Paddock Pass Podcast

Neil, Adam, and David are joined by top French journalist and all round nice guy Tom Baujard to talk contracts for Jack Miller and Johann Zarco, Yamaha's V4, the 2027 bikes, and Barcelona.

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Is Barcelona the first round where Marc Marquez doesn't start as favorite? Steve joins Adam, Neil, and David to discuss this as they look ahead to the Barcelona MotoGP round, and ask whether Alex Marquez or Pecco Bagnaia can make their mark at Montmeló. We also ask if Jonathan Rea made a mistake not leaving WorldSBK to come to MotoGP, discuss Yamaha's V4, and what to expect of it at Misano, plus whether Johann Zarco was right to stay with LCR Honda. Plus Adam talks to Trackhouse Racing's Davide Brivio, about running a team, Liberty Media, and Aprilia.

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Jonathan Rea will leave a legacy unlike any other when he hangs up his helmet after the final round of the 2025 WorldSBK season. The six times World Champion confirmed his decision to retire today, and Steve and Gordo break down the career he's had and what it means for the Superbike World Championship

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A brand new track, and an all too familiar winner. Balaton Park produced a painfully dull sprint race, then followed it up with a great Moto3 race, a superb Moto2 race, and an interesting MotoGP race, at least in the first half, which raised all sorts of questions which Neil, Adam, and David attempt to answer.

Can anyone stop Marc Marquez' steamrollering of the 2025 MotoGP championship? Is Ducati going backwards, or are the rest just catching up? Can Marco Bezzecchi finish second in the championship? When will Jorge Martin be back on the podium? How has KTM suddenly become competitive? Is Balaton Park safe? And should it even be on the calendar? Plus our moments of the weekend, our hires, our fires, and our grades out of ten for the race.

Ducati's stranglehold on the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring showed signs of slipping. Yes, a Ducati won yet again, but it wasn't a pushover, and Spielberg served up a cracking race.

On Sunday night, Neil, David, and Adam sat down to analyze Marc Marquez' victory, ask if Fermin Aldeguer could start to challenge Marquez for the win, and perhaps even replace Pecco Bagnaia, and dive into what is going wrong for Bagnaia. They look at Marco Bezzecchi's remarkable podium, KTM's strong revival, and the miserable weekend Yamaha suffered through. Plus interviews with Brad Binder's crew chief Andres Madrid and Frankie Carchedi, crew chief to Fermin Aldeguer. To hear those interviews in full, sign up to our Patreon.

After a brief hiatus, it is MotoGP race week once again, as the paddock heads to the Austrian hills and the Red Bull Ring at Spielberg, and so Adam, Neil, and David look at whether any bike other than a Ducati can win, or any rider other than Marc Marquez.

But before that, we talk to Alannah Fellows, a TV producer who works on the MotoGP broadcast for the UK. Alannah explains how the TV sausage is made, how she ensures the right people get put in front of the TNT MotoGP presenting crew, and just how much work goes into making the broadcast look effortless. Plus, advice on how to find a job in MotoGP.

A slightly belated WorldSBK show from Round 8 of the season saw two thirds of the campaign in the books and the summer break begin. What did Steve and Gordo think of the Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary? What's happening with the rider market? Who's the biggest winner, loser and surprise of 2025? We answer all these questions and more!

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It's summer break, and time to take stock of what we've seen so far in the 2025 MotoGP season. David, Neil, and Adam discuss the moment that summed up the season for them, which riders have impressed them, which riders have disappointed, and who their surprise of 2025 is. Plus, Neil sits down with LCR Honda's Johann Zarco to  talk Honda and the Suzuka 8 Hour race.

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Bless you Brno. Was the return to the Czech Republic a memorable one for 2025 MotoGP? The song remained the same but the stage was significantly different. Adam, David and Neil dissect the highlights of what they saw and heard on the ground at Brno: Marquez brilliance, Aprilia’s boom, KTM’s resurgence. Plus our ‘Hire and Fire’ and we also hear from Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola.

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MotoGP is back at Brno, and Jorge Martin is back in MotoGP, and at long last, he can answer all those questions we have been wanting to ask him. Why did he want to leave Aprilia? What changed his mind to make him stay? Does he have any regrets about the whole thing? Neil and David sit down after a special press conference with the world champion and talk you through everything that happened.

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