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This is the moment, then, 6 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 2: that we've all been waiting. 7 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 3: For for in a romanxstree Land. 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: I know they aren't playing hardball out there at the moment, 9 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: the pivotal moment of twenty twenty four. 10 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 3: Well, the world's fastest riders on two wheels are making 11 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 3: their way down Under for this weekend's Australian Moto GP 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 3: at Phillip Island, and Matt I would say this is 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 3: the best weekend of the year on the Moto GP calendar. 14 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: Not that we're biased. World's best riders, world's best bikes, 15 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: world's best racetrack, world's possibly worst weather for a racetrack, 16 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: but hopefully we get one day over the course of 17 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: the week. But yeah, the best weekend of the year. 18 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 2: Buffer Well, this episode. 19 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 3: Of Pittsbook is brought to you by Shannon's Insurance. I'm 20 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 3: your host Ronita Vanmullin and joining me is Matt Clayton, 21 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 3: and we're going to break down everything that you need 22 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 3: to know ahead of this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, and 23 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 3: the breaking news coming out is there's a few big 24 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 3: names are not making their debut this weekend and one 25 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 3: of those is the world champion who was crowned in Japan, 26 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 3: Mark Marquees. So what's going with Marquez? 27 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: Why is he not a full of Island this year? 28 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: Well, we knew that he wasn't going to be at 29 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: the Island because of the shoulder injury that he had 30 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: in Indonesia when Marco Berzeki ran up the back of 31 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: him on the first lap. So you know, it's sort 32 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: of Mark's had his Australian drama before he's got to Australia. 33 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 1: It's usually dramatic when he gets here. He gets disqualified, 34 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: he crashes from the lead, he wins. It's never a 35 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: dull moment for Mark. You remember in the start last 36 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: year where he slipped on one of his own tear offs, Yeah, 37 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: and it almost was like fifteenth on the first lap 38 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: and still came back and won the race. But we 39 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: knew Mark wasn't going to be at the Island because 40 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: he had the shoulder injury from Indonesia. What's interesting was 41 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: they tried to let this just heel itself without surgery, 42 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: and you know part of that is you don't want 43 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: to go under the knife at any time. Mark Marquez, 44 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: the right side of his body does not need any 45 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: more surgeries because we've had enough of those. So he's 46 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: gone under the knife in Spain over the course of 47 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:14,399 Speaker 1: last weekend, so we knew he was going to miss 48 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 1: Australia in Malaysia. Interesting thing for me now that only 49 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: means there's two rounds after that, Portamow and Valencia. Valencia 50 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: really important because you've got the effectively the first day 51 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty six, that test one day after the 52 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: Grand Prix. It wouldn't surprise me at all of you 53 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: missus Portermow. It's not a circuit he's been particularly great 54 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: at and there's no small crashes at Portermow. That just 55 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: the nature of that track. He's won the World. 56 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 2: Championship, right por similar to Philip Eyland correct. 57 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, high risk, high reward and he's won the championship. 58 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: It's done. He had a chance to possibly have his 59 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: greatest season ever with thirteen wins if he had won 60 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: two of the last four. The fact he's going to 61 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: miss two of those four. The stats are kind of irrelevant. 62 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: The only stat he wanted to was the seventh world champion. 63 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: Wh've got that. So I think Valencia comeback, do that 64 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: this weekend, you know, salute the crowd. They'll hold him 65 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: as a hero there. But it's the test that's the 66 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: important thing. Now twenty twenty five is done, he's thinking 67 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: about twenty six. Why put yourself at risk. So it's 68 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: unfortunately he's going to miss Australia because I would have 69 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: loved to have seen him on that red decadier around 70 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: Philip Pilot, a track where he's so good at any time. 71 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:21,839 Speaker 1: But it's a sensible decision. There's nothing to fight for 72 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: for this season. Get yourself right for Valencia, start twenty 73 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: twenty six off in November the right way and then 74 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: just put twenty twenty five to bed, I think. But 75 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: a shame for the Aussie fans, definitely. 76 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 3: But the other names that aren't hearing is Maverick Vignalez, 77 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 3: who's still recovering and it makes me think that well, 78 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 3: maybe Maverick might have needed to have this. 79 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 2: Surgery or whatever the situation. 80 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 3: We don't know the ins and outs, but Joge Martin 81 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 3: and the listeners who listen to us on Pittook, you 82 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 3: predicted that if Jujey Martin was back and he was here, 83 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: this could have been the race that he particularly won 84 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 3: or at least fought with. 85 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: Mark four right when I thought a podium would be 86 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: in the offing for Martin with the comeback. Obviously he's 87 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: so underdone. He doesn't really know the bike. He's been 88 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: Batten and Bruce all year. But I thought if he 89 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 1: gets on the podium before the end of twenty five, 90 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: it'll be at Philip Island. He's been on pole here 91 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: the last three years, so post COVID when we came back, 92 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: he's been the fastest rider at Philip Island for three years. 93 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: He hasn't had a win. He came so close in 94 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: the year that Jones RK won. He led for twenty 95 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: six laps and four corners or whatever it was before 96 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: he got swamped on the last lap. But you look 97 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: at the injuries. You mentioned vinals as well. That's our 98 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: entire front row starters from last year. Martine on pole, 99 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: Marquez second, Vignali is third on the Aprillia last year 100 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: and Philip Island's a track where Maverick just pulls random 101 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: results out of the bag because he's won there before. 102 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: You never know with Maverick. It's either one extreme or 103 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: the other. Last year was good Maverick. Previous year was 104 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: no good Maverick. But it happens you've got your entire 105 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 1: front row from last year's Australian crand Prix not here. 106 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: And so the interesting part for me, Yeah, we know 107 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,559 Speaker 1: all three riders are going to be replaced by guys 108 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: who will be on bikes and be part of the mix, 109 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: but they're not going to be competing for anything meaningful. 110 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: Let's be honest. We should tick those off in a 111 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 1: sec But how open does it make this Australian Grand Prix. 112 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: I can't think of a race where you look on 113 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 1: Sunday and think who on earth is going to win 114 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: this thing because there's a lot of reasons to not 115 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: pick people. Someone's got to win it, and whoever that 116 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: person is super interesting because right now there's a lot 117 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: of guys that aren't making great cases for themselves out there. 118 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 3: Well no, but then you also think back to the 119 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 3: recent races and we've had every manufacturer, yes, in the 120 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 3: top five or six or whatever it is. 121 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 2: So it could literally be a Honda win, which is. 122 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 3: The first time in power a prially win, a KTM win, 123 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 3: a Yamaha win, imagine if Jack Miller does that. 124 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: But it just feels super open. And that's and the 125 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: nature of the way races tend to take place at 126 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: this track is not really anywhere that lends itself to 127 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: this type of racing because it's very hard to get away. 128 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: You know that you don't have twenty seven laps of 129 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: tire life around there because this place just eats tires. 130 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: So it's how you decide to run the race. You 131 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: think back to the well there, I say, the race 132 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 1: before Malaysia in twenty fifteen and there was to twenty 133 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: seventeen razers, an amazing pack race as well. It's hard 134 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: to really break away there. And last year we had 135 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: this fantastic duel between Juje Martin and Mark Marquez that 136 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: boiled down to the last couple of laps. This year, 137 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: because you don't have guys with great Island pedigree, I 138 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: reckon you could throw a blanket over about five or 139 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: six guys and it might literally come down to a 140 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: two three lap showdown. At the end, it might be 141 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: more Moto three. The Moto three is which is a 142 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: Motor three at the Island's awesome at the best desires, 143 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: but we could have just a really interesting race at 144 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: the island. Picking a winner from this it's so so hard. 145 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 1: I mean, I've given it some thought, but not with 146 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: any great conviction. I wouldn't put my house on. I 147 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: might put yours. 148 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 2: Oh okay, thanks, that's fine. 149 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: But I'm not super confident because there's probably you could 150 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: make a case for half a dozen guys to win this. 151 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly. 152 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 3: And I think that's what's so exciting is we have 153 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 3: these changes with the riders. We have the unpredictability of 154 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 3: the weather at Phillip Island every year because you don't 155 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 3: know what it's going to bring. 156 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 2: And then we have the replacement riders. 157 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 3: So we have Mikayley Piro who's replacing Mark Markez, we 158 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 3: have a Well Spargo replacing Maverick Vignalez, and Lorenzo Savadori 159 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 3: who's replacing Joi Martin. Now, before we jumped on, he 160 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 3: had to record. You were like, when did Sava last 161 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 3: race of Philip Pilot. 162 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: And I forgot that it was last year because he 163 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: replaced Prilia when Alasa was injured of course, and Maverick 164 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: was on the grid. 165 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 2: But before that. 166 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: Well it was in the one two five at about 167 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: twenty ten or something and the Purero one. Like you remember, 168 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: before Dacadie lost all their concessions, he would pop up 169 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: for one or two races a year, usually be Maisano 170 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: or Magello or somewhere. I thought to myself, when was 171 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: the last time he raced a motor GP bike at 172 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: Philip Island. It was twenty twelve when he still had 173 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: CRT you know, claiming rule teams. It's that far back 174 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: so in terms of knowledge of the island motor GP 175 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: being in that intense level of competition. It's been a 176 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: while and he's been a guy that Decadi has been 177 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: so good that he hasn't been able to make these 178 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: wildcard appearances because they've lost their concession. So talk about 179 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 1: being thrown in the deep end. 180 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 3: My goodness, Oh well, I mean the dep end this 181 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 3: year I could save for Peco Bannaya. Let's talk about that, 182 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 3: because coming off fantastic weekend unfortunately overshadowed by Mark Markers 183 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 3: winning the championship. Story of this season well, yeah, and 184 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 3: then you fast forward to Indonesia where soomkat Chantra are 185 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 3: scored points and Peko Vanyaya did it. Yeah, how is 186 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 3: Peco going to be this weekend? Is this a weekend 187 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 3: where Mark's out of the question? Pecko is going to 188 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 3: have everyone focused on him because they're still not giving 189 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 3: us an answer as to what is the issue, what's 190 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 3: going on with Peco, what's going with the bike? How 191 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 3: can he come forward from this? Can we see a 192 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 3: better Peco this weekend? 193 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: It had to be worse, wouldn't. I mean, you have 194 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: a look at what happened between Japan and Indonesia. I mean, 195 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: if you talked about the extremity of results between two 196 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: races seven days apart, you'd think we'd be talking about 197 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 1: someone like somcat Chantra or a rookie, or some bizarre 198 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: weather conditions or something. The weather was pretty benign in 199 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: both places. He looked like he was completely unbeatable in Japan, 200 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: and he looked absolutely hopeless in Indonesia. And this is 201 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: a guy who's a two time moto jeep world champion. 202 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: And it does show you how much of what Pecko's 203 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: doing at the moment, how much is going on between 204 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: his ears rather than between the handlebars at this point, 205 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: because he's convinced that he can't ride this GP twenty 206 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: five point whatever it is. At this point. How many 207 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,079 Speaker 1: bits have they taken off the twenty four You had 208 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: Ucho Saluci at VR forty six saying I'll Peco Boro 209 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: Frankel Morberdelli's bike at the Messano test. Dacaddi factory team 210 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: didn't want to allow for that. There's all this mixed 211 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: messaging going on, and it's very unusual, you know, to 212 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: take people behind the curtain here. Picko's usually very good 213 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: with media, and the fact that he didn't even he 214 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: was too just distraught by what happened Indonesia to even 215 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: speak at Mandalika, that's really really unlike him, and you've 216 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: got this sort of push. Paul and I wrote about 217 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: this for Fox Sports during the week, and we talked 218 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: about it with Peter Bomb actually a couple of weeks ago. 219 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: Ducatti's a very engineering focused team under Gigjulna, right, so 220 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: as far as GG sees it, the rider is just 221 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: another go faster bit to put on the bike, and 222 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: so if the telemetry and the and the wind tunnel 223 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: and everything says that a particular bike is faster for 224 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 1: whatever reason, then it's up to the rider to meet that. 225 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: And we've talked all year about the GP to twenty 226 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: five not being as good as a twenty four. Twenty 227 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: five still won the World Championship because it had Mark 228 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: Marquez on it. So as far as GG sees it, 229 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: the rider is just another tool to make the bike achieve. It's, 230 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: you know, what it should be achieving, and it hasn't 231 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:25,719 Speaker 1: with Peko. Pecko's probably someone who needs Some guys need 232 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: a PROD and some guys need an arm around their shoulder, 233 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 1: and I think Pecko's a guy who needs an arm 234 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: around his shoulder. I thought it was really interesting after 235 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: Indonesia where Davidota Dootzi was the guy who faced the 236 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: press with Peco not doing it, and he sort of 237 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: talked about the fact that you know, emotionally, he needs 238 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: our help right now, and you can just look at 239 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: the raw data and try and engineer your way out 240 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: of a situation. But there's a human element to this. 241 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 1: And it's not to say that the way Peko goes 242 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: about it is wrong, because he won two World Championships 243 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: doing it, and he narrowly lost two others, so it 244 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: clearly works. But you've got this push pull between engineering focus, 245 00:10:55,800 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: Gigglina Banya who needs the perfect feel to be good, 246 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: and we've seen what happens when he has the perfect 247 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 1: film he wins world championships. So you know, look, this 248 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: weeknd to me, he's kind of the beginning of twenty 249 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: twenty six, right. They need to get him right and 250 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 1: comfortable and not just jumping at shadows like he has 251 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 1: been because this will just run into twenty six if 252 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: they don't, and they've got to repair this rider. You're 253 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: not going to have Mark forever. And there's no telling 254 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: whether you're going to have this advantage forever because in 255 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: twenty twenty seven we get this rule reset right, They've 256 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: got to get their rider right. He's been the most 257 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: successful rider in Ducati's Motor GP history. They can't just 258 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: throw him out because he's not working. 259 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 3: I think what I'm looking forward to this weekend is 260 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 3: the fact that Philip Island's a circuit where they don't 261 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 3: necessarily need to utilize as much technology that's on the 262 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 3: bob correct. Is there even a corner where they potentially 263 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 3: do use the right heighth device, possibly out. 264 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: Of four at a Miller corner. That'll be about it. 265 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 1: But it's so fast and flowing. You're right, it's an 266 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: analog circuit. It's very old school in that regard. It's 267 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: not a circuit that was designed, you know, out of 268 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: a computer or you know, built like a particular circuit designer. 269 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: It's a natural race track. It's one of the few 270 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: that's left. Yeah, and you wonder if it is a 271 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: bit more analog and it's more in the rider's hands, 272 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: in the machine's hand. Is this what he needs right now? 273 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:14,959 Speaker 1: I would say yes. 274 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 3: Well, the professor like what we said it so many times. 275 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 3: That's what makes me think. But the other downside with 276 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 3: Philip Island is it is a circuit where you need confidence, yes, 277 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 3: because you are going in remember that big crash going 278 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 3: into term one years ago where they slid off like you, 279 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 3: every corner, every aspect of this circuit. 280 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 2: You need to be so confident in yourself, in the. 281 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 3: Machine, trusting the weather because the wind can change everything 282 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,199 Speaker 3: at that moment, so can that Hinderpecko. 283 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: Well, you either need the confidence or you need to 284 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: use one of Fabio couatrero sayings about Jack Miller take 285 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: your brain out. Sometimes you can actually overthink these things. 286 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: It comes down to either having the confidence or being 287 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,199 Speaker 1: able to bluff yourself that you have the confidence. And 288 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: there's a reason why certain riders have an affinity with 289 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: this particular place. It's no surprise that a Martine is 290 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: fast here when he's here, because he's just going to 291 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: rip the throttle harder than everybody else and be confident 292 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: and almost to a point of arrogance that he's going 293 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: to make all of these corners work. Equally, you get 294 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: a guy who has more emotional peaks and troughs like 295 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: Vignalees that we're talking about before, when Maverick's on here 296 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: in the past, and when he feels at one with 297 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: the bike. He's amazing to watch because it's just so 298 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 1: precise and you can see the confidence. 299 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 2: It's like a real. 300 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: Body language about the way that he rides. So I 301 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,840 Speaker 1: think Friday is super interesting. If Peco struggles in that 302 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 1: first session, if he is floundering around the back of 303 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:36,439 Speaker 1: getting into Q two Friday afternoon, I don't think you'll 304 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: be able to turn around a bad Friday afternoon if 305 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: it goes wrong. If he has a good Friday afternoon, 306 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:42,599 Speaker 1: He's going to be really strong for the rest of 307 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: the weekend because you've got that confidence base to build on. 308 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, super interesting. 309 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 3: I'm glad you brought up the body language because that's 310 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 3: something I noticed watching Peco last year at Philip Eiland, 311 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 3: was his body language on Friday wasn't showing that confidence 312 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 3: and then you could see it. So something for you 313 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 3: guys at home to think about, as well as the 314 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 3: fact that what happens Friday can really determine the rest 315 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 3: of your weekend, because yeah, obviously we have Saturday, we 316 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 3: have the qualifying, we have the sprint, but if you're 317 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 3: not getting that set up right and looking at the weather, 318 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 3: Friday is meant to be wet, Saturday's looking dry, and 319 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 3: the Sunday's possible showers and we know that can change 320 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 3: on a whim. 321 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,800 Speaker 2: That can affect everything. 322 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, massively. So there's some riders that need to be 323 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: a slow burn and they need to build up. There'll 324 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: be other guys who'll go out and almost set their 325 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: fastest lap time for the weekend on their second flying 326 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: lap on Friday. And that's what's so interesting about this track. 327 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: It probably plays more into that personality and confidence that 328 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: you mentioned, maybe more than some of the more sort 329 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: of stop go tracks where there's kind of only really 330 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: one way to go fast yea, where this is a 331 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: track where the human element of it comes out a 332 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: lot more so as far as Banao goes. Yeah, it's 333 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: super interesting to see how this plays out now. 334 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 3: Jack Miller, we were talking about this off air here 335 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 3: the last time he was on the podium twenty nineteen 336 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 3: with Pramac. 337 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: The Dark Knight Rises, the special one off Livery that 338 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 1: he had on race day. 339 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 2: Interesting but now he's back with it. 340 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 3: But could this be his chance at the podium or 341 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 3: the win on home soil in man A GP. 342 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: It's interesting with Jack in that he's always qualified much 343 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: better than he races at the Island. I think he 344 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: sort of regresses to them me and over one lap 345 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: he does amazing things. He's often done that you know 346 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: back in his you know Honda days with Australia Galizia. 347 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: I mean he's qualifying second roll on that bike, so 348 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: he is able to churn one lap out of it. 349 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: It's funny with Home Grand Prix, for any rider or any track, 350 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: some people see it as being like a burden or 351 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: a weight on their shoulders. I think Jack gets massively 352 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: energized by the home crowd and the flags and means 353 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: got one hundred and twenty people from his family in 354 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: Queensland and New Zealand that come over. It's hard for 355 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: a lot of guys in two and four wheels to 356 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: cope with that home support. Jackson has thrived off that, 357 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: and you know, we know that the season started pretty 358 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: well and has kind of petered out a little bit. 359 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: It's not been great. He was very convincing. I thought 360 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: in Indonesia it was really good to see him at 361 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: the back of that front pack and it looked like 362 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: he was going well until he got dive bomb by 363 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: Franco Morbidelli. Join Club Jack. But this strikes me as 364 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: a weekend. I can absolutely see him in Q two 365 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: and this is not somewhere Jack's been for a lot 366 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: of the year. Now. Whether a Yamaha can sustain that 367 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: sort of pace if he's able to qualify in the 368 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: first three rows over the course of a Grand Prix, 369 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: maybe not in a spring possibly, but it's all about 370 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: Friday for Jack. He's just got to get himself in 371 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: Q two. You know that quaatearero is going to be there. 372 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: Miguel Oilver has been a lot better since he got 373 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: sacked quite frankly from Yamaha. He's been maybe he's just 374 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: riding a bit more freely, but he's been quite decent. 375 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: Alex Rins is excellent at Philip Island, yes, and he 376 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: won there in twenty two on the Suzuki. I wouldn't 377 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: have thought he'd be a factor until we saw what 378 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: we saw in Indonesia and it was a bit of 379 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: fools goal there because he ran the soft tire and 380 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: it looked amazing and then he ran out of tire. 381 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: But the island's a track where he makes a difference. 382 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: He's always been good Phillip Island, so maybe we will 383 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: see some more Yamaha representation. This is not a super 384 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 1: horsepower track as we know, and you know, a bike 385 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: that turns, it's not all about top speed there. So 386 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 1: Jack's not within you know, it's not beyond the realms 387 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: to imagine him in Q two and then from there, 388 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: you know, maybe we can see something. 389 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 3: What's your thoughts on the fact of the writers knowing 390 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 3: Mark's not there, they're not having to fight for that 391 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 3: championship anymore. Do you think it's like, well, the cat's away, 392 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 3: the mice will play like these guys are really going 393 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 3: to battle it out one hundred. 394 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: Percent, because you look at the one big championship battle 395 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: and I use battle inverted conference, but it's not really 396 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: Alex Marquez is more likely than not to see a 397 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: runner up in the World Championship this weekend. That's kind 398 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: of the only thing really left of intrigue in the 399 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: Points stayble. No one's really thinking about third from there on. 400 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: And yeah, the fact that Mark as dominant as Mark's 401 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: being generally, and then you come to a track where 402 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: he's awesome anyway, the fact that he's not there, the 403 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:40,959 Speaker 1: fact that Martine's not there, someone like Maverick who might 404 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: have a random result. This feels so open. So I 405 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 1: think the way a lot of these other riders will 406 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: approach the weekend is really interesting. Pressures off right, It's 407 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: like an absolute one off world cut, let's just go 408 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: for this. And I think because of that, we're going 409 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,199 Speaker 1: to see a different race emotionally for a lot of 410 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:58,959 Speaker 1: these guys, and I think we might see a few 411 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: surprises this wed You'll think, oh, this guy's on the 412 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,280 Speaker 1: third and second rower a great how did that happen? 413 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: This guy's on a sprint podium. We know this track 414 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: suits certain riders and not others, so I think it'd 415 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: be pretty mixed up. 416 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,199 Speaker 3: Okay, I'm going to ask you the tricky question. I 417 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 3: know you've been waiting for it. I believe you have 418 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 3: an article coming out on Fox sports dot com. Doa 419 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 3: forward slash Motorsport, Matt wa'ts your thoughts this weekend? 420 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 2: Who's for poll? Who's for the Grand Prix podium? 421 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: It wouldn't surprise me in qualifying at all if we 422 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: see one of those fabio Quatrero specials. Now, this is 423 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:35,439 Speaker 1: not something that I have written in the story that 424 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: will probably be up by the time anyone listens to 425 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: this Quatrero this year has Watching him in qualifying has 426 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 1: been sort of one of my absolute favorite things of 427 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 1: this season because four times this year he's put a 428 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: bike on pole. It's got absolutely no business being there. Now, 429 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: it regresses to the mean of the race, but they're 430 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: almost the most fun, like ninety second periods of motor GP, 431 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: because you look at the timing screen it's like, how 432 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: is he doing that? Yeah, and so there's every chance 433 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: that he could pull one of those wouldn't surprise me 434 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: in the slightest because he's the best one lap rider 435 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,159 Speaker 1: in Motor GP, and that's other than maybe Juge Martin, 436 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 1: who's not here fully fit Joy Martin. That wouldn't surprise me. 437 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:13,159 Speaker 1: But in terms of the race win, I just to 438 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,399 Speaker 1: me there's kind of five guys that are in the 439 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: frame here and it's hard to separate them, so I 440 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: sort of went through a bit of a process of elimination. 441 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: The one I like is Marco Bozeki, but with asterisks here. 442 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 2: Yes one. 443 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: We know he's got a grid penalty for what he 444 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: did to Mark Marquez in Indonesia. Now as we speak 445 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: right now, we don't know what the griod penalty is. 446 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: It'll be the three places or five grid penalties at 447 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:40,199 Speaker 1: Philip Island aren't massively relevant. The only concern I've got 448 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: a bit with a Pillier is that this is the 449 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: time of year where they tend to go downhill a 450 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: little bit, they come to the flyaways and they kind 451 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: of disappear. It's happened time and time again. You know, 452 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 1: Aprillius never finished better than eighth at Philip Island before. 453 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 1: It's never happened. 454 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 3: But they have led a lap here, they said the 455 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 3: first time they ever lost lead in a Grand Prix. 456 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,359 Speaker 1: Right, And so you know, they've tended to be a 457 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 1: bike in the p where it has like one or 458 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: two awesome circuits a year. It was always like termass 459 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: Barcelona with Alage because he lived down the road, of course, 460 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: but then they'd come to the flyways and they kind 461 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:11,919 Speaker 1: of disappear. It was too hot. You remember when they 462 00:20:11,920 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: went to India the other year, like Alasia's burning himself 463 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: on the bike, and it's never really operated great in 464 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: the flyways. But it seems like a more rounded bike 465 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: and a more rounded team this year. So I'm wondering 466 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: if that holds for here. Bazeki's not one hundred percent fit. 467 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: He's had two massive accidents the last two races and 468 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 1: got taken out by his own teammate in Japan. Of course, 469 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: how fit is he? And what does the grid penalty 470 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: play in so without going through the I like Fabio 471 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: di jan Antonio is really good at Philip Pilot. Now 472 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: we know that twenty five has not been so great, 473 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 1: but did he's last two years here podium? In twenty 474 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 1: three in the crazy Zarco race he came from twelfth 475 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 1: to finish fourth last year. He just about going on 476 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: the podium from the fourth row last year. He's enormously 477 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 1: rapid at the end of races, so he's one of 478 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: those guys he'll have great tire life at the end. 479 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: He's in the top four or five in seven laps 480 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: to go look out because he's really really good. Here 481 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: fermin Al Deguerrez got an awesome Motor two CV here. 482 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: I think he's had three top four finishes in a row, 483 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 1: one here last year in Moto two. Talk about a 484 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: guy that's confident. He's just demolished everybody in Indonesia. So 485 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: he's another guy that's in the frame for me. But 486 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: my favorite friend the race win Ronita, is Peco Vanaya. 487 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 2: Really yes, But. 488 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 3: Then we're just looking before and we're talking about is 489 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 3: he right? Is he mentally capable? 490 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: Massive asterisk of all time here, let's look at the 491 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: background with Pecko. His very very first Mordor GP result 492 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,920 Speaker 1: of any note was twenty nineteen. He finished fourth. Really 493 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 1: tough rookie season. He was right on the back of 494 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: Jack Miller, who was his teammate when Jack took that 495 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:45,360 Speaker 1: podium in nineteen. Since we've been back here at post 496 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: COVID in twenty two, twenty three, twenty four. He's been 497 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: on the podium every year. He hasn't qualified lower than fifth. 498 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: This is a good Peco track. Mark's not there, Martine's 499 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: not there now. It would require a massive swing between 500 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: one race to the other based on what we saw in Indonesia. 501 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: We only need to go back to races to know 502 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: what good Peko looks like, because in Japan he looked 503 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: utterly untouchable. Yes, I know, Mark was sort of playing 504 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 1: for the championship at that point. No one saw him 505 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: after the start. For two straight days he was on pole, 506 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: He led every lap of the sprint, he led every 507 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 1: lap of the Grand Prix. He made everyone look ridiculous. 508 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,160 Speaker 1: If you can fluctuate between that extreme to the other 509 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: extreme in Indonesia, why can't we see Japan Pecko this 510 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,919 Speaker 1: weekend as opposed to Indonesia Pecko. It's in the cards. 511 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: It's a good track for him. He's usually pretty confident here. 512 00:22:31,520 --> 00:22:35,640 Speaker 1: He gets a decent started on Friday. I think he's 513 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 1: going to be a very very hard man to be 514 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: come Sunday. Now it may sound like the craziest prediction 515 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: of all time, given the guy was last and absolutely 516 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: hopeless two weeks ago. But this is Peco Banyoora in 517 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five. This is what happens. Why can't we 518 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: have an extreme swing back the other way? 519 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 2: I mean, this year we've had a Honda. 520 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 3: On the podium, Uh huh, We've seen our world champion 521 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,439 Speaker 3: crash out. There's so many things on our bingo Kat 522 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 3: and I swear I say this every episode. I was 523 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 3: not expecting that in twenty twenty five. So I mean, yeah, 524 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 3: Peco comeback? 525 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 2: Why not? 526 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: And then he could also go to Malaysia the following 527 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 1: weekend and me last, because we know. 528 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 2: Alex Markeez is good at Malaysia. 529 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, and Picko, there's no middle ground with Pecko 530 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,719 Speaker 1: this year. It's either really really good or more more 531 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: often than not, really really bad. Yeah, given what you 532 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: mentioned before, how you laid it out with the people 533 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: that aren't here, and the fact it's such a particular track. Now, 534 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: if small would consequences, Like I always say, if you 535 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: can have that confidence here, he's proven it before. He's 536 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:32,159 Speaker 1: been very very fast here for a long period of time. 537 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: Given the guys that aren't here, why not. 538 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 3: It's funny because Matt was like, you're going to be 539 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 3: shocked at my prediction, and I. 540 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 2: Talked to you around a little bit. 541 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,199 Speaker 3: Now I'm understanding it, but before I was thinking, you know, 542 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 3: you were joking like what if it's Pyro or what 543 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 3: if it's a polus bugger, you know, Jack Miller. Now 544 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 3: that you said it, I'm going, yeah, actually, I can 545 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 3: see it in my mind, though I'm still thinking, yeah, 546 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 3: it's Bez maybe a Zarco because of like how he's 547 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 3: been here in the past. 548 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:58,880 Speaker 2: I remember last year when we spoke to Chris. 549 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,119 Speaker 3: Chris said, don't out Zarko back then on the Honda. 550 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 2: So yeah, I can see it, but I just think 551 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 2: the weather's going to come into place so much. 552 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 1: But this is why this weekend is so compelling, because 553 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 1: we're trying to find perfect answers to questions where every 554 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,199 Speaker 1: single answer is imperfect. There's always ah, but what about this? 555 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 1: Oh but what about this? He mentioned Zarko first half 556 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: of the season, fantastic second half of the season. He's 557 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,359 Speaker 1: fall off a cliff. Yeah, he's got about thirty points 558 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: in the last nine rounds. He's been nowhere. Do the 559 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 1: factory Hondas come to play. I don't know. I mean, 560 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: Luca Marine has never had a great result here. That 561 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: bike looks great at the moment. 562 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 2: Jean mir has had good results and he's. 563 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 1: Been good here too. Can he stay on? Is he 564 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: a podium chance? You could make a case for twelve 565 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: to fourteen riders to potentially be on a podium this weekend. 566 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:44,880 Speaker 1: We've only got twenty of them. Is because so many 567 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 1: guys out injured at the moment. That's what makes this 568 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: so compelling. 569 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 3: I think, yeah, even just when you said that, I'm 570 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 3: going pas, you're Acosta. 571 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 2: Last year he crashed out, but he was fighting hard. 572 00:24:53,520 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, sor I mean potential, No, he crashed on the screen, correct. 573 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 2: I think what I'm excited for off track? I mean 574 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 2: we spoke about on track. Off track is Pedro Costas 575 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 2: last year had the mullet helmet. We know we've got 576 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 2: the Aussi's. 577 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 3: We love the fact that they really get into the 578 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 3: Australians of this weekend. 579 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: Heedro is half Australian. He hangs out with Remy. 580 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 2: Gard Yeah exactly, half Australian. Exactly, Well, adopt him. We'll 581 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 2: adopt him. 582 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 3: But the cool thing is is we have Assi's across 583 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 3: all three classes, So Jack Miller, we know in Moto 584 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 3: GP this weekend. In Moto two we have two Aussie 585 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 3: Sena Ageas and Harrison Void is making his wild card 586 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,120 Speaker 3: once again, this time with the MT Helmets MSI team. 587 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 2: In Moto two. Now Senna, he's had his win this season. 588 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 3: Last year at philip Island was his first ever Moto 589 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 3: two podium. 590 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 2: Yep. 591 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 3: How do we think he's gonna go? Because he is 592 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 3: one of those ones who I feel like relish is 593 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 3: in the fact that it's the home race for him. 594 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 3: He has all that extra press and extra responsibilities, but 595 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 3: it seems to work for him. 596 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: Couldn't agree more. I mean, he was literally the busiest 597 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 1: man in Philipilo last year. If there was can you 598 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: come and do this? Yep, I'll be there and he 599 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: I mean, I thought, you're going to be exhausted the 600 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: time you get on the bike, but he just reveled 601 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: in the support. And you have to look at these 602 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: guys like they do all these other rounds where they 603 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: are so far from home that they are literally the 604 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,239 Speaker 1: furthest from home that you could possibly be. He's got 605 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: a lot of family that will come down. I love 606 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,159 Speaker 1: the way he handled all of that last year, and 607 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: so to have what at the time was a career 608 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: best result, the place went nuts. It was fantastic to 609 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: be there. And you look at where he's at twelve 610 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 1: months on. He's become a guy who we're expecting to 611 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: see at the front and we're disappointed now when he's not. 612 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:30,439 Speaker 1: We're in the past. It's like, oh, sent us up 613 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: the front. What a bonus. He's won a Grand Prix. 614 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: He comes back here knowing what the madness is going 615 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 1: to be. Like, he's had a couple of not so 616 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:40,879 Speaker 1: great rounds, like Motigi was pretty ordinary, Like he's had 617 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 1: a couple of rounds that haven't gone quite so well. 618 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: But if there's a chance for someone to have a 619 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 1: one off result, you could absolutely see it because I 620 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 1: think he relishes the pressure. 621 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 2: He loves it. 622 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,400 Speaker 1: He loves the support and the adulation. And yet look, 623 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: the more ausies we can have a World Championship. Gridji 624 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 1: mentioned Harrison vot he was here last year of course 625 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:58,400 Speaker 1: as well, so and Moto two is you know, it's 626 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: the most live of all the championships. Course it's still 627 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 1: going that'll be a tense one Sunday. It wouldn't surprise 628 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: me at all to see center right up the sharp end. 629 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 3: And then if we look at Moto III, we've got 630 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 3: our Jacob Rylstone and Joel Kelson. Now I actually saw 631 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 3: Joel last weekend at the Bathurst one thousand. 632 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:14,679 Speaker 1: Not something you thought you were going to say. 633 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:16,479 Speaker 3: Something I thought I was going to say at all, 634 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 3: his first ever Bathurst one thousand, and I was talking 635 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 3: to him. I said, how are you feeling? And same 636 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 3: for him, He's like, I love coming home. I love 637 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 3: being here in this environment, having my friends and my 638 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 3: family there. And I said, okay, well, what's the goal 639 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:30,760 Speaker 3: for this weekend? He's like, I think I can get 640 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 3: on the podium. 641 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,959 Speaker 1: Well, we know in qualifying there's no issues been job 642 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 1: because he's always up on the first one or two rows. 643 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: It's always that. What's his pace like in the last 644 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,639 Speaker 1: four or five laps of a race? But again, podium 645 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,360 Speaker 1: finisher in his home Grand Prix, hopefully not those conditions. 646 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 1: My god, we needed boats or other than motor three 647 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: bikes that year. That was yeah, So we don't want 648 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: to be part of that. But we know he's risen 649 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: to the occasion here in the past. I wouldn't be 650 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: surprised at all if he's on the front row. He's 651 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 1: just almost permanently on the front road these days. Ossie 652 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: Paul would be quite nice, yeah, and then Jacob Roston, Look, 653 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,439 Speaker 1: we know it's been a tough year for him. If 654 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 1: what's the old saying, if you're only as good as 655 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 1: your last race, then he's pretty bloody good because he 656 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:08,120 Speaker 1: finished fifth in his last race at Indonesia, career best 657 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:10,479 Speaker 1: for him. So it's been a difficult year for him. 658 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: Injured at the beginning, it's been tough. You know, it 659 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 1: doesn't have his right next year with that team come 660 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: here with you know, he's obviously lived the Australian Grand 661 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: Prix experience once already. It's been tricky for him this year. 662 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 1: But to come here with a great result and then 663 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 1: sort of you know, nestle into the support that you're 664 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: going to get here hopefully a good result for him 665 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:31,640 Speaker 1: this weekend. And the best part about this is we've 666 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,680 Speaker 1: got ossies in all three categories who were expecting to 667 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: be prominent, and I mean, let's be honest, there's going 668 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: to be a lot of buzzie flags trackside of Philippilon 669 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: this weekend. That's what we're looking forward to. 670 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 3: I think for listeners though, we always go if you 671 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 3: only watch Moto GP and one other race, obviously we 672 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 3: want you to support all three categories. Moto three, Moto 673 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 3: three here, oh my god, it's going to be elbows out. 674 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 3: They're going to be going for it. And like even 675 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,440 Speaker 3: last weekend in Indonesia it was the same thing. Is 676 00:28:57,920 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 3: every lap you're on the edge of your seat, going, 677 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 3: what are they going to do? The moves that they're 678 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 3: making and whatnot. Philip Island's going to be another class. 679 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: I always say it's like the last lap for twenty 680 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: one laps. Yeah, it literally feels like that. And you'll 681 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: have these packs at the front of races where every 682 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 1: point's paying position is within one point two seconds, and 683 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: you could throw a top haul and over the front group. 684 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: And you know, Jack Miller won a pretty memorable Motor 685 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:21,920 Speaker 1: THREI race here back in the day where five of 686 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: them could have won that race coming into the last corner. 687 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: So it's usually the best race of the day. And 688 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:28,960 Speaker 1: God only knows how big thefer I mean, the front pack, 689 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: it's basically the entire field is the front pack. Yeah, 690 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: and yeah, when you get to the last three laps 691 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: like there's no analysis needed, just just laugh like the 692 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:36,320 Speaker 1: rest of us. 693 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 3: I know we sound biased, and I'm going to say 694 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 3: this once again. If there's only one Grand Prix you 695 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 3: watch in the whole entire year, make it the Australian 696 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 3: Grand Prix because it is one of the best, not 697 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 3: just because we have Assi's on the grid, but the 698 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 3: circuit provides some of the best racing that we're going 699 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 3: to see across all three classes. 700 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 2: And I can't wait, Matt. I'm excited. 701 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 3: We're both going to be on the ground this weekend, 702 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 3: so you're going to be covering it for Fox Sports. 703 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 3: I'm also there as well, which you guys can follow 704 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 3: along on the Fox Sports socials at Fox Motorsport and 705 00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 3: Fox Sports Oh's and KO Sports everywhere as well. But Matt, 706 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 3: I think that gives everyone a little bit of an 707 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,520 Speaker 3: insight into this weekend. Obviously, the weather's going to be 708 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 3: a big player in how all the results turn out, 709 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 3: but I'm excited. 710 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely. You do the usual Philip Islum packing list, 711 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,720 Speaker 1: You just tip your entire wardrobe into the back of 712 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 1: the car because you're probably gonna need a ski. Parker 713 00:30:22,760 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 1: and some sunscreen, probably within an hour of each other 714 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: when you're down there. But that's why we love this place. 715 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 2: That is exactly why we love it. 716 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 3: So thank you so much again once to Shannon's Insurance 717 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 3: for being our sponsor for this episode of Pittook. 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