The Race MotoGP Podcast3 Apr 2023

Brilliant Bezzecchi makes Rossi a winner again

Valentino Rossi is a MotoGP race-winner again - but this time as a team boss.

After Marco Bezzecchi's dominant victory for VR46 in the Argentine Grand Prix - which put him into the championship lead - The Race MotoGP Podcast looks at what the first Rossi protege to win in MotoGP for The Doctor's own team might be capable of over the rest of 2023, and beyond. And Simon Patterson, Valentin Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer also explain just how 'Rossi' the VR46 team is - given the legendary rider's relatively low profile since stepping away from the grid.

Bezzecchi's breakthrough win came on a bad day for the first Rossi protege to win a MotoGP title: Pecco Bagnaia. We delve into why the reigning champion was so unnerved by his crash from second place in the wet Sunday race.

The second weekend of the new sprint format produced an epic victory from 15th on the grid on Saturday. How did Brad Binder make that happen, and how good is he really? We consider that as well as what went wrong for Fabio Quartararo and practice pacesetter Aprilia, and what went right for the usually-struggling Franco Morbidelli. MotoGP stewarding consistency might get a mention too.

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