2017

Haas Formula 1 chief Günther Steiner feels the American team is being unfairly targeted by the FIA race stewards after seeing Red Bull's Max Verstappen's hard move on Kevin Magnussen go unpunished late in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.

Cal Crutchlow is hoping to be fit for this weekend's Misano MotoGP despite a knife-cut causing tendon damage to the index finger on his left hand. The LCR Honda MotoGP rider suffered the injury in an accident at his training base in Italy, on Sunday.

Movistar Yamaha has officially confirmed that Valentino Rossi will not compete in his home MotoGP round at Misano, due to leg fractures suffered in last week's training accident, for which he required surgery.

Michelin's San Marino MotoGP tyre allocation will include an alternative medium front, designed specifically for the Misano circuit. MotoGP's exclusive supplier usually offers a choice of one soft, medium and hard compound for the front and rear.

For any fan watching World Superbike racing in the 1990s the #111 will always be synonymous with one man.

Honda factory rider Takumi Takahashi will team-mate up with Stefan Bradl for two rounds of the 2017 World Superbike championship at Portimao and Jerez, switching in for Davide Giugliano as stand-in rider.

Max Verstappen was left to consider what could have been in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix after a clash with Williams’ Felipe Massa left the Red Bull Formula 1 driver to fight from the back of the field after sustaining damage.

Full race results for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. 1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 53 laps

Provisional starting grid for the 2017 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.   Row 1

Lewis Hamilton was left struggling for words after breaking Michael Schumacher’s record for the most Formula 1 pole positions on Saturday, topping qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.

Full qualifying results for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.   1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 35.554s

After a night at the 'Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti' following surgery on the fractures in his right leg, seven time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi‘s condition has improved enough for him to leave hospital.

Full results from free practice three for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Wet practice 1. Felipe Massa BRA Williams Martini Racing-Mercedes 1m 40.660s

McLaren would be interested in developing its own Formula 1 engine from 2021 so long as the new regulations are economically viable and attractive enough, according to executive director Zak Brown.

Lewis Hamilton wants to make Ferrari’s 70 th anniversary celebrations in Formula 1 at its home race an unhappy event with victory at Monza but concedes the gap between Mercedes and Ferrari remains a slim and uncomfortable margin.

Fernando Alonso says he’s helping McLaren-Honda team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne by towing him down the long straights in order to maximise his opportunity in qualifying, after the Belgian driver produced a similar feat for him at Spa.

Amid the disappointment at Valentino Rossi’s search for that illusive tenth world title being over for this year at least, there were signs he won’t be away for long. “Now I want to be back on my bike as soon as possible,” the 38-year old is quoted as saying in a Yamaha press release.

Full results from free practice two for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.   1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 21.406s

Valentino Rossi has undergone a ‘successful’ operation on his fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg and reports he is already feeling better as he aims to return to racing ‘as soon as possible’.

Full results from free practice one for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. 1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 21.537s

Yamaha has issued the following update, confirming that MotoGP title contender Valentino Rossi has broken his right leg and will undergo surgery:

MotoGP title contender Valentino Rossi is being treated for a suspected broken leg, following an enduro training accident.

Fernando Alonso has denied he retired from the Belgian Grand Prix prematurely as a move to throw his weight around at McLaren-Honda as its future hangs in the balance.

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