2018

Kimi Raikkonen says he is looking forward to focusing on “pure racing” with Sauber in the 2019 Formula 1 season. Raikkonen will return to Sauber after 18 years away, having rejoined the team he made his F1 bow with in 2001 after making way for the arrival of Charles Leclerc at Ferrari.

Jamie Chadwick will once again test for the NIO Formula E team during the second in-season test in Marrakesh this month. 

Marcus Ericsson has backed former Sauber teammate Charles Leclerc to “kick some ass” during his first Formula 1 season with Ferrari.

McLaren will launch its 2019 Formula 1 car on the 14th February, four days prior to the start of pre-season testing in Barcelona.

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez says he’ll have no excuses if he is beaten by new Repsol Honda team-mate Jorge Lorenzo in 2019 ( MotoGP.com  - log in required)

Ex-Williams Formula 1 driver Sergey Sirotkin will drive for Mahindra in the Formula E rookie test at Marrakech later this month.

Ana Carrasco will team up with reigning World Superbike champions Provec Racing Kawasaki to run her World Supersport 300 entry as she aims to defend her title in 2019.

Mercedes has paid tribute to seven-time Formula 1 world champion and former driver Michael Schumacher as he turns 50.

George Russell says 2018 Formula 2 title rival Lando Norris’ promotion to McLaren helped his own bid to land a seat on the 2019 Formula 1 grid with Williams.

Jorge Lorenzo speaks for the first time as an official Repsol Honda rider and reveals his first feelings riding the RC213V and how it suits him better than Ducati.

The family of Michael Schumacher has provided a rare statement on the seven-time Formula 1 world champion ahead of his 50th birthday.

- The family of seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher are right to keep his medical condition private, says Ross Brawn ( PA, via The Daily Mail )

Daniel Ricciardo has outlined his ambitions to help take his new team Renault to the “next level” in Formula 1.

Jean-Eric Vergne will continue to race with G-Drive Racing in the LMP2 class of sports car racing in 2019 after agreeing a new contract last week.

Over the past five days, Crash.net has been unveiling its top 100 drivers and riders from across the motorsport world from 2018. New Year's Eve marks the final part as we reveal our top 20, ending with the #1 racer in the world this year.

Daniel Ricciardo says the uncertainty within the Formula 1 driver market wore “a little thin” in 2018 as he came to finalise his plans for the new season amid links to a number of teams.

Fernando Alonso says Michael Schumacher will remain his greatest Formula 1 rival but feels the level of competition grew tougher throughout his career.

McLaren chief executive Zak Brown has confirmed new technical head James Key should formally join the Woking-based team in time “to help influence the progress of next year’s car and ultimately the development of 2020” despite being unable to officially announce his arrival.

Max Verstappen believes his Red Bull squad has been given extra motivation ahead of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship as it begins a new partnership with Honda.

Crash.net is unveiling its top 100 drivers and riders from across the motorsport world from 2018 with a countdown on each day until New Year’s Eve! Check back tomorrow for the top 20 entries, and let us know in the comments if we’ve made the right choices.

Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene says his squad must “swap mentality from a fighter to a winner” in 2019 to improve its aspirations to secure a long-awaited Formula 1 world title.

Max Biaggi has described his team’s arrival in the Moto3 world championship as “a kind of pure adrenaline” and feels, if he can provide “some regularity, some stability,” new rider Aron Canet can piece together a title challenge. 

Crash.net is unveiling its top 100 drivers and riders from across the motorsport world from 2018 with a countdown on each day until New Year’s Eve! Check back tomorrow for the top 40-21 entries, and let us know in the comments if we’ve made the right choices.

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says ordering Valtteri Bottas to give up victory at the Russian Grand Prix to help Lewis Hamilton’s title bid left him heartbroken.