Mat Oxley

Mandalika disasters for Bastianini and Márquez, so now the title fight is a straightforward duel between Bagnaia, who prefers to be the hunter, not the hunted, and Martin, who has an aerodynamics trick up his sleeve for the last few races. And why was Acosta so fast on his KTM?

Sadly, it’s the wrong kind of history: if the two factories don’t score a MotoGP victory this year it will be the first time in more than half a century that Japanese manufacturers haven’t achieved a single win. However, Sunday’s Indonesian GP suggests there’s finally some light at the end of the tunnel…

Only one rider offers any opposition to Ducati right now and it’s rookie Pedro Acosta, the only non-Desmosedici rider to have stood on a grand prix podium since April. But what about the crashes? No worries, it’s all part of the process

Nothing is more important than grip, which is why Michelin’s mega-grippy 2024 rear slick has transformed MotoGP – a blessing for Ducati, a curse for Aprilia and KTM. And Ducati has already worked out how to use the tyre even better next year…

Marc Marquez’s smokin’ Phillip Island victory was a vivid reminder of the six-times MotoGP king’s undiminished talent

MotoGP’s seesaw season of mistakes is coming down to the finest details: Martin using his get-out-of-jail-free card and Bagnaia finding a drying kerbs in Thailand. And what about Acosta – he’s now scored five times more podiums than any other non-Ducati rider!

How Ducati uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve MotoGP’s greatest riddle: the exact interaction of man and machine on the racetrack

The Malaysian GP was full of drama. Bagnaia crashed out of the sprint, which left MotoGP points-leader Martin sitting pretty for the main race, but he still risked it all in an epic duel with the reigning champion

Yamaha’s fight to get back to the front of MotoGP is already well underway, with its all-new V4 MotoGP bike soon to be track tested. Plus, why downforce aerodynamics was the biggest factor in Yamaha’s decision to build a V4

Anything can happen in motorcycle racing and usually does, so nothing is for certain when Bagnaia and Martin line up at Barcelona this weekend. And how did they get here? Here’s your blow-by-blow account of the 2024 championship, during which they’ve swapped the points lead five times!