MotoGP begins the European leg of its 2024 season at Jerez this weekend, and that's often when the championship takes on its defining shape.

But several riders arrive in Spain fighting for their future and several teams fighting to salvage their season already.

On this week's episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast, Matt Beer invites Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy to nominate the riders or teams they think are in most trouble after the opening three rounds - and to assess the extent of their plight on a 1 to 5 ranking where 1 equals 'will be fine by Mugello in June' and 5 equals 'may as well write the rest of 2024 off'.

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