2018

Bradley Smith has revealed he is no longer considering retirement as a viable option for the end of the current season as he contemplates options as a MotoGP test rider or a return to the Moto2 class for 2019.

Johann Zarco has revealed he is still in regular contact with long-term acquaintance Laurent Fellon, albeit in a different capacity to before, with his countryman now working solely as a riding coach.

Vienna General Hospital has confirmed that three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda underwent a successful lung transplant on Thursday after being diagnosed with "severe lung disease".

Marc Marquez says ‘hitting the wall’ during his difficult 2015 MotoGP campaign acted as both his biggest mistake and most important lesson in his career as he approaches a century of races in the premier class.

Tom Ingram says his Speedworks Motorsport outfit are 'getting stronger and stronger' after the Toyota Avensis driver claimed the British Touring Car Championship points lead at Snetterton.

Alvaro Bautista says he’s still uncertain about his MotoGP future as focus turns to filling up the final spots on the 2019 grid.

Valentino Rossi has revealed his factory Yamaha squad will deliver a ‘small step’ but needs more time to produce its highly-sought electronics upgrades.

With the door closing on his grand prix career, some MotoGP summer-break whispers have been linking Scott Redding with a possible switch to the British Superbike Championship next season, at PBM.

Available now his MotoGP career is coming to an end, 54-time grand prix winner Dani Pedrosa would be just the kind of rider Honda needs to help break Yamaha's dominance of the Suzuka 8 Hours.

Josh Brookes is certain locking down on an ideal set-up with his McAMS Yamaha will be vital to maintain his impressive recent record at Thruxton and maintain his momentum in the Bennetts British Superbike championship.

Tom Neave will make his Bennetts British Superbike championship debut this weekend at Thruxton as stand-in for the injury Dan Linfoot at Honda Racing.

Williams junior Oliver Rowland insists he will avoid “breaking down doors” in his hopes to try and land a Formula 1 seat for 2019. 

Antonio Giovinazzi believes Sauber has made a "big step” between Formula 1’s two in-season tests in 2018, after he got back behind the wheel of the C37 in Hungary. 

Formula 1's summer break is a natural time to review the season so far and take stock of the performances we have seen across the course of the opening stint, stretching from Australia to Hungary.

Aleix Espargaro doesn’t leave you second-guessing. Across a 35 minute interview he offers opinions on issues ranging from the length of the current racing calendar to the might of Piaggio, parent company of Aprilia. And there’s more than one take on his 2018 experience to date.

Paul di Resta says he is considering Formula E as he explores his future career options, ahead of Mercedes’ departure from the DTM championship at the end of 2018. 

Robert Kubica says he is feeling more “familiar and confident” driving current Formula 1 machinery than he did last year, following his latest outing during Hungary in-season testing. 

Günther Steiner says the Haas Formula 1 team "weren't clever" in the early part of the 2018 season in dropping a number of points due to operational issues and crashes, but is confident the team can still fight for fourth in the constructors' championship.

Aston Martin Racing has confirmed a switch to a two-driver line-up in both of its GTE-Pro entries for the remaining rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2018.

Lando Norris is remaining open-minded about his options to make the jump up to Formula 1 in the near future, but says a full-time race seat with McLaren remains the "perfect situation" for 2019.

 After a brief two-weekend summer break, Valentino Rossi continues his quest to end Yamaha's MotoGP win drought at Brno this weekend.

Could Jorge Lorenzo claim his third Ducati MotoGP win at Brno this weekend? Many feel the Spaniard is one of the pre-event favourites, given his affinity with at the Czech Republic circuit and the Desmosedici's impressive horsepower.

Having taken back-to-back podiums for the first time since his Yamaha debut at the start of 2017, Maverick Vinales is certain he and his team are 'on the right path' heading into the second half of the 2018 MotoGP season at Brno this weekend.

Mercedes Formula 1 youngster George Russell produced a new track record at the Hungaroring as he topped the timesheets on the final day of 2018 in-season testing in Hungary.