Paddock Pass Podcast

The 2023 MotoGP season is done, and the newly crowned MotoGP champion is a familiar face. We discuss how Pecco Bagnaia successfully defended his MotoGP crown, how Jorge Martin went all in and came up short, the Martin-Marc Marquez crash, and more. We also take a dive into the CryptoDATA RNF saga, and ask what next for the team.

Was the MotoGP title decided by bad tires at the penultimate round of MotoGP? Neil, Adam, David, and Steve dive into the difficulties Michelin faced at the Lusail International Circuit thanks to the new circuit. Were the tires to blame Jorge Martin's miserable race on Sunday? Where has Fabio Di Giannanontonio's burst of form come from? Is Aleix Espargaro's excitable nature good or bad for MotoGP? And we talk about the controversial Moto3 race which saw Jaume Masia lift the 2023 Moto3 crown.

Home Grand Prix time and an apt moment to look at the how, when and why RNF Racing came to be, as well as the historical links with the Sepang International Circuit and just how popular is motorcycle racing in Malaysia anyway? Join Neil, Razlan and some special guests for this unique deep-dive

The Sepang MotoGP race was not a classic, by any stretch of the imagination, but that gives the Paddock Pass Podcast crew a chance to discuss why. Steve, Neil, Adam, and David dig deep into Enea Bastianini's revival, the role of tyre pressures in racing, and how Luca Marini ended up at Repsol Honda.

With MotoGP entering its final stretch, the crew take a look at how the championship might play out. Adam Wheeler, David Emmett, and Steve English ask if Jorge Martin should be given the factory Ducati seat, and how that might affect his future options. We try to figure out why only Brad Binder has been successful on the KTM so far this year. We also ask if Pedro Acosta is any good, and if he is, just how good. And we take a glimpse into MotoGP's future.

The 2024 WorldSBK season ended on a high at Jerez, with one of the best races the series has seen in a very long time. Two days later, 2024 kicked off in style, with Remy Gardner fastest, Jonathan Rea making a very strong debut on the Yamaha, and Andrea Iannone returning to active duty. 

After the test was done, Steve English and Gordo Ritchie got together to talk over a spectacular race and take a look at testing. They talk Toprak Razgatlioglu and track limits, Alvaro Bautista's second WorldSBK title, and try to read the tea leaves from the test.

After two mistakes in a row, Jorge Martin had his work cut out in Buriram, and the Pramac Ducati rider rose to the challenge. This week, Adam, David, and Neil look back at a thrilling Thai GP, ask what made the racing so exciting, look at the Martin vs Bagnaia rivalry, and ask if the KTM RC16 is a bike only Brad Binder can ride. Plus we hear from Pramac Ducati team boss Gino Borsoi on how Martin is handling the pressure.

In this episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast, we have a couple of mea culpas: David for saying Johann Zarco would not win a MotoGP race (which he just did), and Neil for saying Fabio Di Giannantonio was not good enough to keep his seat (which he obviously is, as his podium demonstrates). David, Neil, and Adam dive into the effects this race had on the championship, whether Jorge Martin was brave, stupid, or both to choose the soft rear tire, and Pecco Bagnaia's incredible patience.

We give our predictions for who is going to prevail at the end of the season, and discuss why the MotoGP race was canceled, and why it is impossible to move the date of the race to a more amenable time of the year. Plus winners and losers from the weekend.

The subject of the latest RNF Unlocked Podcast deals with the repercussions of crashes: how do the CrypoDATA RNF MotoGP team prepare for technical disaster and how do they cope with worst case scenarios in terms of tackling the Grand Prix programme? Spares, stock, repairs, psychological cost? Team Manager Wilco Zeelenberg and Logistics Co-ordinator Carl ‘Stan’ Meakin lift the lid.

To discuss MotoGP fan culture, we went to the country that boasts of one of the biggest MotoGP fan bases in the world: Indonesia! The latest RNF Unlocked podcast sees Team Principal Razlan Razali and host Neil Morrison quiz local fans Erin and Eris about why the sport is so popular in their country, and what the sport can do to grow its fanbase.