Episode

Marc Marquez is back... can he still be 2026 champion?

Podcast
The Race MotoGP Podcast
Published
May 28, 2026
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3377
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Summary

Marc Marquez is back in the MotoGP field for the Italian Grand Prix after his latest surgery, and in his absence his championship situation hasn't actually got that much worse. In a special edition of The Race MotoGP Podcast, Val joins Matt from the Mugello paddock to assess Marquez's mood and title chances as he returns. And they assess what might result from another MotoGP comeback from someone much more unexpected, who's been away much longer: Cal Crutchlow. This episode also contains the latest of our behind the scenes at Ducati segments in partnership with Lenovo, in which Simon joins Davide Tardozzi and David Attisano in the Ducati museum, surrounded by 40 years' worth of World Superbike and grand prix machinery to talk through how data tech has evolved over the decades. 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.