1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: Ola Adodos MotoGP heads back to Barcelona, a circuit that 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: holds many fond memories for some of our riders, i e. 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 1: Fabriocordorarro in his first Moto GP victory and some not 4 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: so happy ones flash back to Alisia Spargaro celebrating the race, 5 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: our lap too early, but in the fight for the 6 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: very top step? Can anyone stop Mark Marquees on his 7 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: home turf. Welcome back to Pittok sponsored by Shannon's Insurance. 8 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Rinita Vanmullen, and I've bought along my 9 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: partner in Chrime. He's got more hot takes than the 10 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,639 Speaker 1: Catalan Sun and can drop Moto GP trivia Fassa. Then 11 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: Mark Marquees can go through that pack at the moment. 12 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: Matt Clayton, Matt, sorry, I had to give you a 13 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: really good intro this time to fill in, because I mean, 14 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: what are we gonna say? Mark Marquez is gonna win 15 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: in Barcelona? 16 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 2: I don't know about that. Reronetta. Look if I just 17 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 2: go the fist pump and just depart this podcast about 18 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: five minutes earlier is because I've got a lap too, 19 00:00:57,920 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: so you know I've done an Alisha Spargo. I'll just 20 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 2: I'll just leave you to close it out. But I 21 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 2: always enjoy this round because it's not what it seems 22 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 2: on paper. It's a bit of an odd one because 23 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: of the configuration of the track and the track surface 24 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 2: and what have you, which I'm sure we'll get into. 25 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 2: And it's also it's not really a Mark Marquez stronghold, 26 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 2: and given the form that he's been in for the 27 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: last seven rounds, we have to take everything we can 28 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 2: get at this point to think there might be someone 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 2: else that could win the Grand Prix this weekend. But 30 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: thoroughly looking forward to it because it does throw up 31 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 2: interesting races this place, which I'm sure we're going to 32 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 2: get into in the next twenty five minutes or so. 33 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly, And I guess that's one thing I wanted 34 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: to talk about, and hopefully our listens are interested to 35 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,199 Speaker 1: know about the track surface here, because this is one 36 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: of the tracks on the calendar that does overlap with 37 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: Formula One to start with. But there's obviously a lot 38 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: of other racing that happens here, like the European Championships, 39 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: the Spanish Championships, all of that, but they do things 40 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: like cycle events here and more car races and events 41 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: that we don't know about. But the riders often say 42 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: about the surface of this track, it is one of 43 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: the more difficult parts to it. 44 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's one of the busiest tracks in Europe because 45 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 2: of where it is. So I mean, obviously you've been there, 46 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 2: you know where this is. But this is one of 47 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 2: the more accessible tracks compared to major cities in Europe. 48 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 2: It's only about thirty k's outside of Barcelona. God knows. 49 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 2: I've miss to turn off at the circuit about three 50 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 2: hundred times when I've gone there off the freeway. But 51 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: it's a super busy track because f one goes there, 52 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 2: sports car goes there, there's always track days going on, 53 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: a lot of non motorsport related use as well, so 54 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 2: it's a very busy place. And the track surface itself, 55 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 2: it's just this really weird mix. It's billiard table smooth, 56 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: which is great because lasting riders want is bumps everywhere. 57 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 2: Hasn't been resurfaced to my memory, I reckon it's twenty eighteen. 58 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 2: Was the last time it was surface. I'd have to 59 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: go and dig that out. I reckon it's twenty eighteen. 60 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 2: And there's something about this track when it gets hot 61 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 2: that it doesn't actually grip up. It becomes even more slippery, 62 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 2: to the point where it's always like riding in the 63 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: wet to some degree. There's absolutely no rear grip whatsoever. 64 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 2: And you combine it with the configurations of corners here 65 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: there's a lot of really long corners, so you end 66 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 2: up with these really strange races a lot of the 67 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 2: time where they build to a boil. 68 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: Right. 69 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,959 Speaker 2: You have these really really slow build ups and it's 70 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: all about you know you're going to run out of 71 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 2: tire at some point, but when do you deploy it. 72 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 2: Do you make a bolt at the start and try 73 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 2: and get a lead that you can't relinquish. Do you 74 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: push in the middle part of the race? Do you 75 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 2: have anything left in the last five or six laps? 76 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 2: So you end up with these quite interesting sort of 77 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 2: strategic races that perhaps you don't see anywhere else. But 78 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 2: the number one word you're going to hear what it's 79 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 2: two words you'll hear all weekend from Barcelona. You'll just 80 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: hear grip or complete lack thereof, and everyone will just 81 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: be talking about spinning the entire time because there is 82 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: just absolutely no rear grip at this place, so it 83 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: throws up interesting races. But something when I was doing 84 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: a little research. I actually do some research occasionally for 85 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 2: this podcast. It's really strange, right, So it's September. Last 86 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 2: year we had two races in Barcelona because the season 87 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 2: n AALI was moved there from Valencia when that region 88 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 2: got flooded. So last year we were there in round 89 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: six and Round twenty. So we're there in May and November, 90 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: and here we are in September. So you can take 91 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 2: a lot of what happened last year and kind of 92 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 2: throw it out because last year when we were there 93 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 2: in May, it was super hot. When we were there 94 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 2: in November, the sun, as you know, sets megafast in 95 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 2: Barcelona and it goes super cold, and like November in 96 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 2: barcelona's like really pushing it as far as you want 97 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 2: to race there. So you've got this different sort of 98 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: set of parameters this weekend. So yeah, we do the 99 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 2: end of season tests there. We had to race there 100 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 2: in round twenty. You had to race there in Round six. 101 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 2: I don't know how much relevance that's got for this 102 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 2: weekend because it kind of feels like it's a bit 103 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 2: of a hard reset because we're here in September. It's weird. 104 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: I'm just looking at the weather forecast, so for example, 105 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: it's saying, well, the circuit is it's class as Barcelona, 106 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: but it's just outside more in Catalan territory. 107 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, moderl dolars. 108 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, well mellow. Yeah, So looking at the weather Friday, 109 00:04:56,560 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: it's saying possible rain a top of twenty three, Sunday 110 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: a top of twenty five, and then Sunday a top 111 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 1: of twenty seven. But a lot of bit overcast on Sundays. So, 112 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: like you said, that does change everything. And if this 113 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: track is slippery and everything we're hearing about this script, 114 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: what other writers going to go off? They have all 115 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: this data, like they say, But I think it's going 116 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: to be a case of who can utilize the tires 117 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: their best. And we know that a Prilliers are strong here. 118 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: We know that that previously they have won Elisa. 119 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 120 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: So are we going to see more of Marco Batzeki 121 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: this weekend like we have been seeing in those last 122 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: few Grand Prix? Is he really going to take it 123 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: to Mark Marquez this weekend? 124 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 2: Yeah? This has been in a Prillier track, even when 125 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 2: a brilliant work great at other tracks. He said. In 126 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three they won the sprint and the Grand Prix, 127 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 2: won two in the Grand Prix with the Spargo and 128 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: Maverick Vignalez. As much as we were laughing about Alaish 129 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 2: losing count of how many laps there were to go 130 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 2: that one year, which frankly, of all the circuits in 131 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 2: the world, he should know how many laps there are 132 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 2: to go. He's probably done fifty million laps around there. 133 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 2: Because you mentioned Granolia's before, which is literally down the 134 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 2: road from this track, That's where Alasian Pole grew up. 135 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 2: So strange that he wouldn't know how many where the 136 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 2: timing towel was to see the laps counting down. But 137 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 2: this was a good Aprillia track even before Aprillia were 138 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 2: quite decent. We know that Aleish won the sprint there 139 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 2: last year, which was a lot of that was just 140 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 2: Peco making a massive mistake on the last lap and 141 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 2: falling off. But this is a good a Prillia track. 142 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: Aprilli has been pretty good for well since Silverston. Since 143 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: Berzeki won at Silveston, we've seen the Aprilli has been 144 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 2: right up there. He's been on the podium I think 145 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 2: four times in the last five Grand Prix. And then 146 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 2: you've got the Juge Martine factor in that he's still 147 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 2: so underdone and not necessarily ready for Grand Prix racing 148 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 2: and the bike. But what he did in Hungary last 149 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,719 Speaker 2: time out, sixteenth on the grid, fourth in the Grand Prix, 150 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 2: I'm like, oh, okay, he's coming maybe faster than we thought. 151 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: And if there was ever going to be a Sunday 152 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 2: where Mark is vulnerable, I think it could be here 153 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: because of the corner configuration of the track. The Aprilli 154 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 2: is generally very good around here. Their bike is clearly 155 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 2: the second best in Motor GP right now. Bazeki's kind 156 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 2: of back in twenty twenty three. Bez form now like 157 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 2: the best we've ever seen of him, and I still 158 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 2: think that Juge Martin's going to win a race before 159 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 2: this seasons. I just have this feeling that there's going 160 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 2: to be a particular set of circumstances. We know that 161 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 2: the championship's been a total disaster, but the abilities there 162 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 2: in the bikes there we might find out where the 163 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 2: bike's ceiling is, because I think he's the guy most 164 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: likely to find it, so I'm actually look the sprint. 165 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 2: If Mark stays on board in the sprint, I think 166 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 2: Mark wins, because that's what happens with sprints in twenty 167 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 2: twenty five, as we've seen so far this year. But 168 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 2: over the longer Grand Prix distance, and because of the 169 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 2: super particular way this track needs to be ridden, I 170 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 2: could see it proorlyer really pushing Mark. The flip side 171 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 2: to this, of course, is that I kind of feel 172 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: like Mark's been riding with a little bit left in 173 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 2: the tank the last few rounds, particularly hungry. It kind 174 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 2: of felt like he could have pulled the pin whenever 175 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 2: he really wanted to, so we might get The answer 176 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 2: to the question is also how far fast is Mark 177 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 2: really in that if he really has to push, then 178 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 2: we might see how quick he is, because in Hungary 179 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 2: I kind of thought he was just sort of keeping 180 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 2: guests entertained for the first half of that race before 181 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 2: he disappeared. So I like a prilious chances this weekend, 182 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 2: but I don't think it'll be in the sprint. I 183 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 2: think if it happens, it'd be in the longer race 184 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 2: on the Sunday. 185 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you this later, but I'm going 186 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: to ask you now, because this is the home grownd 187 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: Prix for many a lot of these Spanish and as 188 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: Hangen riders have done millions of laps around their circuit. 189 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: Could this be the one the Sunday race where we 190 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: see Johei Martin finally back on the metorgp podium in 191 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. 192 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 2: I could see a podium. Yeah, absolutely. I don't think 193 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 2: he's quite ready to win a race yet, but I 194 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 2: think he's absolutely on course, given his adaptation has been 195 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 2: super fasted, like really impressive. I thought that there'd be 196 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 2: a race like he did in Hungary coming up, but 197 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 2: I didn't think it'd be yet. I thought it might 198 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 2: be until we get to the flyways something like that. 199 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 2: So yeah, absolutely, I could see him on the podium. 200 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 2: But you mentioned the fact that there's so many riders 201 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 2: from in and around this area and they've all done 202 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 2: a million laps here. They've generally all done a million 203 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 2: laps yet Anyway, like whenever Jack Miller does any training 204 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 2: on a proper track when he's not going around go 205 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 2: kart tracks, it's not far to get up to Catalonia 206 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 2: from where he is. All of these guys whether they're 207 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 2: Spanish or not, have done ten million laps around this place, 208 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 2: which is kind of fun because it takes just a 209 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 2: variable out of the equation. It's like there's none of 210 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 2: this unfamiliarity stuff you think of last round at Baloton Park, 211 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 2: nobody knew the track. This track's probably the circuit on 212 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 2: the calendar where these riders, all of them. I can't 213 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:28,839 Speaker 2: think of another track where you would do more laps 214 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 2: than this. Maybe Malaysia because you've been there for preseason testing. 215 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 2: Other than that, they're always here. They know this track 216 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 2: so so well. So it becomes who can read the 217 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 2: condition's best, Who thinks on their feet the best, who 218 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 2: adapts the fastest. You mentioned that weather forecast coming in. 219 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 2: I love the fact that no three days are the same, right, 220 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 2: so you're going to have this sort of like moving 221 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 2: ground beneath you the whole time. Who can improvise the best? 222 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: And going back to the Juge Martine question, he's a 223 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 2: guy who and I'll say this politely and it's actually 224 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 2: a comp rather than a criticism. I'm not sure there's 225 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 2: a hell of a lot of thought and historical precedents 226 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 2: going into the way Jullgey Martin rides. I think he's 227 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 2: an instinctive writer. This is a weekend where you need 228 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 2: to just adjust to what it is that you've got 229 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 2: underneath you and perhaps not spend the entire weekend concerned 230 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 2: about or lamenting the fact that you don't have something 231 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 2: at Peco Vanya. So that might be one of those 232 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 2: weekends where the less thinking you do, with the more 233 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 2: riding you do, maybe it's better off for you. And 234 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 2: the more intellectually you try to approach this weekend, the 235 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 2: more you might tell yourself. If knots, I. 236 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: Think, yeah, Pecovana into a tea at the moment. Right now, man, 237 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: let's talk about the other resurgence that I'm really enjoying 238 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: at the moment. A prelier to the side, I will 239 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: talk about Pedro Acosta because he's leading the charge for 240 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: KTM and I feel like this could be this could 241 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: be another strong weekend for him. I'm looking at the 242 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: data from last year's race, and Pedro Acosta had the 243 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: best race lab, you know, and it wasn't that far 244 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: off of Alicias Bugger's pole lab to be fair. That's 245 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: in in the Moto GP race. So could we see 246 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: another strong Pedro a Costa race this weekend. 247 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 2: It's interesting. I kind of feel that Pedro the first 248 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 2: half of this season. I said, the first eight to 249 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 2: ten rounds, there was so much outside noise going on 250 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 2: with him and with KTM. We know they had their 251 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 2: financial problems over the off season. New parts and things 252 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 2: were slow to arrive on the bike. What's the future 253 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 2: of this team? Who's going to own it, who's going 254 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 2: to buy it out? We know they got themselves into 255 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 2: some financial difficulties. We also know that he was having 256 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 2: his head turned. He was getting super restless. You know 257 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 2: there's links with Ducati. Is he possibly going to Honda? 258 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:36,920 Speaker 2: Is he trying to get into onto a VR forty 259 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 2: six D Catty. It felt like the riding part was fine, 260 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 2: but there was just a lot of outside noise coming 261 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 2: from the team and was his head turn and was 262 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 2: he trying to get out of all of that. I 263 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 2: don't think it's any coincidence that as KTM's got itself 264 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,559 Speaker 2: sorted financially. We know that there's been some Indian investment 265 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 2: in that company. Things seem a lot more stable now 266 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 2: from a financial platform, and all of the potential avenues 267 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 2: that he could have gone to have dried up for 268 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,440 Speaker 2: the time being, and we've seen this week that VR 269 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 2: forty six is going with the same lineup for next 270 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 2: year with Franque Morberdelli being resigned. That was kind of 271 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 2: his only chance really to get on into Catti the 272 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 2: hont The things closed up because we know that's a 273 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 2: done deal now, and then I think if Honda were 274 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 2: going to look elsewhere, I don't think he's top of 275 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 2: that Q necessarily. I think, well, hey, Martin would be. 276 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 2: So things have kind of stabilized in terms of the 277 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 2: team in the manufacturer and also for him. I don't 278 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 2: think it's any great surprise that his form has started 279 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 2: to go up basically since Bruno when he first got 280 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,439 Speaker 2: on that podium. The start of the year was super 281 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 2: disappointing because it felt like he was focused on the 282 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 2: wrong stuff, and we know how good the guys he 283 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 2: had one of the better rookie seasons we've seen in 284 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 2: a while. To me, he's now back to where he 285 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 2: probably should have been at the start of the season. 286 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 2: I don't know if he's made some amazing leap or something. 287 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 2: He's just back in the conversation now we know that 288 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 2: circuit to Catalogia has an enormously long front straight where 289 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 2: top speed then breaking down into turn one is a 290 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 2: really really big deal there. That KATM is an absolute 291 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 2: rocket ship in a straight line. It's motor Chip's fastest 292 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 2: bike in a straight line. It's all about for me. 293 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 2: If he can qualify on the first couple of rows, 294 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 2: I think he's going to be a major player on Sunday. 295 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 2: He has this bit of a propensity to mess up 296 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 2: Q three a little bit when he's been a Q 297 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 2: two Rather I'm going forward the right here Q two 298 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 2: when he's had a good weekend. You look at Hungary 299 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 2: last time out. He was fastest on Friday, he was 300 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 2: right up there on Saturday and then chucked it in. 301 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 2: Q two started too far back. He's on the third row. 302 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 2: Never really got a chance to do something in the sprint, 303 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 2: fell off, came through the pack and had a good 304 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 2: Grand Prix and finished second in the end. But I 305 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 2: think his weekend was he put a seiing on himself 306 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 2: because he made the mistake at the important part of 307 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 2: the weekend. If he gets up the front, he's clearly 308 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,719 Speaker 2: the best KTM ryder right now because Vignalees is half fit. 309 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 2: Brad Binder he's had not a great year by Brad 310 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 2: Binder standards, fast you need. He's coming on, but he's 311 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 2: coming from a fair way back. So yeah, I wouldn't 312 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 2: be surprised at all to see a Costa right up there. 313 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 2: But you know what's interesting, and I'm sure you're probably 314 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 2: going to bring this up. I wrote earlier in the 315 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 2: week for Fox Sports dot com dot AU that we 316 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 2: talk about the Ducatti Cup at the start of the season, 317 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 2: and if you look at the headline results to Caadi 318 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 2: is still winning everything because I've got Buck Marquez riding 319 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 2: for them. But you look at where the other Ducaties 320 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 2: are relative to where they were at the start of 321 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 2: the season. If you're on a Ducati in the first 322 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 2: five rounds, you're probably finishing in the top five of 323 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 2: the Grand Prix, because they are all finishing in the 324 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 2: top five in the Grand Prix. But we've got fourteen 325 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 2: minutes into this podcast and we've talked about Joge Martin, 326 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 2: We've talked about Marco Batzeki, We've talked about Pedro Acosta. 327 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 2: There's different brands that are getting in the mix. Now, 328 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 2: you quoted that stat the last time we did a 329 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 2: pod where there were four manufacturers in the first five 330 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 2: finishes at a Grand Prix for the first time in 331 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 2: two years when we're in Hungary. Last time. It's still 332 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 2: Marques and a Ducati up front, but the configuration of 333 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 2: what's behind him has really changed from probably Silverston onwards. 334 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 2: That's really exciting as a neutral because quite frankly, you 335 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 2: and I don't care who wins. We just want to 336 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,239 Speaker 2: see a good contest. We want to see it be entertaining. 337 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 2: And I like the fact that, yeah, Dcati's still winning 338 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 2: everything because I've got the best rider in motor GP. 339 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 2: But it's not a foregone conclusion anymore as to who's 340 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 2: going to be making up the podium and challenging for polls. 341 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 2: We've seen that, so a cost is part of that mix, 342 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 2: but I think it's a wider mix now where you 343 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 2: can't just turn up at a track and go, oh, yeah, 344 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 2: Decatti's going to lock out the podium here because it's 345 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 2: not happening as often as it was. 346 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: I'm literally looking at the championship standings right now as 347 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: we speak, and you're smack bang on the points. So yeah, okay, 348 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: the first three are do you caddies, and we know 349 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: that it's Mark Marquez, obviously Alex Marquez who had that 350 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: incredible strong start to the year that surprised us all 351 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: and obviously things have changed, and Peco Baannoya because there 352 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: was that consistency of him being third overall for that 353 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: first half of the year. Right. Then we get to 354 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: fourth position, Marco Bezekion Aprilia Pedro Cossa in fifth on 355 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: the ktm Okay. Yeah, then a couple more of the 356 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: the JU caddies, but Fabio Digi Antonio who's on the 357 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: same bike as Mark Marquez, He's currently in seventh. Then 358 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 1: let's go further down. We've got Zako in ninth for Honda, 359 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: and rounding out in tent is faber Corduro. So the 360 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: top six as we assumed it was going to be 361 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: for did you caddy Cup? It's not that You caddy Cup. 362 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: There's there's a few little hints and sprinkles of other 363 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: manufacturers in there. 364 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely. Since Berzeki won at Silveston, he has scored 365 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 2: the second most points on the grid in that span, 366 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 2: more than Alex Marquez has other than Mark, and over 367 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 2: the last four rounds, I think it's Mark ahead of Berzeki, 368 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 2: ahead of a Costa. So you've only got one to 369 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 2: caddie in the top three since Bruno, So it's definitely changing. 370 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 2: And I think maybe we're not noticing it as much 371 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: because we look up and Mark Marquez is on a 372 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 2: fourteenth race winning streak. He this is becoming a lot 373 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 2: more now about I don't know if the bike's making 374 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 2: the difference, the ultimate difference anymore. I think Mark is, 375 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 2: and not necessarily because Mark's level has dropped. He's just 376 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 2: stayed exactly where he's been all year. But look at 377 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 2: where alex is, look at where Peco is. The VR 378 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 2: forty sixty caddies, it always seems like one of them 379 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 2: has a decent weekend, but never both of them at 380 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 2: the same time. I mean, Digia was pretty unlucky and 381 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 2: hungary because he had that electronics glitch on the on 382 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 2: the grid, probably would have fished top four in that race. 383 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 2: But this it doesn't feel like there's that same ever 384 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 2: present du Catti lockout now of these top four or 385 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 2: five positions, and it's what we want to see, and 386 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 2: someone like a resurgent Acosta or Bazeki who's just unlocked 387 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 2: this super consistent run. It just adds to the mix 388 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 2: and yeah, we know who's gonna be world champion. Let's 389 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 2: be honest, there's no intrigue here. But the back end 390 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 2: of the season is going to be interesting to see 391 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 2: how this narrative plays out. Du Cati Cup or not 392 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 2: du Catti Cup. We've got eight rounds to find out. 393 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: Can we just talk about the fact of Let's tell 394 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: her like the storytelling side of it. Take it away 395 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,159 Speaker 1: from the racetrack for a minute of the sprint in 396 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: Hungary where it was Mark Marquez and the two VR 397 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 1: forty six's and I don't know if you saw that 398 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,919 Speaker 1: clip that Moto GP posted Matt where it was the 399 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: you know how they all get in the back of 400 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: the car because they take them to the podium, which 401 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 1: is normally where the fan z owners. And there was 402 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: Digitia who was talking to Mark, and that was Morbidelli 403 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: who was just looking out the window. And you can 404 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: definitely tell where Morbidelli's alliance lies within the whole forty 405 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: six and then ninety three. 406 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,400 Speaker 2: I love those videos. Well, two things to me. Can 407 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 2: we get a bigger car for them to sit into? 408 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 2: Why are there three adults sprammed into the back of 409 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 2: a car like I'm not getting in the back of 410 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 2: a car with two other adults, like what I was 411 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,640 Speaker 2: sitting in the front, So one get a bigger car 412 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 2: or a bigger car sponsor. I don't know what that is, 413 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 2: but those videos are so funny, not because of what 414 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 2: is said. It is because of what is not said. 415 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: And you need a body language. 416 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 2: Oh I love reading a bit of body language, like 417 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,360 Speaker 2: Morbidelli was just looking at the window like he could 418 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 2: wait to get out of the car. And if you've 419 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 2: been around Fabio jan Antonio, he's literally the nicest guy 420 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,399 Speaker 2: at motor GP. He will talk to you forever, so 421 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 2: he's happy to start a conversation with anyone, whether it's 422 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 2: Mark or not. And you could kind of tell Mark 423 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 2: was sitting in the middle of these two, but it 424 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:57,199 Speaker 2: was a little bit on the awkward side. It was 425 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,239 Speaker 2: so funny to watch because he's not just sitting there 426 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,439 Speaker 2: with his brother, sitting there with Pecko looking sad that 427 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 2: he's been beaten again. There's just so much interesting body 428 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 2: language at a ninety second video. I always make a 429 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 2: point of watching them, but I never really necessarily listen 430 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 2: to what's being said. With my not particularly great Spanish 431 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 2: or reading subtitles. I just love watching the body language 432 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 2: between the three of them. That one was super interesting. 433 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 2: I'm glad you picked up on that. 434 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I loved it. And then when obviously I 435 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 1: saw Frankie was resigning R forty six, and I've replayed 436 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 1: that video in my head and I'm like, yep, we 437 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: know where his alliance lies on. 438 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 2: Oh yes, oh yes. 439 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: But before we round out this weekend, we obviously have 440 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,639 Speaker 1: to talk about Jack Miller because we are waiting for 441 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: the announcement of whether Jack is resigning with Yamaha for 442 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: next year or if he's going to go to well Superbanks. Matt, 443 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: you obviously have the inside knowledge within the paddock. Have 444 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 1: you heard any updates? Do you think we'll get an 445 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:50,959 Speaker 1: announcement this weekend? 446 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 2: So let's go behind the curtain here. I sin, I 447 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 2: thought it was gonna happen Tuesday night, so we speaking 448 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,719 Speaker 2: Thursday morning. I sent someone who would know a message 449 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,439 Speaker 2: and said, just asking for a friend, but do I 450 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 2: need to stay up past midnight tonight to write a 451 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 2: Jack Miller has resigned with Pramak Gamaha story. And the 452 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 2: response I got was tell your friend they could have 453 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 2: it early night it's not happening tonight, so I did 454 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 2: have it early night. It was great. But I think 455 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 2: what this now comes down to, and this is something 456 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 2: that we talked about off air a little while ago, 457 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 2: and I'm not going to reveal any secrets here, but 458 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 2: I think it's going to happen. I think the timing 459 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 2: of this now, because it has been pushed and pushed 460 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 2: and pushed. Would it not make sense that this gets 461 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 2: announced at Massano, given that it's Pramac's home round, It's 462 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 2: the race that they it's the race that they have 463 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 2: the greatest sort of commercial ties to, it's a home 464 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 2: race of paler Cabernati in that team. I don't think 465 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,360 Speaker 2: there's any great conjecture as to the fact that it's 466 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 2: going to be Jack because you look at all the 467 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:47,679 Speaker 2: other moves that have happened in the rider market in 468 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 2: the past two weeks on the superbike side and the 469 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 2: Motor GP side. So this week in Motor GP we've 470 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 2: had Jones Ziico signed for twenty six and twenty seven. 471 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 2: That's interesting. We'll get hum back to that. Lukamurini signed 472 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 2: at Honda for next year. Franco Morbidelli confirmed at VR 473 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 2: forty six for next year. But then you look at 474 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 2: the potential avenues where other guys have signed superbikes like 475 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 2: iketh Le q Oona. We know that Johnny Ray's retiring, 476 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:14,120 Speaker 2: Bautista's moving, sam Low's is heading over Sam Low's, Jake 477 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 2: Dixon is heading over. Got my British riders confused. There's 478 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 2: a lot of other dominoes in this that have fallen 479 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 2: where we kind of thought. So now we're just literally 480 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,919 Speaker 2: waiting on two announcements that are kind of in the 481 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 2: done deal category, and I don't know which one will 482 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 2: come first, But it looks like the Diogo Morrera thing 483 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 2: to Honda is happening because both Yamaha and Honda wanted Marrera. 484 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 2: It looks like Honda have offered more years and full 485 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 2: factory status, which makes sense. And right now, if you're Marrera, 486 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 2: you're sitting there, you're thinking, I get to choose between 487 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 2: a Honda and a Yamaha. I reckon twelve months ago 488 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 2: that was a bit of a toss of the coin. Now, 489 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 2: I think Honda's shown more progress to me this year 490 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 2: than Yamaha has, and with the uncertainty of this whole 491 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 2: Yamaha V four thing, do you go with Honda, Yeah, 492 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 2: you probably do. That's a that we know is going 493 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 2: to fall. And then I think, I don't think Jack 494 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 2: keeps his seat at Pramac by default, necessarily because I 495 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 2: I've written this in the last couple of weeks. There's 496 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 2: a very sort of specific job requirement that he fills 497 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 2: because they are fast tracking this V four. You look 498 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 2: at the other riders in the Yamaha stable for next year. 499 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 2: Fabio Couaturero has never ridden a V four in his life, 500 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 2: Alex Ridds has done one or half of a season 501 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,159 Speaker 2: when he got injured at Honda in twenty twenty three 502 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,439 Speaker 2: and then left to go and right at Yamaha, and 503 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 2: Top Brack has never ridden a moor GP bike other 504 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 2: than a test at a race weekend. Yet, so three 505 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 2: quarters of your rider lineup have a grand total of 506 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 2: seven races on a V four between them, and you're 507 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 2: trying to bring this new bike in. Who's Jack Miller 508 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 2: written for? He is written for Honda V four, written 509 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 2: for Dacadi V four, written for KTM V four. Vastly 510 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 2: experienced knows how these engines work. The fact they could 511 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 2: have gone into next year with two rookies at Pramac 512 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 2: Alex Ridds has done half a dozen races on a 513 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 2: V four and Coaturo's ridden one that to me doesn't 514 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 2: align with trying to bring the V four project along 515 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 2: to make it your preferred engine of choice. So it's 516 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 2: a really specific job description if you like, like if 517 00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 2: you're applying for a job through some website or what 518 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 2: have you. Jack has more of the boxes ticked on 519 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 2: that job description than a lot of other guys. And 520 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 2: you think, okay, Miguel Olivera's written some V fours as well, 521 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 2: which he has, but then you look at the points 522 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 2: table and it's been absolutely one way traffic this year. Yes, 523 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 2: Olivera's had some injury issues even when he's been fit. 524 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 2: I think he's out qualified Jack once all season. I 525 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 2: think it's fifty two to ten in the points all season. 526 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 2: So it's pretty clear which of those two writers should 527 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,919 Speaker 2: be retained. So no, we don't have the announcement yet, 528 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,640 Speaker 2: frustratingly because we all want it. I'm sure Jack wants 529 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 2: it as well, but I'll be really keen to see 530 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,959 Speaker 2: what he's like in his pre event press availability at 531 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 2: Cassialounia on Thursday night, Australian time, because in Hungary he 532 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 2: was annoyed. He was really angsty about everything. I think 533 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 2: there would have been some conversations behind the scenes there, 534 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 2: just like look, just chill out here, we've got you, 535 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 2: this is fine. I think he's demeanor will be really 536 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 2: interesting in his press debriefs at CATALOONYA. What wouldn't surprise 537 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 2: me at all is if he gets on the front 538 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,199 Speaker 2: foot with this this weekend, instead of waiting for the 539 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 2: inevitable question to be asked by one of the press pack, 540 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 2: he'll sit down and he'll go, yeah, look, no news 541 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 2: on the contract yet, but I've been told it's all 542 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:19,400 Speaker 2: heading in the right direction. So when I have some yews, 543 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 2: I'll let you guys know. And they just put that 544 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:24,119 Speaker 2: thing to bed instead of answering four or five questions 545 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,199 Speaker 2: about it and getting increasingly agitated like he did in 546 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 2: Hungary last time out. There's an art to winning the 547 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 2: press conference if you like. I reckon that he will 548 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 2: go in there and be quite on the front foot 549 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 2: about this and just put that thing to bed. We 550 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 2: have the race weekend, then maybe we get to Masato 551 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 2: teams home race or sorted and everyone just gets on 552 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 2: with life. But yeah, that's a story. I thought I 553 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 2: would have written this week already, but apparently not. 554 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: I saw a video once again that Moto GP posted, 555 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 1: and they asked Jack, oh, is there a question that 556 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: you were just over being asked like you just want 557 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: to be put to bed? And he goes, what am 558 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: I doing next year? I answered that question, and then 559 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 1: they said to him, do you remember that viral video 560 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,960 Speaker 1: last year where they found Jack had his blindfold on 561 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: and he put his hands in a box and there 562 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: was nothing there, and he goes, oh, is this my 563 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 1: contracts for twenty twenty five? 564 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 2: It's so funny. And this is where this is where 565 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 2: we love Jack from a media point of view, in 566 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 2: that he's this whole one year things not unusual to him. 567 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 2: If I'm remembering rightly, I think he only ever had 568 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 2: one multi year contract that was with KATM and one 569 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 2: sees it into that contract he was being asked when 570 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 2: he was getting booted for Pedro Acosta, which we as 571 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 2: we know that ended up happening, So this is not 572 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 2: unfamiliar territory for him. But this is where Jack's such 573 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 2: an asset to Motor GP in that Jack never ducks 574 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 2: a question and sometimes I can imagine if you're working 575 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 2: in the press department for his team, you'd have your 576 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 2: head in your hands. And some of these questions because 577 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 2: Jack only has the truth filter. There's no other filter. 578 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 2: You can't turn it off. And that's one of the 579 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,120 Speaker 2: things you love about him. You ask him a direct question, 580 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:52,119 Speaker 2: you get a direct answer, and then we all move on. 581 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,919 Speaker 2: So yeah, sometimes the honesty is the best policy for 582 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:57,720 Speaker 2: Jack ninety five percent of the time. But he does 583 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 2: get himself into a little hot water because he doesn't 584 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 2: know how to don't know how to big disorders with 585 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 2: these things. 586 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: He doesn't. I love that he finished that video. Often 587 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: you guys can see it on the Moto GP socials 588 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: that he goes. Yeah, if you just need any viral content, 589 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: just put the camera on me. I'll give it to 590 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 1: you as it is. 591 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 2: He's not wrong's wrong, He's not wrong. 592 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: Moving on too quickly to our other Aussie sener ags, 593 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: he is back this weekend after that massive crash that 594 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: we saw in Austria. 595 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 2: Austria. 596 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, yes, it feels like we know we're on 597 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: race four hundred of this season, so they're all starting 598 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: to blend in. But yes, Sena ags is back says 599 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: he's ready to go. So that's for Moto two. And 600 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: then obviously we have our Aussies in Moto three, jcob 601 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: Ralston and Joel Kelso. So once again we mentioned this earlier. 602 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: This is a track that the MotoGP writers have done 603 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: a lot of laps on, but also our Aussies because 604 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: they've been over in the Lower championships as well. It's 605 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,479 Speaker 1: close to their home. They ride here a lot. There's 606 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: close by is Rocko's Ranch. I don't know mat if 607 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: you've ever been there, but it's a it's a flat 608 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: track place literally right next to the circuit, which is 609 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 1: really cool. A lot of the MotoGP riders and other 610 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: wealthy bike riders and everyone goes there and trains flat tracks. 611 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 1: So the boys are local to this circuit just as 612 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: much as they are for Philip Island. 613 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, like all the Aussie guys would have done 614 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 2: more laps around Barcelona than they would have done Philip 615 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 2: Island for sure, and a lot of them when they 616 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 2: moved to When they move to Europe to compete in 617 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 2: the World Championship, they do go and live in Spain, 618 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 2: and it makes sense to go and live close to 619 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 2: this track because you can always get on it, so 620 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,640 Speaker 2: they're practically locals, they'll know their way around here. Good 621 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:31,120 Speaker 2: to see center back. That was a pretty scary accident. Yes, 622 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 2: you missed Grand Prix round, but that was one of 623 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 2: those ones when you saw it as it happened. Oh boy, 624 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 2: that's like that had potentially really really bad consequences. So 625 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 2: I'm glad that he's back and Moto three at this 626 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 2: track because of the nature of it is the last 627 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 2: five laps of Moto three, like you'll find yourself just 628 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 2: giggling most of the time because there's absolutely no analysis 629 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 2: being done here. It's like what on earth is going 630 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:55,680 Speaker 2: to go along? So looking forward to that. But before 631 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 2: you get off the ifore we finish this podcast and 632 00:27:58,359 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 2: get off the Aussie seed, do we need to talk 633 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 2: about marquees matchpoint stats here? Because there is a chance, 634 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 2: and there is a chance that he could set himself 635 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 2: up to win the World Championship at Massano, and wouldn't 636 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 2: that be a story? He can win the world He 637 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 2: could win the World Championship Massado if things go well 638 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 2: this weekends. I've crunched the numbers. I just want to 639 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 2: let you know the numbers because I know you'll be 640 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 2: wondering and our listeners will be wondering too. So he 641 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 2: is one hundred and seventy five points in the league 642 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 2: right now. So to be world champion at Massano, he 643 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 2: needs to lead by two hundred and twenty two points. 644 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 2: Sounds like a lot. So he needs to outscore Alex 645 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 2: Marquez by forty seven points in the next two rounds. 646 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 2: That sounds like a lot. The last two rounds were 647 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 2: Austria and Hungary. Mark has outscored Alex by fifty five 648 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 2: points in the past two rounds, so it's absolutely doable. 649 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 2: At Massano. Mark's been amazing for the last seven rounds. 650 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 2: Alex has gone the other direction. He's had one Grand 651 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 2: Prix podium and two sprint podiums in the last five rounds, 652 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,959 Speaker 2: so he's had of a potential ten podiums he had 653 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 2: free and you think at the start of the year 654 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 2: it was Mark Marquez first, Alex Marquez second in just 655 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 2: about every single time we went for a race. So 656 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 2: Mark's in the best four he's been in for eleven 657 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 2: years and Alex has dropped off and that's what's open 658 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 2: this possibility that he could potentially win the World Championship 659 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 2: at Massano, and as much as it would be kind 660 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 2: of cool for him to win the championship in Japan 661 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 2: because he's won championships in Japan in the past, and 662 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 2: it's almost like full circle moment, he decided in Japan 663 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 2: a couple of years ago that was time to leave 664 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:31,600 Speaker 2: Honda after all the success they'd had. Imagine what social 665 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 2: media is going to be like if he wins the 666 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,480 Speaker 2: World Championship in Valentino Rossi's backyard in Messado. Oh my god, 667 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:37,840 Speaker 2: Like you may as well just sit back from your 668 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 2: chair right now, because it's going to be nuts in 669 00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 2: your world. 670 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: I I'm glad you bought it up because I wasn't 671 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 1: sure whether to or not, but I think we need 672 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: to talk about it. So obviously I do social media. 673 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: And I was listening to an interview with Mark Marquez 674 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: and he said, I don't want to win in San Marino. 675 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,720 Speaker 1: His words were because that would mean Alex has had 676 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 1: a bad run in bus. What I didn't read here 677 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: and what I'm reading through the subtext is I don't 678 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: want to win in Italy, literally next door to Valentino's 679 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: rossis because I will have to have security guards and 680 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: get flown out by the Spanish Army. Can you imagine 681 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 1: that the people probably knocking on his boator home. 682 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 2: And the other part of this, of course, is that 683 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 2: this is something that hasn't been discussed enough. When's the 684 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 2: next in season test. It's the Monday after Massano because 685 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 2: we've been talking about it, because Yamaha's going to run 686 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 2: the V four and Crosserera and probably Jack Miller will 687 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:37,479 Speaker 2: get a run at that. If you're Mark Marquees and 688 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 2: you're going to have the world's greatest party after winning 689 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,280 Speaker 2: your seventh World Championship you've been waiting for since twenty nineteen, 690 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 2: do you think you're going to want to go and 691 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 2: test the next morning. I wouldn't have thought so. So Yeah, 692 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 2: there's a number of reasons why he'd probably like it 693 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 2: to be Japan. The security aspect of Massarto might be 694 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 2: one of them. But yeah, I'm not sure I'd be 695 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:56,720 Speaker 2: up for a ten am pit laid open start on 696 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 2: the Monday after winning a World championship. I might call 697 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 2: him sick that day. I think I don't. 698 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 1: Blame you because he did say, you know, I'd rather 699 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: win in Japan or Indonesia, and I felt like that 700 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: was a very pr thing to say because of his 701 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 1: massive fan base in Asia. We know that, and then 702 00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: how much the love motorcycles and obviously Mark Marquez. But yeah, 703 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 1: I'm thinking maybe it's just because of the VR forty 704 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: six army, because we saw what they did at Magello 705 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: and I was there on the ground, and yes, the booing, 706 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: the like. Even Mark said, you don't have to hate 707 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 1: my brother. He had nothing to do with it. But 708 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: you know, so could you I just keep saying, could 709 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: you imagine, just just picture it? 710 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 2: Yes, I can imagine it would be that. 711 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:41,360 Speaker 1: Would make world news for sure. 712 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can imagine it. And there's there's probably a 713 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 2: part of it, part of it for Mark that he 714 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 2: probably secretly enjoy it as well, if only for the 715 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 2: fact that, you know, the only way he really gets 716 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 2: here is he needs to be excellent and Alex probably 717 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,000 Speaker 2: needs to be a bit rubbish, which he's not been 718 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 2: great for the past five rounds. I think we need 719 00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 2: to look at Alex Marquez's season and say, well, maybe 720 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 2: the first seven eight rounds were kind of the outlier 721 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 2: because he was so good at the start of the year, 722 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 2: But that's also not really in keeping with how his 723 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 2: career is beg to this point, like he was massively 724 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:13,239 Speaker 2: outperforming his normal expectations. Mark's just doing what Mark does 725 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 2: when he give him the best bike and the gritty 726 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 2: makes everyone look a bit average. So yeah, look, the 727 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,080 Speaker 2: main thing for Mark is he'll take a win wherever 728 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 2: because it's been so long since he won one. But yeah, 729 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 2: winning it at Masano with everything you talked about and 730 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 2: then the fact you have to do a test the 731 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 2: next day. Maybe not the greatest idea, maybe not. 732 00:32:29,600 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: But I think that's going to make this weekend even 733 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: more exciting because listeners just see what's happening, Watch what 734 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: Mark is doing, figure out the tactics he's doing, because yeah, 735 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: like what if we do have a juge Martine, Marco Barzeki, 736 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: a stronger prillier weekend and we see Mark maybe not 737 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 1: pushing as hard as he normally does. Like I feel 738 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: like all that's going to come into play if he's 739 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:52,040 Speaker 1: really really considering this, not winning at Mazano because he 740 00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: keeps calling it impossible. 741 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 2: Nothing's impossible. This year for Marcus, we've seen who would 742 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 2: have thought we'd been talking about a guy winning fourteen consecutives. Yeah, 743 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 2: it's been one of those seasons. Anything is possible this season, 744 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,120 Speaker 2: and yeah, the next two weekends as a back to 745 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 2: back is going to be super interesting. 746 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: Definitely is. But you guys can watch all of the 747 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:14,160 Speaker 1: Catalan Grand Prix live and I Break Free on Fox 748 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,440 Speaker 1: Sports and KO usually on channel five oh six on 749 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,000 Speaker 1: Fox Sports, so make sure you're checking that out. If 750 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: you want to read more of Matt's articles and what 751 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: he has upcoming, you can do at Fox sports dot 752 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:27,240 Speaker 1: com do AU forward Slash Motorsport. Plus you can keep 753 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:30,840 Speaker 1: up to date with all of our information our insider 754 00:33:30,880 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 1: goss on our social channels at Fox Motorsport or Fox 755 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 1: Sports OZ everywhere, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, you name it, it 756 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 1: is there. 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