(Yes, it’s called 701 on purpose, you’ll see why next week.) No really, we actually raced here, and man did it feel weird. A tighter, smaller paddock, infighting amongst the riders about being there, and of course, more title drama even with Marc Marquez on the brink of wrapping up his 10th World Championship.
On Saturday’s Sprint race, we had a red flag as Fermin Aldeguer had a huge crash into the side of Pecco Bagnaia’s Ducati, sending him to hospital with two broken metacarpals in his feet. and then on top of that, we had Marco Bezzecchi crash into the side of Marc Marquez, with the Italian going down to effectively end his title campaign. Oh, the drama. It was called a racing incident was it.
Bez would take the Grand Prix though in dominant fashion to just barely keep himself in it, as he won his sixth Grand Prix of 2026. How frustrating. Still, it leaves Marquez needing just 11 points in Portimao to wrap it up. We also talk decade long scoring, an impressive return to MotoGP for Jake Dixon, and did you hear Valentino Rossi has a book out?
