2017

The introduction of the new Formula 1 logo following Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has strongly divided opinion throughout the paddock and the sport's fan base .

Lance Stroll is relaxed about whoever will race alongside him in Formula 1 next year, saying he simply wants a “team player” to help lift Williams up the grid.

Ondrej Jezek has switched to Guandalini Racing Yamaha for the 2018 World Superbike championship and is relishing the chance to emulate the success the team enjoyed with his fellow countryman Jakub Smrz.

A week is a long time in racing. To this, Scott Redding can attest, as the Englishman used three days in the Andalusian sun to continue his adaption to Aprilia’s MotoGP RS-GP machine and found it much more to his liking than his previous outing seven days before.

Aston Martin is eagerly assessing the viability of becoming an independent engine supplier in Formula 1 from 2021 if the rules make it affordable and competitive, says company chief Andy Palmer.

Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has defended its new logo design and says the previous one “was neither iconic or memorable”.

PJ Jacobsen will graduate to the World Superbike championship in 2018 with the new TripleM Honda squad who will make its class debut next season.

With the post-season Abu Dhabi test wrapping up Formula 1 for 2017, all eyes are already looking to  whether Robert Kubica will be on the grid for Williams in 2018.

Santander has called time on its sponsorship deal with Ferrari in Formula 1 to concentrate its efforts on football’s Champions League.

Stoffel Vandoorne has described his off during the Abu Dhabi Pirelli tyre test as “a bit strange” after losing control of his McLaren-Honda at the same corner as team-mate Fernando Alonso who suffered a similar crash a day before.

Forward Racing swaps Kalex for Suter, which will now stay in the Moto2 World Championship.

Force India’s Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez both resisted debuting Pirelli’s new pink-banded HyperSoft tyre during the post-season Abu Dhabi tyre test but were content with the progress made on the 2018 compounds.

Sebastian Vettel has claimed the final top spot of 2017 in Formula 1 for Ferrari by going fastest on the final day of the post-season Pirelli tyre test in Abu Dhabi.

Full testing results (Wednesday Final) for the Formula 1 post-season Abu Dhabi test at the Yas Marina circuit. 1. Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 1m 37.551s (118 laps)

Mercedes has joined Ferrari in a threat to quit Formula 1. When asked if Mercedes would leave F1 Toto Wolff said “Such a scenario is quite conceivable. Just as it is for Ferrari.” - Krone

Robert Kubica says he feels fitter and in better physical shape now than his last Formula 1 appearance in 2010 before his rallying crash as he completes his Williams test in Abu Dhabi.

Operators of the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal have registered an interest in bringing a MotoGP event from 2019 onwards as a replacement for the Finland’s Kimi-Ring.

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey says overhauling the sport’s approach and shifting to a long-term focus is likely to cause short-term pain while he placed a dig at former head Bernie Ecclestone’s approach.

Moto2 and Moto3 to remain on Dunlop tyres.

Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn has ruled out using “artificial” performance levellers to close the gap between the teams but did highlight his growing concern about the deficit which was underlined at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Sauber has announced the team will be rebranded as the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 team from 2018 after agreeing a deal with parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, marking the Italian marque’s return to the sport after 30 years away.

Tito Rabat’s grin stretched ear-to-ear when detailing his final day of MotoGP testing in 2017 at Jerez, where he put Ducati’s GP17 through a race-distance run, which led him to conclude, ‘This bike is unbelievable!’

Fernando Alonso says he still completed a full testing programme on his final day of track action for McLaren-Honda in 2017 despite crashing in the morning of the opening day at the Abu Dhabi Pirelli tyre test.

Nico Rosberg has suggested that Lewis Hamilton may be considering quitting Formula 1. Hamilton’s former Mercedes teammate said: “He has hinted this year that he doesn’t want to spend so much time travelling.