1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: The hills are alive with the sound of Moto GP 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: this weekend as the championship heads to the Red Bull 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: Ring for the Austrian Gram Prix. Fresh from his back 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: to back wins and Ambashanini has now secured himself a 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: place in the title fight. But could we see Katim 6 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: shine at their home race this year and finally score 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 1: their long awaited Moto GP victory. I'm your host, Rinita 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: Vanmullen and here to drop more knowledge than Juan Mire 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: drops the Honda. Matt Clayton, Matt, we're officially back and 10 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: halfway halfway through the twenty twenty fourth season and headed 11 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: to one of the four tracks that Moto GP share 12 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,319 Speaker 1: with their four wheeled counterparts. F one. 13 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 2: I love the fact that we're four episodes into this 14 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: ornata and you're already doing Juanmir jokes because that's usually 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 2: my line. 16 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 3: I feel bad, but I pick on Jean Poorsha. It's 17 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 3: not his fault. 18 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: But yeah, we're four epsit and you're already I'm already 19 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: influencing you negatively or positively, depending on Hey, you want 20 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: to look at it? So lovely to be here as all, 21 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: and look, this is always such an interesting race Austria 22 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 2: because the track is just so different. I mean, I 23 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 2: know it's a bit of a cop app to say 24 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 2: the word different, but it's unlike anywhere else. You mentioned 25 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 2: that it's one of those dual purpose circuits with their 26 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 2: flighter Motor GP, but there's nothing quite like it on 27 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 2: the Motor GP calendar. Because you look at a track 28 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 2: BAP of this place, do you think, well, it's not 29 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: that hard, is it. It's got three strakes with a 30 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: bit of a squiggly bit in the middle. But it's 31 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: such a difficult track to get right because the margins 32 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 2: of era are so low, and I'm sure we'll get 33 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 2: into that through this episode, but it always throws up 34 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: an intriguing race too, So I'm very curious to see what. 35 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 3: Happens this Sunday. 36 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, exactly. Let's chat about that, because you know, this 37 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: track is known as one of the harder breaking tracks 38 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: that Motor GP do. Go to Brembo. We're saying that 39 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: normally the writers they have a choice of three different 40 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: thiss three twenty mil, three forty and three point fifty five, right, 41 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: But at this circuit, because it is such hard breaking, 42 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 1: the lighter ones they're just not allowed to use. They 43 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: go for the harder ones, but also the amount of 44 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: heat that they're putting in through these discs. They have 45 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: little little winglets I guess we call them little little 46 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: fins on the discs to help disperse and keep it cool. 47 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: And that just shows you how much pressure these riders 48 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: are putting literally through their breaks. You know, they're breaking 49 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: for three point five seconds deceleration of one point three g's. 50 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: It's crazy because on the TV it doesn't do it justice. 51 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: We're not seeing this because it looks so flat and 52 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: like they're just riding around having fun. But when you 53 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: see stats like that, it's like, wow, Okay, this is 54 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: a circuit where the riders are putting themselves to the limit. 55 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: Oh, I mean, we only saw what happened when you 56 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: arrive at turn one with no breaks. Meverick ri Nalis 57 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,399 Speaker 2: is probably still remembering that one a couple of years 58 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 2: ago where he got to turn one, had no brakes 59 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: and had to decide whether to crash with his motorcycle 60 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 2: or without it and bailed out. 61 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 3: That was terrifying. 62 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 2: But there's some massive stops at this place, and I 63 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 2: think the other thing you said there where TV doesn't 64 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: do it justice. The elevation change is huge as well, 65 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 2: particularly into term one, and it's a track that you 66 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 2: make up all your time underbreaking and a lot of 67 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 2: the breaking is in a straight line because a lot 68 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: of the corners are ninety left or ninety right, So 69 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 2: super different with the way you have to approach this track. 70 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 2: But the curious thing for me is, you know, you 71 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 2: remember what happened up at turn well, it was called 72 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 2: turn two then it's now called turn three about three 73 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,679 Speaker 2: or four years ago, with that absolutely terrifying accident where 74 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: bikes were flying through the apexes of corners and what 75 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 2: have you. That chicane was put between what was turns 76 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: one and two then one and three now to try 77 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: and slow the bikes down. I think putting an extra 78 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 2: chicane in there, which means an extra stop and an 79 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: extra start again almost increases the jeopardy to some degree. 80 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 2: Because you've reduced the speeds going into that uphill right 81 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 2: handed there, which is now turned three, you still got 82 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 2: to negotiate this weird little chicane in the straight in between, 83 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 2: so it adds another variable. It always looks a bit 84 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 2: messy to me. I don't know about you, but it 85 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: doesn't look great on the TV, but it's probably an 86 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: imperfect solution to a problem that needed to be solved. 87 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 2: So I guess I didn't really have a choice. 88 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: Did they exactly this circuit where it is located in 89 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: the Austrian mountain side Spielberg, the famous movie director, I 90 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: think somehow has a relation to it. I'm not too sure. 91 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: But where the track is I actually haven't been myself, 92 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: but it's literally on the side of a mountain, so 93 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: they can't actually change the circuit too much. And when 94 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: that incident that we're talking about, I don't know how 95 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: the riders walked away from that how No one was 96 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: in jibbled. They were scraping it so fine. They had 97 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: to put that chicane in. There was no way that 98 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: that could have passed the test again because like you said, 99 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: going into that old turn too, there was like a 100 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: slight kink where they're still flat out through that kink 101 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: before they're heading into what is there essentially that ninety 102 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: degree turn. It is messy, but like you said, there 103 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: was no real real way around it. They had to 104 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: do something to slow these riders up. But it's funny 105 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: that they call this chicane turned to A and T 106 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: B it to just be called a chicane. 107 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 2: They're almost apologizing you for hab to get in there. 108 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 2: And the track map is it makes me laugh about it. 109 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 2: It's like, oh yeah, here's two A two, be just 110 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 2: whisper it and no one will notice. But I mean, look, effectively, 111 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 2: this is a car track. Let's be honest. When you 112 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 2: only have to see where the arm COO barriers are 113 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 2: and what have you. And I remember when the changes 114 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 2: to the regulations for twenty twenty seven were brought out 115 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 2: and they were talking about the bikes being too fast 116 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 2: for some of the tracks. The two places I instantly 117 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 2: thought of were urn one at Magello where they come 118 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 2: over the crest there and you've got the big concrete 119 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 2: wall on the left hand side, and pretty much the 120 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 2: whole of Austria because there are so many areas there. 121 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 3: It is a car track. 122 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 2: You can only move the fences and walls back so far, 123 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: as you said, because you're carved into the side of 124 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 2: a mountain. I think the chicane is part of a 125 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 2: series of imperfect solutions for this place, but it is 126 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 2: one of the ones that I thought of that look, 127 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 2: it's great that we have this race. It's super well attended. 128 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 2: We've got the KTM presence, but you wonder if the 129 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 2: machinery is outgrowing the track a little bit. Look possibly, 130 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: maybe the change in twenty twenty seven will change things 131 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 2: back in the favor of the bikes to I guess 132 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 2: it's why the writers love it. It is one of 133 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,679 Speaker 2: those ones that's a little bit dicey in terms of safety, 134 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 2: so obviously rewards the brave. But we got pretty lucky 135 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 2: there a few years ago. Let's make no two bones 136 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 2: about that. There was not a great deal of skill 137 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 2: involved in people not getting hurt that day. We just 138 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 2: got pretty lucky, and thankfully we did. 139 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, definitely, it was one of those things that 140 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: you never want a witness and you don't ever want 141 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: to see again. We want racing to be fun and safe, 142 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: and that definitely crossed the line. But speaking of the 143 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: way that the writers, I guess prepare for this circuit, 144 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: I was reading an article with Elisia Spargaru and he 145 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: just came out sit it straight away. He goes, this 146 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: circuit Austria is a start and stop circuit. It doesn't 147 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: suit me and my writing style, and he believes it 148 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: doesn't suit the apriliers, and we know that from history. 149 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: So when Moto GP did go back there, I think 150 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: it was twenty sixteen was the first year that they 151 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: went back. From then, it's just been a Jew caddie 152 00:06:56,320 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: dominant circuit. And that's not because jew caddies have always 153 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: necessarily being the dominant manufacturer from twenty sixteen, but it 154 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: just seems to suit certain riders looking back. You know 155 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: historically Andre de Visioso he won there four times in 156 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: a row, well not in a rows rod there was 157 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: a one break with Jllhei Lorenzo, but four winds the 158 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Pecos one twice, and then we had that win 159 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: from Brad Binda and Miguel Olivera as well. So it's 160 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: too Catti and then a little bit of KTM in there. 161 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 2: I'm still laughing at Brad Binder because you remember he 162 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 2: stayed out on slicks on a wet track. I don't 163 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 2: think I've ever seen a guide ride slower to win 164 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 2: a race. Like every single quarter it looked like he 165 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 2: was going to come off. It was one of those 166 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 2: nothing ventured, nothing gained wins. But it's interesting where you 167 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 2: mentioned Ducaddi. This was always Ducaddi's track. Before Ducaddi was 168 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: the bike to be on, they would go there and 169 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 2: it was always this outlier of a circuit. It's a 170 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 2: point and squirt track, hardbreaking straight line speed. That was 171 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 2: the bike to bo and you mentioned Andrea and Oni 172 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 2: there and Andreda Vicio, so it always used to seem 173 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 2: to get into last light battles with mart Marquez and 174 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 2: beat him at that track as well. There are a 175 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 2: couple of absolutely awesome final corners between those two. But 176 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 2: this was when Ducati wasn't the bike to be on 177 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 2: at pretty much every track. We've seen what they've done 178 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: this season already, and they've locked out the last seven 179 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 2: podiums now and you mentioned Elashan Aprilia. We've gone from 180 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 2: just the polar opposite circuit for the previous race at Silverstone, 181 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: where it's all fast and flowing, and the Aprilla looked 182 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 2: absolutely beautiful there, particularly in Elisha's hands in qualifying. But 183 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 2: this circuit is at the complete opposite end of the spectrum. 184 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 2: So I'd be surprised if Aprillia did a heat this weekend. 185 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 2: Perhaps it brings Katie and back into the mix, and 186 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:35,319 Speaker 2: don't discount someone like Pedro Costa there. I'm sure he'll 187 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 2: want to put on a good show in front of 188 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 2: his new employers for next year. But it does feel 189 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 2: to me that we're looking at a Doucadi circuit again, 190 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 2: I think, maybe more specifically, and it was something I 191 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 2: touched on this week in a story for Fox Sports 192 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 2: dot com dot Au. The GP twenty four Ducati has 193 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 2: taken a massive leap over last year's GP twenty three, 194 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 2: and I know that sounds a bit reductive. It's like, well, 195 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 2: the new bike is supposed to be better than the 196 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 2: old bike. That's how it works. But last year we 197 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 2: didn't see such a massive step between the twenty three 198 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 2: and the twenty two. The twenty two was still winning 199 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 2: races with Marco Betzeki and Fabio de jan Antonio. But 200 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 2: the twenty four this year has just made this huge 201 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: step over the twenty three. And we can tell how 202 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 2: good the twenty four is because Mark Marquez is on 203 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: a GP twenty three and he still hasn't one yet. 204 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 2: And I keep using the word yet because I think 205 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 2: he will. But if you're on a GP twenty four 206 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 2: and you're in Austria, that means that one of four riders. 207 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: I will be absolutely shocked if they don't win this weekend, 208 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 2: and I'll be super shocked if it is Freeko Morbert Delli. 209 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 2: So maybe it's a race in three this weekend. But yeah, 210 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:36,559 Speaker 2: definitely a Decadi track. We don't need any of those 211 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 2: at the moment, do we. But this is probably the 212 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 2: track that they would expect to be dominant on more 213 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 2: than any for the rest of this year. 214 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 3: I'd reckon. 215 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: I actually wanted to ask you because on the Fox 216 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: Sports Socials I posted a clip from another article that 217 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: I read on a European website where it was the 218 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: X I think Crew Chief or someone at ELSR was 219 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: talking about Mark My Marquez and at Silverstone he could 220 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 1: really see those differences between the GP twenty three and 221 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: the GP twenty four. He also counts in that Mark's 222 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: still not one hundred percent with his arm. But I 223 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: wanted to ask you, with this style circuit, being it 224 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,839 Speaker 1: is quite fast the stop in side, do you think 225 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: we're going to see that big expansion again between the 226 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: two model do you? Caaddes. 227 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, Look, I think one of the biggest areas of 228 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 2: progress within them this year is the is the device 229 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 2: as they like to call it basically getting out of 230 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 2: the slow corders and getting the traction down. And we 231 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:35,079 Speaker 2: know that there's some big stops and big traction zones 232 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 2: at this particular circuit, So I think it will probably 233 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 2: show the difference between the twenty four and the twenty 234 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 2: three bikes where this track does offer you some solace 235 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 2: if you're not on one of those twenty four bikes. 236 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 2: Is it really rewards the best breaking riders on the grid. 237 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 2: And we mentioned to Vicioso before he was kind of 238 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 2: the last of the late breakers. He was absolutely awesome 239 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 2: on the breaks, and you'll see guys making positions up 240 00:10:57,440 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 2: under breaks that they may not be able to sustain 241 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 2: the straight. So you get these sort of cat and 242 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 2: mouse fights at somewhere like the Red Bull Ring. And 243 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 2: I immediately think of Jack Miller here because you remember 244 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 2: the old straight between turns one and two. He would 245 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 2: always do the Scandinavian flick coming to the top of 246 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 2: the hill at turned three. There it looked absolutely fantastic, 247 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 2: but really good on the break. So I think the 248 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 2: riders that are able to get their bikes stop the 249 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 2: best at a track where as you said, breaking is 250 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 2: so critically important, that's going to be a big factor. 251 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 2: But in terms of the strength of the twenty four 252 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 2: and its ability to get out of the slow speed corners, 253 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 2: there's three particular points at this track where I think 254 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,559 Speaker 2: that's going to be pretty obvious, not so much the 255 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 2: last sector of the lapse, So that gives me some 256 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 2: optimism that that's not how a close race is going 257 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,679 Speaker 2: to be decided, but the story of the race out 258 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 2: of turn one, out of turn three, particularly how you 259 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 2: set those last few laps up. I think the twenty 260 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 2: four decatie still has an advantage over the twenty three bike. 261 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: It's going to be really interesting this weekend. I was 262 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 1: looking at the weather forecast before we're calling oh boy, 263 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:02,839 Speaker 1: yes today someday. We are looking at ninety percent chance 264 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: of rain and thunderstorms in Austria, and I've heard over 265 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,839 Speaker 1: there there's been thunderstorms, it's been a massive heat wave, 266 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: they've had hail. And it makes me think you mentioned 267 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: earlier that that Brad Bnda win back in twenty twenty 268 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: one on the slicks. Could this be the first wet 269 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: race because we haven't had a Moto GP wet race 270 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: since Japan last year, But also could it be the 271 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: first flag to flag that we've had in a long 272 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: time as well. And then what's going to happen then? 273 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: Is it going to be Docaddie Domino or we're going 274 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: to see Jack Miller, Pedro Acosta these other guys who 275 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: are just thrive in those conditions up the front. 276 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, all of South Africa doing a rain dance as 277 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 2: you're setting that out in that last sentence there. But look, 278 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 2: I think, particularly to track like this too, with the 279 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 2: elevation that we mentioned, if it rains, kind of all 280 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 2: better off. You've got some guys that we know are 281 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 2: particularly good in the wet Jack Miller's one of the 282 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 2: examples there that you mentioned. But look, if it rains, 283 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 2: it's because of the nature of these corners right angled courtners. 284 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 2: I guess you would say it's really easy to tuck 285 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 2: the front at a wet circuit like Austria. And yes, 286 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 2: I was looking at that forecast and thought to myself, right, 287 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 2: maybe this is the race where we have this sort 288 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 2: of shaking of the dominance that Dicati's had over these 289 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 2: past seven Grand Prix. So wouldn't surprise me in that 290 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 2: part of the world is very volatile, I would be 291 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 2: surprised if all three classes got through Sunday without one 292 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 2: of them being very wet. And as you said before, 293 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 2: when you were talking about wet races, the one that 294 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 2: I went to, I was thinking Argentina. I'd totally forgotten 295 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 2: about Motegi getting shortened last year with Jorge Martin winning that, 296 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 2: but I was thinking back to Argentina, and that's April 297 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 2: last year. 298 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 3: We've had this. 299 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 2: Bizarre set of circumstances where the weather's actually been pretty good. 300 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 2: Of course the asterisk. Of course, the weather was so 301 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:45,839 Speaker 2: bad in Australia on the Sunday that we didn't have 302 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 2: a Sunday last year, so I don't know if that counts, 303 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 2: but at least we've got a Grand Prix and on 304 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 2: the Saturday at Philip Island. But yes, weird, isn't it. 305 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 2: We haven't seen too much wet running for a while. 306 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 2: And I wouldn't mind have been a flagged if flag 307 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 2: just despice things up. When we've got twenty races a year, 308 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 2: let's throw a couple of very in there. 309 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: Exactly. We love it when they come into pit lane, 310 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:05,160 Speaker 1: they do their little flag to flag practice and the 311 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,839 Speaker 1: occasional trip over a real will starter or something as 312 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: we see Mark as in pit Lane before. But let's 313 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: talk about an aamashniny I mentioned him in the intro. 314 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: He's fresh off his back to back victories at Silverston. 315 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: He is going to be on a high. He's got 316 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: next year locked away, so he just needs to focus 317 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: on maintaining his health for this year and obviously not 318 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: crashing out. How do you think he's going to I 319 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: guess feel, but also be going into this weekend? Is 320 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: he going to be going into it with the new 321 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: round confidence that he is in that title fight now 322 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: and he shouldn't have been pushed aside by Jacaddi. 323 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's funny, isn't it, Like he after Silverston said 324 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 2: he didn't think he was a title contender. I actually 325 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 2: wrote that weekend that's probably the first mistake he made 326 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 2: the entire weekend, because he won the Sprint and he 327 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 2: won the Grand Prix, and to say that you're not 328 00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 2: a championship contender. We keep forgetting because it's the middle 329 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 2: of August. We still have half the season to go. 330 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 2: He's only forty nine points off the series lead. There's 331 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 2: thirty seven max for a weekend, so he's absolutely in 332 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 2: the mix. We mentioned you want to be on a Ducaddi, 333 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 2: so one box ticked. You want to be on a 334 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 2: GP twenty four du Kadi another box ticked. And look, 335 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 2: I don't think he's as annoyed with Ducati as Jorje Martinez. 336 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 2: I think it'll be reasonably amicable with him leaving there. 337 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 2: But don't get it confused. I mean he's absolutely writing 338 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 2: for himself at this point, and we saw how good 339 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 2: he can be at Silveston when he qualifies towards the front, 340 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 2: he often gives himself too much to do. After qualifying 341 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 2: on the second or third row, he's the best writer 342 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 2: in the grid over the last half or maybe last 343 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 2: auto of a race because of his unreal ability to 344 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 2: preserve high life. 345 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 3: He's so good laid in races, but. 346 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 2: Sometimes that means he's coming from seventh to fourth or 347 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 2: from sixth to sneak onto the podium. If he qualifies 348 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 2: in the top three, first row, first four, he's absolutely 349 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 2: in there because we know how strong he is laid 350 00:15:58,080 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 2: in races. 351 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 3: And doesn't that throw an. 352 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 2: Interesting little curveball into this title fight because all year 353 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 2: it looks like it's been a bit of a reprisal 354 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 2: of Martine Banyai from last year. But Bashianen's there, he's 355 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 2: on the right bike. We know how good the guy 356 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 2: can be. As you mentioned before, staying injury free, he's 357 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: always a thing for him. Like I kind of feel 358 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 2: that his time at the factory team was like a 359 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 2: bit inconclusive because last year was a right off. I mean, 360 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 2: he missed half the season with various injuries. We know 361 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 2: how good he was on that Grassini bike the year before, 362 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 2: and then you know, a third of the wager this 363 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 2: year he was basically given his marching orders for Mark 364 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 2: Marquez and all the craziness that started in that rider 365 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 2: market after that. So I think he's going to be 366 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: a significant factor because we know how good his best 367 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 2: is and if he's injury free and if he can 368 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 2: qualify in the first two rows are two big gifts. 369 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 2: I can see him being a significant factor for the 370 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 2: rest of the year simply because he's got nothing to lose, 371 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 2: and b he's on the right bike and he could 372 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 2: be a bit of a headache and that Factory Ducati 373 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 2: team it's pretty amicable with him and Pekko at the moment, 374 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 2: but with half the season to go, you know, the 375 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 2: Factory doesn't want Juge Martin to win the title. Let's 376 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 2: be perfectly frank, because you'll be taking the number one too. 377 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 2: Are Prillier with him next year? So it could be 378 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 2: some hard conversations in that Dacadie garage. I reckon they 379 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 2: could be pretty good fun. 380 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: But they're not gonna want an A Vashnini to take 381 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: the number one plate over to ADM either. They want 382 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: Peker to have it. 383 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 2: No, of course, it's kind of the lesser of two evils, 384 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,360 Speaker 2: like do you want Martin to take the number one 385 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 2: plate to another manufacturer or do you at least if 386 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 2: Badyai doesn't win it, at least the factory to caddy 387 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 2: teams by the championship. I mean, it's it's evil and 388 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 2: slightly less evil. But yeah, it's all by degrees, isn't it. 389 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 2: I think we know who the factory would like to win, 390 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 2: and you would have to say that Peco's still probably 391 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 2: your favorite to win it. But just when we thought 392 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 2: we had it sorted out before Silverston, it all got 393 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 2: a little bit more interesting, didn't it. 394 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:49,160 Speaker 1: It definitely did, and hopefully we're not seeing any more 395 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 1: change The track map four coming up on the screen 396 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: any any little secret Corde words coming through. 397 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 3: We'll save that for Malaysia. It tends to happen in 398 00:17:58,040 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 3: Malaysia that sort of thing. 399 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: Touch on Jujey Martin real quick. He actually scored his 400 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: first ever Moto GP win at this circuit. It does 401 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: hold some good memories for him. I think we all 402 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 1: know that he's working on overcoming some of his weaknesses 403 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 1: and we are seeing him become a new writer. This weekend, 404 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: I feel is going to be quite pivotal for him 405 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: because he's out to prove a point. We know that. 406 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: I just have a feeling that this weekend he's really 407 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: going to try and push hard. 408 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 2: Well, particularly too, This almost feels like a bit of 409 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 2: an away fixture if you're going to use sort of 410 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 2: football or soccer terms or what have you. Because Banya 411 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,719 Speaker 2: is so good here in Austria that any points that 412 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 2: Martin's able to gain on Peko or perhaps save from 413 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 2: him if Peko has one of those Peco weekends, I 414 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 2: think is super important. And I was quite impressed with 415 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 2: how he approached Silverstone because we know what he'd done 416 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,239 Speaker 2: the previous race. He crashing the lead in Germany, all 417 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,400 Speaker 2: very embarrassing. Everyone's doing the oh you know, Jem Martin's 418 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 2: being jull haeyma ten again. He actually rode really intelligently 419 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 2: and he kept using the word intelligent. I think we 420 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 2: mentioned that on the last podcast. He kept saying the 421 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 2: word intelligent after all of his answers after the race 422 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 2: on Sunday there, So you know, maybe he's turning over 423 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 2: a bit of a new leaf. I don't think he's 424 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 2: ever going to be the sort of cerebral, you know, 425 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 2: thinking man's writer like pekoe Is. I think that's just 426 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 2: going against his instincts. But this is a big weekend 427 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 2: for him because he's got the championship lead back. And 428 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 2: I'm going to put my hand up as someone that 429 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 2: thought once he dropped it at the Saxon Ring and 430 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 2: he lost a championship lead. Given all we just talked 431 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:35,199 Speaker 2: about before, he's off to a Prillier Pramax leaving to 432 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 2: go to Yamahara. Thought all of those circumstances and Banyai 433 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 2: with the championship lead, that might be the last time 434 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 2: we see Martine in the lead of the championship, even 435 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 2: though that was half the season to go. So shows 436 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 2: you what I know after one race. But yeah, he'll 437 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 2: be super keen to try and keep that momentum going 438 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:54,159 Speaker 2: from Silverstone and anything he does against Banyai this weekend. 439 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 2: I mean he's got a three point lead now. If 440 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 2: he can retain the lead or at least not lose 441 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:01,160 Speaker 2: too many points at Watson very much a pecout track, 442 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 2: I think that's a big box tick Foray this weekend. 443 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, Like I said, I think he's really really 444 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: going to push hard this this weekend. It's going to 445 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:12,200 Speaker 1: be interesting to see the outcome. Look, like we've mentioned, 446 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: You've mentioned Pekabanaya, this is a track that suits him. 447 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,880 Speaker 1: He's won two races here previously. We know he's going 448 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: to be strong. But when I was doing some research 449 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: in the lead up to this weekend, I came across 450 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,919 Speaker 1: a fact that I never thought I would ever say, 451 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: Mark Marquez has never won in Austria. Can you believe 452 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: that Mark Marquez has never wanted a circuit? 453 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 3: Yeah? You almost have to. 454 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 2: You read it and you know it to be true, 455 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 2: and then you've read it again just to make sure 456 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 2: that you haven't actually your eyes have it deceived you. 457 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 2: But it's funny, isn't it, Because we're talking about Divitzioso before, 458 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 2: and whenever I think of Marquez and Austria, I think 459 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 2: of him being on the best bike and then being 460 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 2: beaten by Andrea de Vitzioso on the last lap. That's 461 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 2: all I think about with him and Austria. It's bizarre, 462 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:56,879 Speaker 2: isn't it that he's never been that right there? I 463 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 2: mean part of it was it is a bit of 464 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 2: an outlier track and the when it was in its 465 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 2: heyday was really good everywhere else, so it was a 466 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 2: bit of an anomalous circuit for Mark. But yeah, look 467 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 2: he's on a Ducatty. He's probably sick of being beaten 468 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 2: by Ducatti's in Austria, so at least he's on the 469 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 2: right bike. But yeah, it is funny, isn't it. For 470 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 2: all his success elsewhere, and there's always these circuits with 471 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 2: particular riders. It's like, for whatever reason, it's almost like 472 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 2: the black Cat circuit for them, and you know, Austria 473 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 2: is that for him And it is weird to say, 474 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 2: but it is true. 475 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 3: So there you go. 476 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: Well, we've touched on I guess the top four and 477 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: the top four caddies. Let's quickly touch on KTM and 478 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: gas gas. It technically is their home race because their 479 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: factory is not that far their relation with Red Bull 480 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: Hangar seven, all that happens around this area. Like I mentioned, 481 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: Brad Binda did win here in that bizarre wet race 482 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: him on slicks. If you don't know what we're talking about, 483 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: check it out because it is phenomenal to see that 484 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 1: he even kept that bike up right. But I wanted 485 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:58,919 Speaker 1: to talk about Pedro Acosta because back in his Moto 486 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: two days, he's been really strong here and I'm interested 487 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 1: to see this weekend if he's also going to be 488 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: one to start trying to prove points with katm. I 489 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 1: know that over the summer break he was at their factory. 490 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: He's working on developing the bike. He's trying to put 491 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: in as much as possible. 492 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 3: Do you think we. 493 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:21,120 Speaker 1: Could see a much stronger Pedro Acosta this weekend. 494 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:25,479 Speaker 2: I think if you were to take any rookie season 495 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 2: in isolation and say well, after half the season, he'd 496 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 2: be six of the World Championship and he's got a 497 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 2: couple of podiums, you'd be like, right, okay, this guy's 498 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 2: pretty special. But it's funny with the Costa because his 499 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 2: start was so crazy with those two podiums in the 500 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 2: first three that it feels like it's flattened out a 501 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 2: little bit, and maybe that might be to do with 502 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 2: the machinery he's writing as much as what he's doing. 503 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 2: But he's really set up well for a good second 504 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 2: half of the season. He's certainly got no job security issues. 505 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 2: He knows he's going to be the main focus there. 506 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 2: As you said, he's been there good previously and look 507 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 2: a prillier probably not as much of a fact this weekend, 508 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 2: so it probably elevates the KTMS into being potentially best 509 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 2: to the rest. Wouldn't surprise me if he's sniffing around 510 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,360 Speaker 2: the podium, maybe in the sprint more than the Grand Prix. 511 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 2: I think a lot of it will depend on where 512 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 2: he qualifies. Maintaining it over a full twenty eight lap 513 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 2: bustance is going to be difficult, but it wouldn't surprise 514 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 2: me if he's right up there in the sprint. 515 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 3: And I think. 516 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 2: KTM need a bit of a shot in the arm 517 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 2: because it's kind of petered out a little bit. Like 518 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:26,640 Speaker 2: Brad Binder's having a perfectly acceptable season, but it's certainly 519 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 2: not at the same level that he had last year. 520 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 2: We know what KTM think of Jack Miller and Augusto 521 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 2: Fernandez because they're not employing them for next year. So 522 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 2: look a good chance for a Costa to have a 523 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,360 Speaker 2: big race for the manufacturer at its home Grand Prix. 524 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 3: And you mentioned the Red Bull influence and so on 525 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 3: and so forth. 526 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 2: I think it's a good opportunity for him, and it 527 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 2: wouldn't surprise me if he comes into this second half 528 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 2: wanting to try and get back on track, just because 529 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 2: it's flattened out a little bit. I don't want to 530 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 2: be too critical of the guys twenty years old. He's 531 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,679 Speaker 2: doing awesome things in his rookie season, but it's just 532 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 2: not quite maintain the height of those first couple of races, 533 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 2: which was probably unrealistic. I mean, he was still a teenager, 534 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 2: but he was doing that. So we can't be too harsh, 535 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 2: can we. 536 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: He's still a teenager, that's crazy to say, considered ridiculous. 537 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: Alicia Spargo is edging on forty, so it's just phenomenal. 538 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: But this weekend, katm they're test writer and Exmoto GP 539 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: writer Paula Spargaro is coming in for his wild card entry, 540 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: and I think that's going to be really good for KATM. 541 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: It's good to have the fan base that the Aspargo 542 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: brothers do have. They've been in the paddock for so long. 543 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: I think to see him back on the track is 544 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 1: going to be awesome. But I think it's going to 545 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: be good for KATM to keep continuing to test, keep building. 546 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: They can all work together because they all share data, right, 547 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,959 Speaker 1: They're all working together to try and build this as 548 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 1: much as they can. But I don't know if we're 549 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: going to see a massive result from Paula Spargo. 550 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 3: No. 551 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 2: I mean, we were talking to Remy Gardner and our 552 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 2: British GPE preview, weren't we. Like the role of these 553 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,159 Speaker 2: wild cards or test riders is not necessarily to go 554 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 2: out there and ride for yourself. It's a data gathering 555 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 2: exercise in a race weekend setting. And Pole's super experienced. Obviously, 556 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:09,640 Speaker 2: he knows his way around Red Bull Ring. He's actually 557 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 2: been quite good there in the past. We remember the 558 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 2: fight with him and Jack Miller and then Miguel Olivera 559 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 2: stole it off them in one of the two races 560 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,719 Speaker 2: there in the COVID years. But yeah, it's an interesting 561 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 2: one because look, more data for the factory poles. An 562 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 2: experienced hand he knows his way around that place, so 563 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 2: it can only be a positive. But as Remy was 564 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 2: telling us in that last episode, you come into these weekends. 565 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 2: It's nice if you have a good result, but it's 566 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 2: not what you're being asked to do. I know that 567 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 2: sounds strange as a writer and a race but that's 568 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 2: not really the job description. So look great to see 569 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 2: him back. We know the popularity that he's got. The 570 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 2: Austrians will love having another orange bike to cheer. 571 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 3: Won't they. So that's all. 572 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,440 Speaker 2: It's going to be handy as well, So he'll play 573 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,920 Speaker 2: a role this weekend, but I don't see it being 574 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 2: a role if he was to get into Q two 575 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 2: or something that would be worthy of massive applause for 576 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 2: a guy who's only ridden. 577 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 3: One race this year. 578 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 2: It's certainly nice to see him back, and I'm just 579 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: a bit disappointed he's going to have to hang up 580 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 2: the retro outfit from Silverston. 581 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 3: As you probably saw on social media. 582 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 2: He was certainly dressed the part for Moto GP seventy 583 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,479 Speaker 2: five year anniversary. He looked like something out of Peaky 584 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 2: Blinders or something. You had the hat and the waistcoat 585 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 2: going so back to more familiar clothes for our poll 586 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 2: this weekend. 587 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: Just think thinking about his outfit, it was brilliant and 588 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 1: I think as well fantastic. They needed, they needed people 589 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,719 Speaker 1: to go and put that effort in. We didn't actually 590 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: see too much of that from Gonna, but we discussed 591 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: all that in our previous episodes. If you want to 592 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,919 Speaker 1: listen to that, you can head back and listen to 593 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: our post Silverstone episode. Before we move on quickly to 594 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:43,120 Speaker 1: some news from our Aussie writer in Moto three, let's 595 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 1: touch on Jack Miller because current rumors at the time 596 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: of recording this is we could have Jack Miller stay 597 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 1: in Moto GP and head over to Ramaha or whether 598 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: I love to you at the moment, for Omaha for 599 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: next year. Although nothing's been confirmed, there's talks that apparently 600 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: he's got one cheek secured on the bike currently, so 601 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: that could be exciting for next year. 602 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 2: Just needs to slide the other one, doesn't he. But look, 603 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 2: it's all pointing towards there being a potential union with 604 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,400 Speaker 2: Jack and the Pramak Yamaha team. And this one would 605 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,439 Speaker 2: say it's come completely out of left field because we 606 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 2: were discussing this a while ago that it may come 607 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 2: down to that new Pramak Yamaha alliance taking either Miguel 608 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 2: Oliver or Jack Miller because of their very similar sort 609 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 2: of career trajectories. I was actually really struck when I 610 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 2: did that story a little while ago on how similar 611 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:35,959 Speaker 2: their careers have been in terms of number of races 612 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 2: and wins and multiple manufacturers and so on and so forth. 613 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 2: But will Jack get a stay of execution and will 614 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 2: they go with two experienced riders in that second team. 615 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,720 Speaker 2: We know that right now that Yamaha is behind the 616 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 2: eight ball and they need all of the data they 617 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 2: can get, and the more data points they can get 618 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 2: from riders who've ridden different bikes I think is something 619 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,399 Speaker 2: that benefits them in the short term. Now there's some 620 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,120 Speaker 2: discussion that someone like Sergio Garcia, who's leading the Moto 621 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,640 Speaker 2: two championship, might get squeezed out for the time being. 622 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 2: I think his time is going to come because he's 623 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 2: very good, we know that, and he's very young. For 624 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 2: what Yamaha need right now, it'll be cheaper to employ 625 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 2: a rookie and you'll bring someone through in the smaller 626 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 2: TV if you like. Potentially looking to elevate them up 627 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:24,160 Speaker 2: in the future. Yamaha right now need experienced heads and 628 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 2: it wouldn't surprise me if they go with this all 629 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:30,960 Speaker 2: experienced lineup, maybe only for a season, because you've got 630 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 2: a brand new team, a brand new bike. There's a 631 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 2: lot of moving parts there. Jack has experienced with Pramak 632 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 2: as we know from his decade days. It'd be great 633 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 2: to see him get another shot, and I think he'd 634 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 2: be the first to admit that on the basis of 635 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 2: what he's done in twenty twenty four, you could argue 636 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 2: that the results would suggest he doesn't deserve that other shot, 637 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 2: But there's a body of work with a number of 638 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 2: manufacturers over his career that to me makes him a 639 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 2: really good candidate for this role for a short term, 640 00:28:58,640 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 2: and then it's up to him as to what he 641 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 2: does with it. I mean he has if he gets 642 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 2: the pramahat suit, as you'd love to keep saying, if 643 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 2: he gets that and he does on that bike what 644 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 2: he's done this year, then you can pretty much write 645 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 2: him off after that, I would think. But there's certainly 646 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 2: a role there for him. But Jesus story has taken 647 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 2: a few twists and turns, hasn't it, Because it looked 648 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:16,719 Speaker 2: like it was going to be track our Souprilia at 649 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 2: one point and then they went with another Motor two 650 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,479 Speaker 2: rider unofficially at least that isn't Joe Roberts. So that 651 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,240 Speaker 2: was a strange one. So, you know, the rider market 652 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,479 Speaker 2: thing's been bubbling on now for what do we August 653 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 2: two and a half months. It's still not settled. Maybe 654 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 2: we get some more news about what Jack's doing for 655 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 2: twenty twenty five this weekend and there'll be a lot 656 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 2: of Australian fans. 657 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:37,400 Speaker 3: I hope that he's on the grid. 658 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: Well, US Ozzie fans are hoping that he's on the grid. 659 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: But our ossies who are secure on the grid in 660 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,400 Speaker 1: the lower classes is Sana Agis, which we reported on. 661 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: And then last weekend it was announced that Jacob Rulstone 662 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: has re signed with the Red Bull Gas Gas Tech 663 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: three Moto three team. So we're thrilled to see Jacob 664 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: once again and this season he's doing phenomenal for a 665 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: rookie year in Moto three and as we've spoke about previously, 666 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: but he's even said in the interview, you know he's 667 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: just aiming to get Rookie of the Year. I think 668 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,280 Speaker 1: he's edging closer. We could possibly see him get that 669 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: podium and hopefully that's that Philip Island. 670 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 2: I did enjoy the segway there in Actually that was 671 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 2: very very smoothly done. 672 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 3: I did enjoy that, Thank you. But it's interesting, isn't it. 673 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 2: We've got all three of our assies in the feeder classes, 674 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 2: all locked away already for twenty twenty five and completely 675 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 2: on merit. And I think the thing we touched on 676 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 2: with Jacob when you spoke to him, there's such a 677 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,240 Speaker 2: sort of inner calm and maturity with this kid. You 678 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 2: forget how young he is a lot of the time 679 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 2: because he's completely convinced he's doing the right thing, and 680 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 2: the way he approaches his riding and racing on and 681 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 2: off the track, he looks like a keeper, which is 682 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 2: great for Australia and if you're going to be in 683 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 2: Moto three, that's a very very good team to be 684 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 2: and it's got good backing Hervet Poncherral runs a really 685 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 2: good ship there, so he's. 686 00:30:57,920 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 3: Been super impressive. 687 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 2: It's only you know, the the last couple of rounds 688 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 2: where he had a DNF in Saxon Ring and then 689 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 2: he had that first lap incident at Silverston. It probably 690 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 2: shows you how good the rest of his season's been 691 00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 2: because he's always in and around the top ten. He 692 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,959 Speaker 2: started to qualify a bit better now, so really enjoying 693 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 2: what he's doing. And look, it's fantastic with half of 694 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 2: this season to go to know what Joe Kelso and 695 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 2: center Ageus and Jacob are doing for next year and 696 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 2: really positive signs for the young zy guys coming through. 697 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,960 Speaker 1: Well, guys, And that's all the time we have for 698 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: this week's Moto GP Pittook Austrian Grand Prix Preview episode, 699 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: But don't forget. 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