Raikkonen wins, Vettel keeps lead
KIMI Raikkonen has claimed his first win for three years as Sebastian Vettel clung on to his championship lead in a drama-laden Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Webber hits car trouble in Abu Dhabi
MARK Webber’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend got off to a shaky start when he was forced to retire his Red Bull with technical trouble in Friday practice.
F1 team re-signs Ricciardo
ITALIAN Formula One outfit Toro Rosso have announced it is retaining Australian Daniel Ricciardo and his French team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne.
Skaife hails Nissan return to Supercar
MARK Skaife sees the return of Nissan to the V8 Supercar grid from next year as “evolutionary, rather than revolutionary”.
Nissan unveils V8 Supercar
V8 SUPERCARS chief executive David Malone hailed the start of a new era as Nissan unveiled its race car today for next season.
Stoner says goodbye at 340km/h
CASEY Stoner has cemented his place as one of Australia’s greatest ever sportsmen with a weekend of near-perfection.
Vettel a triple threat after fourth GP in row
SEBASTIAN Vettel has scored his fourth consecutive win and extended his title lead to 13 points by taking out the Indian Grand Prix.
Stoner farewells the island as king
CASEY Stoner has said the perfect goodbye to Phillip Island, winning his sixth-straight Australian MotoGP in front of 50,000-plus fans.
Stoner wins sixth Australian MotoGP
CASEY Stoner has won his sixth successive Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo the MotoGP world championship.
Stoner braves crash to grab pole
CASEY Stoner proved he was human. Then, perhaps that he’s superhuman.
Sizzling Stoner sets early pace
CASEY Stoner’s Phillip Island farewell is off to the best possible start by dominating today’s practice ahead of the Australian MotoGP.
A door closes for Stoner
TEAM owner Roland Dane yesterday squashed rumours Casey Stoner was joining the Vodafone V8 Supercars stable next year.
Naming right bestowed on Stoner
TWO-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has been honoured with a permanent slice of his beloved Phillip Island.
Injury worry saps Stoner’s confidence
CASEY Stoner needs just one crucial ingredient to restore himself as the world’s fastest man on two wheels at Phillip Island on Sunday.
MotoGP boring, says Rossi
NINE-TIME world champion Valentino Rossi has slammed MotoGP as “boring” and called for a change to the sport.
Stoner anxious for Island farewell
SO concerned was Casey Stoner about ensuring a fitting farewell to Australia that he considered making a late withdrawal in Malaysia on Sunday.
Pedrosa’s Malaysia triumph
SPAIN’s Dani Pedrosa won in the shortened Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix last night, keeping his championship title chase alive.
Gold Coast win comes late for Davison
FORD driver Will Davison bounced back to claim his seventh V8 Supercars win of the season on the Gold Coast yesterday.
Coast clear for Supercars title
CONTENDERS for the V8 Supercars championship are predicting a title-deciding clash at the Gold Coast 600 this weekend.
Webber second as Vettel wins Korean GP
AUSTRALIA’s Mark Webber finished second as Sebastian Vettel won the Korean F1 Grand Prix today to take the lead in the championship standings.
Red Bull front row grid shutout
MARK Webber pipped his team-mate and reigning champion Sebastian Vettel to the line to grab pole position for tomorrow’s Korean Grand Prix.
Wayward driver needs eye test: Bernie
FORMULA One chief Bernie Ecclestone has suggested that Romain Grosjean should get his eyes tested.
Vettel eyes shot at championship lead
FLYING German Sebastian Vettel will look to seize control of the Formula One title race at the Korean Grand Prix.
Formula One circus a costly car wreck
THE Korean Grand Prix, held in a wasteland and with losses exceeding $100 million in the past two years, symbolises Formula One’s absurd operation.
Four drivers in title hunt: Whincup
HOLDEN stars Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes have warned that Ford Performance Racing will bounce back from its disappointing Bathurst 1000.
Pile-up robs Ambrose
A MULTI-CAR collision on the final lap cost Marcos Ambrose a chance of victory at the Talladega 500 NASCAR race in Alabama.
Nightmare of brake failure at 300km/h
FORD star Will Davison is just thankful he walked away from a spectacular brake failure at yesterday’s Bathurst 1000.
Vettel leaves mayhem behind
DEFENDING world champion Sebastian Vettel has thrown the battle for this year’s title wide open.
Johnson’s gibe helps Whincup to crown
HOLDEN’S Jamie Whincup defied the criticism of the sport’s great Dick Johnson to narrowly claim his fourth Bathurst 1000 crown.
‘Nutcase’ ruins Webber’s chase
MARK Webber last night slammed French rival Romain Grosjean as “a first-lap nutcase” after his nudge ruined the Australian’s Japanese Grand Prix.
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