Gas It Out

Six and a half hours of waiting, endless rain, no medical helicopter and ultimately no Grand Prix. Not exactly the fairytale ending we'd hoped for at Phillip Island!

Gavin, Neil and Sylvain reunite to dissect a thoroughly miserable farewell to one of MotoGP's greatest circuits. Was cancellation inevitable? Could the Grand Prix have been moved to Saturday? And did the weekend inadvertently demonstrate why the Australian GP is moving to Adelaide?

Thankfully, Saturday gave us something to remember. Marc Marquez produced a scarcely believable qualifying performance before going toe-to-toe with Jorge Martin in a thrilling, shortened Sprint. The Aprilia might have been the faster bike, but Marquez had other ideas.

Martin's subsequent crash and fractured wrist could prove decisive in the World Championship. With Marquez now 10 points clear, has the title slipped away from Aprilia? Or could there still be another twist?

We discuss Marquez's extraordinary racecraft, Martin's costly mistake, Bezzecchi's fading hopes and why Aprilia might actually have been relieved that Sunday's race never happened.

Plus, Jack Miller ensures Phillip Island gets at least one memorable farewell, Neil explains why he's not entirely sad to see the back of the circuit's facilities, and we look ahead to Malaysia, where the heat, humidity and championship tension will all be rising.

If in doubt, Gas It Out!

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Two blokes, one car, a couple of dodgy AirPods and the long road to Phillip Island!

Gavin and Neil are reunited for a rather unusual edition of Gas It Out, recorded as they drive through the Australian night towards the final MotoGP weekend at one of the sport's most iconic circuits.

It's a bittersweet farewell to Phillip Island, but there's no shortage of drama ahead. Just two points separate Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez in the World Championship, and with Aprilia's apparent advantage, Marquez's love of left-hand corners and some typically unpredictable Australian weather on the horizon, who comes out on top?

We reminisce about our favourite Phillip Island memories, from Neil's disastrous first trip in 1995 to the great races, great riders and unforgettable moments that have made the Island so special.

There's also the latest news from the paddock, including Honda's rider plans for 2027, Toprak's injury and the ongoing championship battles.

And finally, we've been to Adelaide! After spending the day investigating the proposed new MotoGP "street" circuit (not on the streets), we share what we've seen, what might work, what concerns us and why the controversy surrounding the city's Park Lands is proving such a difficult issue.

An end of an era, the beginning of another, and a slightly strange way to record a podcast.

If you check out YouTube soon, there'll also be footage from our Adelaide reconnaissance to give you a better idea of what the proposed circuit could look like.

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All that drama, and what have we got to show for it? Exactly the same two-point gap between Jorge Martin and Marc Marquez at the top of the MotoGP World Championship!

Gav is still in Indonesia, Sylvain's back in the UK, and Neil is AWOL somewhere in Australia as the boys pick apart an extraordinary weekend at Mandalika.

Aprilia dominated Sunday, but did Jorge Martin miss a golden opportunity to put some daylight between himself and Marquez? Sylvain explains why the Ducati camp might be the happier of the two, and we discuss whether Marco Bezzecchi is still a genuine title contender.

There's the usual dose of controversy too, from that chaotic Sprint start to the dreaded tyre pressure saga. Plus, Gav has a theory about Marc Marquez playing mind games with Pedro Acosta, and Sylvain weighs in on the undesirable prospect of team orders at Aprilia.

We also catch up on Moto2 and Moto3, before Sylvain shares some wonderful news from the Luca Guintoli Foundation, following an extraordinary charity auction.

And will Neil make an appearance? You'll just have to listen to find out. (Rant alert!)

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Marc Márquez looks different right now. More serious, more focused and, as Neil puts it, completely locked in.

This week Gas It Out comes from Lombok, where Gavin and Neil sit down together to look back at the Japanese Grand Prix and a weekend Márquez simply had to deliver. He did exactly that, despite the physical battle he is still managing and a bizarre weekend of tyre drama at Motegi. The result leaves just two points between Márquez and Jorge Martín with six rounds remaining.

They dig into Martín’s increasingly calculated approach to the championship, whether Marco Bezzecchi can still force his way back into the fight, Enea Bastianini’s return to form, the action further down the field, plus the big stories from Moto2 and Moto3.

Then it’s onto Indonesia. Mandalika should suit the Aprilias, Martín has a chance to take control, Bezzecchi badly needs a result, and Neil reckons even two fourth places could feel like a victory for Márquez this weekend.

With only six rounds left and the championship on a knife-edge, things really have got serious.

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Moto2 World Champion. MotoGP podium finisher. KTM development rider. TV pundit. And still bloody fast.

Pol Espargaró joins Gav and Hodgy for a brilliant deep dive into life on both sides of the MotoGP fence.

Having returned to race action this season as Viñales' replacement while also helping develop KTM’s new 850cc machine, Pol is in a unique position to explain what MotoGP’s huge 2027 reset will actually feel like for the riders. He talks Pirelli tyres, less aero, overtaking, why the new bikes could transform the racing and why he still wants another chance to line up on the grid - albeit not on these flyaway races!

There’s also a fascinating look at Pedro Acosta. Pol calls him “one in a million”, explains the things he sees in Pedro’s data that simply don’t make sense, and discusses what we might learn when Acosta goes up against Marc Márquez. Who he has first hand experience of being teammate to...

Plus, returning to the madness of a MotoGP start after stepping away from full-time racing, the difference between testing and racing, and the crash that changed the direction of his career.

The world’s fastest TV pundit? We await any challenge to that statement.

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MotoGP heads east, and the championship is entering the pressure cooker.

Gav and Neil are already in Japan, Sylvain joins from home, and the boys look ahead to the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi as Jorge Martin, Marc Marquez, Marco Bezzecchi and Pedro Acosta continue their fight at the sharp end of the championship.

Why could this be such an important weekend for Marquez? Can Aprilia stay in the fight? Does Motegi suit the braking strengths of Martin and Acosta? Could Pecco Bagnaia become a factor again? And might Japan finally give us another flag-to-flag thriller?

Plus jet lag, life on the road, Japanese toilets and Sylvain making possibly the worst coffee of his life.

It’s the Gas It Out Japanese Grand Prix preview.

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Pedro Acosta is finally a MotoGP winner - and what a way to do it!

After throwing away the Sprint with a bizarre mistake while leading, then crashing again in Sunday warm-up, "The Shark" bounced back to take his maiden MotoGP victory at KTM’s home Grand Prix in Austria.

Gav, Neil and a returning Sylvain break down Acosta’s breakthrough weekend, why the KTM worked so well with Michelin’s reinforced rear tyre, and what went wrong for Ducati and Marc Marquez.

Plus, Jorge Martin takes control of the World Championship, Marco Bezzecchi has ground to make up, the latest uncertainty surrounding Qatar, Moto2 and Moto3, and what - if anything - we can learn from the first proper look at the new 850cc MotoGP bikes.

And SG returns from the Bol d’Or with a few stories of his own and a nice new cap...

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Marc Márquez has wiped out a 102-point MotoGP World Championship deficit in just seven Grands Prix. So how has he done it, and what happens now?

Gav and Neil look back at Misano, where the pressure told on Marco Bezzecchi, Jorge Martín battled arm pump and Álex Márquez found himself in the middle of the inevitable question - how hard do you race your brother when he's fighting for the title?

Plus, Neil explains exactly what arm pump feels like, Pedro Acosta gets promoted into MotoGP's "alien" conversation, Máximo Quiles and Manuel González get their dues, and we look ahead to Austria, where Acosta might just have his best chance yet to win on the KTM.

And Sylvain? He's apparently got a fairly decent excuse for missing this one...

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The MotoGP title fight heads to Misano, and this is another one that feels important.

Marc Márquez arrives at one of the most physical circuits on the calendar still managing evident weakness with his right arm and shoulder, while Marco Bezzecchi heads into his home round with a serious chance to put him under proper pressure. With Jorge Martin still leading the championship, could the San Marino GP prove to be one of the defining weekends of the season? 

Gav, Neil and Sylvain break down the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, where the race could be won and lost, why Bezzecchi looks so dangerous, and whether multiple-Misano-winner Márquez can afford another damage-limitation weekend. Could the track's awkward layout make Marc's physical condition a major factor?

PLUS:

• Fabio Quartararo’s increasingly strained relationship with Yamaha

• MotoGP’s controversial new Adelaide street circuit revealed, as the riders put on their best sales pitch

• And Sylvain holding Neil hostage, and not because he's mentioned he rode the Ducati again.

Yes, really.

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Marc Márquez was thrown a gauntlet at Aragón: take all 37 points or risk seeing his championship hopes start to disappear. Challenge accepted.

Gav and Sylvain discuss a brilliantly controlled weekend from Marc and what it means for a title fight that now looks increasingly like a three-way scrap with Jorge Martín and Marco Bezzecchi.

Can the Aprilia even be beaten? Is Bez becoming their real title spearhead? And how long before the gloves properly come off?

There’s also a huge amount of love for Pedro Acosta after a sensational Sunday ride, Johann Zarco’s remarkable comeback, plus Neil Hodgson phones in from the chiropractor with tales of riding Ducati’s MotoGP bike.

We also review Moto2 and Moto3 before we run out of road.

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