Though 2018 has begun, the Paddock Pass Podcast is still catching up with the tail end of 2017. In the latest episode, Steve English and David Emmett chat about how testing went before the winter break kicked in on 1st December.

Steve and David walk through the development of the various factories at the Valencia and Jerez tests. We talk about the optimism coming out of the Honda garage, the work which lays ahead for the Yamaha team and the complications presented by Johann Zarco's performance and feedback, what Ducati still has to fix, and the astonishing rate of progress for KTM which left them catching up with themselves at Valencia and Jerez. We also take a quick look at Aprilia and Suzuki, where they stand and what they have left to do.

We should have another episode out soon, which we recorded at the Superprestigio in Barcelona, reviewing the 2017 season. Enjoy the show!

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