We unpack the Marquez and Bagnaia clash, plus Acosta's latest heroics

MotoGP returns from its summer break with a double head in Austria. Toby Moody is joined by Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy to look ahead to the rest of the season, working out if anyone can challenge Fabio Quartararo for the title, who we can expect to pick up race wins over the rest of the year, and if Marc Marquez will come back from a few weeks off having taken another step forward with his recovery from his 2020 injuries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Aug 202148min

Suzuki won its first title at the top level in MotoGP for two decades last year, as Joan Mir was the man to capitalise on Marc Marquez's absence to take his first championship. This year Marquez is back and not at his dominant best, but another Suzuki title appears increasingly unlikely. Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy join guest host Glenn Freeman to look at the factors behind what seems likely to be an unsuccessful title defence, as well as catching up on the news of racing comebacks for GP winners Cal Crutchlow and Dani Pedrosa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Jul 202141min

Livio Suppo has the remarkable achievement on his CV as a MotoGP team boss of tasting championship glory with two manufacturers. The Italian was the man in charge of Ducati when it decided to enter grand prix racing for 2003, and he took the red bikes through a rollercoaster first few years until everything came good with Casey Stoner in 2007. In the years that followed he would switch to Honda, where he tasted championship success again with Stoner, and then the early years of Marc Marquez's dominance of the series. In this incredible interview, Suppo talks host Toby Moody through his career in great detail, all the way from his early experience in the paddock with Benetton in the 1990s, to the role he played in getting Ducati to make the leap into MotoGP, the gambles taken that led to that first title, what it was like working with Stoner, why he switched to Honda, the emergence of Marquez, what led to his departure from HRC and what he thinks of the Japanese firm's current situation in MotoGP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 Jul 20211h 21min

Maverick Vinales' sensational exit from Yamaha and expected confirmation at Aprilia is the big topic of the post-Dutch TT edition of The Race MotoGP Podcast.While Fabio Quartararo's imperious, points lead-extending performance is touched upon, host Toby Moody along with Valentin Khorounzhiy and Simon Patterson dedicate most of the episode to the Vinales news.Listen to find out why the podcast crew are more or less unanimously excited about Vinales on an Aprilia, and why him ditching a title-calibre bike for one that is yet to grace a MotoGP podium makes more sense than it would seem initially.There's also a discussion of what Vinales can do for the various facets of Aprilia's MotoGP operation, and whether the Italian marque is right to be committing to the Spaniard instead of continuing to explore the option of filling the seat with Andrea Dovizioso. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 Jun 202149min

MotoGP technology expert Neil Spalding returns to The Race MotoGP Podcast for an in-depth look into the latest tricks being used by Ducati in the Italian manufacturer's quest to improve the aerodynamic performance of its bike - and how it appears to be finally tackling the difficult challenge of creating downforce that can be useful in the corners when the bike is leaned over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Jun 202133min

Marc Marquez's sensational German GP victory is the main topic of conversation for Toby Moody, Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy, while at the other end of the field, questions are asked about the disastrous turn Maverick Vinales' season has taken since he won at the start of the year in Qatar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Jun 202152min

The big talking points from MotoGP's Catalunya Grand Prix are all covered in detail by Toby Moody, Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy, from KTM's incredible turnaround after a terrible start to 2021, to Fabio Quartararo's unzipped leathers and why the Yamaha rider needed to be stopped by race control. We also look at Maverick Vinales' busy off-track weekend, which featured both news of a shock crew chief swap and a social media clarification. Plus, how bad have things got for Honda?Finally, there's a chat about the state of Joan Mir's title defence and an update on the state of play in the 2022 silly season, including whether Barcelona moved the needle on Valentino Rossi's retirement decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Jun 20211h

We look back on all the major talking points from a sombre weekend in the MotoGP paddock, and remember Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier, who lost his life following an accident in qualifying. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Mai 202150min