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Bagnaia’s Plated Foot, Márquez’s Two-Point Sprint and F1’s Race for Runner-Up Algarve International Circuit at Portimão, Portugal, where the MotoGP title can be decided on Nov. 21

Algarve International Circuit at Portimão, Portugal, where the MotoGP title can be decided on Nov. 21

Bagnaia’s Plated Foot, Márquez’s Two-Point Sprint and F1’s Race for Runner-Up

Kyle Matthews November 13, 2026

No F1, MotoGP or NASCAR on track Nov. 13. Bagnaia’s foot, Márquez’s Portimão match point and F1’s...

Márquez Can End the MotoGP Title Fight at Portimão as F1 Eyes Las Vegas Marc Márquez leaning his Gresini Ducati through a corner at the 2024 Malaysian Grand Prix

Marc Márquez leaning his Gresini Ducati through a corner at the 2024 Malaysian Grand Prix

Márquez Can End the MotoGP Title Fight at Portimão as F1 Eyes Las Vegas

Lauren Miller November 13, 2026

Márquez can seal the MotoGP title at Portimão, F1 heads to Las Vegas, and the Gulf finale...

Nothing’s on Track Until Nov. 19. F1’s Gulf Finale, Márquez’s Match Point and Red Bull’s Zero Are the Waiting Game Gabriel Bortoleto's silver and red Audi Formula 1 car passing a trackside wall during the 2026 race at Sepang

Gabriel Bortoleto's silver and red Audi Formula 1 car passing a trackside wall during the 2026 race at Sepang

Nothing’s on Track Until Nov. 19. F1’s Gulf Finale, Márquez’s Match Point and Red Bull’s Zero Are the Waiting Game

Kyle Matthews November 12, 2026

No series is on track until Nov. 19. Here is what the paddock is waiting on: F1's...

BMW Won’t Rule Out MotoGP. 2027’s Reset Is a Wide Door Into a Room With 22 Riders Already in It Marc Márquez leaning his red Ducati MotoGP bike through a corner at Brno in 2025

Marc Márquez leaning his red Ducati MotoGP bike through a corner at Brno in 2025

BMW Won’t Rule Out MotoGP. 2027’s Reset Is a Wide Door Into a Room With 22 Riders Already in It

EL Puckett November 12, 2026

MotoGP’s 2027 reset bans ride-height devices and demands sustainable fuel. BMW says it hasn’t ruled out an...

The Grid Today, Nov. 12: F1 Stands Down Imola, Leaving the Gulf Finale on Schedule Floodlights over the Losail circuit in Qatar at night, with riders on the track during a MotoGP session

Floodlights over the Losail circuit in Qatar at night, with riders on the track during a MotoGP session

The Grid Today, Nov. 12: F1 Stands Down Imola, Leaving the Gulf Finale on Schedule

Lauren Miller November 12, 2026

F1 has stood Imola down, so the season still ends in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Plus Racing...

Retire on an Eighth Title? Marc Márquez Would Be Stopping on a Tie, Not a Record Marc Marquez riding the No. 93 Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP bike at the Red Bull Ring

Marc Marquez riding the No. 93 Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP bike at the Red Bull Ring

Retire on an Eighth Title? Marc Márquez Would Be Stopping on a Tie, Not a Record

Lauren Miller November 11, 2026

Stefan Bradl has a theory, and it is a tidy one: win title number eight, then hang...

Márquez Took Bulega Out in 2024. In 2027, Ducati Finally Lets Us Compare Them Properly Marc Marquez riding the No. 93 Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP bike at the Red Bull Ring

Márquez Took Bulega Out in 2024. In 2027, Ducati Finally Lets Us Compare Them Properly

Kyle Matthews November 11, 2026

Their best-known meeting ended in the gravel. In 2027 both ride Ducatis, and the comparison that matters...

The Grid Today, Nov. 10: FIA Says the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix Are On, but F1 Hasn’t The Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi at sunset, with the track and grandstands in warm evening light

The Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi at sunset, with the track and grandstands in warm evening light

The Grid Today, Nov. 10: FIA Says the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix Are On, but F1 Hasn’t

Lauren Miller November 10, 2026

The FIA says Formula 1 will race in Qatar and Abu Dhabi as planned, plus the final...

Bezzecchi Won Qatar, but Marquez Is Still One Sprint Win From an Eighth Title Marco Bezzecchi on the No. 72 Aprilia MotoGP bike at the Red Bull Ring

Bezzecchi Won Qatar, but Marquez Is Still One Sprint Win From an Eighth Title

Kyle Matthews November 9, 2026

Bezzecchi won in Qatar, but Marquez left with a 60-point lead and a clear route to the...

MotoGP’s Qatar Grid Is Four Bikes Short. Marc Marquez’s Title Math Isn’t MotoGP starting grid at Lusail International Circuit in Qatar

MotoGP’s Qatar Grid Is Four Bikes Short. Marc Marquez’s Title Math Isn’t

Johnny Puckett November 6, 2026

Count the bikes on the Lusail timing sheet and you get 18, not a full grid of...

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Bagnaia’s Plated Foot, Márquez’s Two-Point Sprint and F1’s Race for Runner-Up

Márquez Can End the MotoGP Title Fight at Portimão as F1 Eyes Las Vegas

Nothing’s on Track Until Nov. 19. F1’s Gulf Finale, Márquez’s Match Point and Red Bull’s Zero Are the Waiting Game

BMW Won’t Rule Out MotoGP. 2027’s Reset Is a Wide Door Into a Room With 22 Riders Already in It

The Grid Today, Nov. 12: F1 Stands Down Imola, Leaving the Gulf Finale on Schedule

Retire on an Eighth Title? Marc Márquez Would Be Stopping on a Tie, Not a Record

Márquez Took Bulega Out in 2024. In 2027, Ducati Finally Lets Us Compare Them Properly

The Grid Today, Nov. 10: FIA Says the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix Are On, but F1 Hasn’t

Bezzecchi Won Qatar, but Marquez Is Still One Sprint Win From an Eighth Title

MotoGP’s Qatar Grid Is Four Bikes Short. Marc Marquez’s Title Math Isn’t

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