Oh man, I think we may just need to retire the #1 plate forever. Just give it to Mick Doohan or something.
Welcome to our review of MotoGP’s 2025 GP of Qatar, and for many, what they thought was going to be the Pecco Bagnaia renaissance era. Until Marc Marquez kicked his flowers out of the garden. Another double victory for the Spaniard, and with Bagnaia’s poor sprint and Alex Marquez ramming Fabio DiGiannantonio off the road, it’s the first real sign that it could be Marquez’s titles to lose. Dre, RJ and Cam break down Marc’s third win of the year and what it means for the fight.
But the weekend was tinged with sadness, as Jorge Martin suffered another horrific injury in his first weekend back on a bike after early 2025 crashes. This time he was struck after falling off his Aprilia by Diggia and he faces three months out on the sidelines after breaking 11 ribs and a collapsed lung.
And out of nowhere, Maverick Vinales with the shock of the year, leading lap and eventually finishing second in Qatar… until another tyre pressure violation dropped him to 14th place. We had to get some words off about the continued frustration that plagues the rulebook and the politics that gets us there. We’re getting punished for leading races for the love of Go-
