MotoGP vs The Track: Aprilia and Ducati Dodge Potholes in Brazil

New track – new challenges. It’s just that not many people were thinking “sinkhole” would be one of those challenges. The BrazilianGP offered some unexpected plot twists, but also confirmed that Aprilia is ready to fight for a championship with Ducati. I recap all of the MotoGP action in Brazil on the post-race show!

The Rundown:

– The BrazilianGP! My recap of Round 2 of the 2026 World Championship:
– Qualifying – Yamaha tries to fool us, while the biggest players of the weekend come out of Q1
– The Sprint: Once it actually happened
– Tarmac Issue 1: which gets solved impressively fast considering it is a sinkhole
– Ducati takes the first round in convincing fashion
– Why Fabio Quartararo made this Sprint dramatic
– Can you pass at the Senna Circuit? Not really…
– The MotoGP race – aka the race against a disintegrating track
– Tarmac Issue 2: which made small mistakes into biger ones
– Aprilia strikes back – in even more convincing fashion
– The Championship Picture after Brazil
– Should Ducati be worried? Maybe
– My take on the BrazilianGP

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