The 2025 MotoGP rider market exploded on Monday after Autosport revealed that Ducati had changed its mind and decided to promote Marc Marquez over Jorge Martin to its factory team. Ahead of last week's Italian Grand Prix, it looked as if championship leader Martin was set to get the nod for the factory Ducati team. Then it all unravelled as Ducati'…

The 2024 MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix offered up a raft of talking points as Francesco Bagnaia bounced back from a sprint crash with victory on Sunday. The reigning world champion crashed out of the lead on the final lap of the Catalan GP sprint to end a Saturday win drought dating back to the Austrian GP last year. It softened the blow of a difficult…

A thrilling French Grand Prix at the fifth round of the 2024 MotoGP season looks to have drawn the battle lines for a three-way title fight. Pramac Ducati rider Jorge Martin put in a perfect weekend to claim pole, sprint and grand prix wins, the latter coming after absorbing immense late pressure from Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia. Martin is n…

MotoGP returned home this past weekend with the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix from Jerez, and the fans were treated to an all-time classic between two of the very best riders in the world. Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia had an intense battle for the win, taking advantage of a Jorge Martin crash from the lead in the middle period of the race, and Bagn…

Last weekend's Americas Grand Prix produced numerous talking points as the 2024 MotoGP season continues to thrill, with Maverick Vinales stealing the headlines for Aprilia. Thrown a career lifeline by Aprilia after his acrimonious split with Yamaha midway through 2021, Vinales had so far failed to deliver the kind of results expected of him. But in…

On the latest episode of Tank Slappers, Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont react to the big news of the week, as Fabio Quartararo announces a new two-year extension at Yamaha's team, and the pair discuss the ripple effects of the move, including why Aprilia was turned down and who they might try for instead in what could be a chaotic silly season. A…

The motorsport world has been digesting one of the biggest announcements of the year on Monday after Formula 1 owner Liberty Media announced its acquisition of MotoGP. The American media giant announced on Monday 1 April that it had purchased majority shares in Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital for €4.2 billion. The news means Liberty now owns …

The 2024 MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix was won by Jorge Martin but the collision between Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia stole all the headlines. Pramac Ducati rider Martin put in a mature display to clinch his first grand prix win of the season, seeing off Aprilia's Maverick Vinales prior to the Spaniard's gearbox problems, and Ducati's Enea Bas…

The 2024 MotoGP season continues this weekend with the second round of the campaign at the Portuguese Grand Prix. After Ducati dominated the opening round of the season in Qatar with Jorge Martin winning the sprint and reigning double world champion Francesco Bagnaia taking the spoils in the grand prix, Portugal presents a new challenge for the Ita…

ewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont are back to review the first round of the 2024 MotoGP Championship, where Francesco Bagnaia kicked off his MotoGP title defence with victory in a thrilling Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, ahead of Brad Binder and Jorge Martín with Marc Marquez finishing a strong fourth on his Ducati debut.…

The Tank Slappers is back for a brand new MotoGP season. The 2024 season promises to be one for the history books. Eyes will be Marc Marquez as he starts a new chapter in his career switching from Honda to Gresini-run Ducati Desmosedici GP23. Lewis Duncan is joined once again by Oriol Puigdemont as they preview the upcoming season.…

Francesco Bagnaia is the 2022 MotoGP world champion after finishing the Valencia Grand Prix in ninth with Fabio Quartararo fourth, as Alex Rins took an emotional race win. Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont are here for the final time this season to analyse all the action.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont are together to review the San Marino GP, look at the title challengers, and say goodbye to Andrea Dovizioso after a brilliant MotoGP career.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Surprise news that MotoGP from 2023 will have twenty one sprint race weekends for every grand prix weekend. Is it good for the championship? Are you excited for what it does for the sport? Whilst it's necessary for MotoGP to evolve, are sprint races the answer? And is it possible that so many sprint races devalue the main event grand prix? The prom…

Lewis and Uri discuss the imminent retirement of MotoGP star Andrea Dovizioso, and how he didn't expect to struggle on the Yamaha. He won't be sticking around for the end of the season, but from Aragon GP onwards, he'll be replaced by Cal Crutchlow. The pair also look back at yesterday's British GP and the state of the championship, with Quartarao,…

Alex Rins joins Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont for his first interview with the media following news he's joining Honda for 2023.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia stormed to victory in a dramatic MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix after championship leader Fabio Quartararo crashed twice, while Valentino Rossi’s team got its first podium. Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigemont are back on the Tank Slappers podcast to analyse the race.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont look back at the key moments in the German Grand Prix, as Fabio Quartararo dominated to take charge in the championship after his main title rivals faltered at the Sachsenring.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo dominated the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix as nearest title rival Aleix Espargaro threw away a podium by miscounting the number of laps remaining.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis and Oriol are here to review the Italian GP. Plus the big news from Marquez is his latest surgery and potential consequences for his career.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont look back at the French GP to analyse all the track action. This is also their first opportunity to discuss the news we broke last week about Suzuki leaving the sport at the end of 2022.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia fended off Fabio Quartararo in a tense Spanish Grand Prix to claim his first MotoGP win of the 2022 season, as Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro completed the podium. Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont are here to analyse the events in Spain, and ask if the lack of predictability this season could actually be harming MotoGP for so…

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont were trackside in Portugal to witness all the action. Fabio Quartararo kickstarted his MotoGP world championship defence in a thrilling Portuguese Grand Prix, crossing the line over five seconds ahead to take his first win of the 2022 season.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont review all the weekend action from COTA. Enea Bastianini took his second win of the 2022 MotoGP season in a thrilling Americas Grand Prix, as Marc Marquez recovered to sixth after dropping to last on lap one.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Aleix Espargaro took an emotional maiden win for himself in MotoGP and a first for Aprilia in the modern era in the Argentine Grand Prix. The Spaniard has been spearheading Aprilia's project since 2017 and has endured years of hardship developing the RS-GP, to the point where he contemplated quitting prior to the pandemic. But significant progress …

Lewis Duncan and Uri Puigdemont review all the action from the 2022 Indonesian GP.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Uri Puigdemont review all the action from yesterday’s action-packed season opener in Qatar.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Megan White look forward to this weekend in Qatar and preview which riders and teams are the ones to watch in the opening round.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Ducati has become the first manufacturer to nail down a big name for 2023, with Francesco Bagnaia signing on for two more years. In the latest Tank Slappers podcast, Autosport's Lewis Duncan and Motorsport.com's Oriol Puigdemont discuss what this means for the rider market going forward.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

After just five days spread across the last week, MotoGP pre-season testing for 2022 is over. In the latest Tank Slappers Podcast, our team discusses who comes into the new MotoGP season in the best shapeThe Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan is joined by Oriol Puigdemont to talk about some of the MotoGP stories during this period before testing. They ask if Marc Marquez is fully fit, following Honda's announcement that he will complete a full test program. And are Honda also up to scratch for 2022? Marquez won three races in 2021 whilst being far from his best, so will his…

In the latest edition of the Tank Slappers Podcast, double MotoGP race winner Danilo Petrucci joins Autosport's Lewis Duncan to discuss his wild Dakar debut. Full of drama, fairy-tale success, and a run in with a camel, this is one not to be missedThe Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont talk to championship runner up Pecco Bagnaia about the 2021 season, and how he’ll attack the 2022 season.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont analyse the key moments in the 2021 season, and which riders you should be looking at for 2022 glory.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont recount an emotional weekend saying goodbye to Rossi after 26 seasons of grand prix racing. Uri was in Valencia to witness the celebration of his stellar career.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont analyse the big talking points from the Algarve Grand Prix, and why consistency has been more important than ever this season.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Your regular host, Lewis Duncan, is having a lie down in a dark room after a crazy weekend of writing about MotoGP’s new champion. So Megan White is on the podcast today with Oriol Puigdemont to talk about Fabio Quartararo clinching teh MotoGP title. We also have the matter of the Misano GP to talk about. The prospect of Fabio Quartararo clinching …

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont are back to review the MotoGP race at COTA. Marc Marquez was back on the top step of the podium. Lewis and Uri were impressed by a mighty display from Marquez but recognise this might be the new Marc we have to get used to.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont talk to new PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team rider Andrea Dovizioso, who joins the squad for the final five rounds of the 2021 MotoGP season. Dovi is back in MotoGp with a new bike and new team. He says it was important to start working with the team as soon as possible, and learn the bike. On the podcast today h…

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 …

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 whethe…

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…

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 breathl…

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 a…

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 …

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has confirmed the 2021 season will be his last after announcing his retirement from motorcycle racing on Thursday in Austria. Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont discuss their initial reactions to the news, how his legacy will be viewed after 26 seasons, and what next for the man who never overstayed his welcome in MotoG…

On today's Tank Slappers, Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont discuss some of the biggest stories of the last week, including the possibility of reigning six-time World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea joining SRT for 2022.The Tank Slappers with Lewis and Uri

Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team is due to graduate to MotoGP in 2022 but there is continued confusion around a reported sponsorship deal with Aramco. It could see Rossi riding for the team next year in order to secure the lucrative funding required to support a race team, rather than the line up of Luca Marini alongside Marco Bezzecchi. During the Dutc…

It was widely reported over the weekend that Viñales was considering a split, but this morning we heard confirmation that he is leaving Yamaha at the end of the season. He'll be leaving the best package on the grid, a lucrative contract and yet his options seem limited. What does Viñales want to find in another team? On the podcast today Lewis Dunc…

Marc Marquez returned to the top step of the podium yesterday at the German MotoGP Grand Prix. After missing 2020, and showing his form since his return to competitive action, he finally completed his comeback 581 days after his last victory at Valencia in 2019. Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont analyse how Marc took the lead and kept the field at …