NEWTIMES SECTION
SPORTSMarco Bezzecchi admitted that the Indonesian Grand Prix weekend felt ‘more like a loss than a win’, even after bouncing from a sprint crash to dominate Sunday’s race.Bezzecchi claimed his first victory in MotoGP since the Italian Grand Prix back in May, leading a historic 1-2-3-4
SPORTSMarc Marquez says it is a "dream" that he didn't lose any points to Jorge Martin in the title fight at his "worst circuit" after finishing first and sixth across the two races at the Indonesian Grand Prix.The reigning MotoGP champion has a habit of analysing the upcoming rounds o
SPORTSGresini Ducati rider Fermin Aldeguer will have to undergo surgery on his right hand following a crash-riddled Indonesian Grand Prix weekend. Having taken his first and only grand prix win at this race a year ago, it was far from a dream defence for the Spaniard. He crashed twice
SPORTSRaul Fernandez produced one of the rides of the season as he took second place in the Indonesian Grand Prix with two broken fingers. Afterwards, a very satisfied Fernandez praised MotoGP's medical staff for helping him achieve the result following the nightmare Saturday on which
SPORTSPedro Acosta has hit out at MotoGP’s much-maligned tyre pressure rules, saying riders were made to look like “donkeys” in the Indonesian Grand Prix.The 22-year-old passed the factory Ducati of Marc Marquez for fourth with ease on lap 7, having shown strong pace in the early stage
SPORTSMarco Bezzecchi outduelled Raul Fernandez to claim his first MotoGP win in over four months at the Indonesian Grand Prix, as his team-mate Jorge Martin retook the championship lead with third.Just a day after they made contact in an opening lap melee and crashed out of the sprint
SPORTSMotoGP will impose fines on riders who fail to meet minimum attendance requirements at promotional events, Motorsport.com understands.MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group considers the presence of riders at championship events and promotional activities vital for the series' image,
SPORTSMaximo Quiles sealed the 2026 Moto3 title with five rounds to spare following a dominant victory in the Indonesian Grand Prix on Sunday.The CF Moto Aspar rider arrived in Mandalika with a 127-point buffer over his closest championship rival David Almansa, while Alvaro Carpe and B
SPORTSHonda test rider Aleix Espargaro, who was substituting for Joan Mir, will not take part in Sunday's Indonesian Grand Prix.The 37-year-old, who retired at the end of 2024, was called up by Honda for the Mandalika weekend to replace Joan Mir, who has been medically unfit since mid-
SPORTSRaul Fernandez is due to start the Indonesian Grand Prix from the front after claiming his maiden pole position in Saturday's qualifying.However, the Trackhouse rider's participation in the race remains subject to his physical condition after he broke his finger in a crash with f
SPORTSDucati riders Marc Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio have offered their takes on the four-rider incident at the first corner of the Mandalika MotoGP sprint on Saturday. While Raul Fernandez and Marco Bezzecchi's Aprilias ended up biting the dust after taking up outside positions
SPORTSJorge Martín took the lead in the Indonesian GP Sprint with an advantage of more than 1.5 seconds over Marc Márquez, but a technical problem and a late error led him to lose victory - and a podium.Martin started fifth on the grid but made the most of a chaotic opening corner at M
SPORTSMarco Bezzecchi has brushed aside Raul Fernandez's anger over their first-corner crash in Saturday's Mandalika sprint, calling it a racing incident.While there were a lot of moving parts in the chain reaction at the opening corner, Bezzecchi was the first rider to fall off. His f
SPORTSRaul Fernandez has launched a scathing attack on Marco Bezzecchi after the pair crashed on their way into the first braking zone of the MotoGP sprint at Mandalika.Saturday began in the best possible way for Fernandez, who secured his first MotoGP pole position, but ended in disas
SPORTSMarc Marquez has described part of his post-victory commitments as "inhumane" as he continues to resist peripheral demands while he pushes for an eighth MotoGP world title.Marquez's lack of extravagant celebration has been a talking point since the Austrian sprint race two events
SPORTSMarc Marquez took a surprise victory in the dramatic Indonesian Grand Prix sprint race, hitting the front of the MotoGP world championship standings for the first time in 2026.Jorge Martin only managed fourth on Saturday despite leading most of the race, while fellow Aprilias Rau
SPORTSRaul Fernandez claimed his maiden MotoGP pole position at the Indonesian Grand Prix on Saturday, while Marc Marquez qualified fourth to edge out title rival Jorge Martin.Trackhouse rider Fernandez improved to a 1m28.562s on his final run to beat the factory Aprilia of Marco Bezze
SPORTSHonda riders were left to lament what they described as a “super bad” Indonesian Grand Prix practice, with factory rider Luca Marini even going slower than 2025.The Japanese manufacturer struggled for performance on the opening day of action in Mandalika, with Marini finishing 1.
SPORTSAt the end of the first day's action at the Indonesian Grand Prix, it looked like a year had made little difference as far as the form book was concerned. Aprilias held the first three spots in Practice as Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse) led the factory bikes of Marco Bezzecchi and J
SPORTSJorge Martin has conceded he “struggled” through Friday practice at the Indonesian Grand Prix despite finishing third-quickest, attributing his difficulties to tyre temperature issues.As Raul Fernandez set the pace in Practice with a new lap record on the Trackhouse-run Aprilia,
SPORTSMandalika's gravel traps have once again become a talking point after Fabio Quartararo injured himself crashing into one during practice for the Indonesian Grand Prix on Friday.The 'step' between the asphalt run-off areas and the subsequent gravel traps came in for heavy criticis
SPORTSMarc Marquez says the deficit Ducati faced to Aprilia in Practice for the Indonesian Grand Prix is real, believing the Borgo Panigale marque is at least half a second down on pace.As was expected heading into the weekend, Aprilia dominated the opening day of track action at Manda
SPORTSMaverick Vinales says he spends every night thinking about what he wants to do in his career, admitting that becoming a test rider in MotoGP is not particularly appealing to him.The 10-time grand prix winner will not be on the 2027 MotoGP grid following a long contract row with h
SPORTSMotoGP is continuing to plan for the Qatar Grand Prix to take place in November, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with deputy CEO Carlos Ezpeleta saying the championship is closely monitoring the situation.The Qatar Grand Prix, one of the most distinctive events o
SPORTSMotoGP says it had been encouraging teams to consult their riders over the 2027 weekend format, insisting it remains open to feedback about the sporting regulations.The championship has received a mixed response to the raft of changes it announced for next season, including the i
SPORTSLCR team boss Lucio Cecchinello says slim tyre resources mean MotoGP's revamped qualifying sessions will not be as dangerous as some fear - and could in fact be more strategically interesting. The former racer, who is also president of teams' association IRTA, provided some fresh
SPORTSAprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola says beating Ducati rival Marc Marquez to the 2026 MotoGP title is the “most difficult task we could" face, as the championship fight between the two Italian factories intensifies.While Ducati has dominated MotoGP for the last four seasons, April
SPORTSAprilia and Ducati's MotoGP bosses are sticking to a diplomatic if unconvincing line in the face of suggestions that the costly switch to 850cc engines for 2027 has already failed in terms of reducing corner speeds.On Thursday, Massimo Rivola (Aprilia) and Gigi Dall'Igna (Ducati)
SPORTSMotoGP’s new weekend format for 2027 has divided the grid, with riders such as Francesco Bagnaia and Luca Marini believing the changes will help promote the championship, while Pedro Acosta and Alex Marquez feel they push the demands on riders too far.The introduction of the new
SPORTSRetired MotoGP star Casey Stoner says he will be "fighting" to see Phillip Island return to the schedule despite plans to switch the Australian Grand Prix to Adelaide from 2027.Phillip Island is undoubtedly the spiritual home of the race. Disregarding COVID-19 interruptions and t
SPORTSMotoGP deputy CEO Carlos Ezpeleta stresses that the latest change to the weekend format, which will be introduced in 2027, stems from the teams’ own desire to make improvements, as a different type of executive profile begins to emerge within the championshipThe Federation Intern
SPORTSParts of Motegi’s historic speedway have been given a new lease of life as spectator areas, but much of the oval remains intact as part of a phased redevelopment plan.Earlier this year, circuit owner Honda began dismantling parts of Motegi’s 1.5-mile oval that previously served a
SPORTSMotoGP officially confirmed on Wednesday the introduction of a new weekend format, first revealed by Motorsport.com during the Austrian Grand Prix, which will come into effect next year and feature a dedicated qualifying session for the sprint race.The change was approved by the
SPORTSDucati MotoGP team manager Davide Tardozzi says losing up to 12 points would be an acceptable outcome at the Indonesian Grand Prix this weekend. He was referring primarily to lead factory rider Marc Marquez, who is in the thick of the world championship fight but does not have a
SPORTSThe 2026 Japanese Grand Prix was a special one for Ducati’s technical guru Gigi Dall’Igna. Exactly a year after Marc Marquez clinched the MotoGP title on one of his creations, Dall’Igna celebrated his 100th grand prix success at Motegi.All of these 100 wins have come in just the
SPORTSFabio Quartararo has revealed that his Japanese Grand Prix was heavily compromised by fuel conservation issues last Sunday, hinting that it was not an isolated probem. Quartararo finished Yamaha's home race 12th, the same position where he had started, making it a reasonably aver
SPORTSMaverick Vinales says he considers his shoulder healed after completing his latest MotoGP comeback at the Japanese Grand Prix last Sunday. The veteran Spaniard came away from Motegi with two points for 14th place in the main race, rounding off his first full weekend of competitio
SPORTSAlex Marquez says he crashed out of the Japanese Grand Prix after accidentally upshifting his Ducati while turning into a corner, describing the mistake as “unacceptable”. The Gresini rider failed to score a single point across the weekend at Motegi, in what was his worst showing
SPORTSPedro Acosta described the Japanese Grand Prix as his first “tough” race in a “really long time”, as a “strange” issue left him struggling in seventh place.Fresh off his maiden MotoGP win at the Austrian Grand Prix, Acosta endured a relatively lacklustre weekend at Motegi, despit
SPORTSKoji 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 division
SPORTSThe restraint Marc Marquez has shown while celebrating his last two sprint podiums has led many to wonder about the reason behind his serious expression. The explanation lies in his explicit desire to avoid sharp swings in his adrenaline levels, allowing him to conserve his energ
SPORTSOn the Thursday afternoon ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, Jack Miller spoke to the media as usual. He was asked about the tyre allocation made by Michelin, the championship's supplier, for the weekend at Motegi. There were three options for dry conditions: the conventional soft
SPORTSJorge Martin says he found it “impossible to beat” Marc Marquez for victory at the Japanese Grand Prix even on what he felt was “one of my good days” in MotoGP. Martin put a strong challenge against the reigning world champion on Sunday after Aprilia delivered a vastly improved b
SPORTSEnea Bastianini has framed his stellar Japanese Grand Prix performance as a breakthrough moment in a difficult couple of years. The Tech3 KTM rider has battled since leaving the factory Ducati squad at the end of 2024, with highlights few and far between. But he set the track ali
SPORTSThe Japanese GP programme included a karting race between MotoGP riders on Sunday morning, but Marc Marquez skipped the event and sent a body double in his place, earning a stern reprimand from the championship.Days before the MotoGP paddock arrived in Japan, the championship beg
SPORTSDefending MotoGP champion Marc Marquez wins a sprint-race double at the Japanese Grand Prix to cut Jorge Martin's championship lead to two points.
SPORTSDefending MotoGP champion Marc Marquez moves top of the drivers' standings with a sprint-race double in San Marino.