2018

Max Verstappen led Red Bull to a one-two finish in opening practice for the Mexican Grand Prix on Friday, finishing half a second clear of Formula 1 teammate Daniel Ricciardo.

Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK ZX-10RR 17 Laps Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK ZX-10RR +1.424s Alex Lowes GBR Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team R1 +3.705s

Jonathan Rea has tied Doug Polen's all-time record of 17 wins in a season, with victory on Friday night at the Qatar World Superbike season finale.

Full results from Free Practice 1 for the Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, round 19 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 Results

Sandro Cortese holds a five-point lead over Jules Cluzel heading into the title decider…

Pierre Gasly is set to start the Mexican Grand Prix from the back of the grid as Honda opted to revert to an older-spec Formula 1 power unit for the race weekend at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Relive Crash.net's coverage of opening practice for the 2018 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix.  Click here for full 2018 Mexican Grand Prix LIVE coverage. 

Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK ZX-10RR 1m 56.124s Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK ZX-10RR 1m 56.255s Alex Lowes GBR Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team R1 1

Tom Sykes has taken pole position for his Kawasaki farewell at the Qatar World Superbike season finale.

Lewis Hamilton says Niki Lauda is "in good spirits” and keeping up the pressure on the Mercedes Formula 1 team to deliver a victory at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix.

Tatiana Calderon will enjoy her maiden Formula 1 test next week at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico when she completes a filming day with Sauber.

Sandro Cortese holds a five-point lead over Jules Cluzel heading into the title decider…

Just over two tenths of a second separate Andrea Dovizioso from the top of the time sheets after the first rushes of action at a changeable Phillip Island today.

Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK ZX-10RR 1m 57.716s Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK ZX-10RR 1m 58.040s Marco Melandri ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Panigale R

Mercedes Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have explained the reasoning behind the team’s sudden drop-off in performance at the United States Grand Prix.

Johann Zarco said he felt right at home ‘almost immediately’ with the Tech 3 Yamaha on Friday at Phillip Island in Australia. The Frenchman was sixth fastest with a time of 1m 29.686s set in FP2, which was half-a-second down on Andrea Iannone’s top time on the Ecstar Suzuki.

Andrea Iannone says his primary focus is to ensure his Suzuki can retain its tyre life to match his practice pace after ending Friday at the top of the timesheet at Phillip Island.

Marc Marquez described his feelings on a “strange” Friday of MotoGP free practice at Phillip Island when he encountered a variety of issues with bike stability on the way to the seventh fastest time.

Ah, the W Series. Or, as it has become known in the F1 paddock, the chick championship…

Despite seeing a resurgence from his fellow Yamaha riders, Valentino Rossi feels he has key development and set-up work to refine at Phillip Island as he continues to battle spinning his rear tyre under acceleration.

As rumoured since August , Dani Pedrosa has officially joined Red Bull KTM as its MotoGP test rider on a two-year deal having recently announced his retirement from Grand Prix racing.

Suzuki’s Alex Rins had a satisfactory opening day at Phillip Island in Australia as the young Spaniard finished up ninth quickest overall. Rins posted his best lap 1m 29.918s, which left him 0.7s behind team-mate and Friday pacesetter Andrea Iannone.

Cal Crutchlow will miss the remainder of the Australian MotoGP round after his heavy crash in the second free practice session in which he sustained a broken ankle which requires surgery.

Full FP2 results from Australia MotoGP at Phillip Island