2019

Racing Point chief Otmar Szafnauer says the “new identity” of the Silverstone-based squad means a year of change but won’t use it as an excuse to lower its targets ahead of the 2019 Formula 1 season.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has predicted “a proper fight” for the 2019 Formula 1 world titles and expects his squad to be pushed to its limits as it aims to maximise its chances using the new features set to decide the season.

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has given a final preparation call to his team to focus on “21 rounds of equal importance” as it looks to sustain a Formula 1 world title challenge which has come up short in recent seasons.

Maverick Viñales explained his subdued showing in Sunday’s enthralling MotoGP opener in Qatar, citing an inability to run his normal racing lines that carried him to pole position the day before, due to faster machines running ahead.

Formula 1’s new rule to award one point for the driver who sets the fastest lap finishing inside the top 10 has been confirmed by both the FIA and F1’s management groups ahead of the 2019 season opener in Australia.

Renault now boasts one of, if not the, strongest driver line-ups on the 2019 Formula 1 grid, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul. 

2019 F1 drivers’ world champion? Luke Smith:  Sebastian Vettel. Ferrari has looked super strong through pre-season testing, and I'm backing Ferrari's changes to have the long-desired effect at long last this year and deliver Vettel his fifth world title.

Haas  What’s new:  A first major title sponsorship deal with British energy drinks firm Rich Energy has provided Haas with a welcome boost heading into 2019, as well as a fresh black-and-gold livery. 

Fernando Alonso’s eSports racing team has confirmed its driver line-up for its sophomore season competing in the competition. 

Red Bull would never consider swapping Max Verstappen for Lewis Hamilton as it sees the former as the future of Formula 1, according to Christian Horner. 

UPDATE: Despite Petrucci's words (below), Ducati sporting director's Paolo Ciabatti says the swingarm wing is for cooling the rear tyre and not downforce generation, which the protesting teams claim is its main purpose...

Marc Marquez credited Honda's more powerful 2019 engine for enabling him to finish a fraction from Andrea Dovizioso in Sunday's season-opening Qatar MotoGP.

After a stunning pre-season and then fifth in Qatar qualifying, it was particularly cruel that rookie Fabio Quartararo's first notable error as a MotoGP rider came as he left the grid for the season-opening grand prix.

- Reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is “constantly inspired” by multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi as he enjoyed a trip to the Qatar GP (Twitter) 

One of the keys to Andrea Dovizioso's (provisional) victory in the Qatar season-opener was containing a charging Alex Rins in the middle stages of the race.

Williams driver Robert Kubica says he has “a lot of things to discover” in Formula 1 as he heads into what he is expecting to be an “emotional” Australian Grand Prix. 

After a long winter break, competitive Formula 1 track action finally gets underway this weekend for the season-opening 2019 Australian Grand Prix. 

The Haas Formula 1 team has put “a lot of emphasis” on its pit stop practice to avoid a repeat of the issues it suffered in last season’s Australian Grand Prix.  

It wasn't Cal Crutchlow's healing ankle that left him in most discomfort at the end of Sunday's Qatar MotoGP.

Results for the TicketGuardian 500 at the ISM Raceway. 1. Kyle Busch USA Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2. Martin Truex, Jr. USA Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3. Ryan Blaney USA Team Penske Ford

Kyle Busch led a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2 finish at the TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway to take his 52nd career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win. The win is Busch’s third at the 1.0 mile oval and his 199th career win across NASCAR’s three top divisions – Cup, Xfinity and Trucks.

Josef Newgarden’s win in today’s Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is the fifth win for Team Penske car across its global motorsport programs.

Valentino Rossi fears Yamaha has made minimal improvements to the performance problems with rear grip and traction which hampered its 2018 MotoGP campaign after suffering with familiar issues at the 2019 opener in Qatar.

The FIM MotoGP Stewards have rejected protests over Ducati’s new aerodynamic device on the rear swingarm used on the GP19, while an appeal process is still ongoing.