The Dark Side of the MotoGP. Xavi Bernat tells about conspiracies and hidden problems of the paddock

Xavi Bernat who worked in the MotoGP paddock for years unveils the darker side of the paddock where, unfortunately, the dark conspiracies reside. "It is not as nice, as you see it on TV" says Xavi who was a Commercial director of Team Aspar MotoGP and manager of Moto3 rider Makar Yurchenko in the past. "Everything has a beginning, and everything has an end" - in this exclusive interview, Xavi has brought his thoughts and sincere confessions to the truth that is going on in paddock of MotoGP. Xavi mentioned several times: "MotoGP is not a sport anymore, but a show".

This interview covers the following subjects:
00:00 Intro
02:00 Xavi’s Magazine & Career start in MotoGP
03:06 MotoGP on TV vs Reality
03:07 Dorna only wants to sell more TV rights
06:08 Why SBK was born
07:04 Makar Yurhenko’s Case
09:28 Makar was used to get Sokol’s money
11:38 Fenati has replaced Yurchenko
15:44 Hard Times of The Paid Riders
16:18 Tito Rabat. The millionaire with a broken dream?
17:19 Best riders are not in MotoGP
18:51 Conspiracy: Fabio Title win was a set-up?
19:51 Conspiracy: Suzuki title win 2020
20:16 Conspiracy: Michelin’s is not interested in quality?
20:30 Dorna does not need strong, dominant riders anymore
21:41 Xavi could have been Acosta’s manager
23:45 “No money, no honey!” - Riders with no money are likely to fail
29:51 Teams still wanted Yurchenko after his leave of Moto3
32:00 Can you make my child to be a new Marc Marquez?
38:30 Jorge Martin Aspar: “I can make him a champion!”
40:46 Moto3 VS Junior Championship
42:50 Russia and Kazakhstan did not want Yurhcenko
43:53 Dorna said to Sokol: “Makar will ride for free”
45:01 Dorna did not YET sign Sokol, but why?
46:03 Rumors: Quartararo’s victory was a set-up to get Canal+?
46:42 SBK conspiracies
48:50 Michelin is hiding big problems
49:27 “Dorna does not need dominant riders anymore
50:38 Ducati’s GP 2022
51:25 Bastianini does not have the level of Marquez
53:20 Marc Marquez is a simple guy.
54:41 Valentino Rossi was unfair to Marc?
56:30 Casey Stoner: The villain in the eyes of Dorna
57:55 Andrea Iannone - a true showman
59:26 Jorge “Aspar” Martin
1:06:31 Money laundry in the paddock
1:10:34 Fewer people watch MotoGP (low TV ranks)
1:12:08 MotoGP needs competition. It is not a sport anymore
1:14:30 Dorna is tired of Marquez being a champion?
1:18:00 Tires decide who will WIN.
1:18:55 The passion of Ducati
1:21:31 About Bradley, Aspar and other holy people in the paddock
1:26:33 How much it costs to prepare a rider for Moto3



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[ZeroBoostBuick]

WOW I can't believe not so many people have watched this interview. I'm not one that likes these types of videos, but was 100% glued to the screen the whole video.
Amazing insight and big thanks to Xavi and Grande for filming this.

[martinboodukofi]

If you've watched this video and are reading these comments, spread the word for this channel.
Nice one Go Grande👍🏿

[ec]

Proves Casey Stoner has more balls then anyone in Moto GP. And is smarter. Good for Casey.

[GoGrandeTV]

This interview covers the following subjects:
00:00 Intro
02:00 Xavi’s Magazine & Career start in MotoGP
03:06 MotoGP on TV vs Reality
03:07 Dorna only wants to sell more TV rights
06:08 Why SBK was born
07:04 Makar Yurhenko’s Case
09:28 Makar was used to get Sokol’s money
11:38 Fenati has replaced Yurchenko
15:44 Hard Times of The Paid Riders
16:18 Tito Rabat. The millionaire with a broken dream?
17:19 Best riders are not in MotoGP
18:51 Conspiracy: Fabio Title win was a set-up?
19:51 Conspiracy: Suzuki title win 2020
20:16 Conspiracy: Michelin’s is not interested in quality?
20:30 Dorna does not need strong, dominant riders anymore
21:41 Xavi could have been Acosta’s manager
23:45 “No money, no honey!” - Riders with no money are likely to fail
29:51 Teams still wanted Yurchenko after his leave of Moto3
32:00 Can you make my child to be a new Marc Marquez?
38:30 Jorge Martin Aspar: “I can make him a champion!”
40:46 Moto3 VS Junior Championship
42:50 Russia and Kazakhstan did not want Yurhcenko
43:53 Dorna said to Sokol: “Makar will ride for free”
45:01 Dorna did not YET sign Sokol, but why?
46:03 Rumors: Quartararo’s victory was a set-up to get Canal+?
46:42 SBK conspiracies
48:50 Michelin is hiding big problems
49:27 “Dorna does not need dominant riders anymore
50:38 Ducati’s GP 2022
51:25 Bastianini does not have the level of Marquez
53:20 Marc Marquez is a simple guy.
54:41 Valentino Rossi was unfair to Marc?
56:30 Casey Stoner: The villain in the eyes of Dorna
57:55 Andrea Iannone - a true showman
59:26 Jorge “Aspar” Martin
1:06:31 Money laundry in the paddock
1:10:34 Fewer people watch MotoGP (low TV ranks)
1:12:08 MotoGP needs competition. It is not a sport anymore
1:14:30 Dorna is tired of Marquez being a champion?
1:18:00 Tires decide who will WIN.
1:18:55 The passion of Ducati
1:21:31 About Bradley, Aspar and other holy people in the paddock
1:26:33 How much it costs to prepare a rider for Moto3

[davidpalin]

A very insightful interview 👏
I would like to say that I am surprised how corrupt dorna is but I am not surprised

[MrArga]

i just found this video in April 2024. what an amazing interview this is. unexpected things about motoGP, conspiracy, drama, etc why this video only got so few viewers?

[Justify]

51:25 I agree. All the ride height devices, the aero, etc is a numbing agent. It's no longer about skill because now every rider on a MotoGP bike can brake soo late because of the aero. Not because of their skill/strength to be able to brake so late. I'd argue the aero took away Rossi's strength and why it was so hard for him to be the difference-maker. Now that everyone can brake late, open the throttle at the same time because the aero, get help with getting on the throttle earlier because the bike can now squat - there is no talent level above others. It's just the bike and someone with balls to do it. The bikes have been a huge equalizer and a reason why the pack is so evened out. Just look at WSBK. Rea struggled to stay with Toprak because of Toprak's braking skill. (The guy is literally leaned over braking so hard the rear is floating on the surface) You just don't have that in MotoGP anymore which is why I hope they ban aero/ride height devices.

[stevesanelli]

Incredible insight in to the world of MotoGP & Dorna! The disaster of the situation with Makar!❌ Truly informative Go Grande! Absolutely knocked this out of the paddock! Won’t be able to take anything that Dorna says as gospel. Only place is hell for the old guy in charge 🚀🔥

[garyoneill]

Well, that was interesting. It makes me think even more that Casey made a great decision to get out of a corrupt sport. A real shame.

[MrDecBC]

Said for many years that Makar Yurhenko was a big talent, massiver shame what happened to him

[antius]

Sir, saw the video. You got a new subscriber. Waiting for the next ones. Cheers!

[dayleashleynolasco]

Man, I like this in depth insight about MotoGP & it's feeder series. I believe in most of what Xabi Bernatt said about the sport. After all he already worked in the paddock for many years & knew how this game works eventhough he ain't like it. Now that he is out of the game I think there is no reason why he would lie or just create some noise to ruin the sport. It's just the true nature of the Pinnacle of Motorcycling world.

Michelin & Dorna partnership have became sketchy. Imagine with all these irregularities & rumors circulating about the tires since last year. Michelin still managed to even extend their contract in the Championship. If Dorna wanted to lose all the doubts of them fixing the Championship, perhaps they should make it a tire battle instead. Allow 1 tyre manufacturers to battle Michelin. There are lots of tyre supplier out there like Continental, Pirelli, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Hankook & etc that willing to challenge Michelin. Prototype bikes shouldn't have been made for the tires. It supposed to be otherwise. ☝️

Go Grandi, I really like this interview, you know all the facts. All the name you have mentioned & motorsport are mostly like this nowadays. I hope you will continue to interview controversial person connected to the riders, teams & sports like Jorge Lorenzo's then manager Marcos Hirsch, former Valentino Rossi crew chief Jeremy Burgees, former F1 Renault Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul, Suzuki current team manager Livio Suppo & former McLaren part owner Ron Dennis.👍

[Lumpys_Garage]

This was awesome, should have 100k plus more views.

[karl-heinzdettke]

Thks for this eye opener - watched till the very end. Disillusioned now ... :-(

[ec]

Here in the states, we call that extortion. 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[JorgeLourenco]

After earing all that was said, just proves what I said all the time, MotoGP is rigged. Being Portuguese and a Oliveira fan, and no one can convince me that last season Miguel was having amazing results in the first part of the of the championship, and in the second part he started to have problems and crashed because mechanics forgot no connect traction system of the bike and the poor guy was sent flying and his season was over, he always has problems when he's surpassing Binder. It's al rigged.

[tawonezvichuru]

I agree with the view on Casey Stoner. Sadly for Casey not everyone is of the same character as he wanted things to be. All the same a brilliant rider though.

[ec]

They have been saying this about Dorna for years. Manufacturers have the power to make them change their ways or leave. WSBK, British SBK and Moto America are just as fun to watch and is very competitive. We don’t NEED Moto GP and Dorna can go ____ themselves.

[johnaquad]

watching this just ruined my love for motogp because ive been suspecting alot these things were happening more and more

[manojreddy]

Interesting and engaging! Loved it and would like to see more like this.