2018

Full results from second practice for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round one of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Free Practice 2 Results (bold denotes fastest in class)

Since winning on its MotoGP debut in Qatar, Ducati's GP18 has come under threat from the previous 2017 model in Argentina and Austin. Pramac's Jack Miller was the top Ducati rider in Argentina, when Avintia's Tito Rabat finished right on the rear wheel of factory star Andrea Dovizioso.

KTM has officially confirmed that Johann Zarco will race for its factory MotoGP team in 2019 and 2020.

Jack Miller has used the ten-day break since COTA to rebuild motion and strength in his arm, following a pre-Austin shoulder injury. The Pramac Ducati rider fell from a mountain bike the Friday before the American round, leaving him with bone and muscle damage.

Pirelli has confirmed its Formula 1 tyre selection for July's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with the new 'ice blue'-coloured Hard compound tyre set to appear for the first time.

Full results from opening practice for the 6 Hours of Spa, round one of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship season. FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Free Practice 1 Results (bold denotes fastest in class)

Fernando Alonso made a flying start to life as an official Toyota LMP1 driver by finishing fastest in the first practice session for this weekend's FIA World Endurance Championship season-opening 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

Lando Norris will return to the cockpit of a Formula 1 car later this month after being confirmed by McLaren for the in-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya following the Spanish Grand Prix.

Technical heads from two Formula 1 teams believe that attaching rear-view mirrors to the ‘Halo’ on cars will still prove difficult despite receiving clarification from the FIA.

Fernando Alonso was surprised to learn of former Formula 1 teammate Jenson Button's decision to enter this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, believing his move into Super GT has helped to open his eyes to sports car racing.

Team BMW's Rob Collard felt a podium finish was within his grasp during the final British Touring Car Championship race of the day at Donington Park after recovering from another difficult qualifying.

Suzuki arrives for the start of the European season as the big factory improver relative to one year ago. Back-to-back podiums in Argentina (Alex Rins) and Austin (Andrea Iannone) have helped carry Suzuki to 39 constructors' points, compared with just 16 at the same time last year.

Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen has moved to clarify recent comments suggesting he is willing to “die” in a racing car. 

The 2017 Spanish MotoGP saw Jorge Lorenzo celebrate his first success at Ducati in the form of a debut podium on the Desmosedici.

One year ago, Andrea Dovizioso began the European stage of the MotoGP season fourth in the world championship, 26 points behind Valentino Rossi.

Maverick Vinales heads for his home Spanish MotoGP just five points from the title lead and feeling far more comfortable with the more 'aggressive' set-up on his Movistar Yamaha.

Valentino Rossi starts the European stage of the MotoGP World Championship 29 points behind title leader Andrea Dovizioso after the costly non-score in Argentina was followed by a subdued fourth place in Austin.

Audi Formula E driver Daniel Abt has accused Sebastian Buemi of “dive-bombing” him out of fifth place at last weekend’s Paris E-Prix. 

Pol Espargaro has secured a new deal with Red Bull KTM to keep him at the team until at least the end of the 2020 season.

Fernando Alonso is impressed by the team spirit he has found at Toyota’s LMP1 operation since his arrival over the winter, believing that such a strong team atmosphere is difficult to find in Formula 1.

Lewis Hamilton fears a dangerous precedent has been set regarding Sebastian Vettel’s Safety Car restart tactics in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, claiming his Formula 1 rival broke the rules. 

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has admitted finalising Lewis Hamilton’s next Formula 1 contract has been postponed due to the team’s difficult start to 2018 having struggled with its W09 car.

Will Palmer has secured a move into GP3 for the upcoming 2018 season, having signed a deal to race with MP Motorsport. 

Alfa Romeo Sauber’s technical director Jorg Zander has left the Formula 1 team with immediate effect, it has been announced.