1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Before we begin this episode, we want to take a 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: moment to say that our thoughts are with the two 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: riders involved in that horrible accident during the sighting lap 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: of the Malaysia Grand Prix less than two weeks ago. 5 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: There has been positive news from both camps, with Noah 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: Dettwiler now stable and no longer critical and championship winner 7 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: Jose Antonio Ruwaider is returning to Spain for surgery. Motorcycling 8 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: is dangerous, and this is a sark reminder that every 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: time these riders are lining up for our entertainment, they're 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: putting everything on the line for the. 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 2: Sport that we love. With that in mind, we move 12 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: on to this week's show. 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: This episode of Pittook is sponsored by Shannon's Insurance. Joining me, 14 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: Rinita Vermuelin is a Fox Sports Moto GP editor. Matt 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: Clayton Matt, no fancy intros, no jokes this time, because 16 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: we have got so much to catch up on. We 17 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: were just saying we haven't done a pod since before 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: Philip Island, which feels like ages ago now, but the 19 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: fact that they're heading to the penultment round in Moto 20 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: GP in autermal and it's the one circuit where we 21 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: see motor GP bikes actually get air on track. 22 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I love this place really. Thank you first for 23 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 3: the intro. I thought that was I completely co sign 24 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 3: everything else you said there. And horrible, horrible incident. We're 25 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 3: so fortunate that there was nothing worse. And it's not 26 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 3: to downplay the injuries that both det Weiler and Jose 27 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 3: Antonio away To had, but we're very thankful that both 28 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 3: of them are on the road to recovery. And yeah, 29 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 3: that reminder if we need it, that modus board is 30 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,120 Speaker 3: dangerous and these guys are doing this for our entertainment. 31 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 3: But getting back to yeah, I mean, look, there's been 32 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 3: a fair bit that's happened. Obviously, Australia came and went 33 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 3: and the last round of the Flyaways with Malaysia and 34 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 3: here we are back in Europe for these final two rounds. 35 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 3: A lot of the big prizes have been ticked off 36 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 3: as we know. One thing that's not going to be 37 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 3: ticked off this weekend is sleep for Australian fans because Portugal, 38 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 3: for the uninitiated, is on GMT British time, So just 39 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 3: a little more of a kick where you don't need 40 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 3: it with the timeframe for this weekend, but we've got 41 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 3: an absolutely fantastic race track and I was talking to 42 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 3: someone earlier today that I'm not sure this is the 43 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 3: best racetrack in MotoGP. I still think that's either Philipylon 44 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 3: or Magello, depending on my mood on a daily basis, 45 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 3: but it's certainly the most interesting because seeing motor GP 46 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 3: bikes get airborne in twenty twenty five is pretty crazy. 47 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:17,119 Speaker 2: Oh, it's so cool. 48 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: I posted on the Fox Sports socials a throwback to 49 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: Jack Miller and they said Chill Airtime or Miller Airlines. 50 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 2: I can't remember the tag, but it was. 51 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: It's very, very cool, and I love the fact that 52 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: you can tell the riders who do motocross in the 53 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: off season or in their spare time, because they really 54 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: have fun with this circuit. But I just want to 55 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: touch on the fact you said the schedule there. I 56 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: did have a quick look at that, and I just 57 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: wanted to let our listeners know it is a change 58 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 1: schedule this weekend, so it will be Sunday's a sprint. 59 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 2: Sorry, Saturdays sprint is. 60 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 1: On at the normal time, I believe, but for Sunday, 61 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: the schedule has changed. It's actually starting with Moto two, 62 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: then it goes to Moto GP and then the Motor 63 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: three race. 64 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 2: And I'm assuming they've done that. 65 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: To keep in line with the European timeline for viewers 66 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: tuning into the Motor GP race. 67 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 3: I'd love to think they were doing it for us 68 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 3: here in Australia Renata, but I don't really think that 69 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 3: was a primary consideration. But given the time of night, 70 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 3: I'll take a midnight Motor GP race start from a 71 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 3: two am Motor GP race start anytime. And we've got 72 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 3: two am for the sprint, so that's a bit grim 73 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 3: but it's all going to be made up for by 74 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 3: a super super cool racetrack. And you know, it's one 75 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 3: of those things that TV any circuit you've been to, 76 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 3: you know how this works. TV tends to flatten out 77 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 3: elevation and so if you see a track on TV 78 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 3: that looks as steep as portermow Is, and then you 79 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 3: think that looks step on TV, you can only imagine 80 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 3: what it's like for the riders when they're on these bikes. 81 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 3: And I did have a look at some track map 82 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 3: stats yesterday. I think that's between ten eleven and twelve 83 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: sixteen meter drop. That is serious, serious compression into the 84 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 3: bottom of that quarter. The bikes look amazing as they 85 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 3: all fan out down the hill, which I'm doing with 86 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 3: my hand, which is useless on an audio podcast, I realized. 87 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 3: But I do love the elevation change at this track, 88 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 3: and there are some pretty gnarly quarters, including the first 89 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 3: one quite frankly, and we was good, good racing here, 90 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 3: don't we? 91 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: Well, yeah, I mean looking back previously, we've had Miguel 92 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: Lavera one here in twenty twenty, I believe, and it's 93 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: obviously his last home Grand Prix as well, so that's 94 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: going to be important for the Portugal writer. But Cordero's 95 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: won here twice before Banyaya won. Last year, our winner 96 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: was Joorge Martin. So Mark Marquez also isn't here, and 97 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: I believe this is one of the circuits he's also 98 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: never won at as well, so he's not ticking that 99 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: off this weekend. But that question that we keep asking 100 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:38,799 Speaker 1: is who's it going to be now that Mark's out, 101 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: Martine's out, who is going to be? Can Pecco step 102 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: up or is this going to be Pedro Acosta's first 103 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: victory this weekend? 104 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned Acosta because it kind of 105 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 3: feels that one of the weird parts about this flyaway 106 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,720 Speaker 3: part of the season that we've just been through is 107 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 3: that we had Fermineldegeer winner race for the first time. 108 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 3: We had Ralph Fernandez winner race for the first time, 109 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 3: and it's crazy to think that he's Eighteen of the 110 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 3: twenty two regulars in Moto GP now have won a 111 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 3: Premier class Grand Prix. We have never had a more 112 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 3: successful greed in the history of the World Championship. To 113 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,559 Speaker 3: think there's only four riders of the current full timers 114 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 3: that haven't won a race, and one of those is 115 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 3: Pedro Acosta. You never would have believed in a million 116 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 3: years that of all the Spaniards in the Championship that 117 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 3: Aldegera Fernandez would have won a Grand Prix before a Costa. 118 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 3: So it feels that a Costa's kind of due and 119 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 3: he's been there or thereabouts. He's clearly taken that KATM 120 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 3: to a completely different level relative to the other guys 121 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 3: on the same bike. Maybe not sort of Quataterero Yamaha 122 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 3: esque dominance over the other riders in that brand, but 123 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 3: a cost has been awesome in the back half of 124 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 3: this year, we are hearing a few rumblings that katm 125 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 3: are going through a little bit of downsizing and restructuring 126 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 3: and things again, So that makes me slightly nervous on 127 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,159 Speaker 3: what we might be coming down the pipe for next year. 128 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 3: But it would feel right if he was to win 129 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 3: one of these last couple of rounds before this year, 130 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 3: because he's clearly been very, very good. Didn't get off 131 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 3: to a great start, but he's there or thereabouts at 132 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 3: the moment. But that stat, when I read that, you 133 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 3: had to sort of stop and think, oh my goodness, 134 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 3: eighteen of the twenty two regulars and now Premier Class 135 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 3: Grand Prix winners, and that shows you how fine the 136 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 3: margins are these days. You have that one wrong corner 137 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 3: in Q one or even Friday afternoon practice and then 138 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 3: you miss Q two. Then you're fighting through Q one 139 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 3: and you can go. You could be a second row 140 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 3: bike that qualifies on the second last row because it 141 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 3: is so compact right now. The margins have never been finer. 142 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 3: But I like the Acosta call. I think it's it 143 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 3: feels like it's overdue, and I don't know. Look, I 144 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 3: think fermin Aldegare is going to be a very good 145 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 3: Grand Prix. Rid. I would be pretty shocked if ralfren 146 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 3: And has ever won another Grand Prix. Am I allowed 147 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 3: to say that, I just did, but it seems wrong 148 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,119 Speaker 3: to me that both those guys won a Premier class 149 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 3: Grand Prix before a Costa did so. Once he breaks 150 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 3: his duck, hopefully there's a few more to follow. 151 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: Thinking back, I just nearly like choked on my words 152 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: as I was trying to say, because thinking back to 153 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: when Pedro was coming up and it was like, he's 154 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: the next Mark Marquez, He's going to be wonders and 155 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: I think season opener that first year of his Grandfrix 156 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: was could. 157 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 2: Tie Ie I'm wrong? 158 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, and he was obviously on fire, like fighting for 159 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: podium position straight away. We're like, yeah, here he comes, 160 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: here he comes, and then all of a sudden, it's 161 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: just like out of nowhere. 162 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: But when we. 163 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: Caught up with him on Fox Sports talking to him 164 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: at Philip Island, you know, he even openly said he's like. 165 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 2: I am frustrated, and we were like. 166 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, we can see that westing at home watching you 167 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: you know. So I think that if he could get 168 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: that win this weekend, I think it would also help 169 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: him with his mindset of Okay, I can do this 170 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: with KTM. I wanted to progress with them and I 171 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: can do that win. But man, it's been a long 172 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: time coming. 173 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, it hasn't. It was sort of weird last year 174 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 3: and that it felt we had that amazing start with 175 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 3: those first three rounds. He's on the podium in Portugal 176 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 3: and also at Kota, and you know, we were talking 177 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 3: about it's the best three races since Mark Marquez's first 178 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 3: three or Jorge Lorenzo's first three. He's in that sort 179 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 3: of company. The season was still good, but you remember 180 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 3: had the pole position at Motigi and dropped the ball 181 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 3: both days in those races, and it kind of felt 182 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 3: like things stalled out a little bit started the season. 183 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 3: We know KTM was struggling a bit financially and there 184 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 3: was some offseason stuff going on with the Wider company, 185 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 3: so parts were slow to arrive for the race team 186 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 3: and what have you. But I look at a Costa 187 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 3: season this year, yes, with what he's done. Have a 188 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 3: look at where Brad Binder is and as his teammate, 189 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 3: and that's the interesting one for me. Binda's just been 190 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 3: this ever present sort of top five, Top six guy 191 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 3: for the past three years clearly been KTM's best rider. 192 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 3: A Costas just quite frankly wiped the floor with Brad 193 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 3: Binder and the stat that makes anyone listening in South 194 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 3: Africa Grimace twenty to zero in qualifying for a Costa. 195 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 3: That is brutal. And we know that Brad Binder's not 196 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 3: an amazing one lap rider. He's a better race of 197 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 3: the year. Is a qualifier. But I would not have 198 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 3: picked that at the start of the season. I look 199 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 3: about you, but definitely not on my account. 200 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: Speaking of picking things at our Bengo card for twenty 201 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: twenty five, let's talk about the battle for third because 202 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: obviously Mark Mackayz wrapped that up in Japan last weekend. 203 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: In Malaysia, Alex Marquez wrapped up P two, so we 204 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: witness history. We've spoken about that before with the Marquees brothers. 205 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:08,600 Speaker 2: But P three. 206 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: The battle for P three is dare I say heating 207 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: up because we've got Betzeki ahead of Peco Banoya and 208 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: then Pedro Acosta who took out twenty points from Peco 209 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: in Malaysia. Yeah, I mean I didn't expect to see 210 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: an Aprillier. I thought Peko Bana was going to be 211 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: fighting with Mark the whole season, but then the fact 212 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: of yeah, ben Zeki's up there, and then Pedro Costa 213 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: is right there and third, as you said, the strongest 214 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: KATM ahead of both the Prodomeina vir forty sixteen ferm. 215 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: Now to get that's big for KADM and big for 216 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: a Prillier. 217 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 3: Yeah it is. And the thing I like about this 218 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 3: little battle within a battle for third place he is 219 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 3: You've got three different manufacturers in the mix, and I 220 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 3: think whoever ends up finishing third here it says a 221 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 3: lot about all three of them in that you know, 222 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 3: Berzeki's been thrust into this leadership role. I guess at 223 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:59,199 Speaker 3: a Prillier that we weren't really counting on at the 224 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 3: start of the season. Thought he was not going to 225 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 3: be a number two rider, but we certainly thought that 226 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 3: Joje Martin was going to be the leader on track 227 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 3: for that team. That's not happened because of a million injuries. 228 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 3: As we know, Martine's still out this weekend. So Bazeki's 229 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 3: gone back to being maybe a better version of twenty 230 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 3: twenty three Berzeki that we saw when he first emerged 231 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 3: as a race winner. Banyai is just this. There comes 232 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 3: a point where you can only analyze what Peko is 233 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 3: doing so much. Mine general response to Peco being at 234 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 3: one end of timesheets or the other is to kind 235 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 3: of throw my hands in the air and say, well sure, 236 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 3: because he looked absolutely amazing at times in Malaysia, and 237 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,079 Speaker 3: he was absolutely pu trud in Australia. Oh and he 238 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 3: was absolutely awesome in Japan. So if weekend to weekend 239 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 3: you never quite know what you're going to get. I 240 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 3: think the worst thing is I think he never quite 241 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 3: knows what he's going to get either. If he went 242 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 3: out of one sprint in the Grand Prix in Portugal 243 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 3: this weekend, I wouldn't be surprised. If you've qualified on 244 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 3: the back rower finished last, I also wouldn't be surprised. 245 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 3: So he's clearly got the most potential upside. And then 246 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 3: you've got a coster who's just been steadily building over 247 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 3: the back half of this year. But who ever finishes third, 248 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 3: if it's a Prillier, that's an amazing achievement for that team, 249 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 3: considering the guy they spent all the money on hasn't 250 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 3: been there. All year. If it's a coster, then you 251 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 3: could say, well, you know, despite what Casey has been 252 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 3: going through, and the fact that he hasn't whatt a 253 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 3: race yet, he's just been there and there and there, 254 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 3: and to me, like third is almost like a bare 255 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 3: minimum for Manyayra it should be third. He should have 256 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 3: been up there, closer to challenging maybe Alex, not so much. Mark. 257 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 3: The fact that it's got to the point where he's 258 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 3: in a fight for third shows you how tough being 259 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 3: has been for Peco. But there's just been these occasional 260 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 3: reminders that, oh, yeah, Pecovanya is very good and when 261 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:34,679 Speaker 3: things are right, there's not been many of them, but 262 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 3: they're still there. So yeah, I mean, he could come 263 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 3: out and be really really strong on these last two 264 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 3: Grand Prix at least finished the season on the right note. 265 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 3: But I thought I understood what was going on with 266 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 3: Peco for a while, and I'm not afraid to admit 267 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 3: now I'm just completely confused at this point. He's a 268 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 3: guy who just needs to hang his new calenderer for 269 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 3: twenty twenty six and forget that twenty five ever existed, 270 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 3: because it's been the seriously, the weirdest season. For a 271 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,959 Speaker 3: guy who's been a multiple world champion, I just didn't 272 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 3: not imagine. So he's not this was possible for a 273 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 3: rider like him. So I'm confused. He's confused, everyone's confused. 274 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 3: But if you're asking me which of the three I 275 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 3: had the most faith in to finish third, I reckon 276 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 3: it's Marco'bozeki. But you might have a different view. 277 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: No, Look, to be fair, I think you're kind of 278 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 1: on the money there. And if I just bring up 279 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: those points again, so Betzeki is two ninety one and 280 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: Banya is two eighty six. Like I said, Pedro took 281 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 1: twenty points out from him last weekend. But thinking back 282 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: to the last year at Portomal, Mark Marquez took out 283 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: Peco Banyaya. 284 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 2: Do you remember that? 285 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 3: It is? 286 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: So I go, I wonder how much that plays on 287 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: his mind? Okay, Mark's not here, does he have a 288 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: point to prove? But then I also wonder because this 289 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: weekend and Valencia, we know that Mark Marquez isn't returning 290 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: for the twenty twenty five season and World super Bike 291 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 1: runner up Nicolo Bullaguy is stepping in to ride the 292 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 1: World Championship. Does Mesdici how much is that going to 293 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: take that that pressure off Pecko. Study can fight and 294 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,439 Speaker 1: he can get his head back into the right place, because, 295 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: like you said, you're confused, he's confused, We're all confused, Peco. 296 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,199 Speaker 1: What are you going to do this weekend? It can 297 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: kind of go both ways. 298 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, a little bit, and you know, we have to 299 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 3: caveat what happened in Malaysia by the fact that he 300 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 3: took pole after coming through Q one and was awesome 301 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 3: in the sprint. I was clearly going to finish on 302 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 3: the podium in the Grand Prix were it not for 303 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 3: that puncture. He didn't really have anything for Alex Marquez, 304 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 3: but he probably would have come on late in that 305 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 3: race given he had the more durable tire. He just 306 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 3: got unlucky with the puncture, so you know, the points 307 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 3: that he'd lost. He lost sixteen points probably for third 308 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 3: place that day, So that was unfortunate, but it looked 309 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 3: much more convincing and the whole you know, yeah, he's 310 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 3: really good at Matigi, but that was a weird weekend 311 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 3: Motegi because all eyes are on Mark and it was 312 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 3: all about Mark just scoring the points that he needed 313 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 3: to score the win the championship. So I wasn't even 314 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 3: one hundred percent sure how hard Mark was going that weekend. 315 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 3: Pecko was really good, but he's been good there before, 316 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 3: but that was a bit of a well, there's extenuating 317 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 3: circumstances here at Malaysia. He was just good and so, yeah, 318 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 3: unfortunate with the puncture. Let's see if that carries on. 319 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 3: But yeah, super different track when you think of the 320 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:11,200 Speaker 3: heat and the flowing nature of Sepang and how hard 321 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 3: a couple of those breaking zones are there. But you know, 322 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 3: a real strong point of his Portermow's this kind of 323 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 3: one of one track. But you mentioned before about Mark 324 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 3: and Peco running into each other. The weirdest thing about 325 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 3: Portermow this weekend. It was the second round of last year, 326 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 3: it's the second last round of this year. There's been 327 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 3: thirty eight Grand pre since we were last year. That's 328 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 3: a long long time. You mentioned Mark and Peko running 329 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 3: into each other at Portamow last year. They weren't even 330 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 3: scheduled to be twenty twenty five teammates at that point 331 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 3: because that was before everything got done at Migello mid season. 332 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 3: So it feels like we haven't been to portum Out forever. 333 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 3: Because the season of twenty twenty four was just beginning. 334 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 3: The last timey we were here it was Pedro Acosta's 335 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 3: second Grand Pre weekend. It feels like Pedro's been at 336 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 3: this spot forever now, so it's pretty rare that we 337 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 3: go back to a track. What would that be March 338 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 3: twenty twenty four to November twenty twenty five. I'm just 339 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 3: doing some quick mess here. It's like literally twenty months 340 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 3: between Grand Prix and the same track. It's pretty weird, 341 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 3: isn't it. 342 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: It does feel weird, and it does feel like we 343 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: haven't been to portamow In forever. And same with Valencia 344 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: that's coming up as well because of last year. But 345 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: you mentioned that I wanted to touch on this. You said, 346 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: so for Peco, he's going from a track that kind 347 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: of suits him to something that's completely different. And last 348 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: weekend we didn't see amazing results from the Aprillias after 349 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: they had such a huge weekend in Australia. It makes 350 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: me think the reverse and the flip, is this going 351 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: to be a track that is going to suit the 352 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: Aprelias and in particular Marco Betzeki. 353 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:40,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, based on what we've seen this year, this is 354 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 3: much more in a prillier track than Malaysia is. Malaysia's 355 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 3: got a lot of big stops, as we know, and 356 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 3: you know, we saw Bez quite frankly should have won 357 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 3: the sprint and the Grand Prix in Australia. We know 358 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 3: we had the double long lap based on what had 359 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 3: happened in Indonesia, but he was awesome in Australia and 360 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 3: portmow Is it's Portamou's not Philip Island, but it's certainly 361 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 3: closer to Philip Island than it is to spag if 362 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 3: you're going to put circuits to the in the same box, 363 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 3: just because of the flowing nature of the place and 364 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 3: the Aprilia, particularly in his hands at the back half 365 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 3: of this year, has been really good. So it's one 366 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 3: of the great sort of unknowns for this season now 367 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 3: and we'll never know the answer to this, but the 368 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 3: Aprillia is clearly a better bike right than it was 369 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 3: at the start of the season. You do wonder what 370 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 3: a fully fit, motivated, locked in Jorge Martine could have 371 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 3: done on that bike, because there's nothing we've seen in 372 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 3: Mazeki's past that makes me think that he's a writer. 373 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 3: On the same level as the absolute A grade level 374 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 3: of Martine when Martine's really good. I would have loved 375 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 3: to have see Martine on this bike this year because 376 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 3: aprily has been such a big improver this year. And yeah, 377 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 3: maybe a bit of that is because KTM sort of 378 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 3: fallen off a little bit because of the financial troubles 379 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 3: and what have you, and you obviously got Hondre and 380 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 3: Yamaha behind them in a different order to this year. 381 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 3: But man, that Aprili is a better bike than it 382 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 3: was at the start of this year. And it's just 383 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 3: one of those great unknowns that the probably the best 384 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 3: guy on that bike all we year has been sitting 385 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 3: at home watching TV most of the years. 386 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 1: Isn't it wild to think that we haven't seen Joje 387 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: Martin like at all this year. 388 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 2: And you look back at that Motor GP. 389 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: They post a lot of social content and reposts a 390 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: lot of last year's races in the build up to 391 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: the current one, and like every race is Martin, Martin, 392 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: Martin win, Martin Podium, something like that, and it's the 393 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: fact that we haven't actually seen him this season at all. 394 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 3: It's yeah, yeah, he's done of the forty possible starts 395 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 3: he's done thirteen of them, and of course the last 396 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 3: one of those he got to turn one and smashed 397 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 3: into his own teammate, broke his own collar bone at motigue. 398 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 3: But yeah, it is funny to think that you know 399 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 3: a guy who was just so front and center last year. 400 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 3: The thing I kept thinking about when we got to 401 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 3: spang Do you remember how awesome the battle between Martin 402 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 3: and Banyay was in Sepang last year? That was just 403 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 3: absolutely gloves off. It's the best four or five laps 404 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 3: of any Motor GP race I've seen for years because 405 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 3: it was absolutely on between those two. And I've got 406 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 3: a little bit of I've got a little bit nostalgic. 407 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 3: I like feisty, combative Jollgey Martina. I missed him. 408 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: No. I remember last year when we did the pod 409 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: and I was going, if you're gonna. 410 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:06,880 Speaker 2: Watch one race, watch this race. 411 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: I just remember saying that over and over again because 412 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: it was phenomenal. It's like how we talk about Moto three, 413 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: and I'm hoping that the rules in twenty twenty seven 414 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 1: allow for more of those style battles, but that's for 415 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: the future. This weekend is Porter malbo I heard this 416 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: fact Matt and I know you're the satman, so I 417 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: know you'll probably know this for our listeners. This is 418 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: the longest calendar that they've ever had in Moto GP. 419 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: In the history of the Grand Prix racing, they've never 420 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,880 Speaker 1: broken twenty Grand PRIs and this weekend is the twenty. 421 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:38,479 Speaker 2: First in the season. 422 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,199 Speaker 1: So history is going to be made this weekend in 423 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: porter Mao. 424 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 3: Sure is. We've never had a season longer than this, 425 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 3: and we know why there's been there. Bruno came back 426 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 3: in this year, Hungary came in for the first time, 427 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 3: and I guess it's a good sign for the health 428 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,719 Speaker 3: of the sport where we have so many places that 429 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,719 Speaker 3: want to host Grand Prix, a lot of places now 430 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 3: I've got super long contracts. I mean, I'm always one 431 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 3: for more racing. Give it, give us more racing any 432 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 3: day of the week. That's fine. You do wonder though, 433 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 3: because a race weekend is not just a race weekend 434 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 3: as we knew it from the past anymore. You've got 435 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 3: double the amount of starts before because of the sprints, right, 436 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 3: So I mentioned it had been thirty eight rounds since 437 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 3: we last went to Portumour, or if you like, that's 438 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 3: seventy six race starts if you're counting the sprints of 439 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 3: the Grand Prix, so no wonder. It feels like it's 440 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 3: been a long time since we've been a portum our 441 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 3: and we just seem to have weekend after weekend now 442 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,199 Speaker 3: where I mean, how many times have we had like 443 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 3: the full grid this year? It really hasn't happened. We 444 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 3: know that Tech three is running Paula Spargo again this 445 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 3: weekend because Maverick Vinalez is trying to make it back 446 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 3: for Valencia for the season finale, which makes sense because 447 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 3: there's the Test, you know, the first day of twenty 448 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 3: twenty six, if you like, the two days after the 449 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 3: Valencia GP. Martine's obviously had as well. Lorenzo Savadori is 450 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 3: still in Martin trying to get back for the last round. 451 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,680 Speaker 3: So they're all trying to get back for the last 452 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 3: round because they can then back to back twenty five 453 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 3: bikes with what's coming up for next year at the 454 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 3: Test after that. But it's kind of been a you know, 455 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,159 Speaker 3: it's been the walking worded for a lot of this year. 456 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 3: We've had a lot of guys miss racers, which is 457 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 3: a shame. With the longer calendar, and yeah, Mark Marquez's 458 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 3: timing was pretty good because what in Japan And then yeah, 459 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 3: we didn't really see him much after that, did we. 460 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 2: No? 461 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 1: I mean he said really well for that, I know 462 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:18,479 Speaker 1: that's not how he would have wanted his season to end. 463 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: And I'm sure this would have been another race that 464 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: he wanted to win on Hue next of ones that 465 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: he hasn't. But you mentioned they're the tests and one 466 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: thing I wanted to talk about and kind of tie 467 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: in with an article that you wrote. So we know 468 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,919 Speaker 1: in Malaysia the V four was there again with Augusto Fernandez. 469 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and we know that Fabric Cordurro is. 470 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 1: He's very open with his opinions and his thoughts and 471 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: the way that they're heading. Now, you wrote a really 472 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: interesting article for Fox sports dot Com. Do au Ford 473 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: slash Motorsport got to get that link in there, guys. 474 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 1: But you're saying about Fabricrdurao and his decision because we 475 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: know that his contractors up at the end of next year. 476 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 1: It can change everything because if he decigns that he 477 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:02,399 Speaker 1: no longer believes in Yamahara what they're promising him, because 478 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 1: in his words, it hasn't been delivered just yet with 479 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,239 Speaker 1: this new buik, and it's not going to help him 480 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 1: win championships. He could be knocking on doors and being 481 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: a former world champion, and we know he's one of 482 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: the aliens that we have on the grid right now. 483 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 1: It could really shake up everything for twenty twenty seven, 484 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: not just with the rule regulations but the actual riders 485 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: and the manufacturers. 486 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, and this is where this becomes so interesting. So 487 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 3: for next season, I mean next season is kind of 488 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 3: a bit of a holding pattern before twenty twenty seven, 489 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 3: and there's only four riders on the twenty twenty six 490 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 3: grid that have contracts that go into twenty twenty seven. 491 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 3: So you've got this bizarre set of circumstances where eighteen 492 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,439 Speaker 3: of the twenty two riders are out of contract at 493 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 3: the end of next year and the sport's effectively going 494 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 3: into this heartbur set for twenty twenty seven. So all 495 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 3: of these riders are trying to almost like see the 496 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 3: future that at a crystal ball here it's like, where 497 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 3: do I want to be in twenty twenty seven, because 498 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 3: we've got this clean sheet of paper and I always 499 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 3: look back at you know, I go to four wheel 500 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 3: analogies here because I've spent so much time working in 501 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 3: Formula one. The one that's pertinent to me is Lewis 502 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 3: Hamilton left McLaren to go to Mercedes in twenty thirteen, 503 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,120 Speaker 3: which at the time seemed like absolute stupidity because Mercedes 504 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 3: had done absolutely nothing and he'd been in his whole 505 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 3: career at McLaren and he'd done really, really well. There. 506 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 3: There was a massive rule reset for twenty fourteen, and 507 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 3: once that rule reset hit, McLaren were basically nowhere until 508 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,120 Speaker 3: pretty much the last two seasons, and then he won 509 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 3: six titles in seven years with Mercedes, who had won 510 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 3: a thing before he got there. So he used that 511 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 3: free agency. He obviously, you know, he bent on silver 512 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 3: and it came up trumps for him and he had 513 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 3: the power to do that as probably the best guy 514 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 3: in the sport at the time. And so this is 515 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 3: where Coaatearero sits for me. There's four other factories in 516 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 3: motor GP. If he picks up the phone and calls 517 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 3: any of those four factories, they're canceling everything and taking 518 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 3: a meeting because he is you know, he's We've said 519 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 3: this before. I think he's the second best rider in 520 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 3: motor GP behind Mark, and he's considerably younger than Mark. 521 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 3: Mark's gonna be thirty three next February, and you do 522 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 3: wonder what there is left for Mark to achieve. And 523 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 3: I get the sense Mark's not going to be a 524 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 3: guy who hangs around until he's forties like Valentino did. 525 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 3: I think Mark's going to be I'll get my titles 526 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 3: and I'll prioritize my health. Maybe I can't see him 527 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:19,920 Speaker 3: hanging around for a massively long time second oldest rider 528 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 3: on the grid. As it is, if you were to 529 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 3: do the let's pick teams out of kids in the 530 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 3: school yard type stuff when you were playing football or 531 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 3: whatever as kids, Quaturro is the guy you want because 532 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,160 Speaker 3: he's won a world championship, he's super young, he's probably 533 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 3: in the middle of his prime, and I know the 534 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 3: Amaha has not been particularly good this year, but we've 535 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 3: talked about this offline, like the fact that he's managed 536 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 3: to get five pole positions on a bike that basically 537 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,239 Speaker 3: nobody else can ride. There comes a point with him 538 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 3: where you can do all the stats of the analysis 539 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 3: that you're like, or you can just sit on your 540 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 3: couch and laugh. At the ability of a guy to 541 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 3: ring an absolutely absurd lap time out of a bike 542 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 3: that doesn't really have that performance in it. Now he 543 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 3: regresses to the mean of the bike in the race, 544 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:01,920 Speaker 3: because you replicate over twenty five laps what you could 545 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,920 Speaker 3: do over one. Even though Yamaha has not been great 546 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,119 Speaker 3: this year, to my mind, I reckon he's gone up 547 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 3: in the estimation of who's the best guys on the grid. 548 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 3: So anyone's taking that phone call, and so you're looking 549 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 3: at it from Quaaterero's point of view, he was at 550 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,879 Speaker 3: this crossroads a couple of years ago and decided to 551 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 3: stay with Yamahat now they offered him an absolute wheelbarrow 552 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,160 Speaker 3: full of money, which was probably nice. That lovely pearl 553 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 3: necklace that he rides around in there, he's probably got 554 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 3: a few of those going on. You could afford a 555 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 3: few of them. He's got some nice sports cars, all 556 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:32,360 Speaker 3: of that. That's all good, but you do wonder he's 557 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 3: been super patient with them, and as he said, it 558 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 3: hasn't been delivered. And the very fact that Yamaha is 559 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 3: even bringing this V four to races and racing it 560 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 3: with Augusto Fernandez, this is not a very Yamaha thing 561 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,439 Speaker 3: to do. They don't like bringing things that are a 562 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:50,719 Speaker 3: bit half cooked to the racetrack and run them in 563 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,400 Speaker 3: public because there's a very Japanese ethos with the way 564 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 3: they work. You don't tend to put things out on 565 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,399 Speaker 3: the racetrack for public scrutiny unless they're completely ready. V 566 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 3: four is not, but Fabio's agitating for it. He clearly 567 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 3: wants some change, and so there comes a question for him, 568 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 3: do I stick with these guys again because I did 569 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 3: it two years ago and it hasn't really worked despite 570 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 3: the fact my bank ballots looks a hell of a 571 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 3: lot better. Or do I jump? And then the question 572 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,000 Speaker 3: is if he makes a decision to jump, then where 573 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:24,440 Speaker 3: do you go? Because yeah, Jukati's just been steamrolling everybody 574 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 3: for the last couple of years. But a lot of 575 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 3: the stuff that's made Ducati really good the last few years, 576 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 3: all the aero stuff or the ride height devices, they're 577 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 3: all banned for twenty twenty seven. So probably Ducatti's greatest 578 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 3: strength this is being taken off the table, right, So 579 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 3: that probably brings them back to the field a little bit. 580 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 3: And if you're looking at the other manufacturers, could Apprillier 581 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 3: afford someone like Fabio. Would you want it? Could you 582 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 3: imagine a Quasheurero Juge Martine partnership, My god, that would 583 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 3: be fireworks, and then the other ones And the other 584 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 3: one's Honda, right, Honda's super interesting to me for any rider, 585 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 3: but particularly someone of Fabio's quality. Honda don't have that 586 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,160 Speaker 3: a lister right now. You look at all the other manufacturers. 587 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 3: Decadie's got mark Yamaha obviously has Fabia at the moment, 588 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 3: Aprilia with a fully fit Juge Martine, He's there, KTM's 589 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 3: got a Costa. They're the absolute top shelf guys. Honda 590 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 3: doesn't have that guy right now. And given Honda's budget 591 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 3: and their ability to throw so much resource at things, 592 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 3: look at how much better Honda is this year than last. 593 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 3: So much better this year than last. No, they're not 594 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 3: winning anything, but their rate of improvement this year's been massive, 595 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 3: and you can bet that every single rider is looking 596 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 3: at Honda going hmm, okay, someone needs to be brave 597 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,679 Speaker 3: here and jump there. But then when do you do it? Like, 598 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 3: do you jump and then you become the guy who 599 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 3: sets it up for the next guy? You know? So 600 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 3: maybe in twenty twenty eight when they're ready to start 601 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 3: winning stuff, or do you get in on the ground 602 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 3: floor here where they're not very good but they've got 603 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 3: pedigree and they might come good in the future aka 604 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 3: Lewis Hamilton mercedes that example that I mentioned before, and 605 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 3: if you get your timing right, that can completely change 606 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 3: the shape of your career. And for Katuro's twenty six, 607 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 3: like he's so young still he's been around for so 608 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 3: long as he came in so early and did so 609 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:13,120 Speaker 3: well so early. Is a big decision for him because 610 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 3: if he's about the success and the results, the money's 611 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 3: been taking care of himself. Everyone knows how good this 612 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 3: guy is, so he's got a super big decision to make. 613 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 3: And to my mind, once he decides what he's doing, 614 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,199 Speaker 3: then everyone else reacts to that. To me, he's like 615 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,479 Speaker 3: the cook in the bottle. Once he decides what he's 616 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 3: going to do, then there's going to be this huge 617 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 3: domino effect with other pieces scattering around. And he's already 618 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,399 Speaker 3: said Quaturo that I need to see something in the 619 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 3: Sapang test next year in February. So that's a message 620 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 3: to yamahas like you guys have got three months to 621 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 3: show me something. Because if I turn up at Sipang 622 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 3: and this V four isn't anywhere near where it needs 623 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:52,439 Speaker 3: to be or has no potential, then I'm clearly going 624 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 3: to start looking elsewhere. So watch this space. And because 625 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,719 Speaker 3: I reckon, next year's rider market could go pretty crazy 626 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 3: pretty early, and all depend on what he does. 627 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: I think you mentioned that Honda, and the first thing 628 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 1: that I thought of as you were talking about the 629 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:09,119 Speaker 1: Honda and not having the Star Rider and someone jumping 630 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,680 Speaker 1: at the bit is Dioga Morrera. Is that what they 631 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: think they might see in him? Is he becoming the 632 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: star writer? 633 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,879 Speaker 3: I reckon. The reason you employ someone like Marrera is 634 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 3: he is he's your educated bet slash guess for maybe 635 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 3: you know, a couple of years beyond that. He's still 636 00:28:27,520 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 3: so young, right, They've got him on this quite long 637 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 3: leash as far as the contract goes. He's got the 638 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,160 Speaker 3: longest contract major gip. Quite frankly, the reason you sign 639 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:36,680 Speaker 3: a guy like that so young, you put a heap 640 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 3: of performance clauses in the contract. So he's going to 641 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 3: be pretty cheap. There's going to be obviously a lot 642 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 3: of bonuses and what have you. If he does well, 643 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 3: but he, to me is the ideal guy to be 644 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 3: the partner of the A lister, whoever that day lister is. 645 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 3: He's almost like the second guy. So there becomes this 646 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 3: like a passing of the torch with these things. If 647 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 3: you flash forward to twenty twenty eight, twenty nine, or 648 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 3: what have you, when Quatrero's approaching his thirties, Marera is 649 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 3: super super young. If he's as good as we think 650 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 3: he might be, then he might be ready to sort 651 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 3: of morph into that team leader type role. I thought 652 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 3: it was a really canny signing by Honda, because you 653 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:13,040 Speaker 3: get a guy who is from a very different part 654 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 3: of the world, is clearly very quick. He might well 655 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 3: come in too Moto GP as the Motor two champion 656 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 3: based on how things work out. But he's young enough 657 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 3: and cheap enough that you could afford to have him there. 658 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 3: He can learn sort of under the radar a little bit, 659 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:26,959 Speaker 3: and then if Honda get their stuff sorted and they 660 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 3: become pretty quite good, then he's an awesome position. But 661 00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 3: there's not going to be that much expectation on him 662 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 3: next year or even twenty seven, like he gets so 663 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,840 Speaker 3: free swing, but any result he gets next year will 664 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 3: be sort of, Oh that was nice. There's going to 665 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 3: be no real pressure on him. I thought it was 666 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 3: a really really clever signing because he's clearly like the 667 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 3: next guy in that age generation. You get him locked up, 668 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 3: now you've just got to go find the A lister 669 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,600 Speaker 3: and there's a few of them out there, and like 670 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 3: I said, all of the A list guys for twenty 671 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 3: seven are all out of contract. 672 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 1: Wow, that's twenty seven. Like has it earlier on that? 673 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: I've gone this weekend, Matt, because I mean we could 674 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: talk that if buttson wins and I know you've got 675 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: some really good articles on that, so do go and 676 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: listen to Sorry, go and check those out listeners on 677 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: Matt's articles. But this weekend the Portuguese Grand Prix, Matt, 678 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 1: that all important question is who's going to be taking 679 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 1: home the number one plate, Who's going to be standing 680 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 1: on top of that step on the partium this weekend. 681 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 3: I'm going to double down on what I said earlier 682 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 3: in that I think that Marco Pozeki's going to finish 683 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 3: third the World Championship, and I think he's going to 684 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 3: take a big step towards finishing third in the world 685 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 3: championship by winning this weekend. I reckon he wins. He 686 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 3: wins the main race to sprint, wouldn't surprise me if 687 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 3: A Costa won the sprint quite frankly, but I could 688 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 3: see Bazeki Aprilia that combination being pretty awesome around Portermow. 689 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 3: With the obvious caveat that if Peco Banyaya is in 690 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 3: the top three after Friday practice, then you can everything 691 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:48,040 Speaker 3: I just said goes in the bin and then he 692 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 3: probably wins by fifteen seconds or something. Who would know, 693 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 3: But it feels like a bit of a bes weekend. 694 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 3: They've got some nice momentum spank. It's a bit of 695 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:57,720 Speaker 3: a blit. But I don't know are you going to 696 00:30:57,720 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 3: be are you following me here? Or are going to 697 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 3: get brave go with someone else. 698 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 2: I just have this feeling. 699 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: I have this feeling is going to be Pedro a 700 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: Costa this weekend. But everything that you said with the 701 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: whole pego bagno, it literally depends on the first fifteen 702 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: minutes of Friday black. 703 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 2: Like I said, that can all go in the trash. 704 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 2: But I just had this feeling of Pedro Acosta. 705 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 1: I think that he has got the fire and the 706 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:22,360 Speaker 1: determination at the moment, and I think he will be 707 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 1: focused on ticking that box for himself because everybody is 708 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: talking now, Okay, he's the writer who hasn't won the 709 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: Grand Prix. He's come in wonder Boy and not like 710 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: we've spoken about a million times. I think for him 711 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: and for himself, he needs to get it done. So 712 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: I think he's going to give it a red hot 713 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: crack this weekend. But yeah, a lot of listeners, we 714 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 1: could be all wrong and it's Pego Vagnaya who's on fire. 715 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: But actually, speaking of Peco, I don't know if you 716 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:52,120 Speaker 1: heard this, Matt. His right eyed device wasn't working in Spain, Yes, 717 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 1: in the. 718 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 3: Spree, and he still wanted it anyway. So maybe just 719 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 3: getting a head start or the new rules for twenty 720 00:31:57,560 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 3: twenty seven, you just put right height devices on the 721 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 3: bike doesn't work and they did anyway, So maybe let's 722 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 3: say a taste of what's to come. 723 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: Maybe it is and maybe that's the secret sauce that 724 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: Peco is missing, and we will find out this weekend. 725 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 2: But that is all for our portmal. 726 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:15,520 Speaker 1: And our catch up preview ahead of this weekend. Make 727 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: sure you are checking out maths articles on Fox sports 728 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:21,479 Speaker 1: dot com dot AU, Forward Slash Motorsport plus stay up 729 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 1: to date with us on Socials at Fox Motorsport, at 730 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: Fox Sports OS and at Kosports on all of the platforms. 731 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: Once again, thank you to Shannon's Insurance for sponsoring this 732 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: episode of the podcast. And of course, like we said that, 733 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: the intro our thoughts are with Noah Dettweiler and Jose 734 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: Antonio Raueida on their speedy recoveries and hopefully we will 735 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: see them back on the grid real soon. But from 736 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: Matt Clayton and myself, that is all for Pit Talk 737 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:49,959 Speaker 1: this episode. 738 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:51,880 Speaker 2: We're going to be back soon with more Moto GP 739 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 2: Pit Talk