2018

Esteban Ocon says he has no complaints over being handed a three-place grid penalty for speeding under red flags in the final practice session triggered by confusion with his Force India delta time system.

Daniel Ricciardo admits his current run of poor reliability is “pretty painful” after an engine failure in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying marked his latest setback in 2018.

Lorenzo Baldassarri’s early hot lap held off all late challenges for pole ahead of the Moto2 Thailand Grand Prix

Jorge Lorenzo arrived for the inaugural Thai MotoGP unsure if he would be fit to race due to a dislocated big toe and compound fracture of the second metatarsal at Aragon.

Lewis Hamilton believes a mistake-free Japanese Grand Prix qualifying performance from Mercedes emphasised it is the best Formula 1 team when put under pressure, while Ferrari suffered its latest blunder.

Esteban Ocon has been demoted three places on the Japanese Grand Prix starting grid after failing to slow sufficiently under the red flag during the final practice session at Suzuka.

Max Verstappen has already dismissed his chances of fighting for victory at the Japanese Grand Prix against the Mercedes pair despite qualifying in third directly behind Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.

Brendon Hartley was left feeling emotional after recording his best Formula 1 qualifying result in Suzuka on Saturday after a "build-up of crap over the last six months" through recurring questions about his future with Toro Rosso.

Sebastian Vettel was left frustrated after Ferrari’s gamble to run on intermediates during qualifying for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix backfired, leaving him a lowly eighth.

Marquez safely navigates his way through Qualifying 1 at Buriram and, together with Rins, now joins the Qualifying 2 shootout for MotoGP's first ever pole position in Thailand. The other riders will start, in the following order, from 13th on the grid onwards…

Dovizioso leads Marquez, Rossi and Vinales in final practice for the Thai MotoGP. Marquez used the medium front and soft rear for his best lap, the other frontrunners were on hard tyres.

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed another momentum swing in the Formula 1 title race against Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after charging to his eighth pole position of the year in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday.

Full results from qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, round 17 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying Results

Marco Bezzecchi ended Jorge Martin’s run of poles as the championship leader struggled with a hand injury in qualifying for the first Moto3 Thailand Grand Prix.

Qualifying results from the 2018 Thailand Moto3 Grand Prix, round 15 of 19.

Free Practice (3) results from the Thailand Moto2 Grand Prix, round 15 of 19.

Lewis Hamilton completed a clean sweep of practice for the Japanese Grand Prix by topping a rain-hit FP3 at Suzuka on Saturday, narrowly beating Formula 1 title rival Sebastian Vettel.

Dovizioso stays top of the timesheets during FP3 at the Thai MotoGP, but Marquez misses out on a top ten place after a last-lap fall and will need to take part in Qualifying 1.

Full results from Free Practice 3 for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, round 17 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 Results

Full MotoGP FP3 results from Thailand

Jorge Lorenzo has withdrawn from the remainder of the Thai MotoGP weekend, following his huge Friday fall.

Free Practice (3) results from the Thailand Moto3 Grand Prix, round 15 of 19.

Cal Crutchlow believes he and his LCR Honda squad are “going in the right direction” with regards to bike set-up for Sunday’s inaugural MotoGP race in Thailand.

Maverick Viñales admitted his surprise at showing such a competitive turn of pace on both Friday morning and afternoon at the inaugural MotoGP outing in Thailand after holding “zero expectations” coming to the event.