How War Conflicts and Fuel Costs Impact MotoGP and Global Racing

Global motorsport championships like MotoGP depend heavily on international travel, freight logistics, and fuel supply. When geopolitical conflicts occur, the first effect is often disruption to transport networks. Airport closures, airspace restrictions, and shipping delays can make it difficult to move bikes, equipment, and personnel between race venues. Recent tensions in the Gulf region have already raised doubts about hosting…

The Baggers Are Here: Everything You Need to Know About MotoGP’s Boldest New Series

The Baggers Are Here: Everything You Need to Know About MotoGP’s Boldest New SeriesWhen Harley Davidson and Dorna Sports announced the Bagger World Cup at EICMA in Milan last November, the reaction was split almost perfectly down the middle. Half the paddock thought it was the most exciting thing to happen to motorcycle racing in years. The other half thought…

Tardozzi’s Warning: Ducati Cannot Keep Relying on Marquez to Paper Over the Cracks

Davide Tardozzi is not a man who panics easily. The Ducati team principal has spent years at the top of MotoGP, navigated title fights, managed egos and overseen the most dominant era in the sport’s modern history. When he speaks publicly about Ducati’s shortcomings, people in the paddock pay attention. After Brazil, he spoke very publicly indeed.“We can’t always rely…

Everything You Need to Know About MotoGP’s Return to COTA

The paddock barely had time to pack its bags after Brazil before the circus rolled north to Austin, Texas. Round 3 of the 2026 MotoGP World Championship takes place at the Circuit of the Americas this weekend, March 27 to 29, and the storylines coming in are as good as anything the sport has delivered in years. A dominant championship…

Jorge Martin Finally Looks Like Himself. Brazil Was the Proof.

Fifteen months. That is roughly how long it has been since Jorge Martin looked like the rider who took MotoGP apart in 2024 and won the world title in Valencia. Fifteen months of crashes, injuries, surgeries, broken bones, and a 2025 season that stripped him of confidence and very nearly stripped him of his career. In Goiania on Sunday, a…

Sinkholes, Debris and a Last Minute Race Cut: Brazil MotoGP’s Troubled Return

MotoGP had not raced in Brazil since 2004. Twenty two years of waiting, a passionate crowd, a newly renovated circuit, and the biggest motorcycle racing championship on the planet returning to South American soil. The occasion demanded a statement weekend. What Goiania delivered instead was a sinkhole, flying debris, injured riders, a race cut by a third with no warning,…

Quartararo Is Giving Everything. The Yamaha Is Taking It and Giving Nothing Back.

There is a version of events from the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint that looks encouraging for Yamaha. Fabio Quartararo qualified fourth. He passed both Marco Bezzecchi and Marc Marquez off the start. He grabbed second place behind polesitter Fabio Di Giannantonio and held on to finish sixth.He was pushing to the absolute limit to overcome a 12km/h straightline deficit in…

Mike the Bike: The Life, Legend and Legacy of Mike Hailwood

Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood was born on 2 April 1940 in Great Milton, Oxfordshire. He died on 23 March 1981. He was 40 years old. In the years between those two dates, he became the most complete motorcycle racer the sport has ever produced, a Formula One driver with genuine ability, and a man whose greatest victory came not in…

Marquez Admits Aprilia Now Have the Edge Ducati Enjoyed in 2025

Two rounds in. Two Aprilia victories. A historic 1-2 in Brazil. And Marc Marquez standing in fourth place, 22 points off the championship lead, admitting the team that dominated 2025 no longer holds the advantage it did.This is not a blip. This is a shift.Marco Bezzecchi cruised to victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Goiânia on Sunday for his…

Brazil MotoGP race shortened after track surface concerns at Goiania

MotoGP organisers reduced the race distance of the Brazil Grand Prix shortly before the start after identifying serious track surface degradation at the Goiania circuit. The late decision came following days of heavy rain that damaged sections of the newly resurfaced track and raised safety concerns among riders and teams. MotoGP returned to Brazil for the first time in more…