Here he is! A rider who needs no introduction: reigning World Champion Joan Mir. But as a self-confessed private person in a very public sphere, it’s Mir as you’ve probably never heard him before as the number 36 takes us from his beginnings as a rider to the top of the MotoGP world. Making his way through the junior categories and having to win every season to make an impression, the Suzuki rider talks us through the true meaning of pressure – and learning to enjoy racing – as well as how he ha...
Oct 13, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 14
A podcast we never thought we’d get to do. But here we are. Cal Crutchlow, retired, but not. While on substitute duties at the AragonGP, we sat down with Cal to talk about what retirement is like (yes, a few aches and pains!), taking the leap from WorldSBK to MotoGP, and learning not to take comments from fans & the media to heart following a difficult first season in the premier class. Plus, for any cyclists out there - we get the low down on some of Cal’s training ‘techniques’/quirks. Insi...
Sep 29, 2021•45 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Davide Tardozzi has been a team manager in top flight motorcycle racing for the best part of three decades. In that time, not only has he become famous for his wild celebrations in the pit box, he’s worked with some of the biggest superstars the sport has ever known, shipped a gigantic sculpture of a Giraffe to the USA and learned fair few things about managing people that we should all take note of in our own lives. He’s one of a kind and we hope you take as much away from this episode as we di...
Sep 15, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Another timely episode as the rider market explodes with everyone searching for the right deal in 2022, we chat with MotoE World Cup superstar Eric Granado about what lessons he’s learned from early in his career and choosing what bike, team, and championship was best for him. What’s more, Eric’s story is one of extreme work ethic & adversity, with his father kickstarting his career through creating a mini bike championship in Brazil for him and several other aspiring hopefuls to learn their...
Sep 01, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 11
How does a MotoGP rookie get a pole position & podium in their second ever race? And then their second pole & a WIN in their SIXTH race? Jorge Martin is well and truly living his dream, he still can’t quite believe he is in fact a MotoGP rider, let alone a rider capable of winning in the premier class in his first season. We recorded this podcast with Jorge on the Thursday before the Styrian GP and wanted to know how he’s so resilient and able to return after set back & after set bac...
Aug 18, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 10
How does a MotoGP factory convince a rider to sign a substantial 3 year deal? What mindset is key to being ‘a Sunday rider’ and bringing the best out of yourself when it matters? Which aspects of his job does Brad Binder like the most? All questions put to the South African World Champion and MotoGP race winner for this week’s episode. His response about mindset and attitude was something we found particularly interesting, ‘focusing on the now’ something similar to what we heard from his former ...
Aug 04, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Alex Marquez like you’ve never heard him before. We sit down with the double World Champion to talk about life on and off the bike, his interests outside of the sport, and why he thinks it’s not always a good thing winning a World Championship when you’re barely 18 years old. Plus: we wanted to know what it’s like to be asked questions about someone else in just about every interview he’s ever done. This is an episode where we really do save the best bits till last! Thanks for your quick fire qu...
Jul 07, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 8
What does it take to be a crew chief at the very highest level in MotoGP, being the right hand person to a rider on their journey to becoming a World Champion? Is the relationship between rider & crew chief solely technical, or more psychological? Why is it such a big story when riders change crew chiefs in MotoGP? Well, we thought we'd sit down and chat to one. Not just any crew chief, however, but the reigning World Champion's crew chief - Suzuki's Frankie Carchedi. Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Jun 23, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Legendary team boss, Aki Ajo who has and continues to work with riders such as Jack Miller, Pedro Acosta, Raul Fernandez, Johann Zarco, Marc Marquez, and many more... tells all about how he picks riders for his team, what the key characteristics of what makes a Grand Prix world champion, why riders need to focus on themselves more, and how this is becoming increasingly difficult in 2021. A true fascinating chat with Aki this week, with lessons not just relevant for racing but wider society and w...
Jun 09, 2021•41 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Franco Morbidelli is a smooth talker in the best way. Honest and thoughtful about exactly what he says and how, we sat down with the 2020 MotoGP™ runner up to delve a bit deeper: proving your worth when you’ve arrived from a pretty different path to the top, his mission to get a full factory bike and stepping up, being selfish in your career (and whether you need to be), as well as the role of an athlete with an audience as big as that of MotoGP™. Oh and, how he speaks such impeccable English an...
May 26, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Aleix Espargaro has one of the most unique career paths in MotoGP. After a decade in the premier class, he explains how he’s turned around his mindset from retirement before the pandemic hit, to that of a rookie rider, thanks to the leadership change in Aprilia and his family. This is an episode you’ll want to listen to again and again as we get a real insight into the relationship between a team manager and rider at the very highest level in motorcycle racing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
May 11, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Minutes before a classic Portuguese coastal storm rolled in at Portimao, we sat down with local legend, Miguel Oliveira, to get to know the man beyond last year’s dream win at his debut home race. Find out what makes him tick and how he’s one of the lucky few riders who relishes the pressure of racing with the weight of a nation on his shoulders. This is a rider not interested in simply the rewards that come with fame from his accolades, but one who wants to inspire a generation of riders from h...
Apr 27, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Imagine being a rider in the Moto3™ World Championship but aside from riding, you’re also pulling together all the sponsorship, coordination, promotion and everything else needed to have a fully functioning race team. Well, that’s what Lucio Cecchinello did when he first started the LCR Team back in his 125cc World Championship days in the early 90s. He’s a true one of a kind, as while a World Championship in his own riding career evaded him, he’s since taken the LCR squad tot he very top of the...
Apr 14, 2021•41 min•Season 3Ep. 2
We're back! Another season of MotoGP™ means another year of in-depth chats with the biggest names in the sport about anything and everything on track, and off it as well. First guest of the year is Luca Marini, MotoGP™ rookie and half brother of a certain 9-time World Champion. We chat with the multi-time Moto2™ race winner about one of the biggest crashes in the sport's history, which member of his inner circle tells it to him straight when he's not performing to standard, and what events he's ...
Mar 31, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 1
3D printing is one of the newest technologies to enter MotoGP™ and immediately we’ve seen teams embrace the technology. From small parts to big parts this technology is a real game changer because of the speed of production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 14, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Data Analysis in MotoGP™ has moved at an exponential rate. From simple data in the early ‘90s to view speed and gears we now have data driving MotoGP™ bikes to new heights with advanced electronics only possible because of sensors collecting 9GB of data during every race. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 07, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 5
A MotoGP™ TV broadcast is a feat of innovation. With 170 cameras covering all the angles there’s a lot to take in and a lot of data to transmit. How does 12TB of data find it’s way from the track side to your TV screen? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 28, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 4
A MotoGP™ bike can travel at over 350kmp/h but how do riders walk away from crashes? Constant evolution of rider protection and circuit safety means that not even a 25G impact with the asphalt can keep these warriors on the sidelines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 3
The evolution of MotoGP™ bikes has seen them change shape. From the aerodynamic wings on a bike to the holeshot device this innovation has been the cornerstone of development in recent years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 2
To win in MotoGP™ requires a unique combination of strength, flexibility and a clear mind. MotoGP™ riders are modern day gladiators as they ride at over 200mph. How do they prepare for their body and mind to go racing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 04, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 1
That’s it. We’re done. Season two of Last On The Brakes comes to a close and with another high profile guest - one of the sensations of the 2020 season, Takaaki Nakagami! He’s actually the first return guest we’ve had on the podcast after we spoke to him last year so this time we wanted to breeze through his origin story and hit him straight with the burning questions we had in mind - his honesty to himself and the media when he makes mistakes and what it’s like looking at Marc Marquez’s data an...
Nov 30, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 25
What does it take to be a MotoGP™ Team Manager? Well, if you want to be anything like Davide Brivio, try your hand at just about every job there is in a motorcycle racing team, from grass roots, to professional and then to the very top level! He has seen it, done it, and got the t-shirt. Then, he started all over again at Suzuki! With the Hamamatsu-based manufacturer on the cusp of a triple crown World Championship season in 2020, we get to know the figurehead behind it all, how the project rest...
Nov 16, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 24
From 'the next Marquez' to 'totally lost', this is the story of Fabio Quartararo and how he dug himself out a 2 year long rut, propelling himself into a MotoGP™ ride and stunning the world with taking it to the best of the best in his first premier class season aboard a Independent Team bike in their own debut MotoGP™ season. Key takeaways from this episode are how he uses the pressure he once felt to his advantage, how he keeps his feet on the ground and what it's like to basically have all you...
Nov 02, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 23
At the very circuit where last year, Johann Zarco rocked up in a motorhome with no ride in the premier class, looking for a job and a way to rebuild his career, we sat down with the double Moto2™ World Champion to discuss what it takes to make it back to the top of the sport to the podium and continue his search for the holy grail, that first MotoGP™ victory. In one of the most open and honest Last On The Brakes podcasts to date, Johann tells us about the humble beginnings of his racing career a...
Oct 19, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 22
It’s not often you get a full 25 minutes chat with one of the greatest motorcycle racers in recent history. But here we are, bringing you guys Dovi Undaunted and Unfiltered talking about some of the things closest to his heart; Supercross, caravan holidays, his inner circle, and of course the methods he uses to be at the very top of his game every time he lines up on a MotoGP™ grid. There’s not just stories and perspectives in this episode, there’s a few things for us all to take away from this ...
Sep 28, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The last few episodes of the podcast have had us thinking about riders and what they do after they retire. Do ex-athletes fill out the other roles in their respective sports better than non-athletes? Does having competed in the sport mean you automatically have all the necessary skills to exceed in your post racing career? A lot of us probably have a good idea about the answer to some of those questions already. But we wanted to speak about the topic, and as ever get to know a little better, a m...
Sep 14, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Could you ask for a better timed podcast guest? Straight off the back of their first AND second MotoGP™ victories we have the man who orchestrated KTM’s rise to the top of the pinnacle of motorcycle road racing, Pit Beirer. As ever, though, we don’t want to *just* get all the trade secrets and what the lowdown is from Mattighofen, Austria, talking to Pit Beirer - head of KTM’s motorsports projects, we want to bring you the story Pit Beirer, the Motocross racing legend. What skills did he develop...
Aug 31, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Out of all the episodes we’ve done so far, the direction this one took surprised us the most! Known for his ultra clear, considered and concise interviews about the highs and lows of Yamaha over the last 2 decades, Lin Jarvis gives his most candid and relaxed interview we’ve ever seen on camera as we wanted to get to know the man behind the steely gaze staring up at the timing screens! How does someone even get a job like being the Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing and the man in the midd...
Jul 27, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 18
This week we’re coming at you with another dash of wisdom from Down Under as we talk to bona fide Supercross legend and huuuuge MotoGP™ fan Chad Reed. From what it might be like racing behind closed doors – and on such a condensed schedule – to the intricacies of how relationships change between riders over time as rivalries grow or wane, there’s most definitely something for everyone, whether you’re coming at us from SX or our very own MotoGP™ faithful. How do you just click into race mode? How...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Has there ever been a better time to add a dash of electric to our podcast rota? As we await the beginning of the second season of the FIM Enel MotoE™️ Cup, 2016 F1 world champ Nico Rosberg joins this week’s Last On The Brakes to talk us through his connection to Energica, the manufacturer of the bikes in MotoE™️, and a whole host of motorsport, F1 and “life at the top of your sport” kind of tales. From sharing a garage with legends like Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton and walking away at ...
Jul 06, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 16
