With the 2018 MotoGP season almost upon us, MCN's sports reporters Oli Rushby and Simon Patterson sit down to discuss what's going to happen at this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix and beyond.

2018 MotoGP season preview

Sports

Last month MCN's MotoGP reporter Simon patterson travelled to California for British rider Cal Crutchlow's first interview since he was seriously injured in a crash at Phillip Island back in October. Hear the latest on Cal's recovery straight from the horse's mouth on the eve of MotoGP's first pre-season test of 2019 at Sepang.

An injury update from Cal Crutchlow

With the Dakar Rally entering its final week and Ducati kicking off the 2018 MotoGP season with their team launch, MCN Sport's Oli Rushby and Simon Patterson are joined by sports editor Michael Guy from South America to discuss this week's sporting news. As well as that, we talk about John McGuinness' future plans and how Triumph's new Moto2 project is shaping up.

MCN Sport January 20: Dakar, Ducati launch and John McGuinness

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the most in each race series we cover – and to whittle down a shortlist of exactly who was the most impressive racers of the season.

With that in mind, we’ve came up with a list of six – and Simon and Oli sat down to discuss who’s been nominated and why.

Contenders for 2017 MCN Man of the Year

MCN Sport reporters Simon Patterson and Oli Rushby sit down with special guest Julian Ryder to discuss his career in Grand Prix racing and his riders' rider of 2017 - a secret ballot to decide who the MotoGP grid see as their own star of the season.

2018 MotoGP season preview

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