Jack Leslie

The Formula 1 2015 season is officially underway, with Mercedes picking up where it left off in 2014 to dominate the Australian Grand Prix

Drag racer Larry Dixon was uninjured in this huge crash during qualifying at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on Saturday. Amazing scenes!

Following a long court case in Australia, Giedo van der Garde has given up his rights to race in Sunday's F1 2015 season opener

Giedo van der Garde looks set to race for Sauber this weekend after taking the Swiss outfit to court and winning

YouTuber RacingInSlowMotion has combined audio from the new Fantastic Four movie trailer and Formula 1 footage to create an epic F1 2015 promo

Here is a look back at some of the craziest Formula 1 creations to ever hit the track

12 days of testing have been completed and the new Formula 1 season is just around the corner

Ott Tänak plunged off the road and into a river after his Ford Fiesta RS suffered front-right suspension damage. Tänak and his co-driver then had to escape as the car began to sink

Here's what a McLaren LMP1 car could look like if the British company entered the FIA World Endurance Championship

This must-have 2015 calendar includes the dates of all major motorsport events, from Nascar to Formula Drift and the BTCC

Alonso spent three days in hospital following his F1 2015 testing crash in Barcelona and despite being uninjured, doctors have advised him not to race in Australia

Paul Kelly hit the wall after losing control of his Ferrari 458 at the first corner during the third Australian GT race in Adelaide, bouncing across the track and getting collected by several others. Fortunately, all involved escaped unscathed

Bruce Oaklands attempted to pass Geoff Fane during a V8 Utes race at Adelaide, but his fellow racer saw red and smashed his car into the wall

The team is officially dead and all of its assets are set to go up for sale, with the first auction taking place next month

In case you've never seen these things in action before, here are two recent races around the streets of Adelaide in Australia

Here is racing driver Harry Tincknell's view as he tests the new FWD, front-engined LMP1 racer from Nissan that will contest in this year's FIA World Endurance Championship

FIA ERC driver Jonathan Hirschi got slightly lost after going off in the snow during the Jänner Rallye, eventually finding the course and continuing on his way

Kyle Busch was racing at Daytona in Saturday’s Xfinity Series season opener when contact forced him across the infield and hard into the barrier

Sergio Marchionne's strategies are said to be one of the reasons for Ferrari's fall to ninth place as world's most powerful brand

Nick Heidfeld's BMW Sauber F1.06 is up for sale for just over £1 million, complete with 2.4-litre V8 engine

Wandsworth Council has given Formula E planning permission for a double header London ePrix, which will take place in Battersea Park

F1 teams have voted against an early overhaul of the sport's regulations following a meeting of the F1 Commission

Hyundai WRC driver Thierry Neuville broke a new record at Rally Sweden's Colin’s Crest - named after the late Colin McRae - by jumping his car a huge 44 metres

Ferrari has posted a concept design for Formula 1 cars of the future, in the hope that dramatic changes to the rules will be considered