Formula 1 and MotoGP have felt a bit stagnant over the last couple of years. Starting with Formula 1, the Max Verstappen ere, while impressive to watch, felt inevitable because there was no one to challenge him. He was racing against the clock, against the records, and against himself. Similarly MotoGP in 2025 felt much the same, it was inevitable that Marc Marquez was going to win the race, it was just a matter of when. This year, however, we seem to have rivalries everywhere. Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi are building towards an inter-team rivalry, as are George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, fighting for a world championship between themselves. A little further back, it seems Diggia and Acosta may have started something in Le Mans.

In this week's episode:

• MotoGP Roundup: All the bits we missed from Le Mans and Barcelona.

• Junior Teams: Are junior teams really junior anymore?

• Rivalries in Motorsport: Some of the best rivalries vs what we have now.

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MotoGP had a lucky escape in Barcelona - 2 riders in hospital, 3 riders who shouldn't have gotten back on the bike, 2 restarts, an out of control bike flying across the track, and a safety commission that couldn't care less. As a community, we should look back on this as the moment we changed how safety is approached. The FIM need to step in and make the changes that stop dangerous accidents before they can happen.

In this week's episode:

• The Race: The race was a tense thriller from start to finish, without the crash it would have been insane.

• MotoGP Safety Through the Years: A look back at some of the more recent incidents in MotoGP.

• Alex Marquez's Huge Crash: The carnage that the crash brought hasn't been seen in a long time.

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This week on Ahead At The Apex, we take a good look at the new-age FIA, the listening FIA, the progressive FIA; yep, that's right, we're discussing the changes to the 2026 F1 regulations and how it has had an impact on the racing. But don't worry, the main chunk of this podcast is actually focused on our current championship leader - Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The Mercedes man just can't stop winning at the moment and it's impressive to see. He's broken a huge amount of records in his short run in Formula 1, so far, and we're going to take a good look at them and why we think he could be Mercedes' first champion since Lewis Hamilton in 2020.

In this week's episode:

• The FIA Are Listening: The FIA are actually listening to fans, drivers, teams, manufacturers, and Formula 1; if you think that's odd, so do we.

• Miami Grand Prix: Tim rants about how inconvenient and pointless it was to rearrange the Miami Grand Prix start time.

• Kimi The Goat: Why Kimi Antonelli will become the 2026 F1 World Champion.

Stay Ahead: Get the latest reports from the Australian and Chinese GPs at ⁠aheadattheapex.com⁠ or visit out ⁠linktree⁠.

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