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Paddock Pass Podcast
Keep your motorcycle racing addiction up-to-date and get an insider's perspective into the MotoGP & WorldSBK paddocks.
Episodes
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 545: United States Grand Prix Review – More rodeo
Five steaks on the BBQ: all black. Adam Wheeler and Neil Morrison complete their weekend at the Circuit of Americas by joining a sleep-deprived David Emmett to…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: USA Thursday – COTA talk with Joe Roberts!
Adam Wheeler and Neil Morrison are joined in the paddock at the Circuit of the Americas by none other than local hero Joe Roberts to talk pathways for American…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 544: Brazilian Grand Prix Review – Sinking the black
Adam, David and Neil try to fit some scope to a first return to Brazil for MotoGP in more than two decades and with enough talking points to fill a start…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Brazil Thursday – Checking in with Japple in Goiânia
Adam, David and Neil call MotoGP’s superb pitlane report and presenter Jack Appleyard as the Brit shelters from another Brazilian deluge of rain in Goiânia…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 543: Brazilian GP Preview 1989-2026! MotoGP Aero and more
The guys offer their takes on the return to Goiânia for the first time in almost thirty years by watching and reviewing the last ‘MotoGP’ race at the site: the…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 542: Chatting with Guenther Steiner and our 2026 MotoGP Travel tips
This week Adam, David and Neil talk with Red Bull KTM Tech3 Team Principal Guenther Steiner on his transition to the Grand Prix paddock. We also have a…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 541: 2026 Thai Grand Prix Review - Seven Takes in Thailand
Italian sauce for your Pad Thai? Adam, David and Neil go through their calls and categories for the opening round of the 2026 MotoGP season. ‘Moments’…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Thailand Thursday - Simmering
Adam and Neil bring you the first of the MotoGP Grand Prix Notes shows in 2026 and both are joined by veteran Spanish journo Manuel Pecino to talk Marc…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 540: Bulega dominates but there were plenty of Phillip Island surprises
Is there any better for a race than Phillip Island? Well, given all the news at the weekend Steve and Gordo report from on the ground with the thoughts of the…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 539: Reviewing the Buriram test plus Phillip Island chatter
Adam and Dave set a hard alarm clock in Europe to join Neil from Buriram airport and talk about the second and final MotoGP pre-season test: Are Aprilia…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 538: 2026 MotoGP Preview time…with the best newshound in the business
Adam, David and Neil are joined this week by Motorsport.com’s Oriol Puigdemont, one of the best news breaking journalists in MotoGP. The guys tackle their…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 537: Dissecting YOUR hot 2026 MotoGP takes in the wake of Sepang
Laughter, mockery or jealousy? Adam, David, Neil and Steve chat the latest in 2026 MotoGP – the championship launch - and then also work through a slew of hot…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 536: Takeaways from the 2026 MotoGP Sepang test!
Adam, David (housed in his Malaysian hotel), Neil and Steve gather to air their thoughts, impressions and offer their ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in the immediate…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 535: What Quartararo, Martin and Acosta moves mean for MotoGP 2027
Adam, David, Neil and Steve wade into this episode with opinions and expectations for the resumption of MotoGP duty and the first of two official tests to…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 534: Our MotoGP questions!
Adam, David, Neil and Steve decide to use the lull before the (Sepang test) storm to throw a few questions of their own for 2026 and beyond. Robots in MotoGP?!…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 532 - WorldSBK testing gets underway
Four days of testing on the Iberian Peninsula gets underway this week at Jerez. Two days of action will get underway at the Southern Spanish circuit on…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 533: Ducati Lenovo 2026 MotoGP is go
A rapid-fire reaction from Italy and the launch of the Ducati Lenovo team for what is the company’s centennial. Adam is joined by the host of the event, TNT…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 531 (from Milan!): Covers off at Aprilia Racing 2026
Adam, David and Neil travelled to the Sky studios in Milan as guest of Aprilia Racing to see the 2026 RS-GPs and hear what CEO Massimo Rivola, Technical…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 530: 2026 MotoGP Predictions Podcast!
The wheels are just starting to roll on 2026 so how about a few fun, uninformed and highly speculative predictions and ‘things we’d like to see’ for MotoGP…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 529 - Our WorldSBK Verdict!
The year is in the books for the Paddock Pass Podcast and we'll close it out with our final show. Steve and Gordo review the year that was with topics such as…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 528: Our 2025 MotoGP Verdict!
The cooling-off period has ended, the final interviews have been written-up, some listener questions have been dealt-with, so now’s the time for the last call…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 527: Your Questions!
2025 is almost at an end and there is a feel for the future in the raft of listener questions we received for the latest Paddock Pass Podcast. 2027 rider…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 526 : Policing MotoGP - Simon Crafar on his new role as director of stewards
By popular demand of our Patreon supporters Simon Crafar joins on this week's podcast to explain his role as the Chairman of the FIM Stewards Panel for MotoGP…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 525 - WorldSBK Season Review Part 2
Part 2 of our WorldSBK season review! Steve and Gordo are once again joined by Alex Raby to break down the WorldSBK season. In Part 2 of our review we look at…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 524 - WorldSBK Review Show 2025 Part 1
WIth another year is in the books for the Paddock Pass Podcast covering the Superbike World Championship Steve and Gordo are joined by Alex Raby to break down…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 523: Valencia Grand Prix Review – Back to Black
That’s it! 2025 MotoGP finally reaches the flag but not before Adam, David and Neil are able to get through the talking points and highlights of Round 22 at…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Valencia Thursday – Final Countdown (with Oxo and Marc)
Hello Valencia. It’s good to be back. Neil, David and Adam pick up the mics on the eve of the twenty-second and last Grand Prix of the year (don’t forget the…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 522: Portuguese GP Review – Aprilia arrival?
The clock is now ticking on the final days and hours of the 2025 MotoGP season so Adam, David and Neil go through the big talking points (plus our usual…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Portugal Thursday – The drive to P3?
Adam and Neil welcome back the force-of-nature that is David Emmett to the MotoGP Media Centre and the motomatters scribe is full of beans for the first day of…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 521: Portugal GP Preview – SBK to MotoGP, Miguel’s last? Testing ahead
The full crew get on the mics to chew through three main topics surrounding MotoGP (and a bit of WorldSBK this week) as well as look ahead to the penultimate…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 520: Malaysian MotoGP review – 2nd best ahead of the rest
Adam and Neil are on the ground in Malaysia and call-up Dave to chew through some of the heroics and hiccups of the 20th round of the season. After discussing…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Sepang Thursday – Pick your favourite
Rain, rain, rain. A soggy day at the Sepang International Circuit didn’t quite dampen the enthusiasm for the 20th Grand Prix of the year. Adam and Neil are…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 519 - Toprak signs off as a triple Superbike champion
As the final round of the WorldSBK dawned it seemed like a foregone conclusion. There was little doubt that Toprak Razgatlioglu would be crowned for a third…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 518: MotoGP Australian Grand Prix Review – Tales of the Unexpected
Surprising, riveting, overdue? The 35th Australian Grand Prix provided another notable episode of MotoGP. Adam and Dave down another coffee and call Neil who’s…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Australia Thursday – Warming-up Phillip Island
No Marquez, no Martin, no Maverick but arguably the most inviting and open palette for the Australian Grand Prix this weekend. Apart from the weather. Adam…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 517 - Toprak and Bulega take the title battle to the final round...
After a busy weekend in Portugal Steve and Gordo break down the action from Estoril. As usual in 2025 Toprak Razgatlioglu and Nicolo Bulega shared the spoils…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 516: Australian GP preview – Wide open!
Favourite Phillip Island memories, the state of MotoGP without Marc Marquez (who can possible win in Australia?), thoughts on the series’ best racetrack and…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 515: Indonesia Review - Why was Mandalika such a wild and wacky weekend?
If you love a surprise, the Indonesian MotoGP round at Mandalika was the grand prix weekend for you. A rookie winner, the favourite taking the champion out…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Indonesia Thursday - How's the hangover?
Neil and David are joined by MotoGP commentator and presenter Louis Suddaby, who dials in from the media centre at the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit, to talk…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 514 - Aragon WorldSBK Review Show
On today's WorldSBK show we'll review the action from the Aragon Round of WorldSBK where the wins were split but the action was intense! Toprak Razgatlioglu…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 513: Japanese GP review – Coming back and the comeback
Ducati delight. 2025 is officially sealed and the narrative locked. But the race order and podium finishers might surprise a few. Adam, David and Neil offer…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Japan Thursday – Tempering expectations at Motegi
Adam, David and Neil are European based for round seventeen of 2025 MotoGP but still have opinions and news after the first day of media work and debriefs in…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 512: Japanese GP preview, our favourite Japanese riders and Gresini team talks
Konnichiwa Motegi! MotoGP goes overseas for the next stint of the 2025 calendar with Japan up first. Adam, David and Neil talk about their favourite Japanese…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 511: Casting a verdict on MotoGP’s new Hall of Fame
Adam and Neil (plus Dani, Freddie and Kevin) comment on MotoGP’s freshly installed Hall of Fame; launched with a swish ceremony in Rimini last week. We discuss…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 510: San Marino GP review – Sweet Revenge
A war of brands and limits pushed at a sunny and packed Misano. Adam, David and Neil raise microphones in the media centre at MWC to talk about the approaching…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Misano Thursday: Are you Blue or are you Blind?
There will be a new howl in MotoGP this weekend for round sixteen and the San Marino Grand Prix. Yamaha at least unveiled their V4 M1, and the Japanese firm’s…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 509 - Toprak dominates in France
Magny-Cours has always been a favourite track for Toprak Razgatlioglu but having dominated the French Round of WorldSBK the Turkish star now has one hand on…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 508: Catalan review – Sibling supremacy on home turf
They did it again. Some tangible tension and some incident and accident to chat about this evening as Adam, David and Neil go through their views and opinions…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Magny-Cours - Jonathan Rea ready to sign-off from WorldSBK
The WorldSBK paddock has plenty to discuss in France. Whether it's Jonathan Rea's retirement, Danilo Petrucci to BMW or the rest of the rider market. There's…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Catalunya Thursday – slipping, sliding to the unknown?
Adam, David and Neil are joined by friend and (incredibly well informed) journalist Thomas Baujard to talk about the themes emerging from the first day of the…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 507: Catching Catalunya & MotoGP teams talk with Davide Brivio
A full squad online to chat recent topics of 2025 MotoGP and to preview the Catalan Grand Prix: round 15 of 22 in the current series. We also talk to…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 506 - Jonathan Rea announces decision to retire
Jonathan Rea will leave a legacy unlike any other when he hangs up his helmet after the final round of the 2025 WorldSBK season. The six times World Champion…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 505: Hungary Grand Prix review – An appetite for more?
Balaton Park: a winner? We cast our thoughts from the new circuit on the fourteenth round of 2025 MotoGP, the red strain of the current series, two emerging…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Hungary Thursday – The level playing field and Dorna talk U.S. TV!
Welcome to Balaton Park! The first Hungarian Grand Prix since 1992 is inching closer and Adam and Neil have been dodging rainfall in the brand new paddock…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 504: Red Bull Ring Grand Prix review! Plus, Gresini and KTM talk!
The train rolls on for one rider, one team, one brand in 2025 MotoGP but Austria delivered a few talking points as well as the welcome sight of MotoGP cranked…
Paddock Pass PodcastPaddock Notes: Austria Thursday – The sound of stability?
Adam, David and Neil are joined by Austrian journalist Markus Zörweg at a stuffy Red Bull Ring to dissect the topics and comments of Thursday’s activities for…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 503: Austria preview and making MotoGP TV
The guys are joined by TV Producer Alannah Fellows as she talks about the effort behind-the-scenes to get MotoGP live on the screen. The hassles, the…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 502 - WorldSBK mid-season report....
A slightly belated WorldSBK show from Round 8 of the season saw two thirds of the campaign in the books and the summer break begin. What did Steve and Gordo…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 501: Hot or Not? And chatting with Johann Zarco
The summer break offers up a great moment to reflect of the 2025 MotoGP season so far: can anyone challenge Marc Marquez in the 2nd half of the year? Who's…
Paddock Pass PodcastEpisode 500! Czechia Grand Pri review, Aprilia reaction, Questions and more!
Bless you Brno. Was the return to Czechia a memorable one for 2025 MotoGP? The song remained the same but the stage was significantly different. Adam, David…