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?
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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?
Line in the Sand?
2021 MotoGP is only four races old but the Spanish Grand Prix might have been a pivotal Grand Prix both for one rider and the championship chase. Neil Morrison shares his take…
No shoey but finally all showy for ‘Thriller’
When Jack Miller owned just the third victory for Australia in the last ten seasons of MotoGP there was a sense of Déjà vu. It was not the 26 year old’s maiden success of course and, like that rain-sodden day in Assen in 2016, Miller was able to triumph for a second occasion by maximising an opportunity.
Paying for the crash
Rolling free of a motorcycle means a blow to the body, confidence and championship points tally, and frequently, it’s just an undesirable facet of the sport. The fallers at the Grande Premio 888 de Portugal spanned the range so what happened and what do the incidents mean?
Joan in a million
What were the character traits and reasons behind Joan Mir’s 2020 ascension to the peak of motorcycle racing?
Championship, anyone?
So, who wants it? Is 2020 MotoGP freakishly close or is it lacking ‘champion’ material? Neil Morrison wades into the parity