Paddock Pass Podcast

In this episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast, David sits down for a very long interview with Yamaha's now former MotoGP boss looking back over his career. Jarvis tells of how he ended up in Europe, how he had all his belongings stolen in the Vatican, how he ended up suffering with burnout, and how he ended up in MotoGP, He also talks about what working with Max Biaggi taught him, how signing Valentino Rossi saved Yamaha's MotoGP project, how he managed Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, and the fallout from Sepang 2015. He also tells us how he sees the project he leaves behind to his successor, Paolo Pavesio.

This week saw Ducati present its factory MotoGP team ahead of the 2025 season and it answered a few important questions. Is this one of the greatest line ups in MotoGP history? Was it all smiles at the team launch between contenders Marc Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia? And how are Ducati poised ahead of preseason testing?

As always, Adam, David and Neil are on hand to discuss these talking points.

Plus, an exclusive interview with Repsol Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig on the changes HRC is implementing to get back toward the top of the class.

The Paddock Pass Podcast is back for 2025 and we’re kicking off our WorldSBK coverage with a look at what we’re excited by for the coming season. Once again this year Steve English, Gordon Ritchie and Speedweek.com’s Ivo Schutzbach are our boots on the ground for the Superbike World Championship and they’re ready to report on another campaign. For Episode 460 we’re looking at the topics that are interesting us the most ahead of the new season.

In the final podcast of 2024, the PPP crew ponder their top five riders of the 2024 season, and name their favourite riders which they saw with their own eyes. Can Adam, Steve, David, and Neil come to some kind of accommodation? Is David Alonso's record-breaking Moto3 season worthy of a spot ahead of Marc Marquez' remarkable comeback and switch to Ducati? How does Pedro Acosta stack up? Does Enea Bastianini deserve a spot in the top five? Is the work of Johann Zarco and Fabio Quartararo undervalued because of they bikes they were on?

It's December, and time to look back at a long and hectic year of MotoGP racing in 2024. What was our favourite race of the year? What was the worst race of the year, and why was it Austria? Which event did we like best, which event did we hate? Who were our winners and losers for the year, and who was the biggest disappointment? And of course, what really, really got our goat about the 2024 season?

Steve and Gordo get you all the latest news from the WorldSBK paddock as well as looking back on the 2024 season. We give you our top five riders of the year, our biggest disappointments and our surprising moments.

It’s the off-season, so time to get silly, and Adam, David, Neil and Steve go over their 2025 ‘takes’ based on what we saw, heard and learnt at the Barcelona test. How many races will Jorge Martin win? Will Marc Marquez or Pecco Bagnaia reign at Ducati? How much will the loss of two bikes and Pramac affect Ducati? How much will Pramac help Yamaha? How far off is Honda? 

We also discuss the financial woes at KTM. What is going on, how did KTM end up in financial hole, will it affect the Austrian factory's racing program, and could Red Bull step in to save the MotoGP project?

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Adam, David and Steve rattle through your questions in the wake of the 2024 MotoGP season closer in Barcelona, reveal who won the Alpinestars Paddock Pass Podcast Fantasy League and talk to a special guest: MotoGP Senior Brand Manager Nuria Garcia about how and why MotoGP is evolving the brand, the new logo and reimagining the future.

Adam and Neil chat about Pecco perfection, Martinating, Marquez Mode, Winners and Losers, talking points, celebrations and lament Dave’s illness at Barcelona for the last Sunday race wrap of 2024! We also grab time with record holder David Alonso!

It's showdown time! One Sprint race and one Sunday GP to go, and we will have a 2024 MotoGP champion. Will Jorge Martin keep a level head and claim the crown? Or will Pecco Bagnaia's class shine through, and snatch the title from Martin's grasp? Neil, David, Adam and Steve look at the options both riders have, and weigh the probabilities. Plus, Neil talks to Cristian Gabarrini and Daniele Romagnoli, crew chiefs to Bagnaia and Martin respectively, about how they have managed the title fight. And we speak to Aleix Espargaro ahead of the final MotoGP race of his career. Plus an argument about the best racing movie of all time.