2018

Top 15 classification after SS5 from Rally Finland, the eight round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Ott Tanak EST Toyota Yaris Gazoo Racing 27m 22.2s 2. Mads Ostberg NOR Citroen C3 WRC +1.1s

Josh Price will not contest the remainder of this season's British Touring Car Championship after stepping down from his Subaru race seat with immediate effect.

Jonathan Rea has smashed the Suzuka 8 Hours pole position lap record in his second qualifying session as Kawasaki sends out a warning to its factory rivals.

Motorbase Performance driver Sam Tordoff will run a special livery during this weekend's Snetterton meeting in honour of the British Touring Car Championship's 60th anniversary.

Carlos Sainz Jr. will not make a final decision on his Formula 1 future until Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo resolves his own plans for 2019.

Ott Tanak has set the early pace at Rally Finland upon the resumption of the World Rally Championship following its summer break with the Toyota Gazoo Racing driver claiming a slender leader over championship leader Thierry Neuville.

Sergey Sirotkin feels being the only driver on the 2018 Formula 1 grid yet to score a point does not represent a fair reflection of his performances this season. 

Top 15 classification after SS1 from Rally Finland, the eight round of the 2018 World Rally Championship. 1. Ott Tanak EST Toyota Yaris Gazoo Racing +1m 49.2s 2. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC +0.7s

Toro Rosso Formula 1 boss Franz Tost claims James Key still has a "valid contract" with the team despite McLaren announcing he would be joining as its new technical director.

Recapping all of the additional news and notes from the Hungaroring on Thursday, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Lewis Hamilton says he relishes the pressure being “higher than ever” against Sebastian Vettel in the battle for the Formula 1 world title fight.

Fernando Alonso is confident McLaren is now in a position to “know exactly what to do” in order to address the issues that have hampered its 2018 Formula 1 car. 

McLaren Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne has changed chassis for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix in a bid to remedy his long-running pace issues and lack of downforce.

Max Verstappen is hoping the straight-line speed deficit of Renault’s Formula 1 engine will not prevent Red Bull from challenging for victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 

Honda looks set to have only four machines on the MotoGP grid next season. After an internal dispute, Marc VDS is expected to cut back to just a Moto2 team in 2019, leaving Honda with only its official Repsol team and one satellite squad (LCR).

Daniel Ricciardo is ready for "a bit more pain" later in the season following his Formula 1 engine failure at last Sunday's German Grand Prix, but does not think the issue will harm his chances in Hungary this weekend.

Esteban Ocon remains relaxed about his Formula 1 future amid links to a Renault seat for 2019, saying he has complete faith in Mercedes' plans for his career.

Valtteri Bottas insists Mercedes has no plans as yet for him to play a supporting role to teammate Lewis Hamilton in his bid to claim a fifth Formula 1 world championship. 

Sergio Perez says Force India is currently in a "critical" financial situation amid speculation of a possible takeover or arrival of new investors, leaving him eager to get a clearer picture of its future prospects before deciding on his own Formula 1 plans for 2019.

Haas boss Günther Steiner is hoping for “boring Formula 1 races” to enable his team to make the most out of its car’s potential and lower the risk of mistakes. 

Kevin Magnussen feels Haas can challenge Renault for the top of the middle order slot in this year’s Formula 1 world championship battle.

Safer run-off areas on the edges of race tracks has created the problem of how to punish riders that gain an advantage by riding outside of the circuit limits. This infringement is broken down into two separate areas.

Defending Suzuka 8 Hour champions Yamaha Factory Racing Team has started quickest on the opening day fractionally ahead of the factory Kawasaki squad.

Team BMW's Colin Turkington says going twice the distance during the special anniversary 'Double Diamond' third British Touring Car Championship race at Snetterton 'will be new territory for both the driver and car'.