<p>The 2027 rule changes mean MotoGP riders and teams are going to have to take massive early punts with their next deals.</p><br><p>It’s kicking off already with reports that Pedro Acosta’s camp is already angling to get him onto a factory Ducati, but that certainly won’t be the only pre-Christmas plotting going on.</p><br><p>Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer convene on The Race MotoGP Podcast to discuss that Acosta/Ducati possibility, where the resurgent Honda fits into the rider market machinations and who we really think deserves nice sweet-handling Aprilia and a reassuring hug from Massimo Rivola.</p><br><p><strong><em>BLACK FRIDAY: Get 50% off your first month when you sign up to our motorbike-only Riders tier </em></strong><a href="https://patreon.com/therace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>on Patreon</em></strong></a><strong><em> for our 2015 revisited series, ad-free listening and more.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Follow the Race Moto channel on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://instagram.com/TheRaceMoto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/TheRaceMoto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠</strong></a></li><li><strong><em>Check out our latest videos on&nbsp;</em></strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaTxfj0BzL-MaCy-YUqPRoQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠</strong></a></li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>