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Alex Marquez Leads Malaysia GP Warm-Up as Bagnaia Enters Race Favored

Heat at Sepang leaves tyre choices uncertain.

Overview

  • Alex Marquez set the Warm Up benchmark with a 1:58.979, heading a Gresini one-two with Fermin Aldeguer, while Francesco Bagnaia ranked third.
  • Bagnaia is viewed as the pre-race favorite after securing pole and winning Saturday’s sprint.
  • Rain on Friday curtailed race-distance simulations and race-morning temperatures climbed to roughly 33°C air and 44°C track, complicating tyre strategy.
  • Sunday’s schedule runs in MEZ with Moto3 at 05:00, Moto2 at 06:15, and the MotoGP race at 08:00 over 20 laps on the 5.54 km Sepang circuit.
  • Viewers in Germany can watch on Sky and free-to-air on DF1, Austria has full free-to-air coverage on ServusTV, and Switzerland offers free streams via SRF.