: Bagnaia’s brilliance and the championship showdown”

Author’s note: While this post was originally intended to release before the start of the weekend, I decided to delay it by a day to see how Vinales first day on board an Aprilia went. Apologies for the delay! When we visited Aragon last year, a number of things were different to previous iterations ofContinue reading “2021 Aragon GP Preview: Marquez’s record, Quartararo’s struggles, and the return of the Top Gun”

Of all the news stories that have broken within the MotoGP paddock over the last month, one that really caught my attention was the signing of Andrea Dovizioso with Yamaha. Having been absent since the conclusion of last season, Dovi has a verbal agreement with Yamaha for a shock return to the field, taking theContinue reading “5 Reasons why Dovizioso will score big on his return”

Heading into this weekend, there was a clear goal for Joan Mir, Francesco Bagnaia and Johann Zarco. The points deficit to championship leader Quartararo had grown to almost fifty points for all three riders, and while seven races sounds like enough time to make up that much ground, the sheer consistency that the Frenchman hasContinue reading “2021 Silverstone GP Review: Quartararo dominates, Aprilia celebrates”

It’s easy to forget sometimes, but there are a number of classic MotoGP circuits that we haven’t raced at in two whole years. Thanks to the outbreak of COVID-19 last year, the sport was restricted to European tracks, and not even the full roster was available there. If we race at any of the AsianContinue reading “2021 Silverstone GP Preview: The return of a fan favourite”