2018

Johann Zarco says he’s lucky to hold on to a provisional automatic spot for the pole position shootout after struggling to improve his bike set up on Friday practice ahead of the Argentina MotoGP having slipped to ninth on the combined times.

Lewis Hamilton is set to be hit with a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after Mercedes was forced to change his gearbox.

Part of the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit has been resurfaced ahead of this year's event. This weekend's tyre allocation has been increased to four different fronts and four different rear slicks as a result.

Intermittent rain and a drying track led to a succession of surprises in MotoGP FP2 in Argentina, as Tito Rabat finished inside the top three, while championship leader Andrea Dovizioso was left 24th and last.

Valtteri Bottas says the continually changing Bahrain circuit conditions is causing Mercedes a set-up headache having lost out to Ferrari on Friday practice.

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari has made progress in Bahrain to rectify the balance issues which affected him during the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. 

Kimi Raikkonen has shrugged off the importance of topping the times during Friday practice ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix while also avoiding a grid penalty for a front-right wheel issue.

Shortly after the official press release outlining Formula 1’s aims for the future of the sport was published, a spoof wish list started doing the rounds online: “More noise; more overtaking; more exciting; more cake; more money; more sunshine; more mascots…”

Full qualifying results for the opening round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. 1. Lando Norris GBR Carlin 1m41.761s 2. George Russell GBR ART Grand Prix 1m41.823s

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

Max Verstappen is certain he’s not lost any vital track time after sitting out almost all of the opening free practice session as he produced some eye-catching race pace in the evening session.

Lando Norris claimed pole position for the 2018 Formula 2 season-opener in Bahrain, pipping fellow Briton George Russell by just 0.062s. 

Daniel Ricciardo does not think that Valtteri Bottas' block during second practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday night is worth a penalty despite saying the move was "not cool".

Kimi Raikkonen has ducked a potential grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix while his Ferrari squad were slapped with a €5,000 fine for an unsafe release from a pit stop blunder during the second free practice session.

Click here for full WRC classification results after SS4

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

Top 15 classification after SS4 from Tour de Corse, the fourth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship.   1. Sebastien Ogier FRA M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC 17 1hr 19m 39.0s 2. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC +33.6s

Kimi Raikkonen led Ferrari to the top of the timesheets in second Formula 1 practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday night before being sidelined late in the session due to a loose wheel.

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second round of the 2018 F1 season at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 Classification

Part of the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit has been resurfaced ahead of this year's event. This weekend's tyre allocation has been increased to four different fronts and four different rear slicks as a result. FP1 was dry, but some rain is forecast during all three days...

David Giugliano has been picked as Eugene Laverty’s replacement at Milwaukee Aprilia while he recovers from his nasty injury sustained in Thailand two weeks ago.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff wants more details from Liberty regarding its 2021 vision for Formula 1 after a series of proposals were laid out in Bahrain on Friday, calling the meeting a "starting point".

Dani Pedrosa threw his name into the mix of possible challengers at the second round of the 2018 MotoGP season by topping the first free practice session of the weekend at the Termas de Rio Hondo Circuit in Argentina.

Follow Crash.net's live coverage of second practice for the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix.  F1 Bahrain GP - FP2 LIVE