December 2024
Ash Barty, Daniel Ricciardo lose Optus roles
“The decision was taken as we looked to rebuild customer trust and focus on the fundamentals,” the telco’s spokeswoman said.
- Myriam Robin
November 2024
Grand prix has cost Victoria nearly $700m in the last decade
This year’s grand prix held at Melbourne’s Albert Park enjoyed a record attendance but cost a record $102.3 million to run.
- Gus McCubbing and Zoe Samios
April 2024
This former tennis champ is chasing unicorns and dancing pantless
Dylan Alcott has a dizzying list of achievements from 15 tennis Grand Slams to being Australian of the Year. Now, he’s chasing start-ups and performing with Jason Donovan.
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- Gus McCubbing
March 2024
Ferrari upsets as who’s who flock to the Australian Grand Prix
Ferrari clinched first and second as a bevy of business leaders, billionaires and celebrities watched Australian rookie Oscar Piastri finish fourth.
- Tom Burton and Patrick Durkin
Potential and pressure for Australian F1 drivers
Oscar Piastri will join Daniel Ricciardo on the Melbourne grid this year, marking the first time since 2013 that two Australians have raced in the same grand prix.
- Oliver Caffrey
February 2024
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Meet Oscar Piastri, the calmest driver in Formula 1
On the eve of his second F1 season driving for McLaren, the 22-year-old Melburnian talks about luck, fear and “being good at chilling out”.
- Tony Davis
November 2023
Gerry Harvey joins the Kelly Bayer Rosmarin cheerocracy
The Harvey Norman chief has ridden to the defence of the Optus CEO and LinkedIn influencer.
- Mark Di Stefano
March 2023
Oscar Piastri is back at an Australian GP in a far different role
Australia’s new FI hope Oscar Piastri has finished mid-field in the first practice session.
- Courtney Walsh
All eyes on Australia’s debut driver as the Formula 1 season fires up
With 21-year-old Melburnian Oscar Piastri lining up for McLaren and a record 23 races this year, the Bahrain GP kicks off a thrilling 2023.
- Tony Davis
February 2023
How Daniel Ricciardo helped make Drive to Survive a massive hit
The fifth season of the Formula 1 docuseries starts next week, but it might be the end of the road for its Australian star.
- Tony Davis
September 2022
Optus a part-time gig for CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin
What was Kelly Bayer Rosmarin doing with her time since joining Optus?
- Michael Roddan
‘The people’s beer’ owned by Nathan Cleary, Tai Tuivasa
A new brewery will open in late 2022, with two UFC fighters big shareholders alongside the Penrith Panthers star who has an 8 per cent stake.
- Simon Evans
May 2022
Can Ricciardo survive a failure at Monaco?
Daniel Ricciardo has found himself eclipsed by team-mate Lando Norris so regularly this season that there are fears for his future at McLaren.
- Oliver Brown
April 2022
Grand Prix’s silver lining for Ferrari-mad Melbourne
The crowd cheered for Australian Daniel Ricciardo, but Melbourne has more Ferrari fans than anywhere bar Italy, so Charles Leclerc’s win was the next best thing.
- Tony Davis
How the Formula One money machine really works
Milliseconds matter and results count, but it is the billions spent behind the scenes that keep the world’s biggest sports show on the road and make the biggest difference to the results.
- Patrick Durkin
November 2021
How Daniel Ricciardo is morphing into business beyond the racetrack
The Formula One superstar is building his interests so life can be just as fun once he’s no longer competing in one of the most dangerous sports on the planet.
- Julie-anne Sprague
September 2021
Ricciardo wins at Monza in McLaren one-two finish
The victory was McLaren’s first since 2012 and Ricciardo’s first since he was at Red Bull in 2018.
- Alan Baldwin
July 2021
Melbourne to lose Formula One’s first race
Melbourne has been dealt a multimillion-dollar blow with the Australian Grand Prix being cancelled for the second year in a row.
- Patrick Durkin
March 2021
Start your engines for the new-look Formula One season
The 2021 F1 season brings new teams, new drivers and a new opening race, the Bahrain GP. Here’s our preview.
- Tony Davis
February 2021
The new McLaren hybrid supercar is ‘the best of both worlds’
The British racing car maker’s latest road-going model is a bet against fully electric supercars getting the upper hand any time soon.
- Tony Davis