Tyre fears stopping Pedro Acosta from dreaming big on Friday at Malaysian MotoGP

Struggling lead factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia has admitted he got caught out by the tricky weather at Sepang on Friday, which resulted in him missing out on direct passage to Q2 after a promising day.Bagnaia said he left the pitlane too late to win a late battle for fast laps that had looked unlikely when rain had forced everyone into their garages a few minutes earlier.“It’s ...Keep reading

Struggling lead factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia admitted he got caught out by the tricky weather at Sepang on Friday, which resulted in him missing out on direct passage to Q2 after a promising day.Bagnaia said he left the pitlane too late to win a late battle for fast laps that had looked unlikely when rain had forced everyone into their garages a few minutes earlier.“It’s ...Keep reading

Two drivers are guaranteed a spot in the Championship 4 via wins, and they are the Joe Gibbs Racing teammates of Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe.That leaves six drivers to fight for the remaining two spots at Martinsville this weekend. Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson have a large margin over the elimination zone, but there is just one point between the two of them.A win by Joey Logano ...Keep reading

Marco Bezzecchi missed the Q2 cut on Friday at the Malaysian Grand Prix

Pol Espargaro continued his superb stand-in form with eighth in Sepang MotoGP practice.

Pecco Bagnaia has hit back at repeated suggestions his MotoGP struggles are because of Marc Marquez

Lando Norris laughed off Red Bull’s attempt to sabotage his start to the United States Grand Prix because the McLaren Formula 1 driver “didn’t need” the tape. Red Bull was fined €50,000, half of which was suspended, after last weekend’s Austin race as a team member disobeyed marshal instructions by accessing the grid during the formation lap.The purpose was to remove a strip ...Keep reading

Lando Norris laughed off Red Bull’s attempt to sabotage his start to the United States Grand Prix because the McLaren Formula 1 driver “didn’t need” the tape. Red Bull was fined €50,000, half of which was suspended, after last weekend’s Austin race as a team member disobeyed marshal instructions by accessing the grid during the formation lap.The purpose was to remove a strip ...Keep reading

Jack Miller says an early fall helped unlock front-end feel as he led the Yamaha challenge with third in Friday's MotoGP practice at Sepang.

Ducati has arranged a test for Nicolo Bulega at Jerez next week, with a view to replacing world champion Marc Marquez at the final two races of the year.The Italian factory confirmed on Thursday that Marquez will not be able to return for the Portuguese and Valencian rounds that conclude the season, opening the door to the mooted Bulega race appearance, which has been a hot paddock topic for ...Keep reading

Ducati has arranged a test for Nicolo Bulega at Jerez next week, with a view to replacing world champion Marc Marquez at the final two races of the year.The Italian factory confirmed on Thursday that Marquez will not be able to return for the Portuguese and Valencian rounds that conclude the season, opening the door to the mooted Bulega race appearance, which has been a hot paddock topic for ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar met with fresh round of questions about his F1 future in Mexico.

McLaren was at the forefront of Formula 1 media day ahead of this weekend’s Mexico Grand Prix as Oscar Piastri revealed it had removed the ‘repercussions’ given to Lando Norris.It came after Norris collided with Piastri on lap one of the Singapore Grand Prix, whilst he was making an overtake on his F1 title rival and team-mate for third at Marina Bay.McLaren reviewed the incident ...Keep reading

McLaren was at the forefront of Formula 1 media day ahead of this weekend’s Mexico Grand Prix as Oscar Piastri revealed it had removed the ‘repercussions’ given to Lando Norris.It came after Norris collided with Piastri on lap one of the Singapore Grand Prix, whilst he was making an overtake on his F1 title rival and team-mate for third at Marina Bay.McLaren reviewed the incident ...Keep reading

Alex Marquez crashed twice on Friday at Sepang and is feeling the effects from that

Fabio Quartararo’s demands to Yamaha have not changed the atmosphere in the pit box, says Massimo Meregalli.

All the riders who have made it into Q2 for the 2025 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix

Pedro Acosta topped a chaotic practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday, as both Marco Bezzecchi and Francesco Bagnaia were relegated to Q1.Rain briefly struck the Sepang Circuit with around 15 minutes remaining, prompting riders to retreat to the pit lane and seemingly bringing the session to an early close.However, the conditions never worsened, and as the track dried ...Keep reading