Paddock Pass Podcast

Episode 560: Italian Grand Prix Debrief Show! 02.06.2026 1h 11m

A lookback at Mugello with journalists Adam, David and Neil as the guys go over the few remaining narratives from round seven of 2026 MotoGP and also answer a lot of questions supplied by Paddock Pass Podcast Patreon subscribers. Photo by MotoGP.com

Episode 559: Rapid-fire Italian Grand Prix review as Bezz burns the house 31.05.2026 16m

A prelude towards a more in-depth review of the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello as Adam, David and Neil still go over the main incidents and talking points from Mugello today.

Paddock Notes: Italy Thursday – MotoGP cooking in Mugello 28.05.2026 23m

Adam, David and Neil gather around the camera in the Media Centre at Mugello to talk the return of Marc Marquez, Cal Crutchlow, riders’ safety commission, the fate of ride height devices and Neil’s wayward choice of mushrooms.

Episode 558: Speed! Italian Grand Prix Preview & looking back at Mugello 2006 26.05.2026 1h 4m

Adam, David and Neil chew over a few of the current MotoGP news topics before dragging the app slider back 20 years to an all-time Mugello classic: the 2006 Italian Grand Prix. Photo by Polarity Photo.

Episode 557: TT26 Preview - More questions than answers... 22.05.2026 40m

The Isle of Man TT is a two week festival of motorcycle racing. The island is taken over once practice week gets underway and the world's attention is focused on the 37 miles that make up the Mountain Course. Michael Dunlop vs Dean Harrison vs Peter Hickman is the headline act. With Davey Todd ruled out through injury the trio are the men to beat this year but can Hicky return to form? Is Deano able to turn last year's Superstock success into his Superbike form? With a change of machinery on the big bike is Michael ready to race his Honda Fireblade? Steve is joined by Kyle White and Greg Haines to preview the action and as a reward for our listeners we have a 20% discount code for TT+ Live Pass. Simply use the code PADDOCKPASS20 to redeem at purchase at https://ttplus-checkout.iomttraces.com/

Episode 556 - Bulega marches on at Most 21.05.2026 53m

Nicolo Bulega continues to dominate the 2026 WorldSBK season. Five rounds have led to five hat-tricks but there's still a lot to talk about in the WorldSBK paddock with Steve and Gordo getting you all the latest news

Episode 555: Catalan Grand Prix Review – The Thin Line 17.05.2026 1h 6m

Adam, David and Neil do their best to summarise the news, events and emotions of a fraught sixth round of 2026 MotoGP with their ‘Moments’, Talking Points, Winners & Losers and Grades from the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Photo by MotoGP.com

Paddock Notes: Catalunya Thursday – In the Ai of the beholder, talking with Ogura’s Crew Chief 14.05.2026 34m

Adam, David and Neil recount their news and views from Thursday at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and the first day of activity at the Catalan MotoGP, while also getting the inside line on Ai Ogura, his personality and working methods thanks to Trackhouse Racing Crew Chief Giovanni Mattarollo. Photo by MotoGP.com

Episode 554: French Grand Prix Review and the Italian new wave 10.05.2026 1h 10m

Le Mans: a deluge of fans, noise, expectation and, eventually, rainfall. An atmospheric round five of 2026 MotoGP produced a couple of landmarks and more shocks. Adam and Neil call Dave from the Media Centre in the Sarthe to rattle through some talking points.

Paddock Notes: France Thursday – Let it rain 07.05.2026 26m

Adam and Neil are joined by commentator, journalist and presenter Elliot York to chat about the first day of hype at a warm and bright Le Mans. Johann Zarco’s fame, expectations for a changeable weekend of weather, what testing bits from Jerez and our Rant and Buzz comments from Thursday in France. Photo by MotoGP.com

Episode 553: Bulega's Hungarian Hat-Trick 07.05.2026 51m

Another week and another weekend of Ducati dominance from Nicolo Bulega. The Italian is Superbike Superstar is constantly rewriting the record books in 2026. Steve and Gordo break down the action from Balaton Park and talk about how circumstances played a role in Bulega's success but ultimately his talent, speed and consistency is why he continues to win. Beyond the success of Bulega we look at the other major talking points of the weekend. These included the action of the FIM Race Stewards against Andrea Locatelli for his part in the accident that left Miguel Oliveira sidelined for upcoming rounds through injury. Loka was given a double long lap penalty for his actions and this led to lots of discussion in the paddock. With Oliveira sidelined the fortunes of Ducati's rivals is also discussed. The opening third of the season has seen Alex Lowes continue to impress for bimota while in Hungary Garrett Gerloff reminded everyone of his speed.

Episode 552: Le Mans look-ahead with Monsieur Baujard 05.05.2026 1h 6m

The French Grand Prix is up next for 2026 MotoGP and Adam, David and Neil are joined by renowned journalist and former racer Thomas Baujard to dig into some saucy subjects about de la Sarthe! Pic by Polarity Photo.

Episode 551: Spanish Grand Prix Review – MarquezGP redeployed 26.04.2026 1h 6m

Was there ever any doubt? Some of the prime talking points and discussion from round four of 2026 MotoGP in southern Spain as Adam, David and Neil occupy a quiet-ish corner of the Media Centre at Jerez to bring their latest Grand Prix review show. Photo by MotoGP.com

Paddock Notes: Jerez Thursday – No, no, after you… 23.04.2026 24m

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Episode 550: Breaking down Ducati's Dutch dominance... 22.04.2026 1h 20m

Ducati's dominance of the Dutch Round of WorldSBK was completed by a 1-2-3-4-5-6 finish in Race 2. It was a stunning performance by the red bikes and on this week's pod we break down what we saw at TT Circuit Assen. On this week's show Steve and Gordo are joined by David Emmett who gives his insight of what he saw, what he liked and what he thought of the WorldSBK paddock. Having seen him for years in the MotoGP paddock David was interested to see the relaxed and motivated Miguel Oliveira aboard the BMW M1000RR. The rookie has had an up and down campaign at the quarter post but has shown some flashes of potential.

Episode 549: Spanish Grand Prix Preview – Jerez throwbacks and takes with Dennis Noyes 22.04.2026 1h 4m

Adam, David and Neil roll back the years on the Spanish Grand Prix with a journalist that was there from the beginning: Dennis Noyes. The guys also talk about the fabled Turn 13 (Jorge Lorenzo corner), Marc Marquez’s chances and their predictions for MotoGP round four. Photo by Polarity photo

Episode 548: Why video is capturing MotoGP (by Chaz Davies) 14.04.2026 1h 7m

Adam, David and Neil are joined by former world champion, WorldSBK race winner and ex-Grand Prix rider (as well as good egg and one of the smartest motorcyclists we’ve met) Chaz Davies to chat MotoGP gossip, guiding Senna Agius and how video is infiltrating the world of performance. Photo by Ducati Media House.

Episode 547: What about Marc? 08.04.2026 1h 1m

Adam, David and Neil offer their opinions on your opinions about Marc Marquez and whether he will (or should) stick or twist in MotoGP. Are time and ‘mileage’ catching up with the world champion? Or is he about to fan the embers of another smoking of his Grand Prix rivals? Time for discussion.

Episode 546: Home hero Oliveira packs the crowd into Portimao 01.04.2026 1h 3m

Miguel Oliveira was the man of the moment in Portimao. The home crowd came out in force with a packed paddock there to greet the Portuguese star's every turn. The BMW man delivered on track with a hat-trick of podiums. For Steve and Gordo there was no other place to start than with his performance. Nicolo Bulega continues to dominate WorldSBK with his perfect record maintained from pole position. His teammate, Iker Lecuona, impressed this weekend with a solid trio of runner-up finishes. The Spanish rider said afterwards that he "was doing my job" to complete a perfect weekend for the Aruba.it Ducati squad. There were plenty of other stories to follow inside the paddock from the Superbike class with Yamaha, Honda and bimota but with the brand new Sportbike class starting, a Chinese manufacturer winning for the first time in Supersport and the WorldWCR kicking off their campaign we'll be back on Patreon to cover the support classes. Sign-up at Patreon.com/PaddockPassPodcast

Episode 545: United States Grand Prix Review – More rodeo 30.03.2026 1h 3m

Five steaks on the BBQ: all black. Adam Wheeler and Neil Morrison complete their weekend at the Circuit of Americas by joining a sleep-deprived David Emmett to go over the talking points and topics from round three of 2026 MotoGP.