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93: MotoGP Americas GP Review from 2022-04-11T11:30:39
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont review all the weekend action from COTA. Enea Bastianini took his second win of the 2022 MotoGP season in ...
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92: MotoGP Americas GP preview from 2022-04-07T11:21:29
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 Ap...
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91: Indonesian GP Review from 2022-03-21T21:46:30
Lewis Duncan and Uri Puigdemont review all the action from the 2022 Indonesian GP.
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90: 2022 Qatar GP Review from 2022-03-07T12:38:44
Lewis Duncan and Uri Puigdemont review all the action from yesterday’s action-packed season opener in Qatar.
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89: 2022 Qatar GP Preview from 2022-03-04T11:59:53
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.
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88: What MotoGP's first major contract signing means for the 2023 rider market from 2022-02-21T14:39:50
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 a...
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87: Who ends MotoGP testing in best shape? from 2022-02-15T13:11:13
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 th...
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86: Can A Fully Fit Marquez Dominate Again? from 2022-01-31T14:35:39
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 th...
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85: Petrucci talks about his Dakar odyssey from 2022-01-26T17:50:20
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,...
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84: Pecco Bagnaia Interview from 2022-01-04T23:15:47
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont talk to championship runner up Pecco Bagnaia about the 2021 season, and how he’ll attack the 2022 season.<...
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83: 2021 Season Review from 2021-12-01T09:30
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont analyse the key moments in the 2021 season, and which riders you should be looking at for 2022 glory.
82: Grazie Valentino from 2021-11-16T00:01:31
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 care...
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81: Algarve GP Review from 2021-11-09T00:40:10
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont analyse the big talking points from the Algarve Grand Prix, and why consistency has been mor...
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80: Quartararo Wins Title and Misano GP Review from 2021-10-26T13:32:01
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 M...
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79: Americas MotoGP Review from 2021-10-04T13:26:23
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont are back to review the MotoGP race at COTA. Marc Marquez was back on the top step of the pod...
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78: Andrea Dovizioso Interview:"The goal is to learn the bike" from 2021-10-01T11:48:25
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont talk to new PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team rider Andrea Dovizioso<...
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77: San Marino GP Review from 2021-09-20T16:23:44
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 p...
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76: Aragon GP Review from 2021-09-13T15:46:48
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...
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75: British GP Review from 2021-08-30T14:51:59
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...
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74: Austrian MotoGP Review from 2021-08-16T15:14:01
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 ...
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73: Yahama: Viñales Suspended For Trying To Blow Engine from 2021-08-13T10:39:59
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...
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72: Styrian GP Review from 2021-08-09T16:06:51
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 th...
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71: Valentino Rossi Announces Retirement from 2021-08-05T18:19
MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has confirmed the 2021 season will be his last after announcing his retirement from motorcycle racing on Thursday in Austria.
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70: How likely is Rea moving to MotoGP in 2022? from 2021-07-27T13:41:32
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 Jonath...
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69: Explaining The Sponsorship Mess Surrounding Valentino Rossi's VR46 from 2021-07-14T15:57:55
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 ne...
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68: Maverick Viñales Quits Yahama from 2021-06-28T20:08:34
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 be...
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67: German MotoGP Review - The Return Of The King from 2021-06-21T20:22:17
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...
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66: Catalan MotoGP Review + Uri Comes Home from 2021-06-07T13:03:02
Today's podcast is partly recorded in a noisy airport as Oriol and his family are finally able to travel home to Spain after 15+ months of being in Australia due to the pandemic outbreak whils...
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65: Making Sense Of A Tragic Weekend At Mugello from 2021-05-31T13:50:15
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont bring us their thoughts, and insight from the MotoGP fraternity, following the tragic death of Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier last weekend. There was debate in ...
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64: French GP Review from 2021-05-17T20:13:04
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont make sense of a frantic flag-to-flag race in France.
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63: MotoGP legend Schwantz on Rossi, Acosta and Suzuki from 2021-05-10T08:56:28
In a special edition of the Tank Slappers Podcast, 1993 500cc world champion Kevin Schwantz guests to discuss the current MotoGP season.
In a wide-ranging interview wi...
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62: What Miller needs to do now after Jerez MotoGP win from 2021-05-03T13:00:53
Jack Miller took his first MotoGP win in five years at the Spanish Grand Prix to put his 2021 season back on course following a tricky start.
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61: Portuguese GP Review and Emotional Marquez Return from 2021-04-19T12:30:21
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont analyse a thrilling MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix, which also saw an emotional return to racing for Marc Marquez.
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60: How will Marquez fare on his MotoGP return? from 2021-04-12T16:09:55
Honda finally announced the return of Mark Marquez over the weekend. Which version of Marquez will we see at Portimao? After being off a MotoGP bike for so long, it was always going to be a ch...
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59: Doha MotoGP Review from 2021-04-05T22:40:28
It was a race which ended in a commanding victory but was anything but predictable. Relive the drama in Doha with Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont.
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58: Qatar GP Review - Viñales Storms To Commanding Victory from 2021-03-29T10:17
Maverick Viñales drew first blood in the 2021 MotoGP World Championship with a commanding victory on his Yamaha in the Qatar Grand Prix.
The Spaniard had shown str...
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57: Why Marquez’s Qatar MotoGP absence hints at a stronger rider from 2021-03-23T22:42:42
Marc Marquez will not race in this weekend's opening round of the 2021 MotoGP season in Qatar, nor in the follow-up Doha Grand Prix as he continues recovering from injury.
Joan Mir Interview: Previewing The MotoGP World Champion's Title Defence from 2021-03-18T16:29:58
The 2021 MotoGP season is just around the corner and it’s a big one for Suzuki rider Joan Mir.
The Spaniard stunned the world in 2020 by winning his first MotoGP world title in just his se...
55: Conclusions From 2021 Pre-Season Testing from 2021-03-13T15:22:30
The MotoGP pre season for 2021 has come to a close two weeks before the first race. We think there are two main conclusions: 3 of the Yamaha's are very fast, and Miller on the Ducati will be a...
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What we learned from MotoGP’s first Qatar test from 2021-03-08T18:29:18
The 2021 MotoGP season is drawing closer, with the first of two pre-season tests in Qatar taking place last weekend.
New factory Yamaha signing Fabio Quartararo topped the test outright a...
What kind of Marc Marquez will we get back this year? from 2021-02-25T14:27:11
Firstly, on a sad note, we lost one of the biggest and brightest personalities in the paddock - Fausto Gresini. We pay our tribute and talk about how highly regarded he was.
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Is Yamaha on course to correct its difficult 2020? from 2021-02-17T12:16:32
Despite winning half of 2020’s MotoGP races, Yamaha factory riders struggled for consistency and came up well short of the title. After its 2021 launch event, Autosport’s Lewis Duncan and
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How will Suzuki move on from Brivio? from 2021-01-18T15:04:38
In the first Tank Slappers Podcast of 2021, Autosport's Lewis Duncan and Motorsport.com's Oriol Puigdemont discuss what Davide Brivio's shock Suzuki exit wi...
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Looking back on MotoGP’s maddest season from 2020-12-16T12:36:14
As 2020 winds down, Oriol Puigdemont and Lewis Duncan take a look back over MotoGP’s wildest season. It was a year in which a new champion was crowned and the reigning one absent; where news s...
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What next for Marquez after third surgery? from 2020-12-04T11:57:26
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez had a third operation on the arm he broke in July at the Spanish Grand Prix. Having missed the whole of the 2020 campaign, Marquez now faces a six-m...
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Looking back at MotoGPs season finale from 2020-11-23T13:39:05
After a punishing schedule of 14 races in 18 weeks, the 2020 MotoGP season came to an end in Portugal with home hero Miguel Oliveira romping to a dominant victory from pole position. Franco Mo...
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Joan Mir Interview - How I Won The Championship from 2020-11-19T13:04
2020 MotoGP world champion Joan Mir joins Lewis Duncan to talk about how he won the title in his second year at Suzuki.
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Valencia GP Review: A new champion crowned from 2020-11-16T16:26:45
MotoGP crowned a new world champion at the Valencia Grand Prix when Joan Mir took Suzuki to its first premier class world title in 20 years. The 23-year-old Spaniard’s sophomore MotoGP campaig...
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MotoGP European GP Review from 2020-11-09T16:32:39
Joan Mir is now within sight of the 2020 MotoGP championship after securing his maiden victory in the European Grand Prix. The most consistent rider of the season, his first win has come at a ...
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What Yamaha’s Rossi replacement choice says about Lorenzo’s future from 2020-11-04T13:41:20
After failing a COVID-19 test, Valentino Rossi could well miss this weekend’s European Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit near Valencia. Yamaha has announced he will be replaced by GRT Ya...
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MotoGP Teruel GP review from 2020-10-26T18:40:31
Franco Morbidelli became just the second repeat winner of the 2020 MotoGP season and has come back into championship contention with three rounds to go. His fellow Yamaha riders Fabio Quartara...
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Aragon GP Review - More than just ’the brother of Marc' from 2020-10-19T13:30:26
In the latest Tank Slappers podcast, Autosport’s Lewis Duncan and Motorsport.com’s Oriol Puigdemont discuss all the action from a dramatic Aragon Grand Prix won ...
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Aragon Preview from 2020-10-15T08:12:24
In the latest Tank Slappers podcast, Autosport’s International Editor Lewis Duncan is joined as always by Motorsport.com’s Global MotoGP Editor to preview t...
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MotoGP Catalan GP review: The title race hots up from 2020-09-28T12:19:06
Fabio Quartararo won the Catalan Grand Prix to return to the lead of the MotoGP standings, while another podium for Joan Mir puts him into second. With the title battle beginning to look like ...
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Misano Review - MotoGP's Championship Battle Remains Wide Open from 2020-09-21T14:13:37
Four points covering the top four in the championship proves that, compared to any other motorsport, MotoGP continues to deliver for the fans. Six different winners so far in 2020 shows how th...
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How Morbidelli Took His Maiden MotoGP Win from 2020-09-14T13:13:14
Autosport International Editor Lewis Duncan and by Motorsport.com’s Global MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont look back at the San Marino GP. another eventful r...
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Was Vinales' 140mph Brake Failure Avoidable? from 2020-08-24T16:39:49
Autosport International Editor Lewis Duncan and by Motorsport.com’s Global MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont look back at another eventful race. Maverick Vinal...
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Dovizioso's Bombshell Ducati Divorce from 2020-08-18T08:38:21
Andrea Dovizioso's shock announcement about his departure from Ducati at the end of the current MotoGP season was followed 24 hours later by a win at the Austrian Grand Prix. Autosport Interna...
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Brilliant Binder in Brno - Czech GP Review from 2020-08-10T14:53:06
Autosport International Editor Lewis Duncan and by Motorsport.com’s Global MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont relive the key moments from the Czech GP including...
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Which Riders Need A Big Czech GP with Marc Marquez Absent? from 2020-08-05T11:09
Autosport International Editor Lewis Duncan and by Motorsport.com’s Global MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont look ahead to the key talking points around the Cz...
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Andalusian GP Review and Title Implications of Marquez Withdrawal from 2020-07-27T13:00
Autosport International Editor Lewis Duncan is joined by Motorsport.com’s Global MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont to look back at the Andalusian GP. It was an...
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Spanish GP Review and Analysis Of Marc Marquez's Massive Highside from 2020-07-20T07:05
Autosport International Editor Lewis Duncan is joined by Motorsport.com’s Global MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont to look back at the Spanish GP. The biggest ...
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Previewing MotoGP's Return with Randy Mamola from 2020-07-15T14:28:05
MotoGP’s delayed 2020 season gets underway this weekend with the Spanish Grand Prix - the first of two races to be held at Jerez in a shortened 13-round calendar.
With testing teeing up an...
Is Petrucci's Tech3 Deal A Missed Opportunity For KTM? from 2020-06-26T23:13:22
Following specualtion that Danilo Petrucci's Austrian visit was to sign for KTM, it has been revealed that he will join the Tech3 team for 2021. Whilst it is a factory-supported team, it doesn...
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Danilo Petrucci's KTM move for 2021 from 2020-06-23T14:04:14
Lewis Duncan and Oriol Puigdemont talk about Danilo Petrucci's move to KTM as the next part of the 2021 rider market jigsaw puzzle falling into place. As he spend time in Austria introducing h...
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New MotoGP Race Calendar Revealed! from 2020-06-15T00:14:48
MotoGP has unveiled a revised calendar of 13 races for the 2020 season, with doubler-header events featuring heavily and no guarantee of any overseas races happening this year. What will be th...
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Espargaro and Marquez are Honda's Dream Team from 2020-06-08T00:05:30
Lewis Duncan is joined by Oriol Puigdemont to talk about Pol Espargaro leaving KTM at the end of 2020 to join Marc Marquez at the factory Honda team for the 2021 season. After three years with...
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Jack Miller"Stoked"With Ducati Factory Ride In 2021 from 2020-06-01T16:42:04
Lewis Duncan is joined by Oriol Puigdemont to talk about Jack Miller officially becoming a Ducati factory team rider for the 2021 season, in a significant move as another young rider gets the ...
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Rossi To Cherry-Pick His Engineers For SRT Move from 2020-05-06T12:58:15
Lewis Duncan is joined by Oriol Puigdemont, from a very wet and rainy Australia! On the show today they talk about how Rossi will want to be supported by the right engineers at Petronas SRT in...
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Is This The Best Young Teammate Battle In Years? from 2020-04-23T11:48:58
Suzuki has firmed up half of its line-up for the 2021 MotoGP season after it confirmed it had retained the services of Alex Rins. If they retain Joan Mir as well, this week's Tank Slappers pod...
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The Challenges Faced By Ducati from 2020-04-13T13:51:50
Production has stopped on road bikes and development has stopped on their race bikes. Both sides of their business are affected by the COVID-19 crisis. So what does this mean for the two Ducat...
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Why Andrea Iannone's 18-month ban is a complex case from 2020-04-06T15:01:55
Last week Aprilia MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone was handed an 18-month competition ban for an anti-doping infringement, whilst he has maintained his innocence, claiming that ingestion of the ste...
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When Will We Next Go Racing? from 2020-03-26T12:57:34
Lewis Duncan (Autosport International Editor) is joined by Oriol Puigdemont (Motorsport.com Global MotoGP Editor) to discuss the current plans to go racing,...
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How MotoGP And Motorsport Are Battling COVID-19 from 2020-03-11T17:43:41
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Coronavirus Cancellations Reach MotoGP from 2020-03-02T15:40:03
Autosport’s International Editor Lewis Duncan is joined by Motorsport.com’s Global MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont to discuss the latest coronavirus situatio...
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What we learned from the MotoGP Sepang Test from 2020-02-10T13:54:52
The first three-day pre-season test of the 2020 MotoGP season from the Sepang International Circuit concluded last weekend, with Petronas SRT’s Fabio Quartararo topping the timesheets.
For...
Is This Yamaha's Dream Team? Episode #17 from 2020-01-30T12:10:33
With Quartararo and Vinales easily the two fastest Yamaha riders in 2019, and two of the only riders capable of running world champion Marc Marquez hard at points last year, has Yamaha formed ...
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MotoGP’s Impending Rider Market Madness - Episode #16 from 2020-01-07T15:02:53
With all factory contracts up for grabs for the 2021 season, this year’s MotoGP ‘silly season’ is set to be the series’ maddest yet. One of the biggest story arcs in shaping the 2021 grid will...
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Interview: Road Racing Hero Peter Hickman - Episode #15 from 2019-12-23T10:40:01
In a special edition of the show, the Tank Slappers podcast sits down with road racing hero Peter Hickman to discuss his sensational 2019 season. Crowned fastest newcomer at the Isle of Man TT...
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The Real Reasons Zarco Signed For Ducati - Episode #14 from 2019-12-11T23:33:38
Johann Zarco's place at the Avintia Ducati squad for the 2020 MotoGP season has been officially confirmed after he revealed last week that the deal was signed. How did he go from saying they a...
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Interview: Isle of Man TT Legend John McGuinness - Episode #13 from 2019-11-25T11:46:10
In a special edition of the Tank Slappers podcast, we sit down with Isle of Man TT legend John McGuinness. A winner of 23 TTs, McGuinness is one of the greatest road racers of all time and on...
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Sibling Rivalry! Alex Marquez Joins Honda - Episode #12 from 2019-11-18T17:34:21
On Monday in Valencia Honda announced it would be partnering Marc Marquez with his Moto2 world champion brother in MotoGP next season.
On Thursday in Valencia, Jorge Lorenzo announced his...
Is Alex Marquez More Than Just A 'Brother Of...'? Episode #11 from 2019-11-10T23:21:20
On today's podcast, Lewis and Uri are talking about Vinales leading every lap of MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix to take a dominant win ahead of Marc Marquez and Andrea Dovizioso.
The victor...
Zarco’s Honda Debut - Episode #10 from 2019-10-30T12:53:13
On this week’s Tank Slappers podcast, Motorsport.com’s Global MotoGP Editor Oriol Puigdemont and Autosport’s Motorcycle Racing Correspondent Lewis Duncan evaluat...
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KTM’s Rumoured Shock 2020 Signing - Episode #9 from 2019-10-23T13:04:35
KTM’s quest to find a replacement for Johann Zarco in its factory MotoGP team for 2020 may be nearing its end with a surprising name.
Numerous riders, including World Superbike star Alvaro...
Could Zarco take Lorenzo’s Honda? Episode #8 from 2019-10-18T11:15:55
Johann Zarco’s dramatic 2019 MotoGP season took another twist this week, as LCR Honda announced he would be joining the team for the final three races of the year.
After announcing his ren...
Is Marquez the greatest rider of all time? Episode #7 from 2019-10-08T15:05:26
Today, Lewis and Uri look at the career of Marc Marquez who has won eight grand prix world titles after clinching his sixth MotoGP world championship in Thailand.
The Honda rider has re-w...
Did Marquez’s violent Thailand crash rattle him? Episode #6 from 2019-10-04T15:50:49
Uri joins the podcast from Thailand to reflect, with co-host Lewis, on the first session today.
In the latter stages of Friday’s first practice, Marc Marquez suffered a violent highside, ...
Lorenzo calling time on “tragic” Honda campaign? Episode #5 from 2019-09-26T16:06:41
Jorge Lorenzo has dismissed the idea of quitting Honda's MotoGP team a year early in the same way Johann Zarco has done with KTM, despite saying he is "not happy".
Lorenzo has endured a si...
Have We Just Seen The Future Of MotoGP? Episode #4 from 2019-09-17T14:35:15
Have we seen what MotoGP will look like in the next decade? This week Lewis and Uri talk about an incredible GP at Masano, one which has given us a glimpse into the future of Moto GP. Champio...
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Shock MotoGP return for World Superbike sensation? Episode #3 from 2019-09-11T16:02:23
We are now one month down the road from KTM's shock announcement that Johann Zarco will be leaving the team at the end of the year, but we still no closer to knowing who his replacement will b...
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How Suzuki Seized Silverstone - Episode #2 from 2019-09-03T15:16:22
Without the budgets of Honda, Yamaha or Ducati, we explore how Suzuki are using their resources to punch above their weight.
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Zarco Quits KTM - Episode #1 from 2019-08-23T13:54:59
In the first episode of the Tank Slappers podcast, Uri and Lewis are joined by Jamie Klein to discuss Zarco's departure from KTM and Lorenzo's flirtation with a return to Ducati.
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1: Zarco Quits KTM - Episode #1 from 2019-08-23T11:54:59
In the first episode of the Tank Slappers podcast, Uri and Lewis are joined by Jamie Klein to discuss Zarco's departure from KTM and Lorenzo's flirtation with a return to Ducati.
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