{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/681ccb6c5acb8b715f1f1a1c/69a47fbff8755e109d25a71a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Are Ducati and Marc Marquez in trouble in their MotoGP 2026 title defence?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/681ccb6c5acb8b715f1f1a1c/1772386987171-68b83ee0-df3c-4420-b56a-05b024349a5d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Aprilia beat the brakes off MotoGP's usual dominant force Ducati in a fascinating 2026 season opener - so how worried should Ducati and star rider Marc Marquez be after a dispiriting Thai Grand Prix?</p><p><br></p><p>Simon Patterson and Val Khorounzhiy discuss the chief storylines from Buriram, including the last-second deflation of a weekend Marquez looked to have salvaged, the source of Aprilia's dominance and a potential career-best weekend from new championship leader Pedro Acosta.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, why did Yamaha keep its riders from the media on Sunday - and how bad was its 2026 bike's competitive debut? And what of rookies Diogo Moreira and Toprak Razgatlioglu?</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>Enjoy 90% off your first month with The Race Members' Club: Sign up to our motorbike-only Riders tier </em></strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRace/membership\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>on Patreon </em></strong></a><strong><em>for our 2015 revisited series, ad-free listening and more.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Follow the Race Moto channel on&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://instagram.com/TheRaceMoto\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/TheRaceMoto\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠</strong></a></li><li><strong><em>Check out our latest videos on&nbsp;</em></strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠</strong></a></li></ul>","author_name":"The Race Media Ltd"}