A guest of honour in today's #MotoGPPodcast! KTM rider, Brad Binder joins Fran Wylde before the German GP kicks off! The South African analyses his progress in 2023, talks about Miller's key role within the team as well as the good relationship both have and admits there are no boundaries between KTM and GASGAS team in terms of sharing data. All these and much more in Episode 7! Have a listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 15, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Today's special guest on the #MotoGPPodcast is Pablo Nieto. We sit down with the Mooney VR46 Racing Team Manager ahead of a very special race for the team and the riders, his home GP, the Italian GP. Bez and Marini's weaknesses and strengths, what it feels like to have Valentino Rossi as a boss, what the future holds for the team and much more! Have a listen to find out all the topics discussed in today's Episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 08, 2023•31 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Ahead of the 1000th GP, the most experienced rider in the paddock shares what's changed from being a nervous 15-year-old to now in our latest episode of #MotoGPPodcast! Enjoy the full sit-down chat with the Aprilia Capitain! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 11, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 5
A well-known character of the #MotoGP paddock sits down with Fran Wyld for a pre-Spanish GP chat! GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 Team Owner and IRTA President Herve Poncharal gave us an update on Pol Espargaro's progress as well as when he expects to return. Herve has also discussed the GASGAS project and how all the responsibilities have relied on the solo rookie Augusto Fernandez after Pol's absence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 27, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola sits down with Fran Wyld ahead of the #AmericasGP for another insightful #MotoGPPodcast Episode. The big boss of the Noale brand has discussed their title ambitions, and what the future holds for Aprilia while praising the talent and potential of their four riders. Rivola, who worked for more than 30 years in the Formula 1 paddock, has also explained how he has transferred his experience to MotoGP™. This one is just a must-listen episode, enjoy it! Hosted on Aca...
Apr 13, 2023•33 min•Season 5Ep. 3
On this week's #MotoGPPodcast Cryptodata Aprilia RNF Team Principal Razlan Razali sat down with Fran Wyld to share his view on the incident between Marquez and Oliveira at the Portuguese GP with total honesty. The Aprilia satellite team boss also opens up about the reasons behind the switch from Yamaha to Aprilia, discusses their expectations for 2023 and gives us an update on Oliveira's return! It's been an extensive and interesting Episode so do not think it twice and give it a listen! Hosted ...
Mar 30, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 2
MotoGPPodcast is back! Dorna Chief Sporting Officer Carlos Ezpeleta joins Fran Wyld in the first Episode of 2023 to break down the keys of the biggest MotoGP™ season ever! Have a listen to find out the discussions we've had about MotoGP™ Sprint, the new additions to the 2023 calendar India and Kazakhstan, sustainable fuels and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 1
For the curtain-closing Podcast of 2022, who better to talk us through everything we saw at the fascinating Valencia Test than our good friend Simon Crafar? Marc Marquez and HRC's underwhelming outing, Yamaha’s strange Tuesday, KTM’s exciting upgrades and so much more are discussed, while we also look back on the 2022 season in general after Pecco Bagnaia came out on top in #TheDecider to become Italy’s first premier class title winner since Valentino Rossi. Thanks for listening, we hope you’ve ...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Davide Tardozzi got his wish! After chatting to the Ducati Team Manager in Sepang, we managed to sit down with Yamaha Team Manager Maio Meregailli to preview #TheDecider and have a look back on what Maio describes as a rollercoaster 2022. Maio goes into great depth about the heavy rumours of Fabio Quartararo leaving the Iwata factory earlier in the year, as well as the ups and downs of a World Championship campaign, fighting Ducati and the 2023 Yamaha. Hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Nov 04, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 19
This chat is exactly why we love Davide Tardozzi: open, honest, and passionate. Ahead of a huge weekend for Ducati in Malaysia, with Pecco Bagnaia having the chance to claim the factory’s first title since 2007, the factory Team Manager sat down to talk all things 2022, when they knew Bagnaia was a gem, Jack Miller’s star qualities and yes, the hot topic of team orders. It’s a cracker, so enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 20, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Here's the chat we had with Aprilia's Maverick Viñales back in Thailand! Due to time constraints it was only a short and sweet episode, but great nonetheless. Maverick was in fine form and spoke openly about life at Aprilia so far since prematurely parting ways with Yamaha, finding happiness both at the track and at home, and much more. It's great to see him happy - and that comes across in the podcast. As the saying goes: a happy rider is a fast rider... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Oct 17, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Ahead of our eagerly anticipated return to Phillip Island (and with plenty of drama unfolding in Japan and Thailand), we thought it would be a good chance to sit down and discuss how things are shaping up with just three races to go in 2022. Elliott and stand-in co-host Jack Gorst – after a 3am alarm and a couple of coffees – chat about the Japanese and Thai GPs, the final three races that are coming up and also look at each of our title contenders individually: Quartararo, Bagnaia, Aleix Esparg...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 17
From nearly running out of money to fund his racing in the European Moto2™ Championship to becoming a Moto2™ World Championship title contender and 2023 MotoGP™ rider. On Friday morning at the Japanese GP, Augusto Fernandez sat down with us to talk openly about his journey to Grand Prix fame that will lead to him partnering Pol Espargaro at GASGAS Factory Racing on next year’s premier class grid, as well as the title fight he finds himself in this year with just five races to go. Hosted on Acast...
Sep 24, 2022•35 min•Season 4Ep. 15
After a crucial couple of days of testing, Tom Jojic, former crew chief to the likes of Kenny Roberts Jr, Hiroshi Aoyama and Bradley Smith, joined us for a fascinating deep dive into what we saw at the Misano Test – including Marc Marquez’s return and Yamaha’s 2023 engine upgrade. Elliott and stand-in co-host Jack Gorst then chatted about what happened at the San Marino GP while also looking ahead to Aragon and the rest of the season. Apologies for the abrupt end to the episode, the live stream ...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 14
MotoGP™’s Chief Sporting Officer joins us to discuss all things Sprint races! It was the big breaking news from the Austrian GP – Sprint races will be taking place at all Grands Prix in 2023. So, we thought we’d get Carlos on to chat in-depth about the brand-new MotoGP™ format, hopefully answering plenty of your doubts or questions about Sprint races. Fran and Elliott also talk about the Red Bull Ring encounter and the major talking points from last weekend, including the latest on Marc Marquez ...
Aug 26, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 13
In the first episode back after the summer break, we’ve got a proper treat for you. Britain’s Cal Crutchlow joins us for an exclusive chat about his impending return and how he’s prepped to get back on track, as well as how much he misses interviews (sure) and how much he’s enjoying watching the racing in 2022 (actually true). Fran and Elliott then dissect what we saw at Silverstone and have a look ahead to Austria – enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 11, 2022•45 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Ahead of the five-weekend summer break, and after a simply sensational Sunday in Assen, the one and only Simon Crafar joined us to review the 2022 season so far. All the major talking points were covered in depth by Simon as we ran through every factory’s fortunes this year – as ever, our resident Kiwi’s thoughts are well worth a listen to. We hope you enjoy our longest episode of the season yet and we’ll catch you in August! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 29, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 11
We had the pleasure of catching up with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager Francesco Guidotti ahead of the Motul TT Assen to chat about his new – that’s now not so new – role, Brad Binder’s Sunday heroics, Miguel Oliveira leaving, Jack Miller’s two-year deal with the Austrian factory, where KTM are struggling in 2022, the difference between leading a factory team vs Independent Team and more. Apologies about Francesco’s sound issues, we’re not sure what happened with the connection but we ...
Jun 23, 2022•30 min•Season 4Ep. 10
A huge thanks to Michael for taking some time to chat with us because he is, quite probably, the busiest person in the MotoGP™ paddock right now. Setting up the VisionTrack Racing Team in Moto3™, JuniorGP™ and the British Talent Cup has been a whirlwind and Michael delves into just what it takes to piece such a huge project together in such a small amount of time – all while being a regular pundit on BT Sport too! Miller’s switch to KTM and the dramatic Catalan GP were two hot topics and as alwa...
Jun 09, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Mooney VR46 Racing Team Manager Pablo Nieto joined us for a fantastic chat just a couple of days after seeing both Bezzecchi and Marini earn their best results of 2022 – on home turf at Mugello! Pablo spoke in great detail about the superb weekend just gone, 2022 in general, Valentino Rossi’s influence, his riders’ futures in the silly season merry-go-round and more ahead of the Catalan GP. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 01, 2022•43 min•Season 4Ep. 8
After a fantastic weekend at the French GP, there’s arguably no one better to talk to on the latest episode than paddock legend, Tech3 boss and IRTA President Herve Poncharal. Herve joins Fran and Elliott to chat about the brilliant 110,000 strong Le Mans crowd, silly season, the incredible level of competition in MotoGP™, Remy Gardner, Raul Fernandez, Moto3™’s rock n roll nature and plenty more. You don’t want to miss it – trust us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 18, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 7
After a sensational Spanish Grand Prix and an intriguing Jerez Test, Fran and Elliott were joined by their good friend, colleague and motogp.com tech guru, Jack Gorst, to debrief the weekend's action and get all the latest gossip from what we saw during Monday’s test. Pecco’s return, Yamaha’s conundrum, Marc Marquez’s save, Aleix Espargaro on the rostrum again and much more were covered so have a listen and enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 04, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 6
A couple of days after ending America’s 11-year wait for a Grand Prix victory, Moto2™ star Joe Roberts took some time to chat about his Portimao triumph, the tough journey to the top step, MotoGP™ dreams and plenty more with hosts Fran and Elliott before heading to the Spanish GP. Fran and Elliott also discuss MotoGP™’s Portuguese encounter and look ahead to what we could expect to see at the classic Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Apr 27, 2022•35 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Fresh from claiming his maiden Grand Prix rostrum, Fran and Elliott had the pleasure of catching up with Jake Dixon on this week’s episode. The conversation flowed from his route to Moto2™ podium finisher from BSB, the tough times, the promising future of Brits in Grand Prix racing, why 2022 is different, his passion for F1, future MotoGP™ thoughts, friendship with Fabio Quartararo and more – Jake, as always, was on top form. We hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Apr 15, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 4
It certainly wasn’t in the script to have the third episode of 2022 on Free Practice Friday in Argentina, but that’s what we like about MotoGP™: unpredictability. While track action was postponed until Saturday, reigning Moto2™ World Champion and MotoGP™ rookie Remy Gardner kindly joined Fran and Elliott for a great chat. The giant leap to MotoGP™, injuries, partying and Remy being able to be one of the fastest riders in the world without having to go to the gym were just a few topics covered – ...
Apr 01, 2022•30 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In a bit of a different episode for the second Podcast of 2022, GP winner turned pitlane reporter, Simon Crafar, joins Fran and Elliott to take a look through some talking points from the season so far. From Marc Marquez's crash to the debate about ride height devices, it's well worth a listen to our favourite Kiwi! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2022•56 min•Season 4Ep. 2
In the first episode of a brand-new format for Last On The Brakes in 2022, hosts Fran Wyld and Elliott York chat to new Suzuki Ecstar Team Manager and much-adored paddock personality, Livio Suppo, about his journey in Grand Prix racing, right to his first weekend in the Suzuki box. The team also dissect all the highs and lows that we saw during a phenomenal opening weekend of the season in Qatar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 11, 2022•53 min•Season 4Ep. 1
The final episode of 2021. And it’s a big one. Over half an hour of unfiltered Casey Stoner. The two-time MotoGP World Champion came to the paddock for the final two races of 2021, and was kind enough to give us a substantial amount of his time fitting around his understandably busy schedule. In this episode we talk: his entry into the World Championship and how that first year changed his entire outlook on racing, what he thinks of the current crop of MotoGP riders as well as his tips for the f...
Nov 24, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 17
One of the more honest and open chats of the season comes from none other than Repsol Honda rider & 2013 Moto2 World Champion, Pol Espargaro! Ahead of what was to be his best ever result in MotoGP at Misano with a stunning second place, we chatted with Pol about the highest and lowest points of his career: from battling week-in week-out with his now teammate Marc Marquez & why his title winning year wasn’t all that fun, and how a decision not to take a ride with Suzuki on their return to...
Nov 10, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Drumroll please! COTA saw a few VIPs grace the MotoGP paddock, including motocrossing Australian exports and all-round chill guys Jett and Hunter Lawrence. So we sat down with them for a chat about our sport, theirs, taking on Marquez on minibikes and how getting ripped by your childhood friends keeps your ego in check. So why do they love MotoGP? Why do MotoGP riders do so much motocross to train? And how many times can one conversation mention Megan Fox? Grab a doughnut, sit back and find out!...
Oct 27, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 15
