Lean-Angle Kings: the Modern Era of Motorcycle Grand Prix Racing and Riders Who Redefined Speed

Lean-Angle Kings tells the story of modern motorcycle Grand Prix racing from the birth of the four-stroke MotoGP era to the sprint-racing, aerodynamic, satellite-team age of the 2020s. This is the story of how prototype motorcycles became faster, smarter, more complex, and more demanding, and how the world's greatest riders adapted to a sport transformed by electronics, tyres, aerodynamics, factory politics, safety systems, and global spectacle. From Valentino Rossi's theatre and Casey Stoner's Ducati brilliance to Jorge Lorenzo's precision, Dani Pedrosa's exactness, Marc Márquez's violent new physics of attack, Fabio Quartararo's Yamaha title surge, Joan Mir's Suzuki triumph, Francesco Bagnaia's Ducati dynasty, Jorge Martín's satellite-team breakthrough, and the rise of a new generation led by riders such as Pedro Acosta, this book follows the people and machines that reshaped the premier class. Written in a flowing, fact-based narrative style, Lean-Angle Kings explores the rivalries, regulations, manufacturers, circuits, injuries, innovations, and championship battles that defined one of the most dramatic eras in motorcycle racing history.