2019

Following the cancellation of Thursday’s rescheduled afternoon qualifying session, the bad weather conditions have returned at the Isle of Man TT which has also seen the evening qualifying session called off.

MotoGP leader Marc Marquez is expecting Repsol Honda to pose a greater threat for Ducati in front of its home supporters at the Italian MotoGP in Mugello despite struggling in recent years.

Yuki Takahashi will fill in for the injured Leon Camier at the Jerez World Superbike round next month.

Current DragonSpeed drivers Pastor Maldonado, Anthony Davidson and Roberto Gonzalez will link up with JOTA for the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship season as part of an all-new line-up for the British squad.

Red Bull considered pitting Max Verstappen for a second time in Monaco to try and pick up the point for the fastest lap of the race, but the Dutchman said it was “more fun” battling for the race lead with Lewis Hamilton.

Josh Elliott has given a ‘massive thank you’ to the OMG Racing team for repairing his BSB Suzuki GSX-R1000R after splitting it in two in a spectacular accident at Donington Park.

Leandro Mercado has confirmed he will return to World Superbike Championship action at Jerez having been forced to miss the last three events through injury.

Ferrari Formula 1 chief Mattia Binotto says there is no “magic solution” to turn the team’s form around in time for next weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, but believes it will be in “better shape” to fight at the front with Mercedes.

Mercedes Formula 1 strategy chief James Vowles has explained the team’s decision to fit Lewis Hamilton with Medium tyres for the majority of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul concedes Formula 1 won’t meet a potential June deadline to confirm its 2021 rules and regulations shake-up but he remains confident progress is on course for it to be completed by the end of this year.

Kimi Raikkonen doubts he would still be racing in Formula 1 if he had not taken a two-year break from the sport in 2010 and 2011.

Loris Baz says his first impressions of the new Ten Kate Racing-prepared Yamaha are positive as he brushed off the effect of the wet weather that hampered his R1 debut.

The World Superbike Championship’s battle against the elements showed no sign of abating after the first day of its in-season test was hampered by rain.

Alex Rins says resolving Suzuki’s recent slump in qualifying will be key at the Italian MotoGP as he looks to bounce back from an underwhelming race at Le Mans.

"Tyres and electronics are the main areas that influence results" in MotoGP, despite the use of a spec ECU and single tyre supplier.

Niki Lauda has been laid to rest in Vienna, Austria following his death at the age of 70 last week. Three-time Formula 1 world champion Lauda passed away last Monday, having undergone a lung transplant last year.

The Isle of Man TT’s Wednesday qualifying session has been cancelled due to poor conditions as rain returns to the Mountain Course.

Chatting in the paddock on Saturday evening at Mugello last year, after Valentino Rossi had become the oldest rider to claim pole position in the premier-class since Jack Findlay in 1974, one of his mechanics said:

Ducati, which kick-started the modern era of MotoGP winglets in 2015, has opened a temporary 'Anatomy of Speed' exhibition at its Bologna museum to highlight the key role of aerodynamics 'as a technological ingredient which rewrites the notion of performance'.

Tommy Bridewell will be back on the World Superbike Championship grid at Jerez after Go Eleven Ducati confirmed he will continue to substitute for the injured Eugene Laverty .

Rookie Joan Mir 'can't wait' to experience the exciting Mugello circuit, which includes the fastest straight of the season, on MotoGP machinery this weekend.

- Max Verstappen is Red Bull’s car development leader according to team principal Christian Horner (Racer)

After the high of Jerez, where Maverick Vinales took his first podium of the season at one of his and Yamaha's worst tracks, the Spaniard was sent back down to earth - literally - at Le Mans.

George Russell wanted to test himself with a late charge in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix for Williams after matching his best result in Formula 1.