MotoGP title rivals Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia handled us to among the most extraordinary wheel-to-wheel racing of the 2024 season within the Malaysian Grand Prix, however even Bagnaia popping out on prime did not change the truth that it is Martin who’s now on the cusp of being champion.
The rivals’ approaches to this enthralling GP opening laps at Sepang and the Bagnaia dash error that possibly rendered them irrelevant within the large image are delved into by Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer within the Malaysia episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast, with loads of questions from The Race Members’ Membership about what was going by Bagnaia and Martin’s minds.
The entire weekend passed off beneath the shadow of the tragic occasions in Valencia, dwelling to many within the MotoGP world and the place the collection ought to have been heading for its finale in a fortnight.
As Simon recounts, the floods and destruction in Spain made for a sombre ambiance within the Sepang paddock – click on right here to donate to Valencian workforce Aspar’s fundraiser for the reduction effort.
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