2019

Daniel Ricciardo does not believe either Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel would have stopped their respective teams Mercedes and Ferrari from signing him  (Sky Sports ) 

McLaren has added another major brand to its Formula 1 portfolio after announcing a new global partnership with British American Tobacco (BAT). BAT enjoyed heavy involvement in F1 between 1997 and 2007, notably buying Tyrell and renaming the team British American Racing, or BAR.

Haas boss Gunther Steiner insists Ferrari’s increasingly closer ties to the rebranded Alfa Romeo squad has no effect on his Formula 1 team. 

Mick Schumacher making it all the way to Formula 1 would be “great” for the sport, according to CEO Chase Carey.

Valentino Rossi has described Ducati’s qualifying speed at the Sepang test as “incredible” while his fears over race pace are subdued despite hunting Yamaha gains.

Max Verstappen has completed his FIA public service at the International Stewards Programme in Geneva this weekend.

Franco Morbidelli says racing against Valentino Rossi in MotoGP “is an extreme source of motivation” while he was impressed by the pace produced by rookie and fellow VR46 academy graduate Francesco Bagnaia at the Sepang test.

Romain Grosjean fears the performance gap between the top Formula 1 teams and the midfield will remain too large and not give more teams chances to win before the expected 2021 rules overhaul.

While the similarities are striking between the new Haas F1 car livery and the iconic look of the John Player Special Lotus colours from the 1970s and 1980s, team chief Guenther Steiner was keen see an evolution rather than complete copy.

It was a case of expectations met for Fabio Quartararo at the first MotoGP test of 2019, as the class rookie “reached his goal” in terms of lap time, and could reflect on his first race simulation aboard a 270bhp machine.

From three extensive days of MotoGP testing at Sepang, Alex Rins saw enough from himself and Suzuki to suggest both have the pieces in place to "win some races" in 2019.

Jamie Chadwick has become the first female champion of the MRF Challenge after dominating to a hat-trick of wins at the season finale in Chennai.

Formula 1 chief Chase Carey says its involvement with the new Vietnam Grand Prix is no different to how it deals with other races but does point to key benefits the sport can gain from being part of the project “from day one”.

Cal Crutchlow says his ankle feels “better than expected” when riding his LCR Honda MotoGP bike but concedes when off it he feels “like I’ve been hit by a bus every morning”.

Jack Miller didn’t hide his approval of Ducati’s single-lap pace advantage at the end of the Sepang MotoGP test but concedes worries still remain about its long run speed against its rivals.

UPDATE: We can now see that the switch does indeed lower the rear of the bike for the race start...

Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen hopes rule changes brought in for the 2019 season will end “extreme and ridiculous” fuel saving. 

The Williams Formula 1 team carried out an extensive investigation of “every element” of its organisation following its struggles during a torrid 2018 campaign. 

Aleix Espargaro rose to seventh for Aprilia as Andrea Iannone was forced to skip the final day of running at the opening MotoGP pre-season test at Sepang. 

Franco Morbidelli was pleased to break into the top 10 with the newly-formed Petronas Yamaha SRT squad on the final day of the opening MotoGP pre-season test at Sepang.

Pol Espargaro has hailed the “unbelievable” gains made by the KTM MotoGP squad over the winter, adding it has taken an “amazing step” in terms of race pace. 

Rookie Francesco Bagnaia thinks he has only understood 65% of what it takes to become a MotoGP rider, but that was still good enough to finish second fastest - under the all-time lap record - during this week's official Sepang test.

Haas’ new title sponsor Rich Energy says it chose to partner the American squad because it was “vastly superior” to its Formula 1 rivals “by every metric”. 

Mercedes has released an audio clip from its first successful engine fire up of its 2019 Formula 1 car.