2017

Bruce Anstey smashed the lap record at the Classic TT in the Lightweight class with the first ever 120mph lap around the Mountain Course on a 250cc machine.

Mattia Pasini secured his third consecutive pole position after a dominant performance in qualifying for the Moto2 British Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez is confident Force India is vindicated in its decision to opt for an aggressive ‘top speed’ set-up for the Belgian Grand Prix despite the compromise it demands elsewhere on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

Qualifying results from the British Moto3 Grand Prix at Silverstone, round 12 of 18.

Felipe Massa has been hit with a five-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix after failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags during the final Formula 1 practice session at Spa on Saturday.

Stoffel Vandoorne says his motivation for his first home Formula 1 race in Belgium this weekend is not affected by his power unit grid penalties that are near-certain to resign him to a final row start at Spa on Sunday.

Mercedes Formula 1 non-executive chairman Niki Lauda has confirmed that talks were held with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel over a 2018 race seat, but ended "a couple of months ago".

Michael Dunlop finally completed a lap on the Team Classic Suzuki at the Classic TT after being hit by three successive engine blow-ups.

Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul has revealed the team is seriously considering offering Robert Kubica the chance to make a sensational return to Formula 1 next season, but says it ‘has to make sense’ on all sides and not be influenced by ‘emotions’.

Williams has confirmed that Felipe Massa requires a new Formula 1 chassis for the remainder of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend after crashing during opening practice at Spa on Friday morning.

For a driver that has quietly made a name for himself as one of Formula 1’s up-and-coming stars in the 12 months since his race debut, Esteban Ocon’s rise up the ranks has hardly been straightforward.

Porsche factory driver Neel Jani will make his Formula E debut this December in Hong Kong after signing for Faraday Future Dragon Racing alongside Jerome d’Ambrosio.

Sam Lowes reveals he is mulling over three competitive options for the Moto2 class; "If I can go to another championship, fight for the title and prove that I can still win and get my spot back in MotoGP."

Bradley Smith has stated his willingness to follow KTM’s lead, after it was confirmed the Englishman would work with a new crew chief for the remaining seven races of the 2017 season.

World Superbike legend Aaron Slight helped Cal Crutchlow unveil this special Castrol livery for the British MotoGP at Silverstone. Slight, who raced in iconic Castrol Honda colours during the 1990s, claimed 13 wins and 87 podiums during a WorldSBK career that spanned from 1988-2000.

Daniel Ricciardo has explained the reasoning behind his comment that Max Verstappen was a ‘sore loser’ following their coming together in the Hungarian Grand Prix, but insists he is back on good terms with his Red Bull Racing counterpart.

Kevin Magnussen has moved on from Nico Hulkenberg’s criticism about his driving during the last Formula 1 race in Hungary, saying negative comments from his peers are “very rare”.

Romain Grosjean has confirmed that Haas will switch between Brembo and Carbon Industrie (CI) brakes through the remainder of the 2017 Formula 1 season, depending on the weather conditions and circuit characteristics.

Formula 1 has announced that the Fan Festival format that was launched at the Spanish Grand Prix earlier this year will return for this weekend’s race in Belgium.

Holeshot Racing has suffered thefts

When megastars of the music world cross into motorsport it seems only natural they’d gravitate to the premier levels of Formula 1 and MotoGP but DJ Carl Cox likes to keep things ‘grassroots’ – but that hasn’t stopped him from rubbing shoulders with Valentino Rossi.

Guy Martin is trading the world of road racing for a taste of Formula 1 when he joins the Williams Martini Racing squad as part of its pit crew for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Valentino Rossi is scheduled to become the first rider in history to reach the milestone of 300 premier-class starts, in this weekend's British MotoGP at Silverstone. From the official MotoGP stats:

While far from the only factor, Michelin's 2016 MotoGP return coincided with an unprecedent tally of nine different race winners. The assumption was that things would settle down this season, given a year's worth of experience with the French rubber and standard ECU.