Luca Marini’s first 2025 MotoGP crash caused by being «too clean»
Luca Marini suffered his first crash of the 2025 MotoGP season in the Malaysian Grand Prix sprint because he was “too clean” trying to overtake, according to KTM’s Pol Espargaro. Marini and Espargaro were battling for eighth position when they came to blows on lap 7, with Marini falling off his Honda and retiring from […]
Why Francesco Bagnaia isn’t sure if Malaysian GP sprint win breakthrough is genuine
Francesco Bagnaia says his latest resurgence in a period of dramatic peaks and troughs in MotoGP carries more weight than his dominant weekend in Japan last month. While he saw Japan as an outlier result, Saturday’s pole and sprint win in Malaysia was at least consistent with incremental progress made over the difficult two race […]
Francesco Bagnaia strikes back to claim pole, disaster for Aprilia
Francesco Bagnaia came through Q1 to score a surprise pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday, as Aprilia endured a difficult day at Sepang. Opting for a single run midway through the session to preserve a set of soft tyres, the factory Ducati rider made the most of a clear track to post […]
Yamaha’s V4 progress stalled by ‘safe mode’ engine in Malaysian GP
Yamaha’s second wildcard outing with its new V4-powered MotoGP bike offered little fresh insight at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday, as the manufacturer opted to run the bike in a conservative “safe mode”. Yamaha’s 2026 prototype returned to action for the first time since last month’s Misano test, with Augusto Fernandez completing 26 laps […]
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. […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]