2018

After pushing his title lead back above the one race win margin with a runner-up finish to Jorge Lorenzo in Catalunya, Marc Marquez heads to Assen with a 27-point advantage over Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP standings.

Eugene Laverty has hailed his first rostrum in over four years as a landmark moment for both him and Milwaukee Aprilia as he looks for a strong second half of the season push.

Daniel Ricciardo says the latest he wants to confirm his Formula 1 future is heading into the summer break after the Hungarian Grand Prix but teases that a deal could be sorted even sooner after Red Bull’s Honda engine switch was confirmed.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has confirmed the German manufacturer is “listening very carefully” to its engines after suffering two separate reliability issues with its updated ‘2.1’ specification over the French Grand Prix weekend.

Lewis Hamilton feels Formula 1 teams should be prevented from running with unknown fuel loads during practice sessions in order to provide both fans and rival teams “a clearer picture”.

Sebastian Vettel admits he was surprised by his recovery drive in the Formula 1 French Grand Prix and reckons his charge through the field was aided by a strong headwind. 

The topic of dropping the Mistral chicane from Paul Ricard’s layout for the 2019 French Grand Prix will be discussed between the FIA and Formula 1 drivers in Austria. 

Devlin DeFrancesco will contest the remainder of the 2018 GP3 season with MP Motorsport. 

Lewis Hamilton has moved to defend Sebastian Vettel after his closest Formula 1 title rival made a costly mistake at the French Grand Prix. 

Lewis Hamilton may have been the man to beat in Formula 1’s return to France after a decade away, but who else starred at Paul Ricard? Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his driver ratings. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 10

Johann Zarco led from pole position for the opening eleven laps of last year's Dutch TT. But when rain drops arrived, the rookie was spooked by the unknown situation and made the wrong call to a pit for his wet bike. 

Carlos Sainz Jr. says the late issue that cost him sixth place in Sunday's French Grand Prix "hurts a little bit", believing Renault deserved to finish at the front of the Formula 1 midfield fight at Paul Ricard.

Kevin Magnussen says Haas got "everything right" as it broke a two-race point-less streak in Sunday's French Grand Prix, with the Danish Formula 1 driver finishing sixth at Paul Ricard.

Updated 2018 World Superbike championship standings after round eight of 13 at Laguna Seca, United States of America.   1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 320 points

Full WorldSBK race two results at Laguna Seca

Full race two results for the eighth round of the 2018 World Superbike Championship at Laguna Seca, United States. 1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 25 laps 2. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R +5.099s

Recapping all of the additional news and notes following Sunday's French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have both received reprimands for their opening lap collision in the Formula 1 French Grand Prix. 

Kimi Raikkonen has backed the Formula 1 race stewards’ decision on his Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel’s penalty for colliding with Valtteri Bottas as he powered his way up the order to the podium at the French Grand Prix.

Much of the build-up to the French Grand Prix stemmed from negative aspects of the Formula 1 race weekend at Paul Ricard .

BTC Norlin Racing's Dan Lloyd has hailed the significance of his maiden British Touring Car Championship race victory after dominating the final reverse grid race at Croft.

FIA race director Charlie Whiting says Formula 1 race stewards' decisions are made without weighing up the impact of each incident and Sebastian Vettel’s five-second time penalty for clashing with Valtteri Bottas was in line with previous decisions.

Despite recording his fourth Formula 1 points finish of 2018, Charles Leclerc admits he is disappointed with himself for making a "small" mistake during the French Grand Prix.

Valtteri Bottas said he did not know “whether to laugh or cry” after a luckless French Grand Prix he felt summed up his 2018 Formula 1 season so far.