Simon Patterson
Lives in a van and chases motorbikes around the world for fun and beer money. Freelance MotoGP journalist. Opinionated.
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4 days ago |
the-race.com | Simon Patterson
Liberty Media’s takeover of MotoGP has been approved by the European Union’s monopolies commission, meaning that for the first time ever, both the series and F1 will now be owned by the same group. The deal was first proposed in April 2024, but with the possibility for the formation of monopolistic pricing across the two series, the commissioner took a close look at the deal.
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5 days ago |
the-race.com | Simon Patterson
Is Alex Marquez giving his brother Marc an easy ride in MotoGP battle? It's a question that's been asked more frequently of late - and one the younger Marquez addressed head on in the wake of another Marc victory in the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello. The pair have dominated this year's championship - they've finished 1-2 in 13 of the 18 races so far in 2025 - and currently sit comfortably first and second, respectively 110 and 70 points ahead of their nearest challenger Pecco Bagnaia.
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1 week ago |
the-race.com | Simon Patterson
Michelin will become the control tyre manufacturer for the World Superbike Championship from 2027 onwards, essentially swapping places with current supplier Pirelli as it in turn takes over Michelin's MotoGP deal as part of a significant set of regulation changes.
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1 week ago |
the-race.com | Simon Patterson
The 14-time Isle of Man TT winner Peter Hickman has revealed that a component failure on his 8Ten Racing BMW was the cause of the crash that took him out of contention at this year’s race, breaking his silence over two weeks after he fell in practice.
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2 weeks ago |
the-race.com | Simon Patterson
This week’s news that double World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu will finally make the long-anticipated move from the production bike series to MotoGP for 2026 means that he joins a short but illustrious list of frontrunners from that series to make the leap across in the hope of success in a very different class of racing. But while some of the biggest names in superbike racing have made the move before him, it’s not always been a success for them.
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