Alex Marquez edges Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez in Sepang race simulations
MotoGP riders used the closing day of the Sepang test in Malaysia to focus on race simulations, and among Ducati’s contingent it was Alex Marquez who posted the strongest sustained pace, ahead of both Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez. In terms of outright times, Ducati once…
MotoGP Sepang test: Alex Marquez fastest on final day as Yamaha returns
Alex Marquez ended MotoGP’s Sepang pre-season test at the top on Thursday, as Yamaha returned to action after resolving its recent engine concerns.Gresini rider Marquez set a best time of 1m56.402s on his factory-spec Ducati GP26, comfortably eclipsing Joan Mir’s Wednesday benchmark of 1m56.874s.His effort…
Breakthrough or false dawn? Francesco Bagnaia finds early confidence on 2026 Ducati
Francesco Bagnaia is becoming increasingly comfortable on Ducati’s 2026 MotoGP bike following the second day of pre-season testing at Sepang.Having already been encouraged by an initial run on a prototype version of the GP26 in November, Bagnaia has largely been able to confirm those positive…
MotoGP Sepang test: Honda leads rain-hit Day 2 as engine issues sideline Yamaha
Joan Mir put Honda on top on the second day of MotoGP pre-season testing at Sepang, as Yamaha sat out the action to investigate an engine issue. While riders were keen to preserve their limited allocation of soft tyres for the final day of the test,…
Yamaha halts Sepang MotoGP running while investigating M1 engine issue
Yamaha has decided to suspend all on-track activity during the second day of the Sepang MotoGP test while it works to determine the cause of the issue that forced Fabio Quartararo to stop on Tuesday.The Frenchman crashed at Turn 5 of the Malaysian circuit on…
Jorge Martin explains post-season surgeries: ‘I couldn’t even lift a water bottle’
Aprilia MotoGP rider Jorge Martin has explained why he required further surgeries during the winter break, revealing he felt so weak that he couldn’t even lift a bottle of water.Martin had appeared to put his bruising 2025 campaign behind him when he returned to action…
Why KTM riders see encouraging signs after first day of Sepang test
The opening day of the Sepang MotoGP test offered KTM plenty of reasons for encouragement, even if it remains too early to draw firm conclusions about the true performance of the 2026 RC16.The Austrian manufacturer took an aggressive development approach over the winter, with greater…
Iconic Ouninpohja stage dropped from 2026 WRC Rally Finland route
The iconic Ouninpohja stage, regarded as one of most revered in the World Rally Championship, has been dropped from Rally Finland this year as part of an event itinerary revamp.The 32.98km gravel rollercoaster, which has earned cult status over the years, made its return to…
Fabio Quartararo to return home after breaking finger in Sepang MotoGP test
Fabio Quartararo will sit out the remainder of MotoGP’s Sepang pre-season test after breaking a finger in a crash on Tuesday.Just an hour into the start of collective testing in Malaysia, Quartararo went down at Turn 5 on his V4-powered Yamaha M1 and had to…
MotoGP Sepang test: Marc Marquez tops Day 1 as Fabio Quartararo crashes
Ducati’s star rider Marc Marquez topped the opening day of MotoGP’s official pre-season test in Malaysia, while a crash sidelined Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo for much of the running.Riding a MotoGP bike for the first time since his incident with Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia in October,…
