{"podcast":{"title":"The Race MotoGP Podcast","slug":"the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499","podcast_index_feed_id":1219499,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/681ccb6c5acb8b715f1f1a1c","website_url":"https://www.the-race.com/podcasts","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/681ccb6c5acb8b715f1f1a1c/1761989652971-5815d65e-9579-47e2-bfca-b3d46e1d2fb7.jpeg","author":"The Race Media Ltd","episode_count":325,"summary":"Everything you need to know from the fascinating world of MotoGP racing, with host Matt Beer, The-Race.com's MotoGP correspondent Simon Patterson and MotoGP editor Valentin Khorounzhiy, plus special guests. We'll be talking about all the races, the big storylines, and taking the occasional trip back into the sport's rich history as well. Join us for the ride! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T00:18:59.436276+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499"},"episode":{"title":"Are Ducati and Marc Marquez in trouble in their MotoGP 2026 title defence?","slug":"are-ducati-and-marc-marquez-in-trouble-in-their-motogp-2026-title-defence","published_at":"2026-03-01T18:04:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499/are-ducati-and-marc-marquez-in-trouble-in-their-motogp-2026-title-defence","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-race-motogp-podcast/episodes/are-ducati-and-marc-marquez-in-trouble-in-their-motogp-2026","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccb6c5acb8b715f1f1a1c/e/69a47fbff8755e109d25a71a/media.mp3","summary":"Aprilia beat the brakes off MotoGP's usual dominant force Ducati in a fascinating 2026 season opener - so how worried should Ducati and star rider Marc Marquez be after a dispiriting Thai Grand Prix? Simon Patterson and Val Khorounzhiy discuss the chief storylines from Buriram, including the last-second deflation of a weekend Marquez looked to have salvaged, the source of Aprilia's dominance and a potential career-best weekend from new championship leader Pedro Acosta. Plus, why did Yamaha keep its riders from the media on Sunday - and how bad was its 2026 bike's competitive debut? And what of rookies Diogo Moreira and Toprak Razgatlioglu? Enjoy 90% off your first month with The Race Members' Club: Sign up to our motorbike-only Riders tier on Patreon for our 2015 revisited series, ad-free listening and more. Follow the Race Moto channel on  ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ Check out our latest videos on  ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Aprilia beat the brakes off MotoGP's usual dominant force Ducati in a fascinating 2026 season opener - so how worried should Ducati and star rider Marc Ma…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3649,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499/episodes/are-ducati-and-marc-marquez-in-trouble-in-their-motogp-2026-title-defence/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499/are-ducati-and-marc-marquez-in-trouble-in-their-motogp-2026-title-defence.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}