MotoGP™ Podcast: Last On The Brakes

Takaaka Nakagami prepares for a final GP as a full-time rider, and he reflects on his career and what new adventures await after seven seasons at the pinnacle of the sport even if his early days riding bikes weren't easy at all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you miss the MotoGP™ Podcast as much as we did? No worries. It's finally back and with an exceptional guest, Pedro Acosta! We've had a super interesting chat with the 2024 MotoGP™ rookie where he reflects on how fast he's matured this season, as well as he looks back at this season's highs and lows and replies to some questions sent by the fans! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recently turned a dad, Luca Marini joins us for an insightful chat on the MotoGP™ Podcast as he opened on the progress of the Honda project, the challenge of the communicating between cultures, his self-growth as a Factory rider and the experience of seeing his baby daughter for the first time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the coolest riders in the paddock joins for the very first time our MotoGP™ Podcast ahead of his home race at the Emilia-Romagna GP! Franco Morbidelli opens up about his heavy head concusion during pre season which has affected his first part of the season but is finally finding his groove. The Italian also reveals how he joined the VR46 Academy and what happened the first time he saw Rossi on track (spoiler Franky crashed). But Morbidelli has also spoke about how eager he's to compete within Rossi's squad next season and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Herve Poncharal is an emblematic name in the MotoGP™ paddock, being part of the grid for over two decades! The French head honcho opens up about working with rookie sensation Pedro Acosta, the expectations and learnings that came with it, the path that he took with his squad from switching manufacturers to winning for the first time, and his work as the IRTA representative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alberto Puig is now Honda's Team Manager but he's been surrounded by motorcycles since he was 7 when he rode a bike for the first time! The Spaniard has recalled Honda's golden days with Marc to the actual though period, working with some legends like Pedrosa, Stoner and Lorenzo and we've also talked about the importance of promoting talent as he's been involved since the first talent promotion cup in 1999 and he's still is! If you are as passionate about MotoGP™ as Alberto Puig this Podcast episode is for you! Click play and enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pol Espargaro returns to the MotoGP™ grid as a wildcard this weekend but before jumping on the bike he's joined our podcast! The Spaniard looks back to his early beginnings onboard a motorcycle thanks to his dad's passion and how what it started as a hobbie became a job, what he had to do to win the Moto2™, his ups and downs in the premier class until he retired to became a test rider and a broadcaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The retired three-time World Champion Loris Capirossi joins Fran Wyld to recall some of the highlights of his career ahead of a vintage Silverstone weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

None other than the reigning MotoGP™ World Champ has been the guest of our Podcast and for the first time ever! Francesco Bagnaia has shared his first memories riding a bike, how nervous he was when he met Valentino Rossi in person, getting his dream Ducati Factory contract and has answered some questions the fans sent through our social media channels! We highly recommend you to have a listen to this trip down memory lane with Pecco! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spring break is officially over and that means the MotoGP™ Podcast is back! Today Fabio Di Giannantonio has joined Fran Wyld at Assen and the episode didn't disappoint as first racing memories don't get much more amusingly random. Diggia takes us through his journey from being scared of motorcycles to becoming a MotoGP™ race winner - and plenty in between! Don't think about it twice and click play! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Johann Zarco has joined Fran Wyld at Mugello before the Italian GP kicks off for a candid chat where the two-time Moto2 World Champ has expanded on the reasons that made him switch to Honda and why he's enjoying life within the Japanese manufacturer even if the results are not good. The Frenchman has also remembered his much-awaited first-ever MotoGP™ victory in Australia last year and the big weight that came off his shoulders after winning in Phillip Island. A must-listen that will make you discover a mature and still very motivated Johann Zarco! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we sit down for a catch up with Raul Fernandez ahead of the Catalan GP. Life at Trackhouse Racing, working with Davide Brivio, how lucky he feels after having achieved 100GPs and the dream of becoming a MotoGP™ rider, his life outside the track and much more! Don't miss out the latest episode of MotoGP™ Podcast with Raul! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last year's French GP winner Marco Bezzecchi joins Fran Wyld today for a little and very fun chat before the action starts in Le Mans! From Bez' first time on a minibike to the crazy story of how he was invited to Valentino's Ranch thanks to his old scooter and some unreal stories with his Mexican fans. This is definitely an unmissable MotoGP Podcast Episode, so give it a listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The MotoGP™ Legend Dani Pedrosa has joined Fran Wylde in today's #MotoGPPodcast ahead of his much-anticipated wildcard appearance in Jerez this weekend! The 3-time World Champion has talked about many things starting from dealing with the pressure of being a Repsol Honda rider to request some time off when he retired, his job as a test rider, Pedro Acosta's hype, the warm welcome he received last year in this same circuit from fans and riders and some very interesting questions sent by the fans to discover who was his best teammate,his favourite race and battle and much more! For sure this is an unmissable episode so what are you waiting for? Click play! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is Brad Binder who sits down with Fran Wyld for another episode of Last On The Brakes! From his most memorable races to non racing-related questions asked by the fans! The Southafrican has also expanded on meeting the fans face to face, how much he would like to see the Kyalami racetrack added to the calendar in the nearly future and the strong start of the season he's had so far. Don't think about it twice and give it a listen to the chat with this one of this season's candidates for the MotoGP™ title! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've invited Enea Bastianini to the second #MotoGPPodcast Episode of 2024! The Ducati Corse answers some fans' questions, explains when he fell in love with motorcycles and reflects on how he has evolved from his early crazy years in Moto3™ to maturing in Moto2™ when he got the title and his promotion to the premier class in 2021 with Gresini and how important Fausto was for him. The Italian also opens up about his disastrous 2023 season where he suffered a lot because of the injuries that kept him away from the circuits for a few months but he's fully fit now and admits he's ready to rock it this season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#MotoGPPodcast is back! Fran Wyld is joined by Davide Brivio for the first episode of the 2024 season. The new Trackhouse Racing Team Principal returns to the MotoGP paddock after his adventure in F1 full of learnings that has shared with us today! The Italian goes over his illustrious career from his first title with Valentino Rossi to his journey within Suzuki and expands on how he approaches the challenge of working in an independent team for the first time, with confidence on Aprilia and their two talented riders Miguel and Raul! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the last #MotoGPPodcast of the 2023 season and we have Alex Rins as our special guest who returns to compete with LCR Honda for one final time after having missed the last 3 races due to his injury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's on the #MotoGPpodcast, a rider that's been in the news recently! Luca Marini replied to some questions sent by the fans, he also reflects on how lucky he's to have become a MotoGP rider, everything he learned from his beloved brother Valentino Rossi, and of course his factory prospects and his dream to become a Factory rider and develop a winning-title bike! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health, music, fashion and more! The 2021 MotoGP World Champion joins our podcast for the very first time and not to talk about the usual stuff. We discover Fabio's passion for rap and latin music and also fashion thanks to the questions sent by the MotoGP fans. The Frenchman also opens up about his tough beginning in the World Championship, how he dealt with the pressure of being the next Marc Marquez and how he learned to manage frustration and anger thanks to his mental coach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LCR Team Principal Lucio Cecchinello joins us in our latest MotoGP Podcast to give us an update on Alex Rins's condition, he looks back at the most special weekend of the season when Rins won the Americas GP and he also speaks about Zarco's signing, the big step forward Honda has taken to improve the bike for 2024, how the relationship is with the Japanese manufacturer as well as explaining to us how an Independent team works. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Contract in hand and an impressive rookie season so far! There was plenty to discuss with Augusto Fernandez on the MotoGP Podcast before the Indonesian GP kicks off! Give it a listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was the perfect timing to invite MotoGP's big boss, just one day after the 2024 calendar was announced Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta joins Fran Wyle to explain how the Championship has evolved from the early 90s with only European rounds to a global calendar with 22 stops in very different countries all over the world. Carmelo also deep dives into why the calendar is organized in that way, the history-making Indian GP despite all the difficulties faced and the importance of bringing MotoGP to new countries in an efficient and sustainable way.We also get to know Carmelo a bit more as he recalls some personal anecdotes and opens up about when his passion for motorsport started, when he got his first motorbike, how he and his friends built up the Calafat circuit and a few years later was also involved in the construction of Barcelona's track and his final move to Dorna.Give it a go! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New GP weekend, new #MotoGPPodcast guest! Ducati Corse Sporting Director Paolo Ciabatti joins Fran Wyld on today's Episode to talk about how impressed he is with the Indian layout and admits he's confident it will suit the Ducati. The Italian also travels back in time to the beginning of his adventure with the Bologna factory in 2013, admitting the Ducati-Rossi era was a failure and how thanks to Gigi Dall'Ingna they managed to design a successful GP15. Paolo also looks back to when they signed Pecco even before he won the Moto2 World Championship and reflects on how they addressed the 91 points gap with Fabio last season, the decision between Bastianini and Martin and the terrible accident the World Champ suffered a few weeks ago in Barcelona where they thought the Championship was over. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 insight into what is going on behind the scenes not only this year but also the following ones. What are you waiting for, click play and enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 stronger. We've also discovered Miguel's funniest and humblest side thanks to some of our fans' questions so don't think about it twice and have a listen to our latest episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 talked about it in today's Episode as well as how's the collaboration with Ducati and his team, how different his two riders, Jorge Martin and Johann Zarco are and he's also spoken about 2024 and his wishes to have Bez within his ranks. Do not think about it twice and have a listen to our latest Episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 of the questions sent by our fans! Do not think about it twice and have a listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 differences between the inline-4 and the V4 engines as well as he gives his honest point of view on Ducati's dominance in the premier class. Have a listen and enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 today's Episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 absence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 transferred his experience to MotoGP™. This one is just a must-listen episode, enjoy it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! It's been an extensive and interesting Episode so do not think it twice and give it a listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Italy's first premier class title winner since Valentino Rossi. Thanks for listening, we hope you've enjoyed the content this year and we'll see you in 2023! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Championship campaign, fighting Ducati and the 2023 Yamaha. Hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 podcast. As the saying goes: a happy rider is a fast rider... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 coming up and also look at each of our title contenders individually: Quartararo, Bagnaia, Aleix Espargaro, Bastianini and Miller. Let us know who you're backing to be crowned 2022 MotoGP™ World Champion by using #MotoGPpodcast on social media! Enjoy and catch you next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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, as well as the title fight he finds himself in this year with just five races to go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 to Aragon and the rest of the season. Apologies for the abrupt end to the episode, the live stream cut out unexpectedly! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Ring encounter and the major talking points from last weekend, including the latest on Marc Marquez – will he be at the Misano Test? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 look ahead to Austria – enjoy! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 season yet and we'll catch you in August! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. Apologies about Francesco's sound issues, we're not sure what happened with the connection but we hope you can enjoy it anyway! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 on BT Sport too! Miller's switch to KTM and the dramatic Catalan GP were two hot topics and as always, it's fascinating listening to Michael, so we hope you enjoy it! See you after the German GP. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a fantastic weekend at the French GP, there's arguably no one better to talk to on the latest episode than paddock legend, Tech3 boss and IRTA President Herve Poncharal. Herve joins Fran and Elliott to chat about the brilliant 110,000 strong Le Mans crowd, silly season, the incredible level of competition in MotoGP™, Remy Gardner, Raul Fernandez, Moto3™'s rock n roll nature and plenty more. You don't want to miss it – trust us! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.