As a self-confessed Marc Marquez fan even I couldn't summon up the energy to get up at 0400 to watch the race from Indianapolis yesterday morning. Despite the fact that he breaks records every time he … [Read more...]
Signs of the times
So the Sepang test is over, what did we learn from it? As usual, a lot but not a lot. I learned a long time ago not to place too much stock in testing times as I think I have noted before. There are … [Read more...]
Winning a battle – Losing the war
Last Sunday's British Grand Prix answered some questions but still left one unanswered. The enthralling race between Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez that resulted in the narrowest of … [Read more...]
The changing of the guard
photo courtesy of foxsportsasia. By now all my regular readers will be aware that I am an unashamed Marc Marquez fan. While I would love to be able to have an Aussie rider in the top team for whom … [Read more...]
Opinions
You know what they say about them so I won't repeat it. But it has been a very interesting year for them as the so-called "experts" try to grapple with the problem of just how much Rossi's barren two … [Read more...]
Falling star
Last weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Mugello was significant for a number of reasons, some trivial, some important. Importantly, World Champion, Jorge Lorenzo, reasserted his dominance at the top of … [Read more...]
Double standards
The internet is ablaze this morning with mostly uninformed reactions to the Marc Marquez/Jorge Lorenzo incident from last night's Spanish Grand Prix. Now, long-term lifers, those who have followed … [Read more...]
Rules are made to be broken
Photo courtesy of Red Bull To absolutely nobody's great surprise, Caramello Koala, the boss of DORNA, came out last night and said the the so-called "rookie rule" (that says that a new MotoGp rider … [Read more...]