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track on lap 18, handing Joan Mir (HRC Castrol) a second podium in four outings and Mor - bidelli fourth. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha) was a spirited fifth. Moto2 Jake Dixon (ELF Marc VDS Boscoscuro) stormed to a third Moto2 win of the year at Sepang while title leader Manuel Gonza- lez (Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex) crashed out, handing Diogo Moreira (Italtrans Kalex) the overall lead. Bumped back to the final race of the day after the earlier Moto3 incident, the race was restarted after Joe Roberts (American Racing Team Kalex) crashed exiting the final turn. Now reduced to an 11-lap sprint, polesitter Dani Holgado will no longer be able to race this season or attend testing," said Marquez in an official statement. "We know a difficult winter awaits us, with a lot of work to recover my muscles to 100% and be ready for 2026." He sounded off in a defiant tone: "This must not overshadow the great goal we achieved this year, becoming World Champions again." QUARTARARO UNIMPRESSED BY V4 PROGRESS A running theme through the Sepang weekend was Fabio Quartararo's bemusement at the progress of Yamaha's V4. Au- gusto Fernandez is making his second wild-card appearance on the bike and had a tough opening day on Friday. "There is not yet a point where I have to ask how he's going, because I can see from the results and from his face how he's going," said the French- man. On Thursday, he was asked what it would take for Yamaha to convince him to stay with them beyond 2026. "I need to feel that it's a winning bike [and one which can] fight for the top five in every single session, every single Sprint and every single GP." On whether that's an achievable goal for the Iwata factory, he said, "I prefer not to answer the question." For his part, Fernandez was bemused by the fact he hadn't tested the V4 since Misano in September. "I would like to ride more, because I'm not riding at the full of the bike. I will be on the pace on Sunday, maybe. But yeah, we need to im- prove the program for next year." Briefly... ROUND 20 / OCTOBER 24-26, 2025 PETRONAS SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT / SEPANG, MALAYSIA ROAD RACE I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP P70 Francesco Bagnaia ran off with the Sprint win but was sidelined in the GP with a tire puncture.