December 2017 News Archive

MGP Smith: MotoGP ride for developing KTM more demanding than I expected

F1 Felipe Massa ended his F1 career at the top, says Williams' Smedley

WRC Chile close to securing deal to join WRC calendar from 2019

F1 Ferrari's first turbo hybrid Formula 1 grand prix winner

FE Michelin: Risk taking makes FE and WEC more suitable than F1

F1 Hamilton: Wolff kitchen meeting reset relationship for 2017 F1 season

MGP Ducati calls MotoGP's late testing rule changes 'disrespectful'

WTCC Honda responds to Volvo WTCC organisation claims

F1 The Ferrari that started the Schumacher F1-dominance era

F1 Haas admits it switched focus to its 2018 Formula 1 car too early

NAS NASCAR retirement feels 'weird', says Dale Earnhardt Jr

F1 Honda has a back-up engine plan for the upcoming 2018 season

F2 Super Formula title needed for F1 move - Honda junior Matsushita

F1 Red Bull F1 boss Horner: Max Versappen gains challenged Ricciardo

F1 Why the Ferrari 641 should have won a Formula 1 title in 1990

MGP Cal Crutchlow and Marc Marquez targeting more neutral Honda in 2018

F1 How Schumacher won his toughest Ferrari title

WRC Sebastien Ogier plans Le Mans attempt after WRC retirement

F1 Lewis Hamilton: Vettel will return 'all guns blazing' in F1 2018

F1 Gilles Villeneuve's first winning Ferrari Formula 1 car

WTCC Volvo reckons team structure defeated Honda in 2017 WTCC

MGP Tech3 boss warns KTM will turn Moto2 into 'David vs Goliath'

F1 Hamilton: Paul Ricard worse French GP venue than Magny-Cours

MISC Autosport International: Roborace driverless car joins stage line-up

BTCC Team Hard retains Hill for third British Touring Car campaign

WEC Le Mans winner Duval gets WEC return with TDS LMP2 team for 2018/19

F1 Ex-Sauber F1 driver Wehrlein: No one noticed my best drives

F1 Revealed: What F1 teams really spent in 2017

F2 2018 Sauber F1 driver Leclerc: F2 season couldn't have ended better

MGP Suzuki admits it 'missed' satellite MotoGP team in 2017 after all

F1 Red Bull suffered worst reliability it's had since 2006 in F1 2017

MGP Yamaha would have hit same 2017 MotoGP problems had Lorenzo stayed

F1 Ferrari's first rear-engined Formula 1 success dominated in 1961

F1 Steiner: Haas has proved new F1 teams need not be 'embarrassment'

GT Aston Martin works drivers Thiim and Martin join R-Motorsport

MISC Autosport International star Nigel Mansell's top 10 racing moments

WEC The manufacturer stars of the 2017 WEC

GT Thiim and Sorensen to race for TF Sport in British GT Championship

F1 Alonso humiliated early in 2017 Formula 1 season by Honda troubles

INDY Third manufacturer a 'huge' priority for IndyCar

MGP Scott Redding felt no 'emotional attachment' at Pramac MotoGP team

F1 Ferrari's first world championship winning Formula 1 car

WTCC WTCR's 26-car limit is protect 'quality' says series chief Ribeiro

F1 Lance Stroll: My Formula 1 rookie results answered my critics

MGP Aspar Ducati MotoGP team renamed in Angel Nieto's honour

F1 Lewis Hamilton: 2017 Mercedes toughest Formula 1 car to understand

F1 Behind the scenes of Mercedes' title success

WRC Winning WRC with M-Sport Ford changed perceptions - Sebastien Ogier

F1 Stoffel Vandoorne: My early Formula 1 races weren't good enough

INDY Newgarden feared Chevy/Penske would get 'whacked' in IndyCar 2017

F1 Formula 1 ended its 'grandmother' era in 2017 - Felipe Massa

IMSA Jackie Chan DC Racing adds more stars for Daytona 24 Hours

DTM Racing in Great Britain 'a must' for DTM - Gerhard Berger

F1 Gary Anderson's verdict on new F1 suspension ruling

MGP Marc Marquez would win MotoGP titles with Ducati - Max Biaggi

INDY Carlin predicts 'tough birth' in 2018 IndyCar season

F1 Mercedes aimed for '90% car' for 2017 F1 season

WRC Germany debut likely for Volkswagen's new Polo GTI R5 WRC car

F1 Bottas needs to be 'on it' like Hamilton to fight for F1 title

WTCC Merger of WTCC and TCR should have happened two years earlier

F1 Ferrari's 2018 Formula 1 car passes FIA frontal crash tests

MGP Rossi: Dovizioso shows young MotoGP riders shouldn't be rushed

WRC Ford name returns to WRC as part of greater M-Sport support

FE European F3 ace Maximilian Gunther gets Formula E test with Dragon

IMSA Spirit of Daytona returns to General Motors with Cadillac IMSA move

F1 Aftermath of Hamilton Baku clash Vettel's 'worst feeling' of 2017

WRX Volkswagen's Pikes Peak car key to electric World Rallycross plan

MGP Mika Kallio disappointed not to get full-time KTM MotoGP 2018 seat

F1 FIA attempts to crack down on F1 suspension tricks for 2018

F2 Carlin: McLaren's Norris taking risk with us as 'unproven' F2 team

F1 Esteban Ocon asked Mercedes boss Wolff for advice on Perez F1 row

WRC The top 10 WRC drivers of 2017

F1 Button: The highs and lows of my F1 career

INDY Honda against hybrids in future IndyCar engine rules

FE Formula E will 'protect' teams against manufacturers

F1 Renault: Sergey Sirotkin 'needs to be given F1 chance'

WTCC WTCR announces 2018 calendar keeping most WTCC venues

F1 Lauda: Mercedes lured Red Bull into rushing Verstappen's F1 deal

F1 Felipe Massa a 'remarkable' reference for Williams F1 team in 2017

WRX Mini could return to World Rallycross with new Liam Doran project

INDY IndyCar plans shield cockpit protection test at Phoenix in February

FE Renault to test Nissan's F3 champion in Formula E at Marrakech

F1 Honda F1 gains in 2017 'something to be proud of'

F1 Ferrari F2004 to appear at 2018 Autosport International Show

WRC Breen: Citroen's C3 WRC car becoming 'more compliant' ahead of 2018

DAKR Peugeot's Carlos Sainz Sr says 2018 Dakar could mark end of career

MOT2 Kiefer Moto2 team in jeopardy as 2018 KTM deal collapses

F1 Kevin Magnussen says he needs to tame 'difficult' Haas in F1 2018

FE Why FE must plan to survive its own success

F1 Why Mercedes was so confused by its diva

DTM Doubts over DTM's future played a part in Maxime Martin's Aston decision

MGP Cal Crutchlow hoped MotoGP would return to Donington next year

F1 Red Bull may be 2018 Formula 1 title favourite - Daniel Ricciardo

WRX Ekstrom's team-mate Heikkinen leaves team amid RX uncertainty

GT Supercars stars Lowndes, van Gisbergen get McLaren Bathurst drive

F1 FIA clamps down on Formula 1 practice driver licences

MISC How did the UK become the centre of global motorsport?

MGP Marc Marquez can't imagine leaving Honda unless demotivated

NAS Gordon: Elliott's winless NASCAR Cup run like Johnson's title wait

F1 Toro Rosso: Not the time to think about F1 grid penalties with Honda

F1 Sergio Perez warns against Force India team orders for 2018 F1 season

DTM Pascal Wehrlein, Dani Juncadella in frame for Mercedes DTM drive

BTCC Tom Chilton switches to Motorbase for 2018 BTCC season

F1 How the halo will change Formula 1 in 2018

WRC Sebastien Loeb gets part-time Citroen World Rally Championship deal

FE Audi: Manufacturer behaviour in FE 'completely different' to F1/WEC

F1 How Hamilton won what he'd waited years for

MISC The unseen consequences of a failed injury comeback

F1 Renault reveals scale of engine gains during 2017 Formula 1 season

MISC Jonny Adam to spearhead new Aston Martin entry in 2018 British GT

F3 Euro F3 racer Harrison Newey on design legend and father Adrian

GT WRT squad to represent Audi factory on 2018 Bathurst 12 Hours debut

F1 F1 success in 2017 equal to 2014 achievements for Mercedes

FE Rossiter, Porsche's Makowiecki get Techeetah FE Marrakech test drives

F1 F1 qualifying a 'big limitation' for Lance Stroll so far

FE Montreal cancellation: Why FE's big weakness is a necessary evil

WEC Maxime Martin joins Aston Martin's WEC squad after BMW departure

MGP Aprilia 'should be depressed' with 2017 MotoGP points haul

F1 Ferrari: 2018 last chance to rediscover Kimi Raikkonen's top form

F1 Would Sirotkin demoralise Williams?

F1 F1's top 10 supporting acts of 2017

INDY Penske taking 'big swings' with set-up for new 2018 IndyCar aerokit

F1 McLaren rules out having title sponsor for 2018 Formula 1 season

WEC Toyota announces 2018/19 World Endurance Championship entry

FE Montreal cancels planned 2017/18 Formula E season finale

F1 Ferrari: Formula 1 quit threat sceptics are 'playing with fire'

INDY Carlos Munoz back to Andretti Autosport for 2018 Indianapolis 500

GT Dries Vanthoor gets factory Audi GT contract for 2018

MGP Vinales thought being Rossi's Yamaha MotoGP team-mate would be harder

F1 Aston Martin being disrupting influence in Formula 1 engine talks

WEC DC had letter of intent to keep Rebellion WEC LMP1 signing Laurent

F1 Best driver, biggest surprise, worst flop: our F1 2017 review

F1 The tragedies and turmoil that forced Ferrari's reinvention

DTM DTM announces expanded 2018 calendar including Brands Hatch

F3 Force India F1 protege Daruvala stays with Carlin in European F3

F1 Mercedes close to breaking 1000bhp barrier with Formula 1 engine

F3 BRDC British Formula 3 champion Ahmed secures 2018 European F3 seat

MISC Ex-F1 driver Felipe Massa apologises after fighting mars kart race

INDY Rahal says new IndyCar aerokits mean RLLR needs new signing Sato

F1 Horner: Verstappen stayed strong during Red Bull F1 rough patch

F1 Prost: McLaren 2018 engine supply deal positive pressure on Renault

MGP Vinales: I should have been stricter with Yamaha MotoGP team in '17

F1 Video: Ferrari F1 driver Raikkonen still has hunger to win races

F1 McLaren, Senna and Bathurst: Vandoorne answers your questions

MISC Motorsport.tv to air documentary on F1 photographer Schlegelmilch

HIST Castle Combe/Brands Hatch '18 events to mark Ford Escort's 50 years

F1 Red Bull F1 advisor Marko: Kvyat had more talent than Gasly/Hartley

F3 Ferrari junior Shwartzman joins Prema for 2018 European F3 season

IMSA Alex Zanardi targets racing in the 2019 Daytona 24 Hours with BMW

F1 Esteban Ocon made 'massive improvement' through 2017 F1 season

NTNL Promoted: Butcher’s big year

INDY Robert Wickens: Inexperience helpful given 2018 IndyCar changes

MGP Tech3: Beating factory MotoGP Yamaha riders sometimes 'uncomfortable'

WRC Mads Ostberg willing to drop to WRC2 to stay in WRC for 2018

WRX World Rallycross Championship plans major 2018 testing limits

F1 Felipe Massa: Williams's 2018 F1 driver line-up path is financial

F1 Is Mercedes risking a new civil war?

F1 Autosport's final F1 2017 driver ratings

F1 Formula 1 set for two-second speed boost in 2018

F3 Force India protege Nikita Mazepin to GP3 with ART in 2018

MISC Motorsport.com acquires Netherlands GPUpdate.net

F1 Renault F1 team 'must avoid' final round showdowns in future

WEC Toyota set to retain current drivers for 2018/19 WEC superseason

F2 Charouz reveals Ferrari link and driver line-up for 2018 F2 debut

F1 Adapting to Honda F1 engine layout a challenge for Toro Rosso

F2 McLaren F1 junior Norris: F2 debut more difficult than I expected

F1 Lowe: Massa should've won F1 Azerbaijan GP without Williams failure

FE Vergne: Techeetah is nowhere near peak of 2016/17 Formula E season

INDY How a British powerhouse became an IndyCar oddity

F1 The winners of the F1 Racing Awards 2017

DTM DTM race winner Maxime Martin decides to leave BMW

F1 Daniel Ricciardo believes he was 'too sensitive' to 2017 F1 cars

WEC Rebellion confirms LMP1 return with Andre Lotterer and Neel Jani

F3 BRDC British F3 champion Ahmed closes on 2018 Hitech Euro F3 deal

F1 McLaren Formula 1 team feared Honda would cause a staff exodus

F1 Female racers 'disheartened' by Jorda FIA Commission appointment

WEC Aston's new Vantage GTE can 'win from the outset' in WEC - Turner

F1 Grand Prix Drivers' Association gets 100% F1 driver membership

F1 Why F1 is sitting on a timebomb of contradictions

MISC How to recover from injury

INDY Carlin: IndyCar completes ladder as F1 costs 'ridiculous'

F1 Lewis Hamilton hopes Fernando Alonso is in 2018 F1 title fight

MGP MotoGP winner and Superbike legend Bayliss makes racing comeback

NTNL Factory-supported Barwell expands to run three British GT Lamborghinis

INDY IndyCar considers Indianapolis 500 points system change

F1 'Exceptional' Pascal Wehrlein deserves to stay in Formula 1 - Wolff

WRC Kalle Rovanpera picks Skoda for 2018 WRC2 campaign

MISC How to get a job in motorsport – five top tips to get into F1 and more

INDY Leading single-seater squad Carlin announces IndyCar move for 2018

F1 End of McLaren Formula 1 project a 'relief' - Honda

F1 Gary Anderson: How F1 teams really performed in 2017

FE Audi gives Nyck de Vries and Nico Muller Formula E trials

F1 Todt: F1 can't ignore current manufacturers in new engine rules

HIST New racing series launched for classic Porsche 911s in 2018

SUP Bamber joins van Gisbergen for 2018 Supercars endurance rounds

WEC Porsche's Lotterer, Jani set for 2018/19 LMP1 stay with Rebellion

F1 Sergey Sirotkin favourite to get 2018 Williams F1 drive

F1 Daniil Kvyat put 'unnecessary pressure' on himself in F1 - Franz Tost

WEC Porsche's 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours GTE expansion required LMP1 exit

F1 Pirelli announces first tyre choices for 2018 Formula 1 season

FE Evans: Qualifying benchmark Jaguar needs better Formula E race pace

F1 Renault sets first target for F1 2018 pre-season testing

F1 The design flaws that killed McLaren-Honda

F1 Mercedes F1 team needs 'disruption' in 2018 - Toto Wolff

F1 Force India outdeveloped Williams in 2017 F1 campaign - Paddy Lowe

INDY IndyCar facing biggest change in five years - Scott Dixon

MGP Dropping Bradley Smith for 2018 would have been unfair - KTM boss

F1 Stop moaning about lack of overtaking in F1 - Sebastian Vettel

GT Porsche to enter factory car for a first full-season of Blancpain

WEC Porsche will field four cars in its Le Mans 24 Hours GTE effort

FE Formula E rules out any chance of battery competition until 2025

WRX The FIA introduces myriad cost-saving measures for World Rallycross

F1 Patrick Head explains why the 1992 Williams FW14B was great

F1 Lewis Hamilton expects to remain in Formula 1 until at least 2020

F1 Rowland claims talks over Williams F1 seat, team denies it

BTCC Clio Cup champion Bushell to make BTCC return with Team Hard

INDY Harvey to contest 2018 IndyCar races as part of Shank/SPM tie-up

F1 Hamilton vowed to never let Bottas get ahead after F1 Hungarian GP

NAS Richard Petty Motorsports swaps Ford for Chevrolet for 2018 NASCAR

MGP Crutchlow: I'm as fast as 2017 MotoGP title contender Dovizioso

MISC 10 moments that decided the 2017 Formula 1 title

FE Maserati Formula E entry being considered

F1 Jean Todt formally re-elected as FIA president for third term

F1 The top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2017

FE How Formula E has avoided a fatal mistake

F1 Horner: F1 teams could face two more years of falling prize money

F3 Ferrari protege Marcus Armstrong joins Prema for Euro F3 debut

ESPT French teenager TX3_NEXL wins WRC eSports Grand Final

INDY IndyCar plans higher-degradation tyres for 2018

WTCC WTCC champion Volvo set to develop TCR car for WTCR after all

F1 Sebastian Vettel plans to 'be wiser' in future Formula 1 seasons

MISC Ex-Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa enters Brazilian Stock Car opener

MGP Suzuki took whole 2017 MotoGP season to put winter errors right

INDY Marco Andretti and Alexander Rossi in 2018 IndyCar seat swap

FE Porsche and Audi to discuss Formula E collaboration

INDY James Hinchcliffe puzzled by Phoenix IndyCar aerokit test crash

WTCC WTCC boss says outgoing TC1 rules went too far and not far enough

F1 Ferrari reassures Giovinazzi he has F1 future after Sauber snub

F1 The secrets behind Ferrari's ongoing revival

F1 Nigel Roebuck's verdict on F1 2017

MISC The doubts and defiance after an Indy 500 crash

F1 Formula 1 team bosses' top 10 drivers of 2017 revealed

IMSA Senna joins Alonso, Norris, di Resta at United for Daytona 24 Hours

F1 Honda Formula 1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa leaves role in reshuffle

WEC FIA approves multiple changes for 2018/19 WEC 'superseason'

F1 Brazilian GP promoter issued with security prompt after F1 scares

F1 Formula 1 tweaks grid penalty system for 2018

FE FE replaces postponed Sao Paulo round with return to Punta del Este

WTCC FIA outlines how WTCC's TCR overhaul will work for 2018

F3 European F3 of 2018: Pau GP to start season, Misano joins calendar

F1 Formula 1's need for change highlighted by poor races – Carey

DTM DTM returns to Brands Hatch for 2018 with August date

FE Ex-F1 driver Kobayashi could continue with Andretti beyond FE debut

F1 How teams lost patience with F1's new era

F1 Ricciardo's plan to beat Verstappen to an F1 title

F1 F1 has no excuse for being outshone by F2 - Lewis Hamilton

MGP Keeping Johann Zarco beyond 2018 'difficult' for Tech3 MotoGP team

F1 F1 won't change three-engine rule for 2018 - FIA's Jean Todt

F1 Autosport F1 driver ratings - Ben Anderson answers reader questions

FE FE Hong Kong race winner Rosenqvist: I'm not at level I need to be

F1 Number of F1 overtakes in 2017 fell by almost 50% compared to '16

INDY Helio Castroneves can win Indy 500 as part-timer - Rick Mears

WEC Toyota: Road car styled LMP1 plan will brings manufacturers to WEC

F1 Michael Schumacher doubted himself, reveals ex-Ferrari F1 boss Todt

F1 The tech details that decided Mercedes vs Ferrari

INDY The plan to rebuild America's superteam

FE Buemi: Renault had mystery problem in Formula E Hong Kong nightmare

F1 FIA launches star-studded Hall of Fame with F1 world champions

F1 Formula 1 looks at grand prix circuit changes to improve racing

F1 What’s it like working in Formula 1 and how do I get a job in it?

GT Jenson Button: My love for racing is back after year out of F1

FE Lotterer after Hong Kong debut: FE most challenging thing I've done

WTCC WTCC set for name change in deal to adopt TCR regulations from 2018

F1 Daniel Ricciardo: Lots at stake in Red Bull Formula 1 future talks

MGP Repeat of Jorge Lorenzo's 2017 Ducati MotoGP season 'unacceptable'

FE Mortara explains 'stupid' mistake that cost Hong Kong Formula E win

WRC FIA's Mahonen: WRC should consider short stages for social media

F1 Ferrari says Formula 1 quit threat still serious despite Alfa deal

F1 Force India F1 sceptics can eat their words - Vijay Mallya

F3 Ferrari junior Callum Ilott joins GP3 dominator ART for 2018 season

MGP Why Yamaha had its worst season in a decade

F1 How your favourite Ferrari winners made their mark

FE Audi decides against appealing Daniel Abt Formula E exclusion

F1 Robert Kubica: 90% of my driving is the same as before accident

MISC Autosport Awards 2017 - Gregor Grant Award: Nelson Piquet

MISC Autosport Awards 2017 - McLaren Autosport BRDC Award: Dan Ticktum

MISC Autosport Awards 2017 - Rally Driver of the Year: Sebastien Ogier

MISC Autosport Awards 2017 - Rider of the Year: Marc Marquez

MISC Autosport Awards 2017 - Lewis Hamilton claims two awards

MISC Valentino Rossi overcomes penalty to win Monza Rally

FE Audi explains 'administrative mistake' behind Abt Formula E exclusion

FE Formula E Hong Kong: Disqualification costs Audi's Abt first win

F1 Autosport Awards 2017: How to watch the event live on December 3

F1 F1 bosses expected strong reaction from fans over new logo

FE Hong Kong Formula E: Late Mortara spin hands Abt race two win

FE Formula E Hong Kong: Rosenqvist takes pole, Evans stars for Jaguar

F2 F2 testing: Albon tops final day of 2017 testing

FE Nick Heidfeld says Jean-Eric Vergne drove like 'slalom race' in Formula E

F3 Ferdinand Habsburg tops final day of GP3 testing in Abu Dhabi

FE Sebastien Buemi criticial of Lucas di Grassi after Formula E clash

WTCC Norbert Michelisz 'exhausted' after missing out on WTCC title

FE Sam Bird gets grid penalty for 'dangerous' pitlane incident

F1 Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson to race for Sauber in F1 2018

F1 Red Bull 'desperately' needs F1 engines to close up in 2018

FE Formula E Hong Kong: Sam Bird wins first race despite penalty

FE F1 world champion Nico Rosberg interested in Formula E role

FE Formula E Hong Kong: Vergne takes pole despite final-corner spin

FE Formula E Hong Kong: Jaguar's Evans leads practice, Buemi hits wall

WTCC Thed Bjork becomes 2017 WTCC champion in Qatar season finale

WTCC WTCC Qatar: Chilton wins race one, Bjork closes on title

MISC Renault development driver Rowland to attend Suzuka Super Formula test

FE Nelson Piquet Jr column: How times are changing in Formula E

F1 Ricciardo: Hamilton kept cooler head than Vettel in F1 2017 fight

F2 Abu Dhabi F2 testing: Haas F1 junior Maini leads on second day

IMSA Mazda has 'no hiding place' in IMSA 2018 with Joest - Tincknell

F1 Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 tie-up to get support of F1 bosses

FE Formula E 2017/18 season predictor: What to watch for in Hong Kong

F3 Abu Dhabi GP3 test: Kari fastest again on day two for MP Motorsport

WTCC Qatar WTCC: Honda's Guerrieri on pole, trouble for Michelisz

WRC Latvala adamant he won't let Tanak become Toyota WRC team leader

HIST Leading historic race organiser Peter Auto reveals 2018 schedule

WTCC Yvan Muller says he's had death threats ahead of WTCC return

F1 How a supporting act exposed F1's biggest flaw

F1 Revealed: Formula 1's fastest failure

F1 FIA signing Budkowski's arrival at Renault Formula 1 team delayed

F1 Formula 1 set to return to two-stop grands prix in 2018

INDY IndyCar abandons plan for 2018 Mexico City race, hopes for 2019

FE Formula E extends Michelin tyre deal to at least 2020/21 season