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Rain hit the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, home of the Bahrain GP, forcing the organizers to change the start programme.
The rain has stopped falling heavily on the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, home of the Bahrain GP, and the organizers have announced that the formation lap will begin at 9.40 am Italian time, 40 minutes after the scheduled start. Depending on the track conditions, a decision will be made whether to start the race behind the safety car.

Technical problems for some cars on the formation lap at the Bahrain GP behind the safety car. Hamilton's Ferrari stopped and the race direction called everyone back to the pit lane.

China's 13-year-old Yu Zidi was named the best athlete of the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, where she won three golds and set three records in the 200m butterfly, 200m and 400m medley. Among the men, the MVP title went to the twenty-year-old Thai Boonson Puripol, gold in the 100 and 200 meters of athletics.

Marc Marquez won the Japanese Grand Prix, the 16th round of the MotoGP world championship, ahead of Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi. With this success, the Ducati Spaniard moved within two points of championship leader Martin. Bezzecchi dedicated the podium to a personal loss.

On the occasion of the 66th Genoa International Boat Show, the Italian Sailing Federation and the Red Bull Italy SailGP Team presented a shared vision for the future of Italian sailing, with the aim of building an ecosystem around SailGP, which will stop in Rome from 11 to 12 September 2027 and until 2029, promoting technology, sustainability, gender inclusion and youth development in the sport.

Brazil defeated India 4-0 in a friendly played in Calcutta, the first time for the Asian national team against the green and gold senior selection. Despite the wait, the 65,000 seat stadium was half empty probably due to the ticket prices, from 10 to 230 euros. Goals from Estevao, Pedro and a brace from Samuel Lino. Eighth victory in the last eleven games for the Selecao.

The first edition of the historic Italian GP took place at Mugello, with nine Ferrari single-seaters from the 1996-2006 period driven by former drivers such as Irvine, Badoer, Fisichella and Larini in front of 30,000 spectators. The event will be repeated tomorrow.