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Marc Marquez completed a sprint simulation on the final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang, sending out a clear message to his rivals with his incredible pace.Riding the factory Ducati during the afternoon on Friday, Marquez averaged a time of 1m57.930 over a 10-lap run, comfortably outpacing the entire field, including his team-mate Francesco Bagnaia.Marquez set seven laps in the 1m57s …Keep reading

A new Mercedes-AMG era began yesterday, though it had little do with who’s driving which car. In the German town of Herzogenaurach, the team’s first Adidas collaboration was unveiled in a blowout global showcase. The sportswear giant replaced Mercedes’ longtime outfitter, Tommy Hilfiger, as the provider of a new kit for all members of the team —  itself part of a 150-piece debut collection …Keep reading

VR46 says Fabio Di Giannantonio doesn’t need to apologise for performing a wheelie despite getting injured on the opening day of MotoGP testing at Sepang.Di Giannantonio got to try out the new Ducati GP25 for the first time on Wednesday, having missed November’s test at Barcelona to complete his post-injury rehabilitation.It was a productive day for the one-time grand prix winner, as …Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha’s MotoGP squad delivered a bigger step in performance over the winter break than it did in the five previous seasons combined.Quartararo has been lapping among the quickest riders in the field since the first official MotoGP pre-season test began at Sepang on Wednesday.While initially this speed was put down to the headstart he and Yamaha got thanks to …Keep reading

Alex Marquez led the way on the third and final day of the Sepang MotoGP test, as Ducati riders occupied four of the top five spots in the classification.Riding last year’s GP24, Gresini’s Marquez set a best time of 1m56.493s at the start of the running on Friday to edge out factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia by 0.007s.The Spaniard’s lap was seven tenths quicker than the time …Keep reading

Netflix is emerging as the potential new home for Formula 1 in the US as a bidding process for the live broadcast rights from the 2026 season onwards is due to begin.The streaming service already plays a key role in growing the championship, with its seventh series of the Drive to Survive documentary series airing in the near future.But Motorsport.com understands Netflix is now strongly …Keep reading

Michelin’s MotoGP chief Piero Taramasso says Jorge Martin’s crash at the start of the Sepang test was due to a 15C drop in the inside temperature of the rear tyre.On the opening day of pre-season testing in Malaysia, reigning MotoGP champion Martin was thrown off his Aprilia at Turn 2 as he began an early flying lap of his third run. Crashing to the ground head first, the Spaniard broke his …Keep reading

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu will clarify “rules of engagement” for new drivers Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman to follow in the 2025 Formula 1 season.The American squad has a history of flashpoints between team-mates – with former drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean colliding several times in 2019, while Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin regularly tried to occupy the same …Keep reading

This May, in Miami, the auction house Bonhams will put up for bid Jenson Button’s Brawn GP car from the 2009 season. The car comes with an asterisk: it’s not actually the one Button drove to the F1 world driver’s championship — it’s the one he was given under legal duress.The details of Brawn GP’s 2009 F1 season amount to one of the great underdog stories in all of sports history: a …Keep reading

Raul Fernandez will be able to take part in next week’s MotoGP test at Buriram after undergoing successful surgery on his fractured finger on Thursday afternoon.The Trackhouse rider suffered a bad crash on the opening day of pre-season testing at Turn 9 at Sepang, breaking his left hand’s little finger and hitting his left foot.After undergoing an initial check-up at Sepang …Keep reading