How Pedro Acosta risked ‘f*** up’ to score Malaysian GP podium
KTM factory rider Pedro Acosta says his second place in Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix was down to switching off electronic ‘help’ with his tyre management. The Spaniard has struggled with tyre degradation on his RC16 in most races this season, and would not have been a popular bet for the runner-up spot in a contest […]
Noah Dettwiler undergoes surgery in Kuala Lumpur
Moto3 rider Noah Dettwiler is undergoing surgery following the serious accident ahead of this morning’s Malaysian Grand Prix.A few minutes ago, Dettwiler’s team posted an update on social media, reading as follows:“This morning, during the sighting lap at Sepang, our rider Noah Dettwiler was involved in a serious accident. He was taken to the hospital […]
How Alex Marquez recovered from a tough Friday with a ‘nearly perfect’ Sunday
Alex Marquez says he rode “nearly the perfect race” on his way to victory in a tough Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Not only did the long Sunday race take place in the hottest, sunniest conditions of the weekend, it was also tricky in terms of tyres. The entire field had to manage the soft […]
Francesco Bagnaia questions why Moto3 race was started after Sepang crash
Two-time MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia has questioned the decision to start Sunday’s Moto3 race at the Sepang International Circuit after two riders were injured on the sighting lap. As the pitlane opened up for the first race of the day, newly-crowned champion Jose Antonio Rueda crashed into the rear of Noah Dettwiler exiting Turn 3 […]
Rueda, Dettwiler evacuated by helicopter after frightening Moto3 crash
Moto3 riders Jose Antonio Rueda and Noah Dettwiler were evacuated by helicopter to a hospital near the Sepang Circuit after a brutal accident during the sighting lap ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Rueda came out of the third corner of the track on the outside and found the Swiss rider travelling at very low […]
2025 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix – How to watch, session times & more
Marc Marquez’s absence is expected to blow the Malaysian Grand Prix wide open, with Gresini Ducati’s Alex Marquez and factory Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi among those being considered favourite for the win. Last year’s Sepang race was won by Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati, with then-Pramac rider Jorge Martin finishing second and Enea Bastianini […]
Pedro Acosta reacts after €2000 fine for breaking MotoGP’s newest rule
Factory KTM rider Pedro Acosta has been hit with a fine of €2000 for breaching MotoGP’s new restart rule that was introduced ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Acosta crashed the RC16 at Turn 1 with about 2m45s left on the clock in Q2, before remounting and going on to qualify fifth on the […]
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 […]