V8 great honoured with creation of Supercars best-and-fairest award
The best and fairest driver on the Supercars grid will be recognised with a new award named in honour of a touring car legend.
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‘Lacks killer instinct’: F1 pundit’s brutal Lando Norris assessment
Lando Norris’ lack of experience challenging for a world championship has proved telling against Max Verstappen this year, according to F1 expert Martin Brundle, who has delivered a brutal assessment of the McLaren star.
Verstappen supreme in Brazil as Piastri cops a costly penalty
Max Verstappen produced a virtuoso drive in often atrocious conditions to regain control of this year’s world championship when he charged from 17th on the grid to win the Brazilian Grand Prix.
MotoGP championship comes down to wire after Bagnaia victory
Francesco Bagnaia claimed victory at the Malaysian Grand Prix to send the MotoGP championship to the final round, while Aussie Jack Miller’s race was cut short via an awful three-rider spill on the opening lap.
Piastri gifts Norris Brazil victory as qualifying postponed
Oscar Piastri has handed Lando Norris victory in the Brazil Grand Prix Sprint as McLaren delivered a one-two result ahead of Max Verstappen to trim his F1 championship lead.
‘Legacy will be tainted’: Brundle’s blunt warning for Verstappen
He’s the three-time Formula 1 world champion with more talent in his “little finger” than most drivers will ever have, but Max Verstappen has been warned his risks tarnishing it all with his on-track actions.
F1 star’s horror decline laid bare as axe sharpens
Sergio Pérez’s Formula 1 future is in jeopardy after another scoreless race at his home Mexico City Grand Prix, with Kiwi Liam Lawson waiting in the wings for promotion.
Aussie ace caught up in explosive F1 title race as feud boils over
Carlos Sainz won the Mexico GP in his flying Ferrari but the biggest talking point was the latest fallout from Formula One’s fiercest feud – and the Aussie who has a front-row seat to the drama.
Feeney all-but concedes title fight to Brown as Kostecki wins GC500
Will Brown is on the cusp of sealing a maiden Supercars championship after exorcising his Surfers Paradise demons to take second behind Brodie Kostecki at the Gold Coast 500 on Sunday.
Disaster for Piastri as Aussie flops in Mexican GP qualifying
Oscar Piastri will have to be near perfect at the Mexican Grand Prix, after a ‘poor mistake’ at qualifying consigned him to a spot near the back of the starting grid.
Supercars set for qualifying chaos on tough Gold Coast track
The streets of Surfers Paradise are set to serve up Supercars qualifying chaos this weekend after Friday’s pair of practice sessions were riddled with kerb strikes.
Piastri responds to wild Red Bull rumour
Reports that Oscar Piastri was actively seeking a move to Red Bull have rocked F1 and the Aussie who has already claimed two race wins this year with McLaren has now had his say.
He deserved better: RB admits it botched Ricciardo departure
RB team principal Laurent Mekies says he regrets the way his team had handled the sacking of Daniel Ricciardo who was ‘probably bigger than F1’.
Sport’s legend loses mother hours before Hall of Fame honour
Mick Fanning and Mark Skaife are among Australian Sport’s latest Hall of Fame inductees but another legend had tears flowing for a different reason. Plus, Sally Pearson and Mark Knowles share what it means to take their place among our legends.
Why Gold Coast is make or break for Feeney’s Supercars title hopes
He’s stood on the podium at just about every track on the Supercars calendar but the Surfers Paradise street circuit will be make or break for Broc Feeney’s championship hopes.
‘Still really raw’: Supercars veteran makes final call on future
Two months after the shock of losing his Supercars seat, former series champion Mark Winterbottom has made a call on his racing future for 2025.
How Supercars title leader plans to secure maiden crown
Will Brown arrived at Triple Eight to replace champion Shane van Gisbergen and now he is in the box seat to claim his maiden Supercars championship. The title leader opens up on the fight ahead of the Gold Coast 500.
Piastri vows no repeat of fifth place finish at US Grand Prix
Even though Oscar Piastri managed a fifth placed finish at the US Grand Prix, the young gun wasn’t impressed with his ‘handful’ of a car, saying he doesn’t want a repeat in the final five races of the F1 season.
Title showdown: Where Supercars crown will be decided
Two of the most brutal events on the Supercars calendar are set to decide the Supercars champion. Here’s how the title fight looks ahead of the final two rounds.
Ferrari clinch 1-2, Mad Max fumes in controversial US GP finish
Charles Leclerc has won the United States Grand Prix with a stunning drive in Texas, but all the drama was behind him.
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