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Sunday was a 'race day' at Sepang - and not just for the bikes. Meetings followed one another in the paddock of the Malaysian circuit throughout the day.
At 11am, the team managers of the different teams met with the executives of MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group (MGPSEG). The teams then also held discussions among themselves to try to find out what each one's position was. The riders, for ...Keep reading

Aprilias getting in each other's way has been a recurring theme in this year's MotoGP world championship - and the Malaysian Grand Prix provided another example of the phenomenon.
This time it was Ai Ogura, on the satellite Trackhouse bike, rubbing fairings with factory rider Marco Bezzecchi, who is in long-shot contention for the world championship.
But the move at Turn 1, with three laps ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez, who was 102 points behind then-championship-leader Marco Bezzecchi on 31 May, left Sepang on Sunday with a 44-point advantage over second-placed Jorge Martin, who is currently injured, and a 67-point lead over Bezzecchi.
Marquez effectively eliminated the Italian from title contention with a commanding victory in Malaysia. He could be crowned world champion as early as this week's ...Keep reading

The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix is one for the history books: Kimi Antonelli has been crowned the youngest world champion of all time, and partly because of the superlicence rules, that record will certainly not be an easy one to break.
After his hugely impressive performance in Austin, Antonelli already knew that clinching the title would essentially be a formality, but he refused to treat it ...Keep reading

The Sepang International Circuit may not have delivered the most exciting MotoGP race of 2026, but there were plenty of talking points from last weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Track deterioration, Qatar controversy and Jorge Martin’s attempted comeback kept the fans occupied, as Aprilia and Ducati experienced contrasting fortunes in South East Asia.
Here are the winners and losers ...Keep reading

There was at least one moment during Frederic Vasseur's post-Mexican Grand Prix media briefing when the Ferrari team principal burst into laughter.
Motorsport Network journalist Ronald Vording had just asked him what felt like the umpteenth question about the evidently strained atmosphere following the first-lap clash between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
"It seems that no matter what ...Keep reading

Expert analysis of every twist and turn of the F1 season.

Expert analysis of every twist and turn of the F1 season.

Harry, Jennie and Marc join the celebrations as Antonelli becomes world champion.

The Mexico City Grand Prix once again delivered a memorable weekend, culminating in Kimi Antonelli being crowned F1’s youngest World Champion.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix.

Drivers across the Formula 1 grid gave their reactions to Kimi Antonelli becoming the youngest ever World Champion.

Toto Wolff has reflected on Kimi Antonelli's journey with Mercedes after the Italian claimed his maiden Formula 1 title at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari "easily had a car to have P1 and P2" during the Mexico City Grand Prix, as an opening lap battle with team mate Charles Leclerc potentially cost the team victory.

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Mexico City Grand Prix.

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Mexico City Grand Prix.

William Byron first worked with crew chief Rudy Fugle in January 2016 at a little-known short track race called ‘Speedfest’ in Cordele, Georgia and have spent all but three years together since.
Their Speedfest effort was designed to give them a head start on their communication before the NASCAR Truck Series season began a month later at Daytona International Speedway.
Together, they ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson left the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series season with a 67-point lead over Christopher Bell and 70 over Denny Hamlin.
A perfect race, one that William Byron put together on Sunday by the way, pays 76 points. In other words, it would take one of the worst possible Larson meltdowns combined with a tremendous race from either Hamlin or Bell to change the outcome of this ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri’s tough Mexico Grand Prix weekend has ended in point-less fashion, after the McLaren Formula 1 driver copped a penalty for his collision with Arvid Lindblad.
Piastri’s 60-strong streak of Q3 appearances (including sprints) ended at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez as he qualified a lowly 12th, which paved the way for his troubles in the midfield.
Piastri did gain three spots at ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto have both been given post-race penalties which have dropped them out of the points and resulted in Haas debutant Ryo Hirakawa scoring on his Formula 1 debut at the Mexico Grand Prix.
Both Alpine drivers faced post-race investigations with the FIA stewards for failing to slow under yellow flags during the Mexico City race. In the provisional results Colapinto ...Keep reading