# The real cost of Vinales’ new injury blow and no room for Bulega?

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Podcast: [The Race MotoGP Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499)
Published: 2026-04-22T08:49:09+00:00
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## Resource

MotoGP 2026 resumes at Jerez this weekend but it’s doing so without Maverick Vinales due to his latest fitness blow - and, as Simon, Val and Matt explain on The Race MotoGP Podcast, that’s particularly terrible timing for his career. They also debate whether riders have too much power over their own fitness decisions, and whether MotoGP needs a totally different approach to stand-in rider provision. Plus with Val fresh from a weekend at the World Superbike Championship, they discuss why its crushingly dominant points leader Nicolo Bulega’s MotoGP chances are looking more complicated but also why WSBK isn’t exactly crying out for MotoGP rejects either. 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 - enter code '2026' at checkout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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