2018

Lance Stroll says he is taking inspiration on how to handle pressure in his F1 career from four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.

- Former Benetton and Renault F1 team boss Flavio Briatore was handed an 18-month jail sentence for tax evasion on Saturday, but intends to appeal ( AFP )

FIA World Endurance Championship CEO Gerard Neveu has defended the decision to change the date for October's 6 Hours of Fuji race to ensure Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso can enter despite facing backlash from a number of sports car drivers.

Formula 1 CEO and chairman Chase Carey has hit back at comments by Formula E boss Alejandro Agag that the all-electric series will be the only viable form of motorsport in 20 years' time, likening the championship to "more of a street party".

'It's never easy to fight against a factory, but that's exactly what we intend to do' – Michael Bartholemy, Marc VDS.  

McLaren’s chief of aerodynamics Peter Prodromou says the installation of the new Halo safety device will provide short-term chances for performance jumps in Formula 1 at the start of 2018.

Daniel Ricciardo is eager to take on reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton as his future teammate as he begins to weight up his options in the sport.

Motorcycle racers are a different breed. Their ability to ride a bike to the limit provides one of the most awesome spectacles.

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says he was 100 percent certain Fernando Alonso would leave the team after its disastrous third season of its Honda partnership in Formula 1.

Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting is keen to see all FIA championships learn from each other at a seminar in Geneva with new ideas on governing track limits discussed.

James Nash has secured a British Touring Car Championship return in 2018 with BTC Norlin Racing in the outfit’s second Honda Civic Type R.

Rebellion Racing has named Andre Lotterer, Neel Jani and Bruno Senna as the driver line-up of its #1 Rebellion R-13 as it returns to the LMP1 class for the 2018-19 World Endurance Championship.

McLaren executive director Zak Brown has slammed the current financial strategy in Formula 1 and urges owners Liberty Media and governing body FIA to put a plan in place “as the highest priority”.

McLaren has described Fernando Alonso’s commitment to Toyota and the World Endurance Championship as minimal and emphasised he’s a Formula 1 driver being loaned to endurance racing despite the date switch of the 6 hours of Fuji being solely to cater for the Spaniard.

Ferrari has released a teaser video of its new 2018 Formula 1 car firing up for the first time as it boosts anticipation ahead of its launch.

Defending teams’ champion Russian Time will field a line-up consisting of Artem Markelov and Honda protege Tadasuke Makino for the 2018 Formula 2 season. 

The FIA World Endurance Championship will feature an expanded 36-car grid for the 2018/19 'super season' after a rise in numbers for three of the series' four classes, including a boom for the top LMP1 tier.

The FIA World Endurance Championship has confirmed that the 6 Hours of Fuji will be brought forward by one week in order to allow two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso to take part in the race.

Ducati designers are not the only ones targeting an improvement in turning ability for their 2018 MotoGP prototype. KTM has also been working feverishly to raise cornering quality on the new RC16.

Audi driver Daniel Abt has accused his Formula E rivals of cheating the series’ FanBoost voting system, believing it is a “catastrophe” that drivers are able to win it through unfair means.

2018 marks the fifth season for Valentino Rossi's Sky Racing VR46 team in grand prix racing. Initially debuting in the Moto3 category, where the team has now won seven races, VR46 expanded to include the Moto2 class last season.

Four-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon was pleased with his experience of IndyCar’s new windscreen prototype, which made its track testing debut at Phoenix on Thursday.

Jonathan Rea has revealed the fear of defeat is the main motivating factor ahead 2018 as he puts the finishing touches to preparations for a challenge that could result in a record-equalling fourth World Superbike crown.

Martin Jessopp and Ridersmotorcycles.com BMW will return to the British Superbike championship grid for 2018 eager to build on the progress enjoyed last year.