Best Plus Size Rider Podcasts (2026)

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Our Top 10 MotoGP riders of 2025 1:08:27

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8d ago1:08:27

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Our usual end-of-year tradition at The Race MotoGP Podcast continues in 2025, as we select our aggregate top 10 of the riders in the premier class this season. Did all the race winners make the cut? How do we grade Pecco Bagnaia's season? Who comes out on top in the insanely close fight for second? And is Marc Marquez a unanimous first? Plus, we di…

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What we’ve learned about a star MotoGP rookie’s adaptation and 2026 targets 52:25

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Ahead of his MotoGP race debut in 2026, three-time World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu faces a weight of immediate expectation most rookies are spared from. Val Khorounzhiy is joined by Simon Patterson - who just spoke to Razgatlioglu at the FIM Awards end-of-year event in Lausanne - to discuss the Turk’s start to life in MotoGP, while we …

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Acosta to Ducati? And other early 2027 MotoGP rumblings 52:58

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The 2027 rule changes mean MotoGP riders and teams are going to have to take massive early punts with their next deals. It’s kicking off already with reports that Pedro Acosta’s camp is already angling to get him onto a factory Ducati, but that certainly won’t be the only pre-Christmas plotting going on. Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Be…

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Should Yamaha let Quartararo leave? Listener questions answered 1:02:24

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Yamaha is embarking on a bold new chapter with its V4 engine - but how hard should it work to make sure Fabio Quartararo is part of that chapter? The Race MotoGP Podcast crew (Matt Beer, Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy) tackles this question as part of a major Yamaha overview, and also field questions about the impact of Marc Marquez's abs…

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What we learned from day one of MotoGP 2026 40:10

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The traditional post-season MotoGP test at Valencia effectively kicked off the 2026 season, so Matt Beer has made an exhausted and hungry Simon Patterson and Val Khorounzhiy join him for an extra edition of The Race MotoGP Podcast to talk about it. Toprak Razgatlioglu’s public MotoGP debut and some particularly eye-catching Aprilia developments - s…

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MotoGP 2025 ends with a big warning to Ducati 55:57

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Marc Marquez’s absence might make the end of the 2025 MotoGP season a deceptive picture, but Aprilia’s Valencia Grand Prix 1-2 and Ducati’s general woes since its new champion was hurt make for an intriguing winter. The Race MotoGP Podcast’s Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer debate how seriously we should take Aprilia’s late-2025 form …

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Can Acosta be a bigger 2026 threat to Marquez than Bezzecchi? 1:00:10

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Marco Bezzecchi and Aprilia stole the show again in MotoGP, continuing their remarkable late-season run with an emphatic victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao. But while Bezzecchi deserves to be seen as a legitimate challenger to Marc Marquez’s dominance coming into 2026, can the same be said about an ever-improving Pedro Acosta and a re…

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A major Ducati debut, plus five riders to watch as 2025 wraps up 1:01:19

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Ducati's World Superbike star Nicolo Bulega is making his MotoGP debut in Portimão in relief of the injured Marc Marquez - and, even beyond him replacing the champion, it's more significant than your usual stand-in call-up. But does Bulega, who will be part of Ducati's MotoGP test team next year, have a real shot at a MotoGP future? And what does h…

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Free preview: Our take on 2015's infamous MotoGP flashpoint 19:38

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We’ve been reliving MotoGP’s extraordinary 2015 season all year long in The Race Members’ Club and have reached the big flashpoints - the trilogy of the Phillip Island accusations, Sepang clash and Valencia penalty that turned Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez’s simmering tension into an explosion that still echoes around MotoGP a decade on. We’ve d…

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Moto3 crash overshadows Bagnaia and Marquez’s big weekends 44:21

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Pecco Bagnaia’s yo-yo MotoGP 2025 season was back on the up at the Malaysian Grand Prix - at least until a puncture intervened - while Alex Marquez had even more to celebrate, but everything at Sepang was overshadowed by a terrible pre-race Moto3 accident involving champion Jose Antonio Rueda and Noah Dettwiler. Simon Patterson joins Matt Beer to r…

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What Aprilia’s surge means for MotoGP 2026 53:54

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Ducati had its worst MotoGP race since 2021 in the Australian Grand Prix sprint, while Aprilia dominated the whole weekend - with works rider Marco Bezzecchi and Trackhouse’s Raul Fernandez splitting the race victories. So is the Aprilia now the best bike in MotoGP? Is it the bike to beat going into 2025? Is this all a mirage created by Marc Marque…

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MotoGP without Marc Marquez - who'll benefit most? 48:24

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With Marc Marquez sidelined for at least the next two grands prix, the rest of the 2025 MotoGP field heads to the Australian Grand Prix with a much clearer shot at victory in the absence of the rider who’s had them all beaten for most of the year. Who’s best placed to benefit from that? Will Fermin Aldeguer double up? Can Marco Bezzecchi overcome t…

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Ducati's new crisis: Marquez injury and fresh Bagnaia row 59:00

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A week after Marc Marquez clinched the title and Pecco Bagnaia emphatically returned to form, everything went horribly wrong for the works Ducati MotoGP team at the Indonesian Grand Prix with Marquez suffering a new injury when taken out by Marco Bezzecchi and Bagnaia tumbling right to the back again. Val Khorounzhiy, Simon Patterson and Matt Beer …

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Marquez’s title but Bagnaia has the real big weekend 1:02:20

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While Marc Marquez clinched a very early and emotional 2025 MotoGP title at Motegi, it was his Ducati team-mate Pecco Bagnaia who actually dominated the weekend - a far cry from his terrible form in recent weeks. Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer attempt to unravel the Bagnaia form mystery on The Race MotoGP Podcast, but only after pay…

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Ducati’s new 2026 MotoGP hierarchy 53:07

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As Alex Marquez gets upgraded to the same Ducati spec as brother Marc for the 2026 MotoGP season, The Race MotoGP Podcast delves into Ducati’s hierarchy, pecking order and bike specification puzzle with Simon Patterson, Megan White and Matt Beer. Might all six Ducati riders actually get the same bike for 2026? And will it be one that Pecco Bagnaia …

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Marquez's main 2026 threat? Bezzecchi's big weekend 58:40

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Marco Bezzecchi didn’t quite win the San Marino Grand Prix, but across the Misano weekend he made life much harder for Marc Marquez than the runaway championship leader has been used to in 2025 - and it showed when Marquez crashed from the sprint lead. Does Bezzecchi and Aprilia’s recent progress together signal a 2026 title challenge? Val Khorounz…

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Bagnaia’s woeful new 2025 low raises huge questions 59:06

4M ago59:06

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Marc Marquez finally lost a MotoGP race for the first time in three months at Barcelona, but it was his brother Alex who beat him rather than his double champion factory Ducati team-mate Pecco Bagnaia. Bagnaia wasn’t even close to the podium in Spain, let alone victory, as his troubled season reached a woeful new low with a weekend spent mostly amo…

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MotoGP 2026 line-up set - so how about 2027? 58:38

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The final pieces of MotoGP’s 2026 rider line-up have fallen into place, even if those last deals haven’t yet been announced. Is Miguel Oliveira’s likely exit from the grid fair? What should we expect from fought-over rookie Diogo Moreira? Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer debate that on The Race MotoGP Podcast - and Matt also challenge…

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Is Ducati too dependent on Marquez? 59:53

4M ago59:53

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A (contentious) new venue for MotoGP but exactly the same result, as Marc Marquez continued his dominant streak at Balaton Park. But with team-mate Pecco Bagnaia and erstwhile title rival Alex Marquez floundering, is Ducati getting a bit too reliant on Marc in the same way that proved Honda’s undoing? Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer …

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Marquez's Austrian GP domination and Bagnaia's position at Ducati 59:31

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Is Pecco Bagnaia's latest MotoGP 2025 collapse - along with his post-race suggestion he is "running out of patience" - a sign his position in the factory Ducati team has been fundamentally damaged? The Race MotoGP Podcast panel - namely Val Khorounzhiy and Simon Patterson - discuss this and more live from the Red Bull Ring, a track Marc Marquez has…

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Steiner to MotoGP + Our rest of 2025 wishlist 51:42

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As MotoGP 2025 prepares to resume from its summer break, the paddock looks poised to be joined by Formula 1 cult hero Guenther Steiner as his long-mooted deal to take over the Tech3 team moves closer to fruition. Val Khorounzhiy, Simon Patterson and Matt Beer go behind the Netflix Steiner stereotype to explain what he’ll actually bring to KTM’s sec…

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Five Marquez 'what ifs' that would've transformed MotoGP 56:33

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When we asked for your questions about Marc Marquez in a competition to win a signed Insta360 Ace Pro 2 MM93 Edition camera, many of our absolute favourites were the big hypotheticals - what if Marquez had signed for this team at that time, or a particular injury had never happened, or even what if 2010/20s MotoGP had happened without him. The Race…

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World Superbike special - Inside Razgatlioglu’s world 58:46

5M ago58:46

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There’s huge excitement over what World Superbike king Toprak Razgatlioglu will bring to MotoGP when he finally makes the move across in 2026 after so many near-deals. But is there enough appreciation for the world Razgatlioglu is leaving? His MotoGP move - and the chance of main rival Nicolo Bulega soon following him - has put a new spotlight on W…

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Marquez's Brno masterclass and Martin's surprisingly happy return 59:40

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Marc Marquez's fifth consecutive MotoGP weekend double has put him 120 points clear at the top of the standings - so how soon can he wrap up the title? Valentin Khorounzhiy and Simon Patterson discuss Marquez's latest triumph in The Race MotoGP Podcast's Czech Grand Prix episode, recorded on location at Brno. They delve into Ducati's unusually vuln…

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Sachsenring MotoGP mayhem explained 56:32

6M ago56:32

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Marc Marquez recorded a fourth consecutive sprint-grand prix double in MotoGP 2025 at the Sachsenring, to virtually nobody's surprise - but did he take too much risk given the championship picture to ensure he went unbeaten? And why did Sunday's race come so close to having single-digit finishers, with Turn 1 proving shockingly troublesome in a spa…

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Yamaha and Honda’s slumps and 2026 rider changes 1:10:12

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Off-track, Honda and Yamaha are the key protagonists in the 2026 MotoGP rider market. On-track, they’ve both gone backwards again after their breakthrough results in May. Why has that happened, and is a champion rider like Jorge Martin right to put his faith in investment and long-term hope over current performance and the evidence of recent years?…

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Aprilia’s near-win and its Jorge Martin stand-off 1:10:03

6M ago1:10:03

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Bagnaia's final hope extinguished? Mugello reviewed 59:34

6M ago59:34

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Use code 'THERACE' on this link to get the new Insta360 X5 action camera with a free Replacement Lens Kit: https://www.insta360.com/sal/x5?utm_term=THERACE&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=TheRACE&utm_content=date20250419A3Launch After the big hints of a breakthrough at Aragon, Pecco Bagnaia came to his home MotoGP track Mugello -…

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BONUS: Scott Redding's career of might-have-beens 18:15

7M ago18:15

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Here’s an extended preview of a bonus episode available in The Race Members’ Club on Patreon ahead of Mugello - an exclusive one-on-one with MotoGP podium finisher turned World Superbike star Scott Redding on his fascinating career. From coming agonisingly (literally) close to winning a Moto2 title to Honda, Pramac and Aprilia stints in MotoGP befo…

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Our final verdict on the 2025 Isle of Man TT 41:40

7M ago41:40

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With another running of the Isle of Man TT complete, Megan White and Simon Patterson look back on all the action for a special edition of The Race’s MotoGP Podcast. Three riders took all the spoils in the solo classes, with one win for Davey Todd and two apiece for Michael Dunlop and Dean Harrison, while the Crowe brothers dominated in Sidecars. De…

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Razgatlioglu's Yamaha move - all the repercussions 38:49

7M ago38:49

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It’s finally happening: after so many years of rumour and flirtation, the World Superbike Championship’s breakout superstar Toprak Razgatlioglu is coming to MotoGP in 2026. And the man who once only wanted to go to MotoGP on a factory bike, and whose Yamaha MotoGP bridge looked burned by two bad tests and a fractious aftermath, is joining the MotoG…

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Has Bagnaia really saved his MotoGP season? 59:38

7M ago59:38

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Use code 'THERACE' on this link to get the new Insta360 X5 action camera with a free Replacement Lens Kit: https://www.insta360.com/sal/x5?utm_term=THERACE&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=TheRACE&utm_content=date20250419A3Launch While Marc Marquez effortlessly dominated the Aragon Grand Prix ahead of brother Alex, his Ducati team…

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How every MotoGP team should solve its 2026 rider market problem 52:44

7M ago52:44

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The MotoGP rider market was supposed to be pretty settled heading to 2026, but it’s actually gone crazy - and not just because of Jorge Martin’s antics. Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer - with interjections from Simon Patterson in the Isle of Man TT paddock - give their takes on all the potential moves and which riders and teams actually need a break …

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Martin's stunning Aprilia deal statement 38:19

7M ago38:19

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Jorge Martin has officially communicated to the world that he expects to be a free agent at the end of the 2025 MotoGP season thanks to a clause in his two-year deal with Aprilia. Though he has not officially committed to riding for someone else - and Aprilia, which had just won at Silverstone, has not corroborated his status for 2026 - it marks a …

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Quartararo's heartbreak, Aprilia's relief and a Ducati shocker 52:39

7M ago52:39

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Use code 'THERACE' on this link to get the new Insta360 X5 action camera with a free Replacement Lens Kit: https://www.insta360.com/sal/x5?utm_term=THERACE&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=TheRACE&utm_content=date20250419A3Launch A mad British Grand Prix Sunday broke Yamaha's heart and uplifted Aprilia - but why did Ducati allow e…

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Bonus: How the big names prepare for the Isle of Man TT 26:04

7M ago26:04

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With excitement building ahead of this year’s Isle of Man TT, The Race’s Simon Patterson spoke to some of the event’s biggest names about their preparation, the biggest challenges and more. He headed down to the North West 200, the Northern Irish road race which serves as a de facto warm-up to the TT, to chat with TT legend John McGuinness and team…

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Why is Bagnaia’s season going so badly? 54:23

8M ago54:23

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Most people predicted that Marc Marquez’s arrival in the factory Ducati MotoGP team was going to be bad news for Pecco Bagnaia, but this bad? Ducati’s lead title hope for the last four seasons (and twice world champion for it) hasn’t beaten his new team-mate in a straight fight at all yet or even looked like doing so. Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer …

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New Martin bombshell + MotoGP’s mad French GP 1:37:19

8M ago1:37:19

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Use code 'THERACE' on this link to get the new Insta360 X5 action camera with a free Replacement Lens Kit: https://www.insta360.com/sal/x5?utm_term=THERACE&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=TheRACE&utm_content=date20250419A3Launch MotoGP’s French Grand Prix at Le Mans was a completely crazy race - but then even crazier news emerged…

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Free preview: Looking ahead to the Isle of Man TT 10:26

8M ago10:26

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Enjoy a free preview of the first episode of our mini series on the Isle of Man TT, available exclusively to members on Patreon. With a month to go until practice week gets underway, Megan White and Simon Patterson spoke to Paul Phillips, Head of Motorsport for the TT. He revealed some of the exciting new features fans can expect for this year, del…

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What's so unique about Quartararo's MotoGP situation 44:03

8M ago44:03

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Is Fabio Quartararo the first truly elite MotoGP rider to be trapped in the series' midfield for as long as he has been? Host Valentin Khorounzhiy discusses this with Simon Patterson on the latest edition of The Race MotoGP Podcast, ahead of Quartararo's home race at Le Mans that comes on the heels of a best-in-years weekend at Jerez. The show also…

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The problems even Ducati has to solve 49:55

8M ago49:55

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Ducati’s 100% win rate in the 2025 MotoGP world championship masks the fact it’s not actually ever managed to race its full 2025 bike spec, its superstar new signing has crashed in confusing circumstances in two of the last three grands prix and its double champion is a tentative and puzzled shadow of his best form right now because he’s not ever q…

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Could Marc Marquez blow the MotoGP title? 31:25

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Marc Marquez has won three of the 2025 MotoGP season’s grands prix so far but crashed out of the other two - and that means he’s once again lost the championship lead after the Spanish Grand Prix. Simon Patterson and Matt Beer convene for a quick mini-episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast to try to figure out what’s going on with Marc’s errors, how Fa…

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The biggest question facing every MotoGP manufacturer right now 55:21

8M ago55:21

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Ahead of the European leg of the 2025 MotoGP season kicking off at Jerez, what is the biggest question facing every manufacturer? Megan White and Valentin Khorounzhiy try to answer that question for each of Aprilia, Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Ducati. What does Aprilia do now that Jorge Martin - on whom there is another injury update - is facing a furth…

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BONUS: Qatar GP rider rankings Q&A special 24:24

9M ago24:24

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There's no MotoGP race this weekend, so as a bonus we thought we'd share Val's Qatar GP rider rankings Q&A, which is usually members-only content. Regular listeners will know that Val's rider rankings are posted to The Race website after each race. We then invite The Race Members' Club to send in follow-up questions, which Val then answers in an ex…

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Vinales and KTM's Qatar GP dream dashed while Martin gets hurt again 1:00:59

9M ago1:00:59

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A frenzied Qatar Grand Prix weekend is discussed on the latest edition of The Race MotoGP Podcast, with Maverick Vinales stealing the spotlight away from the Marc Marquez-Alex Marquez-Pecco Bagnaia title fight. Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy discuss the Vinales performance - and the fact it has been effectively stricken from the record bo…

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New Razgatlioglu MotoGP intrigue + Martin's return 48:09

9M ago48:09

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World Superbike Championship superstar Toprak Razgatlioglu is being linked to MotoGP yet again - but this time with a twist. Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer gather on The Race MotoGP Podcast to assess whether the mooted plan for Razgatlioglu to be part of Honda’s factory 2027 MotoGP line-up is realistic and how he might fare. With Jo…

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Marquez's bizarre MotoGP controversy explained 1:02:52

9M ago1:02:52

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Marc Marquez’s 2025 MotoGP winning streak ended with a crash from the lead at Austin, but that wasn’t actually the most attention-grabbing part of his weekend. His audacious premeditated gamble that he could get the start aborted so he could switch to the right tyres for the drying conditions without getting a penalty paid off, but raised big quest…

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Who’s in most trouble in MotoGP 2025 so far? 44:41

9M ago44:41

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Two rounds into the 2025 MotoGP season and it’s a great year to be a Marquez. Almost everyone else has work to do. But who’s in most trouble? That’s the question Matt Beer posed to Simon Patterson and Val Khorounzhiy in the latest episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast. They didn’t disagree too much in their answers as they highlighted two manufacturer…

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Marquez vs Marquez for the 2025 MotoGP title? 57:08

10M ago57:08

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Marc Marquez declared his brother Alex to be his main 2025 MotoGP title rival after their battle for victory in the Argentine Grand Prix. Was he getting carried away with sibling affection or is Alex really capable of denying his big brother a first championship in six years? Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer debate that in the Termas …

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The massive MotoGP change coming for 2027 35:28

10M ago35:28

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MotoGP’s 2027 rules reset has become even more seismic with the news the substantial technical regulation changes will coincide with Pirelli ousting Michelin as the series’ tyre supplier. Simon Patterson joins Matt Beer to explain all the implications for the championship, teams and riders, and to answer The Race Members’ Club’s questions about the…