Video taking off 22x its usual first day

Hakim Danish's last-corner dive falls short of a home podium

MotoGP's Sepang Short draws nearly a million views as Malaysian and Indonesian viewers discuss the podium they hoped to share.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,011,898 views a day, 22 times a normal first day on this channel (45,168).

Hakim Danish fights for the podium ⚔️

Hakim Danish takes the inside line into Sepang's final corner, committing to one last attempt at a podium finish in front of his home crowd. He runs slightly wide. Carpe gets through to take third, leaving the Malaysian rider just outside the celebrations.

MotoGP's Short compresses that chase into a little over a minute, cutting between the riders and grandstands full of spectators cheering Danish on. Earlier, he attacks on the inside approaching Turn 14; by the final straight, he and Carpe are wheel-to-wheel. "Danish has just gotta send it and hope for the best!" comes the commentary before his last move.

The clip has drawn nearly a million views before its first day is over, running at more than twenty times the channel's usual Shorts pace. Its comment section is also much busier than a normal first day.

There is a particular hope running through those replies: viewers from Indonesia describe wanting both Danish and Pratama on the podium together. Pratama finishes second, and several comments pair congratulations for him with encouragement for Danish. It is a conversation about both riders, not just the home favorite named in the title.

Other Malaysian GP uploads are drawing unusually fast audiences too, including Marc and Alex's podium hug and a longer race-day highlights package. But Danish's clip has its own final image: after missing the podium, he raises a hand on the cool-down lap.

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What viewers say

Harapannya sih Indonesia dan Malaysia bisa sama-sama Podium. Happy for both Veda and Hakim, good luck for the next race!
@febrilahardiani8672See it on YouTube
Amazing race, its fenomenal, congrats veda.🎉🤙
@fatoniyahya255See it on YouTube
Sayang hakim danis tidak podium
Tadinya saya mengharapkan dua asean ini naik podium bersama semangat terus Danis salam dari Indonesia
@HasanSubishaSee it on YouTube

2 more comments

Perjuangan Danish ini juga luar biasa, dia berusaha tidak mengecewakan fansnya.
@RusiIndrawati-e7qSee it on YouTube
Sayang Danis gagal podium salam dari indonesia semoga di race berikutnya bisa lebih beruntung
@rafiqkurniawan9892See it on YouTube

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The facts

Channel: MotoGP
Subscribers: 7,290,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 24,989,961
Channel views, pace per day: 6,336,372 (on a normal day: 3,185,095)
Video published: November 1, 2026
Video views so far: 981,220 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 1,011,898

The numbers

Danish's final-corner attempt stands out even among MotoGP's fast-starting Malaysian GP uploads. The Short's views and comments are both well above the channel's usual first-day levels.

the video's first day

usual first day here

45,168

this video

1,011,898

subscribers

7,290,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

3,834,034,410

views per day

6,336,372