Koji Watanabe, the long-time boss of Honda's racing activities under HRC, will retire on 1 January 2027, with Keiichi Yasuda appointed as his successor. A long-time Honda employee after first joining the Japanese marque in 1987, Watanabe became the head of Honda's racing…
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Pedro Acosta admitted he felt “terrible” on the KTM RC16 in Malaysian Grand Prix practice despite clocking the fourth-fastest time of the day. The Austrian manufacturer enjoyed a strong start to the Sepang weekend, with Acosta, Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales all finishing…
Fabio Quartararo was at a loss to explain his poor form after finishing third-slowest in Malaysian Grand Prix practice, admitting he had “not struggled so much at Sepang in a long time”. The 2021 MotoGP champion was seen running wide several times in the afternoon session on…
Maverick Vinales says his leap in performance at the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday was largely down to reduced pain in his injured shoulder. The Tech3 KTM rider has had a difficult time since hurting himself at the German Grand Prix in 2025, missing numerous races and…
Marc Marquez has played down any comparisons between Jorge Martin’s attempts to race in the Malaysian Grand Prix with an injured arm and his own ill-fated comeback at Jerez in 2020. Martin is pressing ahead with this weekend’s MotoGP round in Sepang less than a week after…
The majority of the MotoGP grid has reported severe asphalt deterioration at the Sepang International Circuit ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Several riders revealed being struck by loose pieces of tarmac during the opening two practice sessions on Friday, with at…
The majority of the MotoGP grid has reported severe asphalt deterioration at the Sepang International Circuit ahead of this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Several riders revealed being struck by loose pieces of tarmac during the opening two practice sessions on Friday, with at…