
Marc Marquez put on a stellar performance to secure a crucial victory at the Australian Grand Prix, the 61st win of his career, his 35th in MotoGP, and his sixth this year. The performance extended his Championship lead to 269 points, 33 ahead Andrea Dovizioso, who remains his only rival for the...
To become MotoGP world champion on Sunday at Twin Ring Motegi, Marc Marquez did not have to win. All he needed was to make his points position unassailable. In finishing second to Jorge Lorenzo, keeping Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa behind him, Marquez is premier-class champion for a second...
What did we learn from the Phillip Island MotoGP test? We learned that the rule changes for 2016, new electronics and Michelin tires, have made learning anything from testing very difficult. To borrow a phrase from Donald Rumsfeld, we learned that there are still plenty of known unknowns, and...
Thanks to the good folks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Asphalt & Rubber recently got a chance to participate in a teleconference with an up-and-coming racer by the name of Marc Marquez. For those of you who haven't heard about this talented Honda rider, he just won a little Spanish racing...
We were promised a storm on Friday, and we got one. But it was a media storm, rather than a thunderstorm, with riders finally free to speak about the situation at Aprilia. That's not to say the weather wasn't an issue: rain fell during Moto2, wreaking havoc on the field. That would have as many...
Aprilia has a new challenge: MotoGP. The Italian company, which boasts 54 world titles, returns to the premier class of motorcycling after an 11-year absence. The president of the Piaggio Group, Roberto Colannino, explained the decision to go MotoGP racing one year earlier than expected: "To...
Phillip Island always delivers. If you came to the track on the edge of the world hoping for a spectacle, you got more than your money's worth. Three stunning races at arguably the greatest racetrack in the world. Three races which really mattered: with just two rounds left after Phillip Island,...