2018

After his frustrating home round at Donington Park, Tom Sykes is aiming to fight back to winning ways on World Superbike’s return to the Czech Republic at Brno.

Michael Dunlop sealed a record breaking win in the Bennetts Lightweight TT on Wednesday at the Isle of Man TT, smashing both the lap and race records on his way to his 18th TT win on the Italian Paton.

Dean Harrison dominated the second Supersport race at the Isle of Man TT to claim his second win around the Mountain Course. The Silicone Engineering Kawasaki rider won by 18.6s over Peter Hickman, setting a new race record by 8.749s.

Mercedes will not be debuting its updated Formula 1 power unit as planned at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix due to a "quality issue", forcing the team to postpone its introduction until France in two weeks' time.

The FIA has formally revealed the new, mandatory helmet that will be used by all Formula 1 drivers from the 2019 season following a period of study and research to improve safety standards.

When celebrating his first Ducati victory at Mugello on Sunday, Jorge Lorenzo spoke of the importance of self-belief and determination to power through the difficult times.

An agreement has been reached in the management conflict at Marc VDS, which will result in team owner Marc van der Straten assuming leadership and the departure of team principal Michael Bartholemy to a 'new challenge'.

Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali says Jorge Lorenzo’s maiden win for the Italian manufacturer last week at Mugello is a historic moment but is sad that the Spaniard “took such a long time to find the right feeling with our bike.”

MV Agusta joining Moto2 in 2019.

McLaren has rejected a mid-season approach from Toro Rosso to field its current reserve driver Lando Norris in Formula 1 this year, understood to be in place of the struggling Brendon Hartley.

FIA president Jean Todt believes the addition of electric go-karting to the demonstration roster at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires later this year is a "significant step” for motorsport’s global governing body.

The aerodynamic tweaks to the Formula 1 technical regulations for the 2019 season should not be seen as a “cure” to the sport’s current on-track overtaking difficulties, according to CEO and chairman Chase Carey.

Honda has confirmed Jorge Lorenzo has signed for the factory team on a two-year deal to replace the outgoing Dani Pedrosa.

Formula 1’s sporting director Steve Nielsen says any major format shake-ups for 2021 will be introduced to increase “sudden-death situations” in the sport as it looks to engage a wider audience.

Ducati has officially confirmed Danilo Petrucci will step up to the factory squad to replace the Honda-bound Jorge Lorenzo for 2019.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has issued a warning to his Formula 1 rivals by claiming the German manufacturer is “in a stronger position in both championships than we were 12 months ago”.

After his first taste of driving a Formula 1 car, Marc Marquez says pulling off a switch to four-wheel racing “will be a serious idea for me in a few years’ time”.

Hafizh Syahrin has secured a contract extension with Tech3 for 2019 when the team will switch from Yamaha to KTM machinery.

Dani Pedrosa will leave Honda at the end of the 2018 season 'by mutual agreement', ending a partnership that began in the 125cc class in 2002 and includes 13 consecutive seasons at the factory's official MotoGP team.

Mugello saw Casey Stoner's first appearance at a MotoGP since shoulder surgery, following February's Sepang test.

Oliver Rowland will drive in the second in-season Formula 1 test of 2018 for Williams at the Hungaroring later this year.  

Peter Hickman says he has never raced harder around the TT Mountain Course than he did on his way to victory in Monday’s Superstock race. Hickman claimed his first win at the event on the Smiths BMW and set a stunning new 134mph lap record.

UPDATE: Dani Pedrosa now confirmed as leaving Repsol Honda .

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes criticism of this year’s Monaco Grand Prix needs to be kept in proportion, adding varying levels of quality in races reflects the “ebb and flow” of a Formula 1 season.