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The official MotoGP™ Podcast: Last on the Brakes

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Looking for in depth conversations with the biggest names in MotoGP™, covering topics you seldom hear riders and team managers discuss? Look no further. This is the Last On The Brakes: MotoGP™ Podcast, coming to you with a brand new episode after every GP in the 2024 season, hosted by MotoGP™ World Feed reporter, Fran Wyld. Whether you want to hear the behind the scenes ‘what really happened’ lines from some of the biggest stories in recent MotoGP™ history, learning what it takes to be in roles making decisions that can impact the entire industry, or what the paddock’s favourite dessert is, th...

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Alex Briggs: golfer, pineapple grower and champion mechanic 20.04.2020 1:05:18

This week on Last On The Brakes we sit down with the inimitable Alex Briggs, long time mechanic to Valentino Rossi (and Mick Doohan and the like before that!). He talks us through his early love of riding motocross - in Australian style, that passion was born on a farm - and how he then moved into being a bus and then motorcycle mechanic! Plus, a little on working with giants of the sport, travell...

Poncharal’s rock n roll past, entrepreneur present… and optimistic outlook for the future! 13.04.2020 44:45

This week, Last On The Brakes brings you a walk through the world according to legendary man-about-paddock Herve Poncharal, who talked to us over the phone from where he’s locked down in France. The head of Tech 3 and the president of IRTA, Poncharal’s life has been intertwined with the sport for decades and he’s been plenty more than just the boss during his tenure – including driver, cook, tyre...

From a country with no race tracks to World Champion: Tom Luthi’s David & Goliath story 06.04.2020 28:53

An unfiltered sit down with one of the most experienced riders in the paddock, let alone the Moto2 class. 125cc World Champion, Tom Luthi opens up about the challenges he faced trying to achieve his dream growing up in a country with no purpose built race circuits, and the humbling experience which near enough every rookie goes through - being blown away by the speed of the full time riders during...

The original showman of MotoGP? Randy Mamola sets up 2020 and tells us what's needed to bring the USA to the top of the sport 30.03.2020 59:02

What was the original episode one of 2020 before the coronavirus outbreak brought the world championship to a standstill, we had Randy Mamola in the house, well, Dorna HQ to get to know one of the biggest characters in the sport’s history. An icon for not just his on track antics but his work off track as well, Randy has stories from all over including taking royal family members around Silverston...

Introducing Last on the Brakes: How Genesis and Phil Collins helps Alberto Puig with MotoGP™ Talent Spotting 25.03.2020 38:14

Last On The Brakes returns in 2020 with a few changes to come later in the season... but with much of the world in lockdown as it stands, we instead kick off with a three-way phone call as Episode 1 sees Matt Dunn and Fran Wyld catch up with Repsol Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig. From racing and talent spotting to managing the most successful MotoGP™ team of the last few years, it's packed full o...