Two more to go means two more chances for Pedro Acosta to finally crack into the winners column in MotoGP. Given his astonishing record at Portimão, this could be his best shot at getting that first MotoGP victory. Adam, Neil, David and Steve preview Portimão, give an update on Noah Dettwiler and Jose Antonio Rueda, debate whether we need to bring back warm up for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes, and assess Nicolo Bulega's chances of making an impact in MotoGP. That entails a deep dive into the history of World Superbike riders in MotoGP. How do we measure success? And why has it been so hard to thrive?

All this, plus predictions, and things that make us happy and unhappy about MotoGP right now.

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