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Global Motorsport • Independent Edition
The Paddock Post
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| Race Eve Edition • Silverstone Sunday |
Sat, 8 Aug 2026 • No. 005 |
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Lead Story • MotoGP
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Two Men Can Leave Silverstone Leading the World Championship, and Both of Them Ride Aprilias
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Jorge Martín won the sprint from an all-Aprilia front row to stretch his lead to 17 points. By Sunday evening only he or Ai Ogura can be on top of the standings.
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Jorge Martín led every lap of Saturday's ten-lap sprint, taking the flag 1.5 seconds clear of Ai Ogura and equalling Marc Márquez's career record for sprint wins. Marco Bezzecchi took third with three laps left at Copse to complete the first all-Aprilia podium in sprint history — weeks after collarbone and knee surgery.
Martín holds 220 points to Ogura's 203, and no other rider can mathematically lead the championship when the grand prix finishes. Bezzecchi is third on 193, Marc Márquez fourth on 191, Fabio Di Giannantonio fifth on 189. The 20-lap grand prix goes at 13:00 BST on Sunday.
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Also Leading • Formula 1
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Verstappen's Exit Clause Is Live, and Formula 1 Has Three Weeks With Nothing Else to Talk About
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By finishing the first half of 2026 sixth on 109 points, 110 behind Kimi Antonelli, Verstappen is understood to have triggered the release clause in his 2028 Red Bull deal. Mercedes lead the constructors' table on 379 to Ferrari's 307; McLaren, third on 220 after Lando Norris's Hungary win, are the other name in circulation. Racing resumes at Zandvoort on August 23 — a sprint weekend, and the Dutch Grand Prix's last for now.
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Around the Paddock
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IndyCar — Portland goes green Sunday at 4pm ET, round 13 of 18, with Alex Palou 83 points clear and Will Power chasing the outright win record at the circuit.
NASCAR — The Iowa Corn 350 runs Sunday, with the Daytona regular-season finale on August 29 deciding the last places in the top 16.
WEC — BMW's São Paulo win sets up Lone Star Le Mans at COTA on September 4–6; Fuji follows September 25–27.
WRC — Sami Pajari's Finland win is still the talking point. The championship resumes on the gravel of Rally Paraguay, round 11, August 27–30.
Formula 1 — Red Bull have reportedly settled on Aston Martin's Tom McCullough to succeed McLaren-bound Gianpiero Lambiase.
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MotoGP • After the Silverstone Sprint
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| 1. Jorge Martín | 220 |
| 2. Ai Ogura | 203 |
| 3. Marco Bezzecchi | 193 |
| 4. Marc Márquez | 191 |
| 5. Fabio Di Giannantonio | 189 |
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Coming Up • All Times UTC
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| MotoGP British Grand Prix — Silverstone | 9 Aug, 12:00 |
| NASCAR Iowa Corn 350 — Iowa Speedway | 9 Aug, 19:30 |
| IndyCar Grand Prix of Portland | 9 Aug, 20:00 |
| IndyCar Streets of Markham — Toronto | 16 Aug, 16:00 |
| Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix — Zandvoort | 23 Aug, 13:00 |
| WRC Rally Paraguay — Encarnación | 27–30 Aug |
| IndyCar Milwaukee Doubleheader | 29 Aug, 18:00 |
| NASCAR Daytona — regular-season finale | 29 Aug, 23:30 |
| MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix — MotorLand | 30 Aug, 12:00 |
| Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix — Monza | 6 Sep, 13:00 |
| WEC Lone Star Le Mans — COTA | 6 Sep, 17:00 |
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The Paddock Post • a front page across F1, MotoGP, IndyCar, WEC, NASCAR & WRC.
Headlines, standings and fan pulse are a snapshot compiled 8 August 2026. Live countdowns run on the web edition.
Sources: Formula1.com, MotoGP.com, RacingNews365, Crash.net, The Race, Motorsport.com, WRC.com, IndyCar.com, NASCAR.com, FIA WEC & wire reports.
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