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The MotoGP discussion show means answering Patreon questions, so David, Neil and Steve sink their teeth into the Alex Márquez vs Pecco Bagnaia crash, Aprilia's grip woes, the track conditions, Marc Márquez' winning emotions, and Jorge Martin's impressive race. Did Alex take out Pecco on purpose? Should Marc have been more excited? What happened to the Aprilias? And will Misano see a Ducati clean sweep?

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The MotoGP race at the Motorland Aragon circuit may not have been exciting, but it was certainly interesting. After the race, Adam, David and Neil gathered in a slightly noisy media center to chew over the events and the drama of the day. 

Just how good was Marc Marquez' first win after a hiatus of 1043 days? Did this race cement Jorge Martin's position in the championship? How going backward helped Pedro Acosta go forward. And of course, analysis of the crash between Alex Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia. Who is to blame? And were the FIM Stewards right not to hand out a penalty for the collision?

It's race week again, and MotoGP sits at the start of the final stretch, with nine races coming up in twelve weekends. But before the racing starts, Adam, Neil, David and Steve offer the one quick fix they think would immediately improve MotoGP. We then discuss Yamaha's path back to competitiveness, and hear a long interview with Maio Meregalli, Team Director of the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team. Finally, we look ahead at Aragon, and what to expect there, especially now that the track has been resurfaced.

With Adam busy finishing his book, Steve takes a break from golfing to assume hosting duties and answer questions from Patreon supporters with David and Neil. Will Ducati try to wriggle out of their contract with Fermín Aldeguer? Will a Ducati GP23 beat a GP24 this year? Will a Japanese manufacturer not win a race in 2025? And have Trackhouse done better than RNF with the Aprilia? And Neil Morrison sits down with newly signed Trackhouse rider and MT Helmets Moto2 man Ai Ogura.

The Austrian Grand Prix is in the books, but the MotoGP race is likely to slip very quickly from memory. Though the display by Pecco Bagnaia was positively imperious, it was a very long way from entertaining. Neil, Adam, and David discuss just how good Bagnaia is, how strong the Ducati GP24 is, and what is making the racing at Austria - once a guarantee of a last-lap thriller - such a snoozer. We also talk about what happened to Marc Marquez on the grid, and why he got such a bad start, the heavy toll on the brakes and front tyres, and whether KTM are close to competing with the Ducatis. Plus our winners and losers of the grand prix.

MotoGP heads to the hills, or rather mountains this week for the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. To go over the history of the track and of the event, what we expect from this year's edition, and what the future holds for motorsport in Austria now that its greatest promoter, Red Bull owner Dieter Mateschitz, has died, we are joined by Austrian journalist Markus Zörweg of Motorsport Magazin. Neil, Adam, David and Markus ask if the Mateschitz legacy can live on without the man himself, wonder whether we will ever get back to the Salzburgring, and examine how the addition of a chicane has changed the racing at Spielberg.

Safely back at home, Neil, Adam, and David go through the latest rumours from Silverstone - just how much is Yamaha working, and will Somkiat Chantra replace Takaaki Nakagami - and then answer questions from Patreon backers. What's up with Silverstone attendance when BSB draws such a big crowd? What is up with KTM? Is Joe Roberts condemned to remain in Moto2? Will we see a proper Ducati battle this year? And what will MotoGP look like in 25 years?

On Sunday evening after the British Grand Prix, Neil, David, and Adam talk over what we saw at Silverstone. We dive into Ducati's dominance, and the difference between the GP24 and the GP23. We discuss how Enea Bastianini is able to manage his tyres so well, how Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia chose to focus on the championship rather than the race, and why the Aprilias did not dominate in the way that we thought. Plus, winners and losers.

With MotoGP about to resume at Silverstone, who better to talk us through it than former World Superbike, BSB champion and TNT Sports presenter Neil Hodgson. Neil joins Neil Morrison and David Emmett to give his assessment of how the first half of 2024 went, and how he sees the rest of the season shaping up. He talks about Silverstone and the many variations of the track he has ridden, and he tells us how he sees the current dearth of British talent in MotoGP. 

Toprak Razgatlioglu continued his charge to the 2024 WorldSBK championship at Most, and with the dust starting to settle, Steve and Gordo discuss what they saw in the Czech Republic. Some of the fallout from Toprak's control of WorldSBK is that current champion Alvaro Bautista's place in the series is looking less and less secure. Steve and Gordo talk through his options, as well as Ducati's for replacing him.