World Champion Valentino Rossi has admitted that he is yet to fully recover from the leg-breaking crash he suffered at Misano in early June, as the Fiat Yamaha rider now prepares to race in Italy for the first time since last year.

Lewis Hamilton is delighted with the start to the seven-race sequence which runs between Belgium and the end of the season, having returned to Spa after the month-long summer break. However, the Englishman has expressed his sympathy for McLaren team-mate Jenson Button after his incident with Sebastian Vettel.

Dani Pedrosa strengthened his grasp on second place in the World Championship, and therefore the chances of a Spanish 1-2 for MotoGP 2010, by commandingly winning the Indianapolis Grand Prix on Sunday. The circus now has less than a week to regroup before this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix at Misano.

Formula 1’s teams are set to conduct more pre-season tests next year, according to McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh, who has also said that a final test outing in Bahrain is likely before the championship season begins.

Formula 1’s teams are set to conduct more pre-season tests next year, according to McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh, who has also said that a final test outing in Bahrain is likely before the championship season begins.

The Indianapolis MotoGP event was confirmed to have ended in tragedy on Sunday afternoon after 13-year-old rider Peter Lenz lost his life in an accident during the US Grand Prix Riders Union race.

The Indianapolis MotoGP event was confirmed to have ended in tragedy on Sunday afternoon after 13-year-old rider Peter Lenz lost his life in an accident during the US Grand Prix Riders Union race.

It has been confirmed by the Ducati Marlboro MotoGP team that Nicky Hayden will be remaining with the squad for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, meaning the 2006 World Champion will be riding alongside defending title winner Valentino Rossi as he makes the switch from Yamaha.

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has revealed that the teams are hoping to hold six tests ahead of the 2011 season opener, with the final test probably taking place in Bahrain.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel makes too many errors to be in contention for the world championship, according to his McLaren rival Jenson Button.

The popular Belgian Grand Prix may only take place once every other year in the future, alternating with the Nurburging in Germany, that is the proposal being considered by Etienne Davignon, the president of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa has thanked his team after taking an emphatic win at the Indianapolis Grand Prix on Sunday, expertly piloting his Honda RC212V to victory ahead of home hero Ben Spies and championship leader Jorge Lorenzo.