I’m not really sure why I was a bit surprised that it was an all Spaniard podium at the Jerez GP. I had thought Valentino Rossi would at least claim one of the podium spots, the Italian having won here last season. Cal Crutchlow also looked good for the race, the Englishman qualifying third on

I’ve only been following MotoGP for a decade. So for as long as the series has been around, stretching back to the two-stroke era, I really haven’t been following for that long if you think about it. Still, one of the few things I’ve come to accept as indubitable truth is that you are, without

Maverick Viñales brought a halt to his fantasy start to the season by crashing out in the second lap of the US round in Texas, the Movistar Yamaha rider unable to explain the uncharacteristic non-finish. Viñales’ post-race comments indicate that he and the team have tried to come to grips with the incident, even looking

You know, even as big of a believer in Maverick Viñales as I’ve been for a few seasons now, I never thought I would write the following words: Maverick Viñales has now done something on the Yamaha that neither Valentino Rossi or Jorge Lorenzo has in their tenure with the Japanese manufacturer. By taking victory

Despite all the anticipation that have built up for the opening round of the 2017 MotoGP season, the race action at Round 1 in Qatar served to set new standards for expectation of how the season will unfold. From GP rookie Johann Zarco – the current and two-time Moto2 world champion – handily leading the

There’s really no sugar-coating it; the final round of the 2016 MotoGP season at Valencia was a lackluster finale to what has been a historical season of the modern grand prix era. It was a weekend dominated by one rider, and all the racing action was relegated to determining ‘the first loser’. Not exactly what the season

A lot of people (myself including) thought this season’s historic run of multiple riders taking race wins ended after Dani Pedrosa became the season’s eight winner. Marc Marquez would go on to win the next two rounds after his teammate’s win during the Misano round, en route to securing his third title in the MotoGP

With the title all wrapped up by Marc Marquez at the end of the previous round in Twin Ring Motegi, the 2016 MotoGP show continues on at the Australian GP. And while the inevitable outcome of the championship has prematurely concluded, the roller-coaster ride that is this year’s Grand Prix racing returns to its unpredictable

‘So many things would have to happen – and it’s nearly impossible. I’m going to have the same mentality as until now, just work hard. We know Motegi won’t be like Aragon but I think we’re getting better and better. It’s a good circuit for my riding style but with our bike we struggle a

The expectation was for the status quo to return. The crazy train of the 2016 season has had its historical run drag on long enough that for this round, people were expecting things to go back to “normal.” The rest of the circus players have had their time under the lime light, but it seemed

Coming into this round, the MotoGP world championship has already seen six different riders win in the past six rounds. Apart from the usual suspects of Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez, and Valentino Rossi, the likes of Jack Miller, Andrea Iannone, and Cal Crutchlow have taken their maiden wins in the premier class. But for the

Crutchlow was talking about the rest of the grid during his interview at parc ferme at the end of the race, with particular regards to their tire selection. The Brno GP of Czech Republic was another wet race to begin with, with perhaps another possibility of a flag-to-flag race wherein the riders may come in

  Look, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have told you to f- off out of the blue in our latest podcast episode over your performance in this year’s German GP at the Sachsenring circuit. My bad. Just a momentary lapse of emotional outburst from someone that usually keeps their shit together. It was inexcusable. But there was a reason for

Not too long into the start of the race I started to think that I was watching the Assen GP again. Another wet race, and while Valentino Rossi gridded at the start behind Hector Barbera in second and Marc Marquez on pole, The Doctor would go on to take the lead in the race early on, followed

In racing, rain has been referred to as the ‘equalizer’, as water mixed with racing effectively dials back these beasts of MotoGP bikes substantially below their impossible capabilities. But the way I see it, rain is hardly an equalizer. Far as I’m concerned water is just as two-sided as fire is, and much in the