2018

Andrea Dovizioso’s conviction that Ducati would be better placed to challenge Marc Marquez’s invincibility at the Sachsenring in 2018 than during previous years proved totally founded on Friday, after three GP18s occupied the top four places in MotoGP FP2.

Free Practice (2) results from the German Moto2 Grand Prix, round 9 of 19.

Lorenzo takes over at the top of the timesheets during Free Practice 2 for the German MotoGP at Sachsenring, while the likes of Rossi, Zarco and Pedrosa drop down the order and must imporve tomorrow morning to avoid taking part in Qualifying 1.

Updated with quotes from Dani Pedrosa. Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig is open to Dani Pedrosa staying on as a factory MotoGP test rider in 2019. But it will depend entirely on what Pedrosa wishes to do.

Jorge Lorenzo came out on top of a time attack contest in the closing stages of Friday's Free Practice 2 session for the German MotoGP.

Katherine Legge has been announced as the first driver to contest the first-ever season of the Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy, which will support the Formula E championship from 2018/2019. 

Free Practice (2) results from the German Moto3 Grand Prix, round 9 of 19.

UPDATE: Morbidelli has withdrawn from the remainder of the weekend and will be replaced by local star Stefan Bradl.

Renault Formula 1 chief technical officer Bob Bell is expecting the fight for P4 in the constructors' championship to "ebb and flow" through the 2018 season despite the French marque's current advantage over chasing rivals Force India, Haas and McLaren.

Stefan Bradl will make his first MotoGP start since 2016 after being called up to replace in the injured Franco Morbidelli for the remainder of his home German Grand Prix.

Free Practice (1) results from the German Moto2 Grand Prix, round 9 of 19.

UPDATE: Franco Morbidelli withdraws from the remainder of the weekend and will be replaced by local star Stefan Bradl. Andrea Iannone put Suzuki at the top of the timesheets during opening practice for the German MotoGP.

Valtteri Bottas has no concerns about the recent spate of clashes between Ferrari and Mercedes drivers on the opening lap of Formula 1 races, believing they are part and parcel of two teams fighting closely together on-track.

Fernando Alonso fears awarding points to all Formula 1 drivers under proposed plans for the 2020 season would stop "miracle" results, believing a scoring finish should retain a level of exclusivity.

Free Practice (1) results from the German Moto3 Grand Prix, round 9 of 19.

Dani Pedrosa has officially confirmed that he will retire from MotoGP at the end of the season.

James Cowton has died following a crash at the Southern 100 on the Isle of Man, with Ivan Lintin in a critical condition.

Andrea Dovizioso feels his Ducati package is stronger this year than his MotoGP world title-challenging effort from 2017 but accepts too many mistakes have cost him in the championship battle.

Marc Marquez feels he arrives at the German MotoGP round with less pressure to defend his perfect record at Sachsenring thanks to a confident-boosting victory at Assen last time out.

Jorge Lorenzo has underlined the 'huge' significance of the revised fuel tank shape in his mid-season MotoGP revival, despite fading from the lead to seventh place last time at Assen.

Franco Morbidelli has reiterated “nothing is 100 percent sure” regarding his plans for 2019, and admitted he is awaiting Marc VDS to confirm its plans for MotoGP beyond this year before announcing his plans.

Valentino Rossi says Marc Marquez is ‘very strong everywhere’ this year which makes the challenge of catching the defending MotoGP world champion even tougher heading to a circuit the Repsol Honda rider dominates at.

Marc Marquez says he wants to see the German MotoGP stay at Sachsenring beyond this year as speculation grows on the race’s future being away from the 3.7-km track.

WIX Racing with Eurotech’s Jack Goff has set the pace on the second day of the in-season British Touring Car Championship test at Snetterton, while series boss Alan Gow got behind the wheel of a BTCC car.