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Marc Marquez faces the most important two weeks for the future of MotoGP
Marc Marquez He already has the right to get back on the bike, but has not been able to do so since Marco Bezzecchi hit him with an overly optimistic race strategy on October 5, bringing his campaign to reclaim the MotoGP title to an abrupt end. Eight days after the accident, surgery for a fractured scapula, repair of the acromioclavicular ligament and corresponding rehabilitation to restore mobility and strength gave him time to plan for his future during the Mercato pre-campaign.
Unless the weather is unstable this weekend and our original plans are postponed. Marc Marquez He’s going to touch the gas again. This was made clear at last Wednesday’s COE Gala and reaffirmed two days later at the end of Ducati’s Campioni in Festa campaign event held in Bologna with Borgo Panigale employees.
“I’m feeling a lot better. It’s been 12 weeks since my injury, but I’ll be back on the bike this weekend or this week. I’ll be able to understand what it’s like to ride a bike. So there’s no vacation. It’s easy for me to accept that, but it’s difficult for my girlfriend Gemma!” he joked.
“November and December were very busy. There were a lot of events and ceremonies, so that’s a good sign, but I also did it in parallel with my shoulder recovery. It was very busy mentally and physically and I was a little skeptical about getting back on the bike. However, I did a medical check and everything was fine, most importantly the bones are fully fused and the ligaments are still in the right place, but I’m still not 100% fit to ride a motorcycle. We are on track to reach our goal of 70-80%,” he said at a press conference in Bologna.
2026 will once again be the year of “Mercato”, with all contracts except those listed below. Fermin Aldeguer (Gresini Racing) and new players Diogo Moreira (LCR Honda) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pramac Yamaha) finished at the same time. Meetings, with updates in some cases and changes in venue in others, have already begun this fall, with the first official announcement expected before the campaign kicks off in Buriram on the weekend of March 1.
Everyone involved knows that Marc Marquez, who rode for Ducati for free in 2024, must regain his position as the highest-paid rider on the grid in addition to his MotoGP title. He was asked by an Italian journalist whether he would decide on his future before the championship started. “Right now I’m taking two weeks to think about my future and make the right decision, which is what I think is best for me.”
And on a scale of 0 to 10, he was candid about how much he wanted to stay with Ducati. “I don’t know, but I think it’s eight. We are striving for wins and all parties want that. This is the most important thing for 2027-2028.”
Cuniaudio Domenicali talks about complex decisions
Marc’s response was conveyed to the CEO of Ducati Motor Holding. claudio domenicali. “Marquez will definitely be back on the market, so we will evaluate it. He is very happy with us and I think we are happy with him. But everything remains to be seen. Pecco has also been with us for a long time, so we will see. Definitely, the market is for everyone. I think it’s a little early. It will be February-March before things start to fall into place.”
In the past, Ducati would immediately use a main rider who arrived at the first race after doing his homework. “It’s not always that simple. Depending on the current situation, sometimes we can do it sooner, and sometimes we can’t. So there’s definitely a common desire, but it’s still a bit early and not all the pieces are in place yet to meet all the requirements.”
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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One of the two new teams on the Formula 1 grid is preparing to introduce its car for the 2026 season. The Audi team will officially reveal the new car at a special event in Berlin on Tuesday, January 20.
Audi has fully taken over Sauber’s project ahead of the 2026 season and will start its first Formula 1 championship as a factory team and power unit manufacturer. The team has also retained a significant portion of its 2025 Sauber structure, including team boss Jonathan Whitley and drivers Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg.
This will make Audi the fourth team to submit designs for its 2026 car, after Red Bull, Racing Bulls and Haas. The presentation will take place in the German capital in the format of a full-fledged seasonal launch.
Following the main event, a separate event will be held in Berlin on Wednesday, January 21 for selected fans and media to take a closer look at the new car and its livery.
The presentation will start on January 20 at 20:00 Kyiv time. During the event, the team will reveal the car’s full design for the 2026 season.
Let’s remember that Audi had previously put the 2026 car on the track during promotional races at the Barcelona-Catalonia circuit in early January, but only a limited number of images were released at that time.
Formula 1. Presentation of the first Audi car. Watch LIVE online
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Formula 1 driver Nico Hulkenberg can count on a multimillion-dollar bonus in his first season with Audi if he can repeat the results in the 2025 season.
Last season, the German pilot reached the Formula 1 podium after 250 races for the first time in his career and finished the British Grand Prix in third place. At Silverstone, Hulkenberg was ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and scored 15 points in one go.
Hulkenberg scored 51 points at the end of the 2025 season.
On the eve of Audi’s first season, specialized media reported that the 38-year-old pilot signed a contract providing a bonus of 50 thousand euros for each point earned in the 2026 season.
Given the large-scale changes in Formula 1, even the pilots themselves cannot yet predict the balance of power in the peloton. However, if Hulkenberg scores 51 points again, the bonus can reach 2 million 550 thousand euros in addition to his base salary at Audi.
If Nico manages to win the race and score the maximum 25 points, this will immediately earn him a bonus of 1,250,000 euros.
The team will present the appearance of its first car today at 20:00 Kyiv time.
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Thomas Berman, the younger brother of Haas Formula 1 team driver Oliver Berman, will officially take part in Italian Formula 4 and Euro 4 in the 2026 season.
Thomas will represent the VAR team colours.
The 16-year-old Briton spent last year in British Formula 4, where he scored one win and finished eighth in the final season standings.
But the ones that are considered the most prestigious and promising are the Italian and European Formula 4 championships. They are often chosen by young pilots for further career advancement. In addition, Thomas’ older brother Oliver Berman also competed in these series and became the Italian Formula 4 champion in 2021 with 11 wins.
Let us also remind you that Ukrainian Alexander Bondarev will compete in the same championships with the Prima Racing team in the 2026 season. The Ukrainian pilot does not hide his ambitions and has repeatedly expressed his intention to fight for the championship title.
Bondarev now participates in Middle East Formula 4 in preparation for the European leg of the season. After the first stage, he took first place in the general rankings and became the leader in the rankings.
Thomas Berman will compete in the Formula Winter Series as part of his preparations.
The competition between the current “four” promises to be extremely high, and the appearance of the younger brother of the Formula 1 pilot will only increase interest in the series.
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