{"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":"Will MotoGP miss wildcards after banning them for 2027?","slug":"will-motogp-miss-wildcards-after-banning-them-for-2027","published_at":"2026-05-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499/will-motogp-miss-wildcards-after-banning-them-for-2027","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-race-motogp-podcast/episodes/will-motogp-miss-wildcards-after-banning-them-for-2027","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/681ccb6c5acb8b715f1f1a1c/e/69fb00512a1dd3f1a8779f4c/media.mp3","summary":"MotoGP is banning wildcards for the advent of its new rules in 2027 - but why, and how much will they be missed? Val Khorounzhiy is joined by Simon Patterson and 'wildcard' Jordan Moreland on this latest edition of The Race MotoGP Podcast, as the crew delve into the modern realities of the MotoGP wildcard and debate your takes (and your picks for the most memorable wildcards in MotoGP). They also touch on another injury setback for Maverick Vinales (replaced by Jonas Folger at Le Mans) and what it means for his 2027 outlook, and preview a likely weather-affected French Grand Prix weekend. Quelle surprise ! 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.","meta_description":"MotoGP is banning wildcards for the advent of its new rules in 2027 - but why, and how much will they be missed? Val Khorounzhiy is joined by Simon Patter…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3343,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-race-motogp-podcast-1219499/episodes/will-motogp-miss-wildcards-after-banning-them-for-2027/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/will-motogp-miss-wildcards-after-banning-them-for-2027.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}