The official MotoGP™ Podcast: Last on the Brakes

In this week's Episode we get to know a bit better Dan Rossomondo, Dorna Sports Chief Commercial Officer, who joined the company only five months ago but has already fallen in love with our sport. What made him switch from NBA to MotoGP™? What makes our sport so special? What are his key responsibilities? What does the future of MotoGP™ look like? Dan addresses all these questions and gives us an...

We sit down with Miguel Oliveira before the Catalan GP starts to talk about how this new adventure with Aprilia is going, what made him switch from KTM to the Noale factory, what the biggest differences between the RC16 and the RS-GP are and much more. But the Portuguese rider has not only spoken about racing he's also opened up about his personal life and how becoming a father has made him strong...

Prima Pramac Racing Team Manager Gino Borsoi has been in the MotoGP™ paddock for many years as he competed in the 125cc World Championship from 1996 to 2004. When he decided to stop his career as a rider he became Team Manager of his own team, after that, he joined the Aspar Team as Sporting Director and this season he debuted as Team Manager in Ducati's official Independent team. The Italian has...

After a 5-week summer break, MotoGP™ is back in business and that also means the return of our podcast! So, before the action starts at Silverstone the one and only Jack Miller has joined Fran Wyld to talk about the motocross track he's built these holidays, family and the upcoming baby Miller, his quick adaptation to KTM's RC16, how much he enjoys the #TissotSprint as well as he replies to some o...

Wilco Zeelenberg, Cryptodata RNF MotoGP™ Team Manager sits with Fran Wylde on today's #MotoGPPodcast and gives us a quick rundown on his Team Manager career from the Supersport title with Crutchlow to the move to MotoGP™ in 2010 with Lorenzo and Rossi sharing box, the switch to Yamaha' satellite team and the new era with Aprilia, Oliveira and Raul. The Dutch also dives into the technical differenc...

A guest of honour in today's #MotoGPPodcast! KTM rider, Brad Binder joins Fran Wylde before the German GP kicks off! The South African analyses his progress in 2023, talks about Miller's key role within the team as well as the good relationship both have and admits there are no boundaries between KTM and GASGAS team in terms of sharing data. All these and much more in Episode 7! Have a listen! Hos...

Today's special guest on the #MotoGPPodcast is Pablo Nieto. We sit down with the Mooney VR46 Racing Team Manager ahead of a very special race for the team and the riders, his home GP, the Italian GP. Bez and Marini's weaknesses and strengths, what it feels like to have Valentino Rossi as a boss, what the future holds for the team and much more! Have a listen to find out all the topics discussed in...

Ahead of the 1000th GP, the most experienced rider in the paddock shares what's changed from being a nervous 15-year-old to now in our latest episode of #MotoGPPodcast! Enjoy the full sit-down chat with the Aprilia Capitain! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A well-known character of the #MotoGP paddock sits down with Fran Wyld for a pre-Spanish GP chat! GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 Team Owner and IRTA President Herve Poncharal gave us an update on Pol Espargaro's progress as well as when he expects to return. Herve has also discussed the GASGAS project and how all the responsibilities have relied on the solo rookie Augusto Fernandez after Pol's absenc...

Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola sits down with Fran Wyld ahead of the #AmericasGP for another insightful #MotoGPPodcast Episode. The big boss of the Noale brand has discussed their title ambitions, and what the future holds for Aprilia while praising the talent and potential of their four riders. Rivola, who worked for more than 30 years in the Formula 1 paddock, has also explained how he has tr...

On this week's #MotoGPPodcast Cryptodata Aprilia RNF Team Principal Razlan Razali sat down with Fran Wyld to share his view on the incident between Marquez and Oliveira at the Portuguese GP with total honesty. The Aprilia satellite team boss also opens up about the reasons behind the switch from Yamaha to Aprilia, discusses their expectations for 2023 and gives us an update on Oliveira's return! I...

MotoGPPodcast is back! Dorna Chief Sporting Officer Carlos Ezpeleta joins Fran Wyld in the first Episode of 2023 to break down the keys of the biggest MotoGP™ season ever! Have a listen to find out the discussions we've had about MotoGP™ Sprint, the new additions to the 2023 calendar India and Kazakhstan, sustainable fuels and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the curtain-closing Podcast of 2022, who better to talk us through everything we saw at the fascinating Valencia Test than our good friend Simon Crafar? Marc Marquez and HRC's underwhelming outing, Yamaha’s strange Tuesday, KTM’s exciting upgrades and so much more are discussed, while we also look back on the 2022 season in general after Pecco Bagnaia came out on top in #TheDecider to become I...

Davide Tardozzi got his wish! After chatting to the Ducati Team Manager in Sepang, we managed to sit down with Yamaha Team Manager Maio Meregailli to preview #TheDecider and have a look back on what Maio describes as a rollercoaster 2022. Maio goes into great depth about the heavy rumours of Fabio Quartararo leaving the Iwata factory earlier in the year, as well as the ups and downs of a World Cha...

This chat is exactly why we love Davide Tardozzi: open, honest, and passionate. Ahead of a huge weekend for Ducati in Malaysia, with Pecco Bagnaia having the chance to claim the factory’s first title since 2007, the factory Team Manager sat down to talk all things 2022, when they knew Bagnaia was a gem, Jack Miller’s star qualities and yes, the hot topic of team orders. It’s a cracker, so enjoy! H...

Here's the chat we had with Aprilia's Maverick Viñales back in Thailand! Due to time constraints it was only a short and sweet episode, but great nonetheless. Maverick was in fine form and spoke openly about life at Aprilia so far since prematurely parting ways with Yamaha, finding happiness both at the track and at home, and much more. It's great to see him happy - and that comes across in the po...

Ahead of our eagerly anticipated return to Phillip Island (and with plenty of drama unfolding in Japan and Thailand), we thought it would be a good chance to sit down and discuss how things are shaping up with just three races to go in 2022. Elliott and stand-in co-host Jack Gorst – after a 3am alarm and a couple of coffees – chat about the Japanese and Thai GPs, the final three races that are com...

From nearly running out of money to fund his racing in the European Moto2™ Championship to becoming a Moto2™ World Championship title contender and 2023 MotoGP™ rider. On Friday morning at the Japanese GP, Augusto Fernandez sat down with us to talk openly about his journey to Grand Prix fame that will lead to him partnering Pol Espargaro at GASGAS Factory Racing on next year’s premier class grid,...

After a crucial couple of days of testing, Tom Jojic, former crew chief to the likes of Kenny Roberts Jr, Hiroshi Aoyama and Bradley Smith, joined us for a fascinating deep dive into what we saw at the Misano Test – including Marc Marquez’s return and Yamaha’s 2023 engine upgrade. Elliott and stand-in co-host Jack Gorst then chatted about what happened at the San Marino GP while also looking ahead...

MotoGP™’s Chief Sporting Officer joins us to discuss all things Sprint races! It was the big breaking news from the Austrian GP – Sprint races will be taking place at all Grands Prix in 2023. So, we thought we’d get Carlos on to chat in-depth about the brand-new MotoGP™ format, hopefully answering plenty of your doubts or questions about Sprint races. Fran and Elliott also talk about the Red Bull...

In the first episode back after the summer break, we’ve got a proper treat for you. Britain’s Cal Crutchlow joins us for an exclusive chat about his impending return and how he’s prepped to get back on track, as well as how much he misses interviews (sure) and how much he’s enjoying watching the racing in 2022 (actually true). Fran and Elliott then dissect what we saw at Silverstone and have a loo...

  Ahead of the five-weekend summer break, and after a simply sensational Sunday in Assen, the one and only Simon Crafar joined us to review the 2022 season so far. All the major talking points were covered in depth by Simon as we ran through every factory’s fortunes this year – as ever, our resident Kiwi’s thoughts are well worth a listen to. We hope you enjoy our longest episode of the seaso...

We had the pleasure of catching up with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager Francesco Guidotti ahead of the Motul TT Assen to chat about his new – that’s now not so new – role, Brad Binder’s Sunday heroics, Miguel Oliveira leaving, Jack Miller’s two-year deal with the Austrian factory, where KTM are struggling in 2022, the difference between leading a factory team vs Independent Team and more...

A huge thanks to Michael for taking some time to chat with us because he is, quite probably, the busiest person in the MotoGP™ paddock right now. Setting up the VisionTrack Racing Team in Moto3™, JuniorGP™ and the British Talent Cup has been a whirlwind and Michael delves into just what it takes to piece such a huge project together in such a small amount of time – all while being a regular pundit...

Mooney VR46 Racing Team Manager Pablo Nieto joined us for a fantastic chat just a couple of days after seeing both Bezzecchi and Marini earn their best results of 2022 – on home turf at Mugello! Pablo spoke in great detail about the superb weekend just gone, 2022 in general, Valentino Rossi’s influence, his riders’ futures in the silly season merry-go-round and more ahead of the Catalan GP. Enjoy!...