About this episode

The episode discusses Marc Marquez's return to title contention following his victory at the Czech Grand Prix and the challenges faced by Aprilia's title chasers.

Marc Marquez’s (sooner-than-expected) return to MotoGP’s title fight was confirmed with his second successive victory at the Czech Grand Prix and another wild weekend for Aprilia’s title chasers. From Brno, Valentin Khorounzhiy and Simon Patterson unpack a weekend filled with drama on and off the track. They explain what’s let Marquez back into the title fight, Ai Ogura’s best weekend yet, Jorge Martin’s lack of pace, and discuss Marco Bezzecchi’s race ban for striking a marshal. As always, they take plenty of questions from The Race Members’ Club throughout, including whether Bezzecchi’s punishment was harsh enough. Join The Race Members' Club: Sign up to our motorbike-only Riders tier on Patreon for our 2015 revisited series, ad-free listening and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Valentin Khorounzhiy, Simon Patterson

Topics covered

• MotoGP
• Marc Marquez
• Aprilia
• Czech Grand Prix
• race analysis
• drama
• penalties

Keywords

• MotoGP
• Marc Marquez
• Czech Grand Prix
• Aprilia
• Marco Bezzecchi
• race ban
• Ai Ogura
• Jorge Martin
• drama
• title fight

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Race Members' Club, Patreon

Places: Czech Grand Prix, Brno

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