Gary Meenaghan

There is now no doubt that it represents the Arabian Gulf League’s ultimate grudge match. Monday night’s testy affair between Al Ahli and Al Ain threatened to descend into chaos as Carlos Munoz and his Ahli coach Cosmin Olaroiu were both dismissed in stoppage time.

Austrian will race alongside Ahmad Al Harthy of Oman with Al Nabooda Racing when Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East starts next month, writes Gary Meenaghan.

First impressions can be deceiving. Arriving at the Sochi Autodrome on Thursday, it quickly became clear that Russia's motorsport fans are both knowledgable and vast in number. And while double points is likely to ensure interest until the final race, Sochi showed that, sometimes, what we think are key ingredients to success are not always that explicit.

Max Chilton and his emotional Marussia Formula One team are focused on putting a difficult week behind them after a disappointing Russian Grand Prix.

Jenson Button promised further improvement can be expected after his McLaren-Mercedes team enjoyed their best result since the opening race of the season.

The inaugural Russian Grand Prix may have offered F1 a new race on Sunday, but it was a familiar result with Hamilton and Rosberg continuing their neck and neck race for the title.

Hamilton and Rosberg lockout front-row in qualifying at Sochi, with Red Bull Racing struggling.

Everyone involved in Formula One appreciates the significance of a ground-breaking race in a new part of the world. There is a cruel incongruity then that, inside the Sochi Autodrome’s magnificent and immaculate F1 paddock, nobody really wants to be here.

Alexander Rossi has been registered to make his Formula One debut this weekend as Marussia look for positives at a race being held under a dark cloud.

As Formula One drivers prepare to return to the track Friday morning for the first time since Jules Bianchi was left in critical condition in an intensive care unit following a high-speed crash, fresh questions are being asked about driver safety and what can be done to improve it.

Effort must be made to learn from Marussia driver’s accident at Suzuka on Sunday and make motorsport safer, writes Gary Meenaghan.

As part of the deal, the Valencia-based marque will reward the winner of the Formula Gulf 1,000 series with a day in the team’s GP2 simulator in Spain, followed by a test in an F3 car.

For an academy in which three of the class of 2011 are now test drivers with F1 teams, the paltry response raises real concerns.

Teenager undaunted by injuries and risks of racing in desert, writes Gary Meenaghan

Team will compete for the UAE in the Emirates Desert and Dubai Motocross championships