2018

Pascal Wehrlein will return to the DTM championship with Mercedes in 2018 for the German manufacturer's final year in the series, having lost his Sauber Formula 1 drive at the end of last season.

John McGuinness feels a switch to Norton Racing for the 2018 Isle of Man TT will give him a fresh lease of life as he continues his comeback from his nasty leg injury.

Mercedes has confirmed its first four drivers for the 2018 DTM campaign, which will mark the German marque’s final season in the series. 

Pietro Fittipaldi will make his debut in the Verizon IndyCar Series this year after signing a seven-race deal with Dale Coyne Racing, including the Indianapolis 500 in May.

Tommy Bridewell has reformed his partnership with Halsall Suzuki for the 2018 British Superbike championship.

Two-time British Touring Car champion Jason Plato will remain at BMR Racing Subaru for 2018 in his 20 th season in the series.

MotoGP's future electric support class, the 'FIM Enel MotoE World Cup', has been officially unveiled during a ceremony in Rome. The category will debut in 2019, when a grid of 18 riders will compete on identical motorcycles built by Energica.

Lap times from the opening day of official 2018 Moto2 testing, at Valencia.

Double amputee Billy Monger has completed a track test with British F3 outfit Carlin at Oulton Park as he targets a return to single-seater racing.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has credited the FIA Formula E world championship as a strong performer “against all odds” which is gaining interest from fans and manufacturers, ahead of the German brand’s entry to the all-electric series in 2019.

Ferrari Formula 1 Academy member Giuliano Alesi will contest a third successive season driving for Trident in the 2018 GP3 Series. 

Daniel Ricciardo should focus on beating teammate Max Verstappen in 2018 rather than worrying about his Formula 1 future beyond this year, according to former Red Bull driver Mark Webber. 

Fernando Alonso is confident McLaren will be in a position to “taste the champagne” on a regular basis during the 2018 Formula 1 season, following the team’s switch to Renault power. 

- Seven MotoGP race distances have been shortened after a consolation between MotoGP riders and the safety commission. The United States, Jerez, Le Mans, Barcelona, Brno, Misano and Valencia races have all been shortened.

MotoGP Technical Director Danny Aldridge is currently drafting a tighter set of fairing regulations for the 2019 season.

Laguna Seca has undergone circuit improvements ahead of the 2018 season including fan amenity updates and a new bridge over the start/finish straight.

Ciceley Motorsport has announced Tom Oliphant will join the team’s expanded driver line-up for the 2018 British Touring Car Championship. 

Mercedes has secured a sponsorship deal with designer brand Tommy Hilfiger in a multi-year partnership which sees it become the team’s official apparel partner after Hugo Boss switch to Formula E last year.

As preparations for the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship ramp up the team launch dates are beginning to trickle through ahead of the start of winter testing in Barcelona which begins on the 26 th February.

Maro Engel has opted to step away from the Mercedes DTM line-up in order to concentrate on his Formula E and GT racing commitments in 2018.

Jack Miller's crew chief Cristhian Pupulin and Pramac Ducati team-mate Danilo Petrucci's right-hand-man Daniele Romagnoli have given their assessment of the first MotoGP test of 2018, at Sepang.

Formula 1 and the FIA have confirmed a new plan called ‘Grid Kids’ which will replace the outgoing grid girls at every race on the starting grid.

Former World Rally Champions Petter Solberg and Marcus Gronholm have completed tests in Sweden with the new Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 ahead of its expected WRC 2 debut later this year.

Malaysia is on the verge of its first ever MotoGP rider after confirmation that Hafizh Syahrin will test for the Monster Yamaha Tech3 team.