With the 2023 MotoGP season on the verge of its opening race, the Paddock Pass Podcast crew gathered with a special guest to look ahead to the year. Former 500cc grand prix winner and MotoGP pit lane expert Simon Crafar joins Steve English, Adam Wheeler, Neil Morrison, and David Emmett to look back at testing and look ahead at the year to come.

As usual, we cover a huge amount of ground, and Simon Crafar gives us some spectacular insight into the mind of a racer. We walk through our biggest surprises of the preseason, who we expect to be the biggest disappointment, give our predictions for top independent rider and world champion, and give our opinions of sprint races.

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