2018

Fernando Alonso took plenty of positives out of his debut sports car race in last weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona despite enduring a trouble-filled race that saw him finish 90 laps down in 38th place.

Day two of the Sepang test saw no less than five MotoGP riders make their debut with new downforce-generating fairings, from Honda and Yamaha.

Kimi Raikkonen has unveiled his new helmet design for the 2018 Formula 1 season, adding a number of blue elements to his existing lid livery.

There are rumours that HRC wants to call-up MotoGP stars Cal Crutchlow and Dani Pedrosa to try and win back the Suzuka 8 Hours title from Yamaha this season. But both seemed doubtful it would happen, when quizzed on day two of the Sepang MotoGP test.

-Danilo Petrucci reveals he’s lost 4kg as part of a drastic weight drop for 2018 to help conserve rear tyre life on his Pramac Ducati.

“Guys, there are people at Daytona who aren’t called Fernando…” The tweet of Sportscar365 writer and friend Jake Kilshaw summed up the thoughts of many a sports car journalist who made their annual trip to Daytona International Speedway for this year’s Rolex 24.

Sebastien Ogier says the key to his fifth consecutive victory at Rallye Monte-Carlo came from minimising mistakes compared to his rivals as he enjoyed the ideal start to his World Rally Championship title defence.

Monday marked the second day of official 2018 MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

The second day of the opening 2018 MotoGP test is underway at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Sky Sports and Channel 4 have confirmed their TV race picks for the 2018 Formula 1 season, with Monaco, Silverstone and Abu Dhabi among the headline free-to-air races for the year ahead.

Alfa Romeo Sauber has set its launch date for its 2018 Formula 1 challenger ahead of its new-look partnership.

Monday marks the second day of 2018 MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Monday marks the second day of 2018 MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Monday marks the second day of 2018 MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Monday marks the second day of 2018 MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Monday marks the second day of 2018 MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Monday marks the second day of 2018 MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.

Full results from the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the opening round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season at Daytona International Speedway. 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona - Race Results

Filipe Albuquerque, Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi led Action Express' #5 Mustang Sampling Racing entry to victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Sunday night as Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso endured a tough sports car racing debut.

Jonathan Rea has sent out a warning shot to his World Superbike rivals with stunning lap times on the opening day of the Portimao pre-season test as he topped the timesheet by almost half a second from Tom Sykes.

A week ago Maverick Viñales stressed the importance of working on consistency, rather than outright speed, and he was as good as his word at Sunday’s MotoGP test at Sepang, the Catalan ending a ‘very positive’ day 13th fastest.

Full testing results from the first day of pre-season testing at Portimao ahead of the 2018 World Superbike Championship.   1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 41.475s

It may only be day one at the first MotoGP test of the year, but early signs suggest Honda - winner of 2017's Triple Crown - is on the right course, after Cal Crutchlow said he was “pleased” and “very happy” with HRC’s 2018 engine.

Sunday marked the start of official 2018 MotoGP testing at Sepang in Malaysia. All 23 confirmed race riders are present, plus some test riders, while Yonny Hernandez has been called-up by Tech 3 as they continue the search to replace Jonas Folger.