Dutch Grand Prix Preview + Bezzecchi signs for Aprilia ✍️ | MotoGP Podcast

[@maximegiordani9030]

i'm huge Toprak fan, so i think he should stay in WSBK and be a legend there. It's very had to go be a legend on a different discipline at 29 years old. it would take him 2 years to get the (if he goes to Honda) Honda package right, and there are no guarantees he'll get it right.

[@cdmc012599]

Assen wasn't where Pecco started coming back in the points, he won, but crashed out on lap 2, 1st corner the next weekend in Germany that pushed it out to 91 points.

[@phillipartweger9547]

the 2018 Assen GP was the first MotoGP i’ve watched on a screen in a dutch restaurant.. i’ve just made my motorcycle license this year and i was hooked :) what a great race that was

[@CrashMotoGP]

That’s epic, the best possible race to get you started!

[@Rascallucci]

I think the layout of Assen may minimize the performance difference between the GP24 and GP23, as such I think Marc could do well here. Let's see what happens.

[@Mick-np7bu]

Toprak to MotoGP would be amazing What would make it perfect to start from the bottom run of the staircase if he had the Irish ☘️ legend crew chief full factory Phil Marron 💯✊

[@EnesErgul]

Yes I hope he never splits with Marron, they are such a great team

[@TTRenglandR6]

You guys are bloody awesome❗️🤘🏿 All the way from ATX❗️😈

[@ab2774-k6i]

Thanks for the roundup. It was excellent. I tip Pecco Bagnaia for the GP race and he would be odds on favourite for the sprint.

[@gordonwallin2368]

The weather even rained on Itchy Boots-what cheek! Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.

[@the_derpler]

I have a gut feeling that Marc is going to win this years championship by the skin of his teeth. Support for Martin will drop from Ducati leaving the battle between him and peco.

[@CrashMotoGP]

Who do you think will win this weekend? 🏁

[@sburns2421]

I think Aprilia with their handling and downforce will do well, Ducati is strong everywhere. Will pick Pecco for Sprint, Mav for the Sunday win

[@thurstonhowelliii9501]

Sprint: Jorge Race: Pecco

[@nullvoid001]

Jorge will be hard to beat in the sprint and Pecco in the main race. I have a feeling a couple outsiders may feature in the main race, with Jorge & Marc costing each other a serious shot at the win.

[@ori2425]

Last time I checked, Toprak didn't light up the timing sheets when he gave a motogp bike a go. What we need to do is get some fans watching and going to WSBK. Not take their top name. MotoGP should do more with WSBK, even to the point of the schedules working with each other. Fitting into weekends so they don't race at the same time. Some advertising in motogp for wsbk would be great. It's not a feeder series, never will be. It's a GT to F1 comparison. Both can exist and if WSBK can get some fans to the races, that should be the goal.

[@nullvoid001]

Yamaha did not take the test seriously. There was no complete set-up of the seat/pegs etc and there was a lack of appropriate tyres. Pretty sure that had a lot to do with Toprak bailing and going to BMW.

[@ChrisDaraban]

I don't think he would do it, but I'd love to see Toprak at Trackhouse. I don't think Toprak could rescue Honda.

[@Motod94]

Yeah i wanna see Toprak in Motogp, i mean why not just have go at it? If it deosn't workout he can always go back to WBSK, you can be sure that he would have many options in WSBK if Motogp didn't workout.

[@CrashMotoGP]

Exactly!

[@sburns2421]

IMO he is good enough to be in GP, but not good enough to take a poor bike and have any remarkable results with it (Yamaha or Honda). He may be overestimating his market value demanding a factory team. If Gresini or VR46 Ducs became available and they offered him a contract, he should jump at it.

[@Motod94]

@@sburns2421 Let's see, it would be nice to see him have go. I think that he could be really good if they give him time to adapt to a Motogp bike.

[@rowanedwards235]

The way Toprak rides the BMW shows how exceptional he is & I believe, given competitive machinery, he will be a winner in MotoGP. Everyone recognised his talent in WSBK , so seasoned competitors do expect him to do well in MotoGP & be as entertaining 🎉

[@rowanedwards235]

Jack Miller has been a winner @ Assen & loves the wet. He wants to leave KTM on a high & rebuild his reputation., so he's another rider that should not to be underestimated. It's a riders circuit, so both VR 46 riders could surprise, as could Acosta. At Assen it's anybody's race.. Aprilia & Vinales is another variable, its only Fabio on a Yamaha & the Hondas, that aren't likely to surprise .

[@CoralD19]

🔥

[@captaintoyota3171]

I hope BMW do join Gp in 27 and bring toprak in and build him the motogp bike he deserves

[@LanoLourenco]

Everyone wants to know who was on the phone calling Peter 😂 was it Sufuoglu? 🏍️

[@CrashMotoGP]

😂😂😂

[@Mike-e8e9i]

HI guys if the weather if iffy i think Binder might surprise all.....

[@robertwhitten265]

If MOTOGP includes riders weight onto the weight limit, Toprak has a good chance. WSBK did that this year and look what happened to Bautista.

[@cdmc012599]

If ya can't beat someone, change the rules to stop the same guy from beating them. Lmaoracing is starting to suck with rules. If one bike sucks make the others suck so they can still have a chance. 😂

[@robertwhitten265]

@@cdmc012599 You do know that just about all other forms of racing has this rule in place right. F1, even moto2 and moto3 has this rule except for motogp. That's because when Rossi and Simonchelli asked for it, Dorna didn't want to have a rule that can hurt Marquez's chance or winning championships. It's a fair rule but Repson, Honda and Dorna vetoed it.

[@TheAndipr]

So now only Honda doesn't have a briliant team (riderwise)

[@nullvoid001]

If the Toprak rumors come true, Honda will have a pretty decent team - just need a half-way decent bike. I heard they tested the Kalex frame back to back with the current frame as well as with a modified version of a much older one in Japan. No word on the results, but could be something to look farward to later in the season.

[@fastdriver2961]

Alice Cooper's no more mister nice guy is on martins play list

[@joeholden2528]

Marc at Aragon is going to be interesting.

[@OzzieBird]

I hope that not only do Jorge and Bezz spank Ducati hard but that Marquez and Pecco don't kill each other by trying to out do each other every race. I foresee Pecco and Marquez having crashes trying to out-score each other as well as the Aprilia and KTM teams. Now I hope Trackhouse can get Rins if Olivera wants to leave. If Raul can get a couple podiums the rest of this season then I'd like to see him continue with Trackhouse. If not then I hope Trackhouse can get Digi or from World Super Bike, Nicolo Bulega, who I think would fly in MotoGP. Gonna be a wild 2025 😊 and I think Liberty will help the sport to grow.

[@sburns2421]

Pecco and Marc will take the lion's share of Sunday wins next year barring injury. Martin will regret leaving Pramac.

[@OzzieBird]

@@johnnycajon4858 Looks like Mir is resigning with Honda. It has to be the money, I can't think of any other reason. I mean, we all know between Mir, Luca and Zarco something is very wrong at Honda. And I agree Mir and Rins at Trackhouse would be pretty awesome 😎

[@GregOwens-vh4se]

Sometimes it is easy to forget that the purpose of MotoGP is to sell street bikes. However my next Japanese purchase will come down Honda or Kawasaki.

[@ianjohnson1207]

Motogp isn’t about selling bikes, people don’t base their bike choices on what wins in Motogp Those days are long gone. Every manufacturers road bikes are now more than capable

[@GregOwens-vh4se]

@@ianjohnson1207 there are those who do. Have a good day.

[@dointheokecoke5548]

WHAAAAAAT !! not the crap show like last year was is it ,4 weeks off ,back for 3 ,then 5 weeks off... WTF

[@cdmc012599]

Sorry, but it's the same song and dance for Maverick. He wants to be the number one in a team calling the bike development.shots. That's why he did what he did at Yamaha, feel like that's the reason he left Aprilia, he was still going to be number 2. But with his results how can you make him the number one?

[@billsmart2532]

Toprak will see a door open this winter.

[@belfez72]

Is VR46 team going to Yamaha satellite ?

[@nullvoid001]

From an Austrian, an Italian and a Spanish news source - Pramac has signed with Yamaha and it will be announced this weekend. I am kind of believing this as all three sources have been on the money this year with other news. That being the case, I expect VR46 to get the GP25s.

[@ianjohnson1207]

Looks like it surprisingly, according to Rins today there will be new team on the grid next year ! It makes sense why Martin was so quick to get the Aprilia seat sorted when he knew the Ducati Factory seat was gone

[@ianjohnson1207]

Well Bezz to Aprilia was inevitable, he made the mistake last year when he refused to move to Pramac and take the Factory bike He hasn’t got on with the 2023 bike and was never getting to the Ducati Factory team How quickly things change Ducati was overrun with top riders to pick from now they’re all leaving

[@pixma1p1700]

Suppose Toprak go to Aprilia..

[@Barts027]

Assen used to be the cathedral of circuits then they ruined it with the awful northern loop.

[@CrashMotoGP]

The old circuit was incredible

[@rauly93]

Another (Bez) overrated VR46 reject leaves Ducati, very good. He never deserved the best bike. He thought he was the shit when he was racing Marc on a Honda, and now he's been exposed.

[@dointheokecoke5548]

3rd to Remy, but kicks on luckily to Rossi's stable

[@andrewtrimble1095]

As much as I rate toprac, Rea on his bike, then him on reddings. Shows his talent. But surely a moto gp bike is too stiff and electronic space age.plus riding style difference. I can't see him being competitive unfortunately.

[@CrashMotoGP]

Let’s wait and see.

[@reesewaller238]

100% toprac doesn't have motogp style of riding

[@rowanedwards235]

Toprak is an exceptional talent & would be competitive on any motorcycle capable of winning

[@esselcuk]

I think Toprak should try motogp

[@cybcx404]

If Pecco gets in a fight he will make a mistake.

[@TarunMusicTv]

That's Martin or Marc that you might be talking about.

[@tracy2.]

Pecco crashes more when he has a gap than when he has pressure

[@Naiatelu]

Mir should've bailed. The Honda project is years out from returning to form

[@cybcx404]

First

[@CrashMotoGP]

Here’s a sprint medal: 🥇

[@jaymate140]

jumped the start, under investigation 🤪

[@A_Hardy_Lopunny]

​@@jaymate1402x llp 😅

[@andrewtrimble1095]

Definitely jump start, I'm in😂

[@russellthomson1775]

Bez didn't deliver at Ducati... won't deliver at Aprilia.

[@ianjohnson1207]

He finished third in the World Championships last year, not exactly not delivering

[@nullvoid001]

Pretty much, like Bastianini last year, Bez did not suit the properties of the GP23 - or to be more correctly, the GP23 did not suit Basta or Bez.