Mat Oxley

2 weeks ago | motorsportmagazine.com | Mat Oxley

Fabio Quartararo‘s gravity-defying ride to second place at Jerez last Sunday almost certainly wouldn’t have been possible without Yamaha‘s latest YZR-M1 engine. And at Le Mans next week the 2021 MotoGP king may have an even more powerful spec, which he tried for the first time during Monday’s post-Spanish GP tests. “The feeling is pretty good but we need more work to get the full benefit – we are talking about having it for Le Mans,” said Quartararo.

2 weeks ago | motorsportmagazine.com | Mat Oxley

A few years ago six-times world champion Marc Márquez explained the differences between himself and his twice world champion younger brother Alex. “I’m petrol, Alex is diesel.”In other words, it takes little bro a bit longer to get there but he can be just as strong when he does get there. Marc won his first Moto2 race fourth time out and his first MotoGP race second time out.

2 weeks ago | motorsportmagazine.com | Mat Oxley

During the past half century or so, British motorcycle racers haven’t enjoyed the same success as British Formula 1 drivers. Far from it. Between 1949 and 1977, Geoff Duke, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood, Barry Sheene and others won 34 grand prix motorcycle world championships. In the five decades since then, Britons have won a single title across the MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 categories (Danny Kent, Moto3, 2015) . This year that number may double, with a little luck.

3 weeks ago | motorsportmagazine.com | Mat Oxley

For the first 53 years of motorcycling’s world championships, from 1949 to 2001, the premier-class engine capacity limit was 500cc. By the time MotoGP‘s 2027 technical regulations are in force, the engine size will have changed four times in 26 years, from 990cc to 800cc to 1000cc to 850cc four-strokes, with two-stroke 500s banned from 2007.

4 weeks ago | motorsportmagazine.com | Mat Oxley

The big story at the start of 2025 pre-season testing was that Yamaha is back. But that was a Sepang mirage. Honda is now leading the Japanese MotoGP renaissance, getting closer to the front with every race and now readying itself for the moment the RC213V is fit to fight for victory again by jumping early into the 2026/2027 rider market. Honda has two riders in its sights: reigning WSBK champ Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and disgruntled KTM MotoGP star Pedro Acosta.