MotoGP 2025 Discussion Thread *Warning: Spoilers allowed*

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Let's discuss the 2025 season here.

Who's your pick to win the championship?
Will Ducati dominate again, despite opting to run the old 2024 engine for their factory team?
Will Yamaha and Quatararo continue to make inroads after their strong showing at the end of last season?
Is there any hope for Honda this year?
What will development look like for KTM with its coffers empty due to disastrous financial mismanagement?
Will Jorge Martin be able to defend the #1 plate without the help of a Desmosedici beneath him?
Will Marquez and Bagnaia trip each other up at the front, leaving room for a dark horse contender to upset all expectations?

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Dumb question. What are the options to watch MotGP in Canada? I don't have any tv/cable subscription.

Is videopass the only option? I didn't want to pay for it as I find it stupid expensive when compared it to the F1 TV costs. However, this year I got a videopass subscription as Valentine's gift. I think my wife got tired of me saying I would love to watch Pecco and JM battling between them
 
Ducati's season to lose yet again in all form of standings. Peco and Marc fireworks will make it interesting, no wall needed unless it's for clickbait.

Hope Maverick get's a win on that KTM then move to Honda rinse repeat for GOAT status lol

Yamaha cracking top 3 in constructors, top 5 rider and team standings would be awesome.

Your pretty much set if you have the videopass @PacoT, what an awesome gift! I can justify the price if it included WSBK. It used to be aired via the BBC on Bell/Rogers packages before streaming on demand. People still pay for cable/tv??
 
Dumb question. What are the options to watch MotGP in Canada? I don't have any tv/cable subscription.

Is videopass the only option? I didn't want to pay for it as I find it stupid expensive when compared it to the F1 TV costs. However, this year I got a videopass subscription as Valentine's gift. I think my wife got tired of me saying I would love to watch Pecco and JM battling between them

Install Kodi build called Diggs Zenon (most popular) on your Firestick and you can watch ANYTHING you wish :)
 
Marc Marquez is your new 2025 champion!

But I am all in on underdog Martinator, or any other Spanish rider as I just enjoy utilizing my newly acquired mediocre spanish listening to their podcasts and interviews on European channels :)
 
Jorge Martin was the rider I was cheering for last year. But his nasty faceplant was not a good start to the 2025 season. These guys are risking life and limb. GWS!
 
Jorge Martin was the rider I was cheering for last year. But his nasty faceplant was not a good start to the 2025 season. These guys are risking life and limb. GWS!

Yeah, totally, these guys have to push to such limits borderline risking own life. I love and watch endurance (human powered) sports and you feel the pain when you push hard but nobody is risking their lifes and broken bones at any time there. On the other hand that’s the main reason makes this racing so popular in the first place (plus cool tech).. It’s like watching NASCAR waiting for a massive pile up..

And on this note one thing MM has to do to win championship is to crash less then Pecco
 
Dumb question. What are the options to watch MotGP in Canada? I don't have any tv/cable subscription.

Is videopass the only option? I didn't want to pay for it as I find it stupid expensive when compared it to the F1 TV costs. However, this year I got a videopass subscription as Valentine's gift. I think my wife got tired of me saying I would love to watch Pecco and JM battling between them
The option I use is REV TV (channel 1414) on Bell Fibe $4/ month. Also available on Rogers 540

Fine for the casual viewer like me as it only shows the Sprint and the race but no qualifying or practice.

Also includes WSBK and lots of car racing including IMSA
 
Dumb question. What are the options to watch MotGP in Canada? I don't have any tv/cable subscription.

Is videopass the only option? I didn't want to pay for it as I find it stupid expensive when compared it to the F1 TV costs. However, this year I got a videopass subscription as Valentine's gift. I think my wife got tired of me saying I would love to watch Pecco and JM battling between them

servus.tv with a VPN.

Just tried it with PIA VPN, seems to work on geo-locked live streams.

 
Marc Marquez is your new 2025 champion!

I think so as well.

Would be nice to see Pecco win it again, but MM is on another level. The way he was riding that GP23 last year...

Interested to see how Martin does on the Ape, and how much of his performance last year was his talent or Ducati engineering? Kinda leaning towards the latter. I think Quatararo is actually the better rider over JM, and Yamaha knows it too, seeing how they are moving heaven and earth to keep him on the team.
 
Also now when my most favorite rider Aleix moved to Honda testing team I kind of transitioned to following Honda as well watching his socials and YT vlog. He says new bike feels great so I might be cheering for underdog Honda and Joan as well. I watch casually so have no idea how much chances Honda actually have to get back on top..
 
I’d like to see MM do well and complete a season without (many) crashes.
I’ve seen Ape blaming the tires but I really hope they figure it out and compete. I always look at them like I did Suzuki (underdogs).
Loving the new colours on the Hondas.
Dislike Fabio so as much as I’d like to see Yamaha improving I hope they all do except him.
Second dislike is that they have every rider profile posing like they’re arms-crossed toughies with angry faces (I don’t think they do that with jockeys in horse racing and these guys are about the same size).
 
So, after watching the sprint race… I’ll admit I’m jumping the gun a bit, but I am a bit concerned it will be like the last season that Jorge Lorenzo won the championship. If MM gets ahead at the beginning of the race, that’s it. Game over. He’s on the best machine and is one of the top 2 riders on the planet.

But, Ai Ogura - wow.. he impressed the hell out of me for a rookie! Super well done! If this shows any of his potential, it’s easy to put him on the same level as Pedro Acosta skill wise.
 
Win At Will.

This is what racing against an alien looks like. 😳

Really reminded me of the Rossi domination years at Honda, when he'd toy with Gibernau and Biaggi by letting them pass him and then with only a couple of laps to go, he'd decide to pull the pin and Win At Will.

Good to see him back on form. Sad that we're going to be deprived of any drama outside of mechanicals at this point.

Only remaining question to be answered now is how JM will fare on his first year at Aprilia, when he returns from his injury. Who actually won last year? Him or the bike? Ogura is proving that the current package from the factory is sound. Can Martin gel with it as well as he did with the Duc?
 
Install Kodi build called Diggs Zenon (most popular) on your Firestick
What's involved in doing this. Please talk slow I ride a KLR.
 
But, Ai Ogura - wow.. he impressed the hell out of me for a rookie! Super well done! If this shows any of his potential, it’s easy to put him on the same level as Pedro Acosta skill wise.
Yeah, Ai Ogura incredible debut in both the sprint and GP races. Last season, when he was in Moto2, he got pole and had the fastest lap at this track - the Chang Circuit clearly suits his riding style. What's amazing is how fast he's adapted from the 765cc triple to the Trackhouse Aprilia GP bike with all the aero and extra power. I feel like this is more impressive than Pedro's debut last season, but we will see. It's a long season.
Gotta wonder what's going through Raúl Fernández's head right now - I think he was supposed to be the #1 rider at Trackhouse.
 
What's involved in doing this. Please talk slow I ride a KLR.

There are tons of step-by-step vids on YT, just search for those words I typed.
OR here is the website with HowTo’s, it has some annoying ads but it has all the info.
Also VPN is recommended to use with Kodi or other apps like CinemaHD, etc. Again search YT for the “Best VPN for Firestick” or that website below should have a section about VPNs as well.
Cheers.


P.S. Since the process described above called Side Loading Apps in Dev Mode on Firestick - proceed with caution and at your own risk. Thought I’d mention it too :)
 
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