Podcast: Botched launch casts shadow over MotoGP’s great doc

Despite the troubled launch, can Amazon Prime’s MotoGP Unlimited do for MotoGP what Netflix’s Drive to Survive has done for Formula 1?

Podcast: Botched launch casts shadow over MotoGP’s great doc

Will Amazon Prime’s MotoGP Unlimited do for MotoGP what Netflix’s Drive to Survive has done for Formula 1?

Simon Patterson and Valentin Khorounzhiy have plenty of praise for the new docuseries and what it reveals as they join Matt Beer for the latest The Race MotoGP Podcast, but the Amazon series’ troubled launch casts a shadow on what should be an excellent product.

While MotoGP Unlimited focuses on 2021, round two of the 2022 season in Mandalika is just days away – but did the unexpected fairytale result in Qatar actually tell us anything about what to expect this weekend?

There are plenty of unknowns for our panel debate, including what happens next at Ducati’s factory squad after an opener so bad the team boss publicly apologised to lead rider Pecco Bagnaia. And will the Lusail disappointment be an anomaly for Yamaha and Suzuki or the shape of things to come? Simon and Val disagree on that one…

To find the show on your favourite podcast platform, search for ‘The Race MotoGP Podcast’.

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