2017

It looks like the robots aren’t ready to take over just yet. At least not while Valentino Rossi’s around.

Reigning Volkswagen Racing Cup champion Bobby Thompson will make his British Touring Car Championship debut next season after securing a drive with Team HARD for 2018.

Max Verstappen fears Red Bull won’t be front-running contenders in the dry at Interlagos so is praying for another wet Brazilian Grand Prix to replicate his heroics from last year.

Jordi Torres will move to the MV Agusta Reparto Corse squad for the 2018 World Superbike championship after two years with Althea BMW.

Tom Sykes says World Superbike’s one bike rule was “an absolute disaster” for him in Qatar after effectively losing the entire FP2 session when his Kawasaki suffered engine failure early on.

Ferrari President Sergio Marchionne has sounded out the potential of the Italian manufacturer leaving Formula 1 if the 2021 engine direction does not meet its satisfaction.

Lucas Mahias has laid down the marker to beat for World Supersport title rival Kenan Sofuoglu by topping Friday practice in Qatar at the season finale at the Losail International Circuit.

Sir Jackie Stewart believes Lewis Hamilton can take on the Formula 1 world title records held by Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher with time on his side in his career, after becoming the most decorated British driver in the history of the sport.

Fernando Alonso says he sees Lewis Hamilton as a different Formula 1 champion to his rivals which he has noticed during the ups and downs of the British driver’s career.

Williams boss Paddy Lowe says the team and Felipe Massa will always have a positive relationship regardless of his future in Formula 1, as speculation around the squad’s 2018 driver line-up continues.

Darryn Binder will contest the ’18 Moto3 campaign with Red Bull Ajo KTM as team re-structures to accommodate presence in FIM Junior World Championship.

In light of recent MotoGP showings that saw his satellite rider outperform the decorated factory team, Tech 3 team boss Hervé Poncharal is sure Yamaha will provide him with competitive machinery for 2018, even if he is currently unaware of the exact spec.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Formula 1’s proposed new power units for 2021 are ‘a completely new engine’ and haven’t been met positively by existing manufacturers.

The moments that made this year's Driver's Championship winner...

The moments that made this year's Driver's Championship winner...

The moments that made this year's Driver's Championship winner...

The FIA has outlined initial plans for Formula 1's 2021 engine specification, retaining the V6 turbo hybrid power units currently used while making them simpler and louder.

Lewis Hamilton has stressed he has no plans to "do the easy thing" and retire from Formula 1 like former Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg after winning his fourth world championship on Sunday in Mexico, setting his sights on adding more titles to his haul.

Daniil Kvyat has joined the shortlist of drivers in the running for a Formula 1 seat with Williams in 2018 as the team continues to mull over its options for next season.

Williams Formula 1 technical chief Paddy Lowe believes it is "unreasonable" to take the points difference between Lance Stroll and Felipe Massa as a fair reflection of their respective seasons after the Canadian youngster moved clear in the drivers' championship last weekend in Mexico.

Force India Formula 1 bosses will take their time to consider whether drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon will be allowed to race freely again in the final two races of the season after securing fourth place in the constructors' championship.

Lewis Hamilton says that receiving a knighthood would be "the greatest honour" after winning his fourth Formula 1 world championship in Mexico last weekend, with bookmakers offering odds as short as 4/1 to be recognised by the Queen.

Outgoing Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg has congratulated former Mercedes teammate and rival Lewis Hamilton on his fourth title win in Mexico on Sunday, say it was "well-deserved".

Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul concedes it was a mixed weekend in Mexico for the French manufacturer after a series of engine failures which acted as a “reminder that reliability remains an issue”.