Paddock Pass Podcast

With the Paddock Pass Podcasters spread across the globe, the latest episode comes with a skeleton crew. MotoMatters.com's David Emmett is joined by our photographer Scott Jones of Photo.GP. Scott is in Thailand, having just returned from his first visit to Motegi.

Scott and David have plenty to talk about. As it was Scott's first visit to Japan, he talks about the challenges of visiting a track for the first time, and his impressions of the track. He was in for a surprise, as everyone was - not least Marc Marquez - as Marquez managed to wrap up the title at his first attempt. Scott and David talk about the transformation of Marquez this year, and how he won the 2016 title.

With illness preventing recording in the week after Aragon, Steve English, Neil Morrison and David Emmett got together this weekend to take a look back at Aragon and Magny-Cours and a look ahead to the flyaways.

As ever, we covered a lot of ground. Kicking off with a discussion of whether Marc Marquez has already done enough to wrap up the 2016 MotoGP title, and whether he will come under any threat from the Movistar Yamaha team. We also consider the team dynamics inside the factory Yamaha squad, and weigh up whether Valentino Rossi or Jorge Lorenzo will take second place in the championship. 

Another MotoGP race, another winner. The Misano round of MotoGP had plenty to talk about, so MotoMatters.com's own David Emmett joined Neil Morrison to mull over the events of the weekend. 

Naturally, we start off with Dani Pedrosa's incredible victory, and discuss in-depth how it came about. We talk about where Pedrosa turned around his season, and how conditions affected his race. We also touch on the issue of crew chiefs, and address rumors that Pedrosa is to have a new one for next season.

After a scintillating round of MotoGP at Silverstone, the Paddock Pass Podcast crew got together to discuss the momentous events in all three classes. Scott Jones of PhotoGP leads the conversation, with Neil Morrison and Steve English joining MotoMatters' own David Emmett.

Silverstone left us with a lot of ground to cover. The main focus of the conversation is of course Maverick Viñales' first win, how it happened and what it means for Suzuki. We take a quick glance at the progress Suzuki has made in just two short years since rejoining the class. 

We also talk about Cal Crutchlow's resurgence. Where has his newfound pace come from? Confidence, or the calmness that comes with being a new father? Of course there is discussion of the fearsome battle between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez, and what happened to Jorge Lorenzo. And we go over the chances of Marquez being denied the championship.

The Brno round of MotoGP was one for the history books, and so Neil Morrison, Scott Jones and David Emmett got together to discuss the events of Brno in the latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast.

There was a lot to talk about. Obviously, we take a look at Cal Crutchlow's win, and how making the right choice of tires helped make the difference. That tire choice proved to be crucial, and we give our opinions on what happened to the soft wet tires of the various protagonists, and who, if anyone, is to blame. We celebrate those who chose wisely, but also the riders such as Marc Marquez and Hector Barbera who nursed the soft wet tires home.

So much happened during the return of Grand Prix motorcycle racing at the Red Bull Ring in Austria that it took a mighty crew of four Paddock Pass Podcasters to cover it all. Ducati's return to winning ways, Jorge Lorenzo's return to form, Marc Marquez' maturity, ride throughs, dashboard messages: all this and more were topics for discussion between Roadracing World's Neil Morrison, top snapper Tony Goldsmith, MotoMatters.com's own photographer extraordinaire Scott Jones, and David Emmett.

From a hotel room in Vienna, where we assembled to record the lastest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast, we talk at length about the circuit in Spielberg, and its outstanding facilities. Scott Jones and Tony Goldsmith give their unique perspective as photographers on the spectacular setting of the track, comparing it favorably to many other circuits. We also discuss the safety issues at the circuit, and what MotoGP expects to be done to help address them.

It is a time for mid-season reviews. In addition to our own series of reviews looking at how the various riders have fared in the first half of the year, Steve English, Neil Morrison and Asphalt & Rubber's Jensen Beeler got together to discuss the first half of 2016 for the latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast.

Over the course of an hour and a half, Steve, Neil and Jensen go over the riders, the factories, and the teams, and how they have held up during the first nine races of 2016.

The latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast features Neil Morrison of Roadracing World and Crash.net and MotoMatters.com's own David Emmett taking a long look back at the Sachsenring, and discussing the events of MotoGP test in Austria. 

We kick off with a long look at the wet weather race in Germany, and discuss the concerns Michelin had ahead of the weekend. On a drying track, tire choice and pit strategy became key, and Neil and David discuss who benefited and who didn't. They also take a look at the improving form of both Cal Crutchlow and Scott Redding, and ask whether the 2016 MotoGP championship is already over.

Later than hoped for, but here at last. Recorded after the MotoGP race at Assen, the latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast is finally online. 

In it, Tony Goldsmith and Neil Morrison discuss the events of a wild and weird weekend in The Netherlands, and the surprise winner the Dutch TT produced. Tony and Neil go over the race and the weather, and the difficulties of a red-flagged race.

Apart from the on-track action, the podcasting pair also take a long look at Ducati, and their progress throughout the year. There is also talk of both the Moto2 and Moto3 classes, of the prospects of Alex Rins and his fellow Moto2 riders making the transition to MotoGP. 

The latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast switches paddocks. David Emmett went to Misano for the World Superbike round at the Italian circuit, and after the race, he and Steve English, working as TV commentator in the World Superbike paddock, got together to discuss the events of the weekend.

Steve and David naturally discuss the events of the weekend, but there is also a much broader discussion, on the challenges teams face when they enter the WorldSBK paddock. We go over the various teams and bikes, and the varying levels of support from each of the factories. We talk about MV Agusta being a case in point: a factory struggling financially with what is basically a good package and an excellent rider in Leon Camier.