Tank Slappers - A Motorsport Network MotoGP Podcast

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont look back at the MotoGP 2021 San Marino Grand Prix. Last time out on the Tank Slappers podcast we predicted the continued pace of Pecco Bagnaia and he didn't disappoint.

Uri describes the weekend like an exhibition by the whole of the Ducati family for a variety of reasons. The guys look at the young stars who are coming to the fore and explain why Ducati management should be feeling satisfied with the choice of riders signed up to their program. Uri also hails the "insane" race pace of Enea Bastianini who achieved spectacular lap times whilst also managing his tyres to achieve a podium position.

Joan Mir is now an outsider for the title and fighting for podiums at best, but what can Suzuki do to unlock potential from the bike?

Francesco Bagnaia finally stood on the top step of the podium in MotoGP after a thrilling battle with Marc Marquez in the closing laps of the Aragon GP. What this the Marquez of old? Or at least, the best of version of Marquez we could hope for? Also on the podcast we ask what this means for Ducati, why Mir was left unsatisfied by third, and whether tyre issues will be more of a factor over the remainder of the season.

Lewis Duncan and Uri Puigdemont are back to analyse all the action from the British GP and how they feel one particular rider had a perfect race. Meanwhile the championship is disappearing out of reach for some others, who will surely be reflecting on how their seasons have faltered. There's also much more to talk about after a busy weekend of team and rider news, and we think there's more to come too!

Brad Binder scored his second-career MotoGP victory with a stunning gamble (or perhaps more kindly, a well calculated risk) to stay on dry tyres as many of the field behind pitted as the rain fell. Riders who did pit were able to charge back through the field as those on dry tyres struggled to keep their bikes on track. It was a chaotic and breathless end to the race, which Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont analyse on today's Tank Slappers.

Maverick Viñales was suspended by Yamaha and withdrawn from this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix for trying to deliberately damage his bike's engine in the Styrian GP, the team suggests.

 

 On today's podcast Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont react to the claims, which we first heard about in an official statement issued by Yamaha on Thursday. We look at athletes in top level sport and what happens when fall out with teams and management. And finally we ask what his future holds and whether his move to Aprilia is still likely to happen.

It was a weekend which started with the bombshell Rossi announcement, continued with an uncertain weather forecast and eventually had a red flag stoppage to put everyone on the edge of their seat. Jorje Martin led home fellow Spaniard Joan Mir to win the Styrian GP. Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont analyse Martin's first MotoGP victory and how he has overcome injury with an intensive training schedule.