2019

Lewis Hamilton continued to lead the way for Mercedes as practice for the Australian Grand Prix came to a close on Saturday afternoon at Albert Park, edging Formula 1 rival Sebastian Vettel by two-tenths of a second in FP3.

Full results from Free Practice 3 for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, round one of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Formula 1 2019 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 Results

The starting lineup for the Auto Club 400 at the Auto Club Speedway 1. Austin Dillon USA Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2. Kevin Harvick USA Stewart Haas Racing Ford 3. Aric Almirola USA Stewart Haas Racing Ford

Austin Dillon proved that you have to be lucky and good in qualifying for Sunday’s Auto Club 400 at the Auto Club Speedway.

MotoE organisers have confirmed the cause of the Jerez paddock fire which destroyed the majority of the bikes and equipment as a short circuit which ignited batteries.

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari's Formula 1 rival Mercedes appear to be “in a league of their own” after dominating Friday practice ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. 

Daniel Ricciardo’s is already having a “positive snowball effect” on the Renault Formula 1 team by providing the team with a “new direction” at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Francesco Bagnaia's hopes of a strong MotoGP debut effectively ended at turn one of the Qatar Grand Prix. Contact with Pramac predecessor Danilo Petrucci broke the upper section of Bagnaia's right wing, altering the behaviour of the reigning Moto2 world champion's Ducati.

MotoE will recover from this week's devastating fire and, while the opening round of the new electric bike class has been cancelled and second is in doubt, it's 'fairly likely' the series can still deliver five-events on a revised 2019 calendar.

Valtteri Bottas suspects Ferrari’s true pace remains a big threat to Mercedes despite dropping back on the timesheet in second practice ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.

John McPhee attempted to find the positives in a frustrating first Moto3 race of 2019, as engine issues hampered him on the Losail International Circuit’s 0.66-mile front straight and limited him to a 13 th placed finish.

Five-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton feels there is more to come from Mercedes after setting the pace during Friday practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. 

Sam Lowes has declared himself “happy” with a top six finish in the first Moto2 race of 2019, with the three-time grand prix race winner citing the importance of collecting important points early into the season.

Recapping all of the news and notes from the Albert Park paddock on Friday, here is Michael Lamonato's notebook.

It was a case of so close, yet so far for Pol Espargaro and KTM in the season-opening Qatar MotoGP. The Spaniard began his third year as an RC16 rider 12.774s from victory, by far KTM's best Losail performance, but it was only good enough for twelfth place.

Full FP2 results from Thailand WorldSBK Alvaro Bautista has opened up his advantage on the times over Jonathan Rea during the second free practice session in Thailand.

Full free practice two results for the second round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Buriram, Thailand. 1. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aruba.it Racing – Ducati 1m 32.971s 21 laps

Daniel Ricciardo was left frustrated after a difficult day of practice running for Renault ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that saw both of the team's cars lose track time due to issues.

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton set the pace once again in second practice for the Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes pulled eight-tenths of a second clear of the field with a dominant display.

George Russell doubts Williams will fail to qualify for the Australian Grand Prix despite a difficult first day of practice for the team on Friday in Melbourne that saw it finish adrift from the rest of the Formula 1 field.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says the pace shown by Formula 1 rivals Mercedes during Friday practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix was “impressive”. 

Toto Wolff says the “really tragic” Brexit developments unfolding has made an entertaining watch but ultimately he fears about the impact of the political situation on his Mercedes team.

The first round of this year's hotly contested MotoGP Rookie of the Year title ended resounding in favour of Joan Mir. The Suzuki rider ran as high as fourth on has way to finishing the Qatar Grand Prix in eighth, thus scoring eight points.

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey says there is “real interest” from new teams to join the grid in the future – so long as proposed changes to the sport’s structure go ahead.