2018

Maverick Viñales was pleasantly surprised to see how competitive he and his Yamaha M1 were around Sepang as the Catalan placed sixth overall on the MotoGP combined standings on Friday.

Haas has lost its appeal to the FIA over Romain Grosjean’s disqualification from the Italian Grand Prix.

Marc Marquez is targeting the podium first and foremost at Sepang on Sunday as the MotoGP world champion admits clinching victory at the Malaysian circuit will be a tough task.

Alex Rins has ended a dramatic 24 hours by topping Friday practice at the Malaysian MotoGP with the same Suzuki bike which accidentally caught fire during Thursday’s set-up at Sepang.

Aleix Espargaro feels the “hybrid” Aprilia which produced a successful outing at the Australian MotoGP has translated a promising pace in Malaysia as he secured a provisional Q2 spot following Friday practice.

Jorge Lorenzo says he will make a final call on whether he will race at the Malaysian MotoGP on Saturday morning before FP3 after being left downbeat struggling for pace due to his injured left wrist.

Full Malaysia MotoGP FP2 results from Sepang

Rins fastest for Suzuki after setting the fastest time of the day at the end of FP2 at the Malaysian MotoGP. Nine riders - including Dovizioso and Rossi - did not improve their best lap time in FP2.

Full free practice (2) results from the Australian Moto2 Grand Prix, round 17 of 19.

Full free practice (2) results from the Malaysian Moto3 Grand Prix, round 18 of 19.

Full Malaysian MotoGP FP1 results from Sepang

Stefan Bradl fills in for the injured Cal Crutchlow at LCR Honda after the British rider suffered a fractured right ankle during Australian MotoGP race weekend.

Full free practice (1) results from the Australian Moto2 Grand Prix, round 17 of 19.

Daniel Ricciardo has moved to clarify his post-race comments following his frustrating Mexican Grand Prix which saw retire with a mechanical issue having started on pole position.

Full free practice (1) results from the Malaysian Moto3 Grand Prix, round 18 of 19.

Formula 2 racer Louis Deletraz will make his Formula 1 test debut later this month after being confirmed as part of Haas’ line-up for the end-of-year Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi.

November 1 marks 20 years since Mika Hakkinen clinched his first Formula 1 world championship with victory for McLaren at the Japanese Grand Prix, cementing his place in the sport’s history books.

Jorge Lorenzo is itching to get back on the Ducati as the Spaniard targets a racing return this weekend at Sepang.

Yamaha’s Maverick Vinales is in a more relaxed frame of mind heading into the penultimate round of the MotoGP World Championship at Sepang in Malaysia this weekend.

Johann Zarco admitted he was “more scared than [in] pain” in the hours that followed his terrifying 170mph crash at Phillip Island – the worst of his career – but is already feeling “relaxed” thanks to his physical condition.

Valentino Rossi says Movistar Yamaha’s priority at Sepang will be to ensure it gets on top of its Michelin tyre conservation in the hot temperatures for the Malaysian MotoGP.

Andrea Dovizioso says his rostrum finish at Phillip Island is proof of the continued progress of the Ducati this year.

Marc Marquez hopes to put his frightening Phillip Island near miss behind him and return to the podium this weekend at Sepang in Malaysia.

One of the Suzuki GSX-RR bikes used by Alex Rins has caught fire during Thursday's build-up at Sepang in the pit lane causing dramatic scenes and hefty damage.