I hope I wasn’t alone in feeling Valentino Rossi’s long farewell was in danger of being slightly overblown last weekend.
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Fronting Up or Fading Away?
Joan Mir’s attempt to restamp his 2020 title came to a mathematical end last weekend. What conspired against the outgoing #1 during 2021 and could he have made a more robust defence?
The Beauty and The Beast
There have been fourteen different riders on a 2021 MotoGP podium…should the pack be afraid of the latest addition to the group?
Im-pecco-ble
At last, the breakthrough for one of the bright young things of MotoGP. Neil Morrison takes a look at the eighth different winner of 2021 and the second ‘first timer’ after Jorge Martin. What’s next?
Turning Toxic
Are bruises blue before they turn black? What if they are self-inflicted? Neil Morrison gives his view from Austria on the whole Maverick Viñales saga…
More To Come?
Six races and a hospitalisation into his MotoGP tenure and Jorge Martin is already dancing on the big stage. Was the Styrian Grand Prix a freaky one-off? Or should we be ready to accept a new player to the midst?
No Ordinary Comeback
Long live the #93. Or perhaps just in Germany? Whether round eight of MotoGP means Marc Marquez is back or still a work-in-progress, Neil Morrison argues that it was comparable with any of the memorable returns in the sport