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Ride Along Trackside
by MotoGP Rats
Ride Along Trackside with us, as we explore MotoGP trends, races, rumours and technicalities.We are the MotoGP RATS.
Episodes
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Marquez's Last Phillip Island Could End on a Team Order
Marc Marquez is two points behind Jorge Martin, and the next race is the last ever MotoGP race at Phillip Island. The rider who could decide the title is Martin's team-mate, Marco Bezzecchi.In this video: how team orders work in F1 and in MotoGP, from Austria 2002 and "Fernando is faster than…
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Why MotoGP Leaders Have to Let Rivals Pass
On the same Saturday, Lando Norris would not wait behind Oscar Piastri in the Singapore Sprint, and Jorge Martin had to let Marc Marquez go while he was leading the Indonesian MotoGP Sprint. On purpose. His front tyre pressure was too low.In this video: why clean air cools a MotoGP front tyre…
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Marquez Won on a Tyre Nobody Had Tested
On the same Sunday, two races were decided by tyres. Lewis Hamilton started on slicks on a wet track at Sepang and still made the podium. At Motegi, Marc Marquez won on a rear tyre nobody had properly tested, because Michelin took the soft out of the race overnight.In this video: how much rubber...
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F1's Safety Car Wiped a 10-Second Lead. MotoGP Doesn't Have One
On Saturday in Baku, George Russell led the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by more than ten seconds. Then a Safety Car gave it all back, and he won by less than two tenths of a second.In this video: what a Safety Car actually does to an F1 race, what MotoGP does instead when a rider crashes, and why the...
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KTM Went Bankrupt in 2024. It Just Won Its Home Race
KTM filed for insolvency in November 2024 owing around two billion euros. Twenty-two months later it won a Grand Prix at its own home circuit.In this video: what actually happened inside KTM's collapse and restructuring, why a Formula One manufacturer in the same position leaves instead of…
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MotoGP's Title Is a Dead Tie. F1's Is 81 Points Clear.
On Sunday the 13th of September, both F1 and MotoGP ran their fourteenth round on the same day. One of them finished 81 points apart. The other finished exactly level. In this one you will learn:- How MotoGP breaks a championship tie, and why Marc Marquez leads on five Grand Prix wins to Jorge...
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F1 Won Monza From 19th. MotoGP Has No Pit Stops.
On the Saturday at Monza, Marco Bezzecchi was in Kimi Antonelli's garage and got fitted into his Mercedes. He said he is still more comfortable on a bike. The next day Antonelli won the race in that car from nineteenth on the grid. Only one man has ever won a Formula 1 race from further back. In...
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Marc Marquez Won Aragon on Two Different Bikes
Marc Marquez just won at Aragon again. Here's the part that should not make sense to an F1 fan: he has now won at this one circuit on a Honda and on a Ducati, two completely different bikes, years apart.In this video we work out one thing an F1 fan already has an opinion about: how much of a…
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F1 Left Zandvoort. MotoGP Has Raced Assen Since 1949.
Formula 1 raced at Zandvoort for the last time this weekend, in front of a reported 305,000 people across the weekend. The circuit wasn't dropped — the promoter turned down a rotation deal and walked. The reason has almost nothing to do with how many fans turn up.In this video we look at how a…
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Ducati Dropped a Two-Time Champion for a 22-Year-Old
The rider leading the MotoGP world championship has already signed for a different team next year. So has the rider in third. And Ducati have pushed out a two-time world champion to make room for a 22-year-old who has never won a Grand Prix. This is MotoGP for F1 fans, and the 2027 rider market...
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MotoGP Just Got Team Radio. It's Nothing Like F1
For years, team radio has been half the drama of an F1 Grand Prix, and it was one thing MotoGP just didn't have. This weekend at Silverstone that changed, with team radio celebrations shown on the MotoGP broadcast for the first time. But if you tuned in expecting the F1 version, what you got was...
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Why a Customer Team Can Win MotoGP but Never F1
Last year McLaren won the F1 drivers title with Lando Norris and took back to back constructors championships, and they did it buying their engine from Mercedes. Red Bull did the same thing with Renault. So in F1 a customer can clearly win. But in MotoGP a customer team can lease the exact same...
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Why F1's Most Famous Boss Bought a MotoGP Team
The most famous team boss in F1 built Haas from nothing and never owned a share of it. So he bought a MotoGP team instead - and the price tells you everything about where this sport is headed.In this one we get into: how Guenther Steiner built Haas from a blank sheet of paper and why he walked…
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Why MotoGP's 2027 Rules Could End the Ducati Era
MotoGP is about to tear up its rulebook. From 2027 the engines shrink to 850cc, ride-height devices are banned, the aero gets cut, every team sees every rider's GPS data, and Pirelli replaces Michelin. F1 fans just watched what a reset like this does to a grid - and MotoGP's is bigger.In this one...
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Marquez Threw His Season Away. Then He Won Everything.
Marc Marquez threw away the start of this season. This weekend at the Sachsenring he won the lot, and now he is right back in the title fight in a way a Formula 1 driver almost never could be.In this one we get into:- What Marquez actually did at the Sachsenring, and why it is this track of all...
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Rider vs Machine: Quartararo Stuck on a Bike That Can't Win
A MotoGP world champion just called his own bike "zero grip, zero turning, zero power" — and then dragged it into the top ten anyway. So how much of a result is really the rider, and how much is the machine underneath them?In this one we get into: how far Yamaha has fallen since Fabio Quartararo...
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F1's Big Teams Win. At Assen, the Customer Team Did.
A team that came out of NASCAR and only joined MotoGP in 2024 just beat the factory at Assen — something F1 basically can't allow to happen. Here's how Trackhouse pulled off a one-two, and why it matters.In this video: how Aprilia took over the Dutch TT and flipped the title race; why a satellite...
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F1 Got Slower. MotoGP Just Broke a Record.
F1 just went through its biggest regulation change in over a decade, and the cars got slower because of it. MotoGP hasn't changed yet, and it just set an all time lap record at Brno.In this video:- Why Ai Ogura's record pole at Brno might be one of the last lap records MotoGP sets before 2027…
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F1 is 24 Seconds Faster at Barcelona. MotoGP Had the Better Race.
F1 and MotoGP both raced the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this month. One sport is 24 seconds per lap faster. So why is the slower one producing the better racing?In this video we look at three things: what Barcelona actually demands from an F1 car versus a MotoGP bike, how the two races played...
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Only One F1 Driver Has Won 100 Races. MotoGP Now Has Three.
In Formula 1, in over 70 years of racing, only one driver has ever won 100 Grand Prix races. Lewis Hamilton — 105 wins. Michael Schumacher never got there. He finished on 91. In MotoGP, Marc Márquez just became the third rider in history to reach 100.But here's the question worth asking: Hamilton...
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The Italian Academy That F1 Has Been Copying, Just Won at Mugello
The Italian academy system that F1 has spent years trying to replicate just produced a MotoGP world championship leader — and a Mercedes F1 driver was standing at the finish line to watch it happen. In this video: how Valentino Rossi's VR46 Academy became the most successful talent pipeline in...
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Why Hamilton's Post-F1 Blueprint Already Exists in MotoGP
Lewis Hamilton's post-F1 chapter is the biggest question in motorsport right now. MotoGP's Valentino Rossi already lived it - and last weekend, his team won a Grand Prix.In this video: how Rossi built VR46 over 20 years before the first win, what the Di Giannantonio Catalunya victory reveals…
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MotoGP Packed 3 Races Into One Afternoon. F1 Has a Safety Car.
MotoGP had 2 red flags, 3 restarts, and the rider in the crash won. F1 has a safety car.Ride Along Trackside - subscribe for weekly MotoGP breakdowns: linktr.ee/ridealongtracksideRound 6 in Barcelona was one of the most chaotic MotoGP weekends of 2026 and it shows you something about the sport…
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Aprilia Beat Everyone. Now They Face Each Other.
Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi won Le Mans together. Now they're one point apart in the world championship and racing for the same team with no orders.In this video: why Marc Marquez's sprint crash changed the entire title picture, what Ducati's 10th straight GP without a factory podium…
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Why MotoGP Riders Brake Later Than Any F1 Driver Ever Could
F1 cars brake harder. Pull more g. Stop in a shorter distance. So why is the MotoGP rider doing something more demanding?Ride Along Trackside - subscribe for weekly MotoGP breakdowns: linktr.ee/ridealongtracksideIn this video we break down the physics of MotoGP braking - carbon disc tech, the…
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Alex Marquez Does It Again! Back-to-Back at Jerez | 2026 Spanish MotoGP Breakdown
Alex Marquez just won the Spanish Grand Prix back to back - same circuit, same result, different chaos around him.If you watch F1 think of it this way: imagine a Williams driver winning Monaco two years running while Ferrari and Red Bull are left looking at each other. That's what just happened…
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MotoGP Just Got Its F1 Moment. Here's What Happens Next
MotoGP just got bought by the same company that turned Formula 1 into a global phenomenon. And they're already making moves.In this video: what Liberty Media's F1 playbook actually was, what they've done to MotoGP in their first season of ownership (including killing Phillip Island) and why…
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Why MotoGP Bikes are Faster than F1 Cars (In Ways that Actually Matter)
F1 fans love pointing at the Mugello lap time. 29 seconds slower. Case closed.Except that number doesn't tell you what a MotoGP rider is actually doing.Ride Along Trackside is weekly MotoGP for the motorsport fan who's heard of MotoGP but hasn't gone deep yet. If that's you -...
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Why Ducati Can't Fight Back | MotoGP 2026
Three races in. Bezzecchi has won all of them. Aprilia have gone 1-2 twice running - and Ducati can't fix it until 2027.Ride Along Trackside - subscribe for weekly MotoGP breakdowns: linktr.ee/ridealongtrackside--------------------MotoGP 2026 has a new order, and the engine freeze is why. In this...
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Bezzecchi is Unstoppable: The Honda Miracle That Didn’t Happen
Five wins from five races. Marco Bezzecchi isn't just winning; he’s rewriting the history books. At COTA 2026, we saw a modern-era record from Jorge Lorenzo finally fall, but that was only half the story.Ride Along Trackside with us and SUBSCRIBE for more MotoGP content:...
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Sinkholes, Crashes, and Aprilia Glory: MotoGP’s Wild Brazil Return
MotoGP is FINALLY back in Brazil for the first time since 2004, but the return to Goiânia was anything but smooth. From a literal sinkhole opening up on the main straight to race distances being slashed due to 60°C track temperatures, the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix was pure chaos.Ride Along...
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Calendar Chaos: Can MotoGP’s 22-Round Final Era Compete with F1 in 2026
The updated 2026 MotoGP calendar is here! With 22 rounds across 5 continents, this season is the final 1000cc era showdown. Can MotoGP's 2026 schedule outshine F1 during its massive gaps?Ride Along Trackside with us and SUBSCRIBE for more MotoGP content: linktr.ee/ridealongtrackside_________2026…
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Liberty Media Just Bought MotoGP: 3 Things F1 MUST Copy in 2026
Liberty Media now officially owns MotoGP, and even though F1 is the more popular product, does it have what it takes to be entertaining in 2026?Ride Along Trackside with us and SUBSCRIBE for more MotoGP content: linktr.ee/ridealongtrackside_________Big things will happen now that Liberty Media...
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Why MotoGP Bikes Now Look Like Fighter Jets
Ever wondered why modern MotoGP bikes look more like F-22 Raptors than traditional motorcycles? From massive carbon-fibre winglets to "ground effect" fairings, the pinnacle of two-wheeled racing has been transformed by an aerodynamic arms race. Ride Along Trackside with us and SUBSCRIBE for more...
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Thai-tanic Shift: Is the Ducati Era Over? Aprilia & KTM’s Historic 123!
The 2026 MotoGP season opener in Buriram, Thailand, just delivered a tectonic shift in the sport. After 1,645 days and 88 consecutive races, the Ducati podium streak has finally been broken. From Marco Bezzecchi’s Aprilia dominance to the chaotic Sprint battle between Marc Marquez and "The Shark"...
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Is MotoGP Insane? 340km/h Through Adelaide Streets (RIP Phillip Island)
It’s the end of an era for world-class racing. After nearly 30 years, MotoGP is officially leaving the legendary Phillip Island for a world-first downtown street circuit in Adelaide starting in 2027.Ride Along Trackside with us and SUBSCRIBE for more MotoGP content:...
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