#696: Goodbye to The GOAT – 2026 MotoGP Australian GP Review?

Goodbye to the greatest track of them all, by having it punch us in the nether-region. Welcome back, to Motorsport101…

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(Apologies to the early access gang on this one, work commitments got in the way, forgive me – Dre)

MotoGP finally said goodbye to the greatest bike racing track of all-time,. the legendary Phillip Island circuit. And PI gave the field one last treat and one last trick before leaving. Eight laps of one of the most brilliant Sprints ever, and a Grand Prix that didn’t happen because Melbourne’s climate is a bitc-

Marc Marquez has seemingly put one hand and four fingers on the title after Jorge Martin broke his wrist in a Sprint crash at the Hayshed in a Sprint that Marc would go onto win, even if the Grand Prix never actually happened because low cloud cover in Melbourne meant the medical helicopter could no longer fly. Welp. So an awkward goodbye from the sport itself, and questions to ask about the cancellation, and the scheduling. 

We also address the recent explosion in takes regarding MotoGP’s new policy on missing mandatory media events like press conferences and autograph signings too. 

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