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Top Stories of 2018, #14: Formula E’s Gen2 car sparks new dawn
Motorsport.com continues its annual countdown of the biggest stories in racing this year with the story behind Formula E’s step forwards with its Gen2 car.
Ericsson feels he left F1 after "strongest" season
Marcus Ericsson believes he is leaving Formula 1 at the end of his strongest year in grand prix racing.
Racing veteran Jay Frye promoted to lead IndyCar Series
Jay Frye joined IndyCar in 2013 and moves into top position with the organization as part of restructuring announced Monday by Hulman and Company.
Kristoffersson "highly unlikely" to defend World RX title
FIA World Rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson says it is “highly unlikely” that he will defend his back-to-back driver’s crowns in the series next season.
Prime Why 2018 left McLaren with no one else to blame
With Honda out of the equation, 2018 was supposed to be the start of McLaren's return to the top - but the absence of the Japanese manufacturer just revealed more fundamental issues at the team.
Loeb's lack of testing no concern for Hyundai
Hyundai says it has no concerns about the last-minute nature of Sebastien Loeb’s deal to contest the 2019 Monte Carlo WRC opener with the team.
Ricciardo suffered hardest year mentally
Daniel Ricciardo believes the 2018 Formula 1 season was his toughest season mentally because he has never had to overcome so many "hurdles" before.
Prime Why Honda's best F1 hope won't be leaving Japan
Honda now has a highly-rated protege with enough superlicence points to get a Formula 1 chance, but who is unlikely to ever be seen on a grand prix grid.
BMW: DTM still needs more manufacturers for 'stability'
The DTM must continue its push to attract more manufacturers and teams to join the series to ensure its 'stability', believes BMW motorsport boss Jens Marquardt.
Prime Top 50 racing drivers of 2018: 30-21
Motorsport.com's sister publication Autosport continues its countdown of the top 50 racing drivers of 2018. In part three, places from 30 to 21 are revealed.
Renault let its own staff down, says Horner
Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner says that Renault let its own staff down through a lack of commitment to the Formula 1's programme from the company's top management.
Espargaro won't be "offended" by Pedrosa KTM criticism
Pol Espargaro says he won't be "offended" if Dani Pedrosa criticises the KTM MotoGP bike after he tests it for the first time this week.
Alonso's input on 2019 McLaren F1 car "very valuable" - Norris
Fernando Alonso's input on the 2019 McLaren Formula 1 car would be "very valuable" to the team, driver Lando Norris says.
Supercars signs off on transaxle change
Supercars has signed off on a change of control transaxle supplier for the 2019 season.
S5000 calling for overseas talent
The new-for-2019 S5000 series is hoping to have talent from outside of Australia on the grid for its inaugural season.
Supercars to open 2020 entry tender next year
Supercars will open a tender for two spare Racing Entitlements Contracts next year, in a bid to return to 26 cars for the 2020 season.
The tech differences that defined F1's title battle
The key technical differences between Mercedes and Ferrari and how they defined the 2018 Formula 1 title battle are scrutinised in our special analysis of their respective challengers.
Buemi "not in same league" as Techeetah in FE opener
Sebastien Buemi says he was not in the same league on pace as the DS Techeetah squad that lost a likely one-two finish in the Ad Diriyah E-Prix.
Top Stories of 2018, #15: G-Drive stripped of Le Mans victory
Motorsport.com's countdown of the biggest stories in racing this year continues with the shock news of G-Drive Racing's disqualification from the Le Mans 24 Hours after its dominant LMP2 class victory.
Lorenzo will have "no excuses" for losing to Marquez
Jorge Lorenzo will have "no excuses" for losing out to Marc Marquez in the Honda MotoGP stable next season, believes 500cc legend Mick Doohan.
Racing Point reveals date for launch of new look
The Racing Point Formula 1 team is set to reveal its new look at the Canadian International AutoShow next February.
StarCom Racing buys charter, signs driver for 2019 Cup season
As part of its continued development as a team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, StarCom Racing has purchased a charter and signed a driver for the 2019 season.
DragonSpeed announces part-time 2019 IndyCar entry
DragonSpeed has confirmed a part-time 2019 IndyCar programme with the intention of going full-time the following year.
Can Bourdais and Coyne beat IndyCar’s ‘Big Three’ in 2019?
We’ve all know Sebastien Bourdais can boost an IndyCar team to victory lane, and Dale Coyne Racing has surrounded him with top engineering talent. But will that be enough to beat Ganassi, Penske and Andretti teams over the long haul? David Malsher investigates.