Are the top riders in modern MotoGP as good as the greats who came before, or did Marc Marquez's injury rob them of a chance to prove themselves?

The relative merit of the 2022 grid, top to bottom, is discussed in the final summer break edition of The Race MotoGP Podcast.

Host Toby Moody is joined by Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy to reminisce on how the MotoGP roster has been transformed, and on what that means for the current crop. Also discussed is how the premier-class grid compares to that of the World Superbike championship.

They also delve into the top MotoGP-linked names set to miss out on a grid slot in 2023 because of a talent logjam, chief among them defending WSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu and Moto2's joint points leaders Celestino Vietti and Augusto Fernandez.

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