2019

With Hafizh Syahrin preparing for the second year of what is hoped will be a long relationship with Tech3, the new Petronas Yamaha team has its sights set on another young Malaysian to become its first home MotoGP rider.

The top three drivers in the new Formula European Masters championship will receive a DTM test, with the inaugural series champion getting an additional Super Formula test outing and guest DTM race drive.

Sebastian Vettel is a man under pressure heading into the 2019 Formula 1 season.

BMW has completed its DTM line-up for the 2019 season by confirming 19-year-old Sheldon van der Linde in its final race seat.

Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes Formula 1 team have both received nominations for the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards following their successes last year.

Laser Tools Racing has confirmed it will field an independent entry with Aiden Moffat for the 2019 British Touring Car Championship.

Valentino Rossi believes Marc Marquez looks like has no fear about crashing compared to his rivals ( GPOne.com )

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is confident putting together a “very experienced team” for its entry to the Indianapolis 500 in May with Fernando Alonso.

Renault Formula 1 junior Max Fewtrell has joined the Hitech GP squad’s line-up for the second round of the Asian F3 Winter Series, which takes this weekend at Sepang.

When the new, all-female W Series was announced back in October, it immediately became one of the most divisive topics in motorsport discourse.

Max Verstappen has now “matured enough” to compete for and win Formula 1 world championships, according to former driver-turned-pundit Karun Chandhok.

Nasser Al-Attiyah only needs to avoid disaster on the final stage of the 2019 Dakar Rally to clinch victory as he claims the penultimate stage win after Sebastien Loeb suffers problems late on.

With pre-season testing preparations being finalised and targets being drawn up for the 2019 MotoGP world championship, Crash.net looks over what key objectives each manufacturer will be desperate to get right.

A new dawn beckons for Scott Redding in 2019. An eleven-year stint in the grand prix paddock came to an end last November at a murky Valencia. But rather than longing for the past, the Englishman was upbeat, and already looking ahead to the challenges ahead.

W Series CEO Catherine Bond-Muir claims she turned down an offer to show the all-female championship’s inaugural season on free-to-air television in the UK.

Ferrari president John Elkann has denied the Formula 1 team is undergoing an “overhaul” to its management structure and has reiterated his support for CEO Louis C. Camilleri.

Fernando Alonso has provided an insight into the “negative aspects” required for drivers to make a successful career in Formula 1.

- Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time Formula 1 world champion champion Michael, has joined the Ferrari driver academy, sources close to the team say ( BBC ).

Repsol has released the following images of Jorge Lorenzo's first MotoGP test for Honda at Valencia last November. The pictures could not be released at the time due to the Spaniard's Ducati contract, which ran until December 31st.

Following last month’s announcement that former Ferrari F1 team chief Massimo Rivola has been appointed Aprilia Racing CEO, the Italian has drilled in efficiency and team harmony being vital to its 2019 charge.

McLaren will make a decision on a possible entry to the FIA World Endurance Championship's premier class in the first half of 2019 as part of its wider review of its racing programmes.

Charles Leclerc says identifying his weaknesses and addressing “intimidating” changes acted as a vital breakthrough to his rookie Formula 1 campaign at Sauber last year as he prepares for potentially bigger challenges during his Ferrari debut in 2019.

Lance Stroll has backed new Williams driver Robert Kubica to help turn around the team’s recent fortunes in Formula 1 in 2019.

Having celebrated sixth in the MotoGP championship, three podiums and two pole positions with Johann Zarco during its final season with Yamaha, Tech3 dropped to the tail of the timesheets during the start of its new partnership with KTM.