Whincup has Bathurst pole today
GREATNESS beckons Jamie Whincup at today’s Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama. But it seems the Holden champion is not listening.
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Webber beats Vettel to pole
AUSTRALIA’S Mark Webber of Red Bull took full advantage of mechanical problems plaguing his title-seeking team-mate Sebastian Vettel today.
Holden, Ford still rule mountain
JAMIE Whincup hits a wall, but still secures provisional pole.
Whincup short-circuits Bathurst
WHILE many drivers were seeing red, four-time champion Jamie Whincup was turning his V8 Supercars rivals green with envy.
We won’t get Bathurst snub: Nissan
THE last time Nissan contested the Bathurst 1000, winning driver Jim Richards famously described the booing fans as a “pack of arseholes”.
The rising costs of life in the fast lane
IT was the $100 coat-hangers that rankled most, a rental charge that threw into high relief the captive and contrary world of F1.
Makers’ return leaves marque on Lowndes
HE’S mastered the mountain five times but never has Craig Lowndes had to be wary of a Nissan or Mercedes during a Bathurst 1000.
Franchitti may never drive again
IT was a horrifying crash that could spell the end of the career of one of Britain’s most successful racing drivers.
Vettel awakens even fickle fans
AT least least Lewis Hamilton managed to keep both eyes open as he picked his way through the debris and ash of this most unpredictable of predictable grands prix.
Vettel closes on world title
SEBASTIAN Vettel is within touching distance of a fourth world title in succession after winning a fiery Korean Grand Prix today.
F1 drivers in beanpole position
FORMULA One’s drivers met for their annual gala dinner this week, but calories were off the menu.
Future of Korean GP uncertain
THE fate of the Korean Grand Prix next season is in the balance, its promoter says, three years after its debut race. The race is on Sunday.
Vettel favourite for South Korean GP
SEBASTIAN Vettel of Germany can extend his Formula One lead on Sunday at the South Korean Grand Prix over rivals including Australian Mark Webber.
Webber hit with grid penalty
MARK Webber has been slapped with a 10-place grid penalty for next month’s Formula One Grand Prix in South Korea.
Vettel wins Singapore GP
SEBASTIAN Vettel recorded yet another start-to-finish win at the Singapore Grand Prix last night to further extend his lead.
Ferrari confirms Raikkonen return
KIMI Raikkonen will return to Ferrari as a replacement for Felipe Massa, giving the Formula One team a new partner for Fernando Alonso.
Rivals are driven to distraction
LEWIS Hamilton scoured his brain for a metaphor to describe the tallest of tall orders he faces if he is to be Formula One world champion this season.
Vettel wins Italian grand prix
THREE-TIME Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel in a Red Bull won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza last night for his sixth win of the season.
Jones applauds Ricciardo’s Bull run
AUSTRALIAN Formula One legend Alan Jones has urged Daniel Ricciardo to take full advantage of Red Bull’s dominance and target a world title.
Ricciardo to replace Webber at Red Bull
AUSTRALIAN Daniel Ricciardo has been named as countryman Mark Webber’s successor alongside three-time world champion Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull.
Lorenzo wins British MotoGP
REIGNING MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo has won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone ahead of Spanish compatriots Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa.
Walker to rev up GP contract
THE Napthine government has given Ron Walker the green light to negotiate a new Australian Formula One Grand Prix contract with Bernie Ecclestone.
Hamilton in tearful win
LEWIS Hamilton kept his emotions in check long enough to blaze to a first victory for his new Mercedes team and put himself into contention for the championship.
Hamilton wins Hungarian GP
LEWIS Hamilton ended weeks of frustration last night when he finally won his first race for Mercedes with a triumph in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Marquez claims US MotoGP
MARC Marquez has become the youngest rider in Moto GP history to win back-to-back series races.
Ecclestone faces jail over bribe
GERMAN prosecutors have indicted Bernie Ecclestone on a bribery charge, but the motor-racing magnate refuses to quit as F1 boss.
Vettel wins for first time in Germany
SEBASTIAN Vettel extended his lead in this year’s drivers’ championship when he finally won on home soil last night.
Webber’s wheel hits lensman
A FORMULA One cameraman was hit by an errant flying wheel during a pit stop after eight laps of last night’s German Grand Prix.
Webber second to Rosberg
AUSTRALIA’S Mark Webber celebrated a most unlikely second placed finish in a drama-filled British Grand Prix behind Nico Rosberg last night.
Rule changes, age force Webber’s hand
AT 36, Mark Webber concedes age and impending rule changes in Formula One were major factors in his decision to quit the sport.
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