Is Marc Marquez actually Nikolai Yezhov?
Nikolai Yezhov was the loveable pint-sized powerhouse of Joseph Stalin’s purges in the 1930’s. Nicknamed the “Poison Dwarf” for his short stature and venomous zeal Yezhov enthusiastically signed death warrants faster than wisdom chasing an Australian. However in a classic commie comedy mix-up Comrade Yezhov ’s purge-happy antics ended with himself on the ‘naughty list’…
The Qatar MotoGP Awards
A four-gone conclusion? Maybe so, but let’s hand out the MGPNews Qatari awards. The Magic Carpet Award As we all know before the pro-oil Hummer SUV arrived to grace Qatar the main form of transport around the nation’s building sites was the magic carpet. Cheap, silent and with zero-emissions the rugs of the sky…
Six amazing French GP facts to celebrate the renewal of the Le Mans event
Ooh la la! With the recent splendid news that the French GP will remain on the MotoGP calendar for another five years we at MGPNews are honouring our allium-scented chums with our list of six Le Mans facts you probably didn’t know. Henri’s Gate The original Le Mans circuit was over 100 miles long…
MotoGP COTA: History Rhymes
It’s been said that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. When MotoGP visited the Circuit of the Americas, history’s breakfast repeated itself as Marc Marquez caused utter chaos and totally got away with it. Let’s analyse what happened using a series of rhyming headings: Sheeting Rain turned the Texan tarmac into a skating…
The Grand Prix of the Americas Awards
The awards for the Grand Prix of the Americas are now in Smoked Meats Award Texans love barbequed meat. Those following the Lone Star pride fondly refer to steak as ‘the thinking man’s salad’ as the locals worship brisket like it’s the second coming of the Alamo. Meanwhile vegans go hungry. And rightly so….
Toprak Razgathfeasflıoğlu to Honda in 2026
Reigning World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlıosdafsğlu has apparently put pistachio to parchment and signed for Honda MotoGP for the 2026 season. The move appears to be in response to the current state of World Superbikes where earlier in the Month the Turkish BMW rider bemoaned Ducati’s unfair dominance in the series so has switched to…
The diary of Miguel Oliveira – the world’s unluckiest rider
Miguel Oliveira, Portugal’s MotoGP star, is the unluckiest dude on two wheels. He may have skills—wins, podiums—but fate’s got a personal grudge leading to him being a magnet for hilarious disaster. Because of this we at MGPNews thought it would be an excellent idea to catch up with the diary entries of Miguel to find…
Argie Bargie: The Argentinian MotoGP Awards
The awards for Agentinian GP are now in: The Tango Award The tango is a sultry, dramatic dance with enough hip action to put Jorge Martin back out of action for another two months. Originating from Argentina, it’s the perfect mix of passion and domestic violence set to music, where every sensual move screams, “I…
Bagnaia’s all new scientific excuses
Before the season started the hen-pecked Italian Pecco Bagnaia comically put forward a scientific explanation to why he is usually a bit rubbish in the sprint races – a fact that technically lost him the championship last year. The tipsy driving Italian rubbished the common belief that his substandard Saturday races were because he couldn’t…
MotoGP Thailand Review: Gulf of Agura
The Thai MotoGP from Buriram brought us a mixture of surprises and total lack of surprises. The word “Gulf” featured prominently, so lets classify the winners and losers based on their similarities to various gulfs of the world. Gulf of America The world’s newest gulf didn’t even exist until a few weeks ago. Since then,…
