Mugello is the heart of Italian racing, home to Ducati, and a podium at the Tuscan track is the dream of every red-blooded Italian MotoGP rider. So for Marc Marquez to venture there on a factory Ducati and attempt to steal glory from the three-time Mugello Master Pecco Bagnaia is the nearest thing to MotoGP blasphemy.

After another Ducati clean sweep, Adam, Neil, and David ask whether anyone can stop Marc Marquez this year. We examine how Alex Marquez is taking on his brother, and why Pecco Bagnaia cannot seem to fix his issues with the Ducati GP25. We answer Patreon questions on whether Alex Marquez is really racing Marc as hard as possible, whether Bagnaia can go back to a GP24, and if not, what his options are, why Maverick Viñales can be competitive on the KTM RC16 but existing riders can't, and whether Franco Morbidelli got off lightly. Plus Hire and Fire, MotoGP Moments, and our rating for the GP. 

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