Joan Mir celebrates “easy” day at Sepang as Honda trio lauds bike
Honda’s leading three MotoGP riders were all glowing with praise for the RC213V following the first day’s action at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday. After a form dip in Australia last weekend, the Japanese marque rediscovered its recent upward trajectory in Practice at Sepang, with LCR’s Johann Zarco second-fastest and factory rider Joan Mir fourth-quickest. […]
Hypercar potentially set for success handicaps in WEC 2026
The World Endurance Championship could introduce success handicaps in the Hypercar division for its 2026 season. The new sporting rules for the series next year contain the provision to extend the use of the performance-balancing measure from LMGT3 to the top class. But the FIA, which runs the WEC together with Le Mans 24 Hours […]
“We were fast in all conditions”
Gresini Ducati rider Fermin Aldeguer has hinted that he might be a dark horse for this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, despite failing to make it directly into Saturday’s Q2 session. Although things went awry for the Spaniard when he couldn’t adapt to the unpredictable conditions late in Practice, Aldeguer finished Friday quietly confident after showing […]
Colapinto enters crucial weeks as Aron outing offers F1 benchmark
One week on from being slapped on the wrists by Alpine for ignoring team orders, Franco Colapinto enters a crucial set of races to secure his Formula 1 future. At the end of last weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Colapinto was ordered to hold station by Alpine while fighting team-mate Pierre Gasly for […]
Pedro Acosta tops frantic practice, Marco Bezzecchi 15th
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 […]
Marc Marquez to sit out rest of 2025 MotoGP season after injury
Marc Marquez will skip the remainder of the 2025 MotoGP season to recover from the shoulder injury he sustained in Indonesia at the start of the month, Ducati has announced. The decision was made after Marquez underwent further checks at Ruber International Hospital in Madrid, where doctors Raul Barco, Samuel Antuna and Ignacio Roger ruled […]
Aston Martin accepts procedural F1 cost cap breach over delayed signature
The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has accepted a procedural breach of its 2024 cost cap filings amid a long delay over the FIA’s publication of its findings. Teams are required to hand over their documentation to show they have complied with F1’s cost cap by 31 March of the following year. Following close examination […]
Sebastien Ogier reacts to Kalle Rovanpera’s “huge” single-seater challenge
Sebastien Ogier will be among those cheering on Kalle Rovanpera as he tackles the “huge” challenge posed by making the transition from the World Rally Championship to single-seater racing in 2026. Eight-time world rally champion Ogier is no stranger in switching to top level circuit racing, having swapped the stages for the World Endurance Championship […]
MotoGP rule change forbids riders from remounting after late qualifying falls
MotoGP has introduced a regulations tweak designed to reduce the impact of late yellow flags in timed sessions. Under the new rules, which will come into effect at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, riders may not attempt to rejoin qualifying sessions if they fall during the final three minutes. The same will apply to the […]