Category: Pre/Post Race Analysis

Rider photos sourced from MotoGP.com The Portugal Grand Prix marks not only the finale of the 2020 MotoGP season, but the end of an era for a handful of team/rider relationships. With Valentino Rossi leaving the Monster Energy Yamaha team for Petronas Yamaha SRT, Andrea Dovizioso taking a sabbatical year for 2021, Cal Crutchlow moving…

Photos sourced from MotoGP.com With 2 races to go, the end of the 2020 MotoGP season lingers on the horizon as riders gear up for their 2nd round at the infamous Circuit Ricardo Tormo. There are a lot of “firsts” and a lot of “lasts” this season with a handful of greener riders earning their…

All rider photos sourced from MotoGP.com After a quick week off, teams and riders have arrived at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo where they will kick off their final three back-to-back rounds of the 2020 MotoGP season. While a few fan favorite faces will be missing (Marc Marquez, Iker Lecuona and potentially Valentino Rossi), the fight…

Rider photos sourced from MotoGP.com The Valencia Grand Prix – the infamous Circuit Ricardo Tormo – the race that usually closes out the MotoGP season but this year, is just another stop on the way to Portugal. Two years ago, riders literally swam across the finish line, well those who didn’t endure a highside between…

The press conference is complete, the teams are set up and riders are gearing up for another free practice Friday at the Motorland Aragon! Last weekend’s race left (virtual) fans on the edges of their seats with the Suzuki boys sandwiching Alex Marquez on an incredible podium finish. While this weekend may have a new…

All rider photos sourced from MotoGP.com Another race, another new race winner for this rollercoaster of a season – Alex Rins not only brought home a 1st place finish at his home GP in Aragon but he also became the 8th different winner of the 2020 MotoGP season. It was an exciting weekend to say…

Rider photos sourced from MotoGP.com The first round of back-to-back weekends in Aragon is well underway with Free Practice Friday wrapped up and the 3 Yamaha boys shutting down the house. A chilly morning at the Spanish circuit forced a delay in the Friday schedule but riders were blessed with the afternoon sun which helped…

(Most) of the riders and teams have arrived safely at the MotorLand Aragon as the the MotoGP grid prepares for their 10th round of the 2020 season. Unfortunately, Yamaha hero, Valentino Rossi will be watching from home as he has just confirmed a positive COVID test. Our thoughts go out to Vale and we hope…

Rider photos sourced from MotoGP.com It was a cool, wet weekend in Le Mans but the gloomy weather didn’t stop the MotoGP riders from bringing the heat. Tire wear and smaller lap-to-lap battles were the hot topics from the weekend alongside Rins and Rossi’s tragic low slides. The Le Mans podium welcomed not only the…

Last week we released a brief article that highlighted the top riders to watch going into the race weekend based off of average historical performance indexes. Picking up where we left off, today we are going to give each index a little more color as we analyze how each variable offers it’s own unique insight…