2017

Qualifying results from the Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix at Sepang, round 17 of 18.

Qualifying results from the Malaysian Moto3 Grand Prix at Sepang, round 17 of 18.

Valentino Rossi fastest in a dry FP3 session at the Malaysian MotoGP, setting the first sub-2min lap of the weekend. Marc Marquez has his first chance to wrap-up the 2017 MotoGP title, holding a 33-point lead over Andrea Dovizioso with two races and a maximum of 50-points remaining.

Fernando Alonso says he's been pleasantly surprised by McLaren-Honda’s pace during Friday practice ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix but is still expecting the race to be used as a glorified test ahead of bigger opportunities in the final two races of 2017.

Having moved on to his 12 th engine of the 2017 Formula 1 season, Stoffel Vandoorne battled through further engine issues which restrained his FP1 running to three laps before recovering in the afternoon.

Romain Grosjean says he will need to rely largely on guesswork heading into the remainder of the Mexico Formula 1 race weekend after completing just three laps on Friday, with a tyre blowout sidelining him early in FP2.

Valtteri Bottas says he knows where he went wrong with the setup on his Mercedes Formula 1 car for second practice on Friday in Mexico after dropping from first to sixth on the timesheets, with the Finn taking confidence from his early pace.

With the 2017 Formula 1 world championship title in his grasp, Lewis Hamilton gave an ominous warning to rival Sebastian Vettel by producing his “best ever” Ultra-Soft run of the year in free practice despite a first lap spin in FP2.

Daniil Kvyat has completely left Red Bull's Formula 1 programme following his latest dropping from Toro Rosso for the Mexican Grand Prix, with his departure being confirmed by team boss Franz Tost on Friday.

Daniel Ricciardo is confident that Red Bull can find more time despite making a flying start to the Mexican Grand Prix weekend on Friday by setting the pace in the second Formula 1 practice at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Sebastian Vettel saw his second free practice session stalled by a burst fire extinguisher on his Ferrari in Mexico but is content with the pace he produced from his car.

Daniel Ricciardo emerged fastest in a closely-fought battle at the front of the Formula 1 pack in second practice for the Mexican Grand Prix on Friday afternoon, edging out championship leader Lewis Hamilton by one-tenth of a second.

Full free practice two results for the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City.   1. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1m 17.801s

Live text commentary from Friday practice for the F1 Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Full free practice one results for the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City. 1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 17.824s

Valtteri Bottas led Mercedes to a one-two finish in opening Formula 1 practice for the Mexican Grand Prix on Friday morning at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, outpacing teammate Lewis Hamilton by four-tenths of a second.

McLaren Formula 1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne are set to start this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix from the back of the field after the FIA stewards confirmed their grid penalties following power unit changes ahead of practice on Friday.

Andrea Dovizioso fastest during a wet FP2 for the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang. Friday's best lap times were thus all set during this morning's dry FP1 session, when Dovizioso also set the pace.

Max Verstappen has issued a formal apology for his comments about the FIA stewards' decision to give him a penalty following last weekend's Formula 1 race in Austin, Texas, saying: "I hope we can move on."

Moto2 team boss Stefan Kiefer passes away, on the eve of this weekend's Sepang round.

John McPhee has been thrown a grand prix lifeline by CIP KTM after learning at Sepang that his British Talent Team will not continue in next year's Moto3 series.

Free Practice (1) results from the Malaysian Moto2 Grand Prix at Sepang, round 17 of 18.

Andrea Dovizioso fastest during a quiet start to the Malaysian MotoGP weekend, due to damp track conditions around Turns 4-8 in the early part of the session.

Ducati has provided an update on the possibility of Ben Spies’ return to racing, stating it would happily provide the Texan with World Superbike level equipment for a campaign in the MotoAmerica series, but only on the grounds that significant backing can be acquired.