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MotoGP is back at last, and the season opener gave us all such a lot to talk about.
Neil Morrison and David Emmett have a lot to cover in the latest episode of the Paddock Pass Podcast.
First, there was the rain, and the folly of organizing a night race in the desert during the "rainy season", however loosely that term may apply to Qatar. Then there was a spectacular and thrilling MotoGP race, with Johann Zarco leading early, Maverick Viñales winning on his first time out on the Yamaha, a podium that even Valentino Rossi didn't expect.