2019

Jenson Button believes it is imperative for Max Verstappen’s career that Red Bull produces a car good enough for him to fight for the Formula 1 world championship in 2019.

This is the Suzuki livery with which Alex Rins and rookie MotoGP team-mate Joan Mir will compete in the 2019 MotoGP World Championship. The colours, which closely resemble last year's livery, were 'unveiled' online ahead of this week's official Sepang test.

The third day of the Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test took place at the Malaysian circuit on Sunday.

Renault doubts Formula 1’s new aerodynamic regulations will make a “significant change” to the quality of racing in the 2019 season. 

Mick Schumacher says there are both “good and bad sides” to following in the footsteps of his seven-times Formula 1 world champion father Michael. 

Aprilia's Aleix Espargaro leads at the halfway stage of the final day at the 2019 Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test, which takes place from 10am to 6pm. No live timing was available on day one, but Pol Espargaro was quickest with a 2m 0.812s on day two.

CLICK HERE for live updates and lap times by Crash.net from trackside at the Shakedown test...

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has compared his football team’s bid to win the Premier League to Fernando Alonso’s situation in Formula 1. 

The second day of the three-day Sepang MotoGP Shakedown test took place at the Malaysian circuit on Saturday, when Pol Espargaro set the fastest lap time.

Valentino Rossi says his Sky Racing VR46 team will be the “protagonists” in the Moto2 and Moto3 world title battles and has urged his riders to relish the fight in 2019.

Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari need to “step it up” and find improvements in order to have any chance of beating Mercedes in 2019, according to Nico Rosberg. 

Max Fewtrell believes the surge of young drivers being promoted to Formula 1 shows him that reaching the highest tier of single-seater racing is not just "some crazy dream”. 

Over a decade has passed since the last time the top three finishers in Formula 2, or GP2 (as it was then known), graduated to Formula 1 for the following season. 

The racing team backed by two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso has run the car it will contest the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with for the first time.

Bradley Ray accepts he has a steep learning curve ahead on his Suzuki MotoGP test debut at Sepang but hopes to be “equally impressive” on the GSX-RR.

CLICK HERE for live updates from the Shakedown test... Crash.net is at Sepang in Malaysia for Saturday's second day of the 2019 Shakedown test.

Valtteri Bottas says he has turned the criticism he received in 2018 into positives to provide him with an “extra boost” heading into the 2019 Formula 1 season. 

Testing takes place from 10am to 6pm, with Yamaha's M1 test team due to join the action this afternoon.

Roberto Locatelli has been officially confirmed as a new coach at Valentino Rossi’s VR46 Riders Academy following the presentation of the 2019 livery for its Moto2 and Moto3 squads.

The age of the true ‘backmarker’ team in Formula 1 may be coming to an end. Gone are the times where Minardi would regularly prop up the standings, or the fleeting trio of Caterham, HRT and Marussia would scramble outside of the points.

- Toto Wolff believes the biggest difference between Mercedes and Ferrari is the team's "attitude" towards winning in the sport.

Jonathan Rea may have dominated the top of the times for Kawasaki at the pre-season Jerez and Portimao tests but the reigning World Superbike champion was also buoyed by the progress gained through its testing programme.

The Sauber name is to disappear from Formula 1 after it was announced on Friday the team would be rebranded as Alfa Romeo Racing ahead of the 2019 season.

It was a day of numbers for KTM MotoGP test rider Mika Kallio at the start of the Sepang Shakedown, as he debuted the #66 in place of his usual 36 and took to the track with  seven different machines.