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A surprise MotoGP race winner + Bagnaia's Ducati misery continues

Season 5, Ep. 189

On the podcast we review the weekend in Phillip Island, with surprise winner Raul Fernandez finally delivering on the hype from Moto2. Bagnaia struggles get worse with his Ducati, Aprilia impress with Bezzecchi and much more.


Crash has been the global leader in terms of MotoGP news and features over the last 20 years so to expand our coverage of the sport we all love, we are now doing a weekly podcast!


An in-house production brought to you by the Crash MotoGP team: Presented by Jordan Moreland (Social Media Manager) - Peter McLaren (MotoGP Journalist) - Lewis Duncan (MotoGP Journalist)


0:00 - Raul Fernandez

09:29 - Bezzecchi/Aprilia

15:26 - Ducati/Bagnaia

45:45 - Round-up


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