2017

Sebastian Vettel made a strong start to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend by leading the opening Formula 1 practice session on Friday afternoon, edging out Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Full free practice one results for the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Bay circuit.   1. Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 1m 39.006s

MotoGP title runner-up Andrea Dovizioso completed his final day of 2017 track action on top of the timesheets at the private Jerez test. Third quickest on day one, the Ducati rider lowered his lap time by 0.735s courtesy of a 1m 37.663s, set during a short run of two flying laps.

Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo have accepted the 2017 Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi will mark the last race the cars “will look good” ahead of the introduction of the Halo.

As Felipe Massa prepares for his final Formula 1 race the Brazilian driver reflects on any last targets to produce a final flourish to his career in the sport.

Lap times at 4pm on Thursday marking the second day of MotoGP riders on track for a private test at Jerez, alongside the leading World Superbike competitors. The factory Ducati, Suzuki, KTM and Aprilia MotoGP teams are all present, plus satellite teams from Honda and Ducati.

Daniel Ricciardo has said he is confident both he and Red Bull can take the steps necessary over the winter break to fight for the 2018 Formula 1 world title next year.

Max Verstappen is confident his good teammate relationship with Daniel Ricciardo would continue at Red Bull next year even amid a possible fight for the Formula 1 world championship.

Valtteri Bottas says his ‘up and down’ maiden year with Mercedes has given him opportunities to improve as he aims to match Lewis Hamilton’s feats in 2018.

Kimi Raikkonen says his 2017 Formula 1 campaign was "far from what I wanted" after enduring his fourth straight season without a race win, with Ferrari missing out on both titles.

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes unrelenting consistency during its hunt of Ferrari during the 2017 Formula 1 World Champion is the pressure which derailed the Italian team’s hopes of a first world title in a decade.

Fernando Alonso says he has "zero doubt" about McLaren's decision to switch to Renault Formula 1 power units for the 2018 season despite a number of reliability issues for the French manufacturer in recent races.

Pirelli has announced it will add two new compounds to its dry-tyre range in Formula 1 for the 2018 season after unveiling the super-hard and hyper-soft selections in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

Sebastian Vettel has urged Formula 1 to relax about the sport’s excitement levels in racing and wants fans to accept some boring races shouldn’t force a complete revision of rules.

Haas team principal Gunther Steiner says he hasn’t given up on a late Formula 1 season charge with just six points separating it from Toro Rosso in sixth place ahead of the final round in Abu Dhabi but concedes his team may need assistance from recent Renault engine failures.

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Jean Todt is set to spend a third term as FIA president after being the only candidate to submit a completed application ahead of the upcoming General Assembly meeting in Paris.

Lap times at the end of Wednesday during private MotoGP and World Superbike test at Jerez.

Tito Rabat continues his rapid adaption to the Avintia Ducati at Jerez, ends his first day of testing seventh fastest.

Williams Chief Technical Officer Paddy Lowe has opened up about the new challenges he's faced returning to the team where he began his Formula 1 engineering career and how he rates the progress since taking charge at the start of this season.

After discussing fundamental factors in his title triumph earlier this week, Marc Marquez has claimed that his “elbow is worth a World Cup” as it was key to his incredible save in the Valencia GP.

Wednesday saw MotoGP riders join this week's private test at Jerez in Spain, which hosted Moto2 at the end of last week and World Superbike from the start of this week.

Force India has confirmed Nikita Mazepin will take part in next weekend's Formula 1 tyre test in Abu Dhabi, splitting running with full-time drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Wednesday saw MotoGP riders join this week's private test at Jerez in Spain, which hosted Moto2 at the end of last week and World Superbike from the start of this week.