The Race MotoGP Podcast

Marc Marquez is on the cusp of the 2026 MotoGP world title after a 32-point weekend in Qatar - but was Aprilia right to feel he got off easy after his sprint collision with Marco Bezzecchi? Val Khorounzhiy is joined by Simon Patterson and Jordan Moreland to discuss the big talking point of the unusual Lusail weekend and draw a line under Marco Bezzecchi’s title challenge - now one point away from being officially over.

They also discuss Jorge Martin’s weekend heroics and the brutal collision between Pecco Bagnaia and Fermin Aldeguer that has left Bagnaia with a foot fracture. Also on the docket - two very, very impressive stand-in performances by Iker Lecuona and Jake Dixon.

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MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix weekend ended with the title surely heading to Marc Marquez and most - but, crucially, not all - of the field heading for Qatar next after all.

Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer take you through all the behind the scenes tensions of the Sepang event as unhappy riders stayed mostly silent until Jack Miller's Sunday night outburst, which was swiftly followed by a very dramatic move from Yamaha.

On track in Malaysia, Jorge Martin's attempt to ride with a broken wrist brought approaches to rider fitness into the spotlight yet again, Marquez's barbed remarks about Aprilia tactics left us unimpressed while his pace blew Aprilia's remaining title hopes away, and KTM both won a race and confused everyone.

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MotoGP's final visit to Phillip Island featured two days of intense track action and a potentially season-altering injury - but no main event.

Matt Beer, Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy discuss why MotoGP's grand prix race had to be called off, and whether the series could have done more to anticipate its Sunday cancellation.

They also talk about Jorge Martin's arm-breaking crash in the sprint and his recovery timeline, with four - or three - rounds left in the season and a 10-point gap to new leader Marc Marquez.

Finally, they go over the latest news about the Qatar GP (and riders' reticence to go) and the biggest MotoGP-F1 crossover so far of this new Liberty Media era.

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We now know all the details of MotoGP’s 2027 weekend format changes, and they’ve certainly divided opinion.

Simon Patterson and Megan White join Matt Beer on The Race MotoGP Podcast to air their concerns and frustrations over how things are being shaken up in order to add a Friday qualifying session and a different grid for the sprint. They explain why they’re not against those outcomes, but have real problems with how they’re being achieved.

Plenty of riders clearly have misgivings too, and are the stars of the championship really as powerless in all this as they seem to think they are?

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MotoGP’s Indonesian Grand Prix weekend ended with an Aprilia 1-2-3-4 but that probably could have been the formation in every session and race had things not gone crazy in multiple ways.

Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer analyse everything from the tyre pressure headaches that cost Jorge Martin a sprint win and led to Simon declaring the grand prix the “worst race” he’d seen in ages, to exactly what made Raul Fernandez so furious at Marco Bezzecchi on Saturday.

Plus where it all leaves a title fight after a weekend in which lots and lots happened but the points picture barely changed - and whether Aprilia needs to deploy proper team orders now.

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