Oh dear, what a weekend! For want of a screw, the race was lost. Or, maybe I should say: for want of a proper screw. Yes, I’m talking about Marc Marquez, him having a screw loose leading to a rather painful absence for the man who’d absolutely shattered the lap record at Les Mans on Saturday.

And it’s bad news for Ducati, too, as Alex took a tumble within the first rounds today and left the door wide open for Aprilia to, once again, establish dominance. It looks like the greatest contest this year will be an in-house affair for the Bezz and his teammate Martin. Yes, it’s the Axe Murderer versus the Mad Philosopher. Here’s to many more battles to come!

So yeah: bad news for Ducati. But maybe not as bad as you’d think. Why? Well, I could tell you that but I won’t. Not because I don’t like you, dear reader, but because we’ve got Mat and Peter ready to talk about it. So let’s just wrap this up and hit play, alright?

Cheers!

     “France 2026 – Screwed At Le Mans,” by Roadracing World MotoGP Editor Mat Oxley and Peter Bom. To listen to the podcast, click here.