Ad-free MotoGP pod: Is nationality not talent deciding the 2025 MotoGP line-up?
Added 2024-08-19 17:43:30 +0000 UTCA less-than-thrilling Austrian Grand Prix meant plenty of interest in off-track MotoGP matters at the Red Bull Ring as the final pieces of the 2025 line-up jigsaw slotted into place.
The reasons for Jack Miller, Miguel Oliveira, Ai Ogura and Somkiat Chantra's recently confirmed or now near-certain new deals prompted several strong questions from The Race Members' Club for Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy, Megan White and Matt Beer to tackle on The Race MotoGP Podcast.
The lack of excitement on track at the Red Bull Ring, whether Marc Marquez is excelling on an outdated bike or throwing away chances, and Pedro Acosta's awful weekend are also delved into.
Comments
That's a really interesting point, Greg. '2018 Rossi stage' is definitely a phrase that's going to appear on the pod - Matt
Matt
2024-08-23 10:28:09 +0000 UTCThe Marquez vs Bagnaia question was a great one! I highly doubt Marc will be breaking lap records by 7 tenths and pushing Bagnaia every (or the majority) of races next year. I’d love to see it, but I think we’re at the “2018 Rossi” stage of Marc’s career. What’ll be interesting is how he handles Ducati choosing Pecco’s development path when they have differing opinions. We’ll probably never know what that’s really like, but given the Ducati is more rear focussed rather than front end (Marc’s preference) I can’t see Ducati changing the bike to cater to Marc.
Greg
2024-08-22 21:18:50 +0000 UTCAlso Nori Haga, Aprilia Cube.
The Phantom Fellows (Paul Korman)
2024-08-21 20:50:20 +0000 UTC
