Paddock Pass Podcast

Ducati's dominance of the Dutch Round of WorldSBK was completed by a 1-2-3-4-5-6 finish in Race 2. It was a stunning performance by the red bikes and on this week's pod we break down what we saw at TT Circuit Assen. On this week's show Steve and Gordo are joined by David Emmett who gives his insight of what he saw, what he liked and what he thought of the WorldSBK paddock.

Having seen him for years in the MotoGP paddock David was interested to see the relaxed and motivated Miguel Oliveira aboard the BMW M1000RR. The rookie has had an up and down campaign at the quarter post but has shown some flashes of potential.

Adam, David and Neil roll back the years on the Spanish Grand Prix with a journalist that was there from the beginning: Dennis Noyes. The guys also talk about the fabled Turn 13 (Jorge Lorenzo corner), Marc Marquez’s chances and their predictions for MotoGP round four. Photo by Polarity photo

Adam, David and Neil are joined by former world champion, WorldSBK race winner and ex-Grand Prix rider (as well as good egg and one of the smartest motorcyclists we’ve met) Chaz Davies to chat MotoGP gossip, guiding Senna Agius and how video is infiltrating the world of performance.

Photo by Ducati Media House.

Adam, David and Neil offer their opinions on your opinions about Marc Marquez and whether he will (or should) stick or twist in MotoGP. Are time and ‘mileage’ catching up with the world champion? Or is he about to fan the embers of another smoking of his Grand Prix rivals? Time for discussion.

Miguel Oliveira was the man of the moment in Portimao. The home crowd came out in force with a packed paddock there to greet the Portuguese star's every turn. The BMW man delivered on track with a hat-trick of podiums. For Steve and Gordo there was no other place to start than with his performance.

Nicolo Bulega continues to dominate WorldSBK with his perfect record maintained from pole position. His teammate, Iker Lecuona, impressed this weekend with a solid trio of runner-up finishes. The Spanish rider said afterwards that he "was doing my job" to complete a perfect weekend for the Aruba.it Ducati squad.

There were plenty of other stories to follow inside the paddock from the Superbike class with Yamaha, Honda and bimota but with the brand new Sportbike class starting, a Chinese manufacturer winning for the first time in Supersport and the WorldWCR kicking off their campaign we'll be back on Patreon to cover the support classes. Sign-up at Patreon.com/PaddockPassPodcast