Ad-free MotoGP pod: Title rivals' crazed Sepang duel explained
Added 2024-11-04 11:47:55 +0000 UTCMotoGP title rivals Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia treated us to some of the most extraordinary wheel to wheel racing of the 2024 season in the Malaysian Grand Prix, but even Bagnaia coming out on top didn't change the fact that it's Martin who is now on the cusp of being champion.
The rivals' approaches to this enthralling GP opening laps at Sepang and the Bagnaia sprint error that maybe rendered them irrelevant in the big picture are delved into by Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer in the Malaysia episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast, with plenty of questions from The Race Members' Club about what was going through Bagnaia and Martin's minds.
The whole weekend took place under the shadow of the tragic events in Valencia, home to many in the MotoGP world and where the series should have been heading for its finale in a fortnight. As Simon recounts, the floods and destruction in Spain made for a sombre atmosphere in the Sepang paddock - click here to donate to Valencian team Aspar's fundraiser for the relief effort.
Comments
As a Yamaha and Fabio fan, I appreciate Val’s realism
Matt Pecevich
2024-11-06 00:47:30 +0000 UTCI think your point re: respect of risk is fair. The concern I take away from Simon and Val is that when a rider is laying on a track somewhere between life and death, their loved ones are often seeing replay after replay of a horrific (and possibly fatal) accident. A football replay of a snapped leg is bad. A football replay of a snapped neck is...different.
Jay W
2024-11-05 16:25:26 +0000 UTCI know everyone on the pod is firm in not wanting riders to get hurt. Us hardcore fans don’t either. I don’t have a problem showing Jacks crash and I don’t want to hurt jack. I think it helps viewers respect the risks and it’s different than showing CPR and someone dying. Other sports like American football show more injuries than I care to watch; GP is very tame by comparison.
Matt Pecevich
2024-11-05 16:10:40 +0000 UTC
