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# MotoGP podcast: Who to blame for Quartararo’s Australia collapse?
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/motogp/motogp-podcast-who-to-blame-for-quartararos-australia-collapse/
- Published: 2022-10-17T13:04:04.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T13:41:49.000Z
- Description: Fabio Quartararo’s error-strewn Australian GP handing Pecco Bagnaia a title match point is discussed on The Race MotoGP Podcast
- Author: Valentin Khorounzhiy
- Tags: MotoGP, #image-center-right

Two big errors by Fabio Quartararo in the Australian Grand Prix mean his title rival Pecco Bagnaia now has a pretty clear run at the 2022 MotoGP world championship.

But is Quartararo messing up another title bid, or is it a massive tribute to him that he’s even led the championship on a poor Yamaha?

That’s one of the many, many things Simon Patterson, Valentin Khorounzhiy and stand-in host Matt Beer debate in the Phillip Island episode of The Race MotoGP Podcast.

Overshadowed by the dramatic title fights, Suzuki finally won a race again – just weeks before it exits MotoGP. After so many weekends when Suzuki hinted it had amazing race pace, this time it actually did – but why now? We explain.

The podcast also dives into the clearest signs yet that Marc Marquez will be a 2023 title contender, Alex Marquez’s [penalty for slamming into Jack Miller,](https://www.the-race.com/motogp/penalised-alex-marquez-admits-miller-crash-error-was-too-much/) the effective end of Aprilia’s championship dream and a bizarre race for long-shot championship protagonist Enea Bastianini.

Listen on [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-race-motogp-podcast/id1501844351?ref=the-race.com)

Listen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/7iL1ORqvrh8TQ9D5nE4yHA?ref=the-race.com)