When sport becomes a secondary matter When the FIM introduced what we consider to be completely pointless so-called track limits in MotoGP and WorldSBK, many fans were already wondering what the point was. Back in 2019, we feared that the long-lap penalty rule, which came into effect at the same time to punish riders’ infractions, […]
South American GP Preview
Before the MGP Grand Prix of Argentina It’s been 11 years since Marc Marquez last arrived at the second round of MotoGP as world championship leader, but unlike today, it was in Texas in 2014, with Las Termas de Rio Hondo following one round later. Despite this, he arrived then as a double winner, just […]
Incredible 2025 season
Marc Marquez in BuriRam – the return of the king What numerous experts and commentators had predicted came true in a highly impressive way on Saturday, March 1st of this year. Although many of them were way off the mark last year with their far too optimistic predictions about Pedro Acosta’s rookie season, everyone who […]
Donington Saturday
BMW celebration day to kick off in England While last year the current reigning world champion Alvaro Bautista was able to mercilessly exploit the advantages in acceleration and top speed on his Aruba.it Ducati to dominate the competition at will, a new pecking order is emerging after Toprak’s move to BMW. After the two most […]
SBK Misano preview
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli with round 4 of the WSBK Near Rimini and just a few kilometers from the Adriatic coast, the fourth round of the WorldSBK will take place after a long break in what is expected to be perfect early summer weather. The track, which opened in 1972 near Santamonica, was named […]
SBK Assen review
Strange observations in the bitter cold of winter The first WorldSBK race in the Netherlands saw a man in pole position who, despite an incredible 17 wins, was considered an outsider. On the Yamaha R1, which was still unfamiliar to him, Jonathan Rea took advantage of the wet conditions on Saturday morning to secure the […]
GP Spain scandal
Questionable interpretation of the regulations distorted round 4 of MotoGP Absolutely unsportsmanlike decisions by officials influenced the outcome of the fourth round of the Motorcycle World Championship. Since the introduction of the much criticized so-called track limits for the 2019 season, the FIM desk clerks soon found another means of subsequently falsifying results in MotoGP […]
MGP Jerez preview
Before the fourth round of MotoGP in Andalusia After Ducati and Aprilia had shared the victories equally in the first 6 races, it could well be that a third manufacturer will be on top of the podium for the first time in Jerez de la Frontera. With Jack Miller as the winner in 2021, as […]
Pat Hennen – RIP
On the death of the former US pilot and Suzuki Grand Prix star When Pat came to Europe in 1976, he accepted the offer of his mentor at the time to take part in Grand Prix racing for the first time. It was not an easy undertaking to fight for the world championship on a […]
Texas GP Preview
Preview of the third round of MotoGP in Austin After the expected cancellation of the Argentine GP originally scheduled for April 9th, the third round of this year’s MotoGP season will take place in the home of “Texas Tornado” Colin Edwards. The former WorldSBK world champion for Honda and then Yamaha factory rider in the […]