MotoGP Features
In-depth MotoGP features and MotoGP exclusive articles from Crash.

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi chased by Marc Marquez? The key challenges…
Valentino Rossi chased by Marc Marquez - can Spaniard emulate his seven MotoGP titles in 2022? Here are the key challenges for Marquez to conquer…

Bastianini victory strengthens Gresini's satellite MotoGP win tally
Gresini's emotional 15th MotoGP victory, by Enea Bastianini, makes it the first satellite team to win races with more than one manufacturer.

Qatar MotoGP: Factory, satellite Ducati riders happy with 'mix/new' GP22 engines
While Ducati's satellite GP22 riders will race the new engine in MotoGP this season, the factory team of Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller has switched to a 2021-2022 'mix'.

Qatar MotoGP: Suppo: Suzuki a kind of compromise between Ducati and Honda
Livio Suppo talks new role as Suzuki MotoGP team manager; 'The first feeling is that Suzuki is kind of a compromise between Ducati and Honda, Japanese but with a lot of Italian attitude'.
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PICTURES: 2022 MotoGP holeshot devices - how low can you go?
2022 MotoGP riders trying out their latest holeshot devices in pre-season testing.

2022 MotoGP World Championship: Crash.net’s contenders vs pretenders
With just eight days to go before lights out in Qatar, here’s Crash.net’s 2022 MotoGP contenders vs pretenders list, do you agree?

Luca Marini: Fantastic bike, stronger rider, inspired by Lewis Hamilton
After a 'stressful' debut season on aging GP19 machinery, Luca Marini headlines the new VR46 MotoGP project on the 'fantastic' Ducati GP22.

Darryn Binder: High vs stable MotoGP bike, race sim.... 'I've got a lot left'
Rookie Darryn Binder feels fast enough to be 'amongst' other riders on his MotoGP debut in Qatar and confident 'I've got a lot left', finding balance between bike height and stability.
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Can Maverick Vinales achieve dream of MotoGP wins for three manufacturers?
Can Maverick Vinales surpass Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo by achieving his 'dream' of MotoGP wins for three different manufacturers?

Marquez: My 2019 MotoGP domination 'far away', Quartararo, Bagnaia 'very fast'
Marc Marquez might feel 'very far' from his 2019 MotoGP dominance, but he is ready to battle rising stars Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia for the 2022 crown.

PICTURES: Ducati's new MotoGP front ride-height system on track
Photographic proof of Ducati's new front ride-height system in use at the Sepang MotoGP test?

'Only Suzuki, Yamaha don't have automatic MotoGP ride-height devices'
Alex Rins pushing for 'automatic' rear ride-height system at Suzuki, but has Ducati already moved another step clear with its latest MotoGP device?
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2022 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown top speeds: Aprilia fastest
Aprilia heads the top speed charts during the 2022 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test, Yamaha still playing catch-up?

KTM's MotoGP restructuring: 'The race team should race'
Pit Beirer explains how and why KTM is restructuring its MotoGP project for the 2022 season, bringing in Francesco Guidotti to join Fabiano Sterlacchini and making more use of Dani Pedrosa.

Brad Binder: Traction, braking, tighter lines, sleepless nights…
KTM's Brad Binder details rider and bike improvements as he seeks to build on sixth in last year's MotoGP world championship.

Francesco Guidotti: The MotoGP glue to keep KTM 'together'
New factory KTM MotoGP team manager Francesco Guidotti hired 'to keep everybody together… to have the right atmosphere, to be focused on the race'.
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Oliveira 'too spiky' in MotoGP last season, 'I just couldn't do average'
Miguel Oliveira's 2021 MotoGP season was 'too spiky, either very good or very bad. I could never do average'

Binder brushes off Moto3 to MotoGP critics, 'stupid' to reject lifelong dream
Darryn Binder says it would have been 'stupid' to reject dream MotoGP chance with RNF Yamaha this season, feels many of his critics 'jumped on the bandwagon' after Portimao mistake.

Dovizioso: Follow each MotoGP bike's DNA, but use your special strengths
Andrea Dovizioso 'completely changed' braking as he adapts to the Yamaha and latest Michelin MotoGP rear tyre. More changes needed but - citing Jorge Lorenzo's eventual success at Ducati - he doesn't want to discard all his former strengths.

RNF: Binder's Moto3 fightbacks mean potential for 'something magical' in MotoGP
RNF team principal Razlan Razali explains moving Darryn Binder straight from Moto3 to MotoGP this year, recalls background to Fabio Quartararo signing in 2018.
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Razali: Rossi, Dovizioso 'totally different comparison', can be title contender
Razlan Razali talks Valentino Rossi's tough final season and high expectations for Andrea Dovizioso in 2022 - confident Malaysians are 'craving' for MotoGP 'after two years of nothing'.

'More Ducatis, more problems' - MotoGP rivals wary of 8 Desmosedicis
Ducati Desmosedicis, which dominated the closing stages of last season, will fill one-third of the MotoGP grid in 2022.

'Humble underdog' RNF targeting 11-13 million MotoGP budget
RNF founder Razlan Razali working towards a budget of 11-13 million euros for the 2022 MotoGP season, 'humbled' by SRT results 'crashing down' last year, ready to be an 'underdog' that can 'afford to take risks'.

Valentino Rossi 'irreplaceable' in MotoGP, but 'all sports move on'
How big an impact will the retirement of Valentino Rossi have on the MotoGP World Championship?
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