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An new all-female world championship is a major statement from motorcycle racing's governing body when it comes to increasing female representation, but is WorldWCR on the right track?

Matt Beer gathers Megan White, Simon Patterson and Val Khorounzhiy to debate everything about WCR (and answer some of your questions) in the latest episode of MotoGP Extra for The Race Members' Club.

And we also get the thoughts of WCR racers Tayla Ralph and Mallory Dobbs, ex-MotoGP rider turned WCR rider coach Xavier Simeon and FIM president and strong WCR advocate Jorge Viegas.

As the 2025 MotoGP rider market reaches its final stages, The Race MotoGP Podcast looks at who might be ousted from the field after 2024 and who's likely to replace them.
We know Aleix Espargaro is retiring and Ducati's committed to bringing Fermin Aldeguer up from MotoGP, but what other departures and debuts are on the cards?
Simon Patterson and Matt Beer are joining by wildcard pundit Lewis Duncan to debate all that, with a particular focus on what'll come out of Trackhouse next as two grand prix winners fight over its second seat alongside someone the podcast panel are VERY split over.
And there's also an excerpt from our members-only MotoGP Extra special on the WorldWCR all-female series, which is coming soon.
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Earlier this week we brought you an interview with Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola, and now here's part two, exclusively for members.

Listen in as Simon and Val put a selection of your questions to the amiable Italian, including teasers on which F1 driver would be best suited to MotoGP, whether he has any worries about working with two new drivers next season, and which two previous Aprilia world champions he'd pick for his dream team...

Aprilia boss Massimo Rivola joins The Race MotoGP Podcast for a special summer break episode.
As part of an extensive chat, Rivola discusses Aprilia's signing of Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi and some of the alternatives that were considered, the exits of Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales and the line-up questions facing the satellite Trackhouse team.
Afterwards, there is an extensive discussion between podcast regulars Matt Beer, Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy over whether Bezzecchi deserved the nod over the likes of Enea Bastianini and Fabio Di Giannantonio, how Miguel Oliveira and Raul Fernandez compare and whether Aprilia is living up to expectations or not.
Rivola also tackled a varied selection of questions from The Race Members Club for a forthcoming bonus episode. Sign up to the motorbike-only Riders tier on Patreon for that episode, ad-free listening and more. Head to Patreon.com/therace
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Just when Jorge Martin looked set to regain the 2024 MotoGP world championship fight momentum, his crash from the lead with just two laps of the German Grand Prix to go changed everything (again).
Simon Patterson, Valentin Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer give their takes on why it happened, the repercussions for the title battle and whether Martin will ever change in The Race MotoGP Podcast.
Last week we thought we really might be talking about Marc Marquez's first Gresini Ducati win at the Sachsenring but his weekend turned out very differently. We have plenty to say about that - and so did The Race Members' Club, whose questions now feature in all our post-race episodes.
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With Pecco Bagnaia now right on Jorge Martin's tail in the MotoGP championship fight and the shadow of both Martin and Pramac's Ducati exits hanging over the rest of the season, is the 2024 title battle only going one way?
That's what Simon Patterson, guest pundit Megan White and Matt Beer debate on the Dutch TT episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast - with a few interjections from Valentin Khorounzhiy from somewhere in the Styrian hills.
They also discuss the huge news of Lewis Hamilton's potential arrival in MotoGP as a team owner and Marc Marquez's weird weekend - which included the return of tyre pressure penalties.
That penalty system is one of many topics we're quizzed about by The Race Members' Club via Patreon as part of our new MotoGP coverage strand there.
The Race Members' Club now features MotoGP content and a motorbike-only Riders tier on Patreon - offering exclusive bonus podcasts each month, ad-free episodes from our main series and the chance to have your questions answered on our post-race episodes. Head to Patreon.com/therace

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