The biggest flashpoint of the 2026 MotoGP season so far and Dre Harrison and Cam Buckley review it all on the latest episode of Motorsport101, as Marco Bezzecchi got himself banned from the Czech Grand Prix at Brno for double slapping a marshal.
Dre and Cam recollect the incident as well as talk about why even a race ban might not have been harsh enough, why we need to be careful in making sweeping statements about Bezzecchi’s character and why it shouldn’t be applied to the incident itself, and the ramifications in terms of a title race where Marc Marquez has taken 62 points out of Bez since Mugello.
Speaking of which, he dug deep to win a race he wasn’t supposed to win. He sat back and let teammate Pecco Bagnaia take the early lead, only for Marc to pass him with 5 laps to go, then hold off the incredibly fast Ai Ogura on used rubber to get the win, and with it, Marquez is in sight of the Championship lead, just 40 points behind Bezzecchi. Is this back on?
That and more talk about MotoGP’s new commercial deal and upcoming holeshot device ban, in the latest M101 episode!