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| ● The Briefing |
Monday · 2 November 2026 |
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Flag & Clock
Reporting, results and records from seven series
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Formerly PaddockNotes
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Kimi Antonelli needed ninth in Mexico City and took third, and the FIA has him as the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history. Max Verstappen won by 0.799 seconds from Lewis Hamilton, after Charles Leclerc's five-second penalty for leaving the track at Turn 4 put Verstappen ahead at the stops. The points table has Antonelli on 380 and Verstappen on 261, with four rounds left.
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Marc Marquez won at Sepang by 4.172 seconds from Pedro Acosta and goes to Lusail 44 points clear of Jorge Martin, who withdrew after FP2 with his broken wrist and scored nothing. Thirty more points than Martin and eight more than Marco Bezzecchi in Qatar would settle it.
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Weekend notes
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David Alonso won, and Izan Guevara's fourth place to Manuel Gonzalez's fifth cut the gap between them to 3.5 points. |
Report → |
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The logbook · weekend results
| F1 |
Mexico City · M. Verstappen, Red Bull |
+0.799s |
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| MotoGP |
Sepang Sprint · P. Acosta, KTM |
+0.578s |
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| MotoGP |
Sepang GP · M. Marquez, Ducati |
+4.172s |
| Championship leaders · Antonelli 380 in F1 · M. Marquez 399 in MotoGP |
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| The Editor |
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| The Weekend F1 |
Filed 2 Nov |
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| The Weekend MotoGP |
Filed 2 Nov |
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| Business MotoGP |
Filed 2 Nov |
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In the margins · Next out
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São Paulo Grand Prix · Interlagos |
Sun 8 Nov |
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| MotoGP |
Grand Prix of Qatar · Lusail |
7/8 Nov |
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Flag & Clock
“Sometimes life gives you special moments, unique moments. This Malaysia GP gave me the chance to increase the lead in the Championship. You have the chance, you must take it. I was super concentrated to take the maximum points. We took 34 points, so very important for the Championship.”
Marc Marquez, after the Malaysian Grand Prix, to motogp.com (2026)
Interlagos, Lusail and the Monza finale all run on Sunday. We will log them next Monday.
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