Stoner third in French MotoGP
JORGE Lorenzo has won the French MotoGP Grand Prix for the third time, ahead of Valentino Rossi and Australia’s Casey Stoner.
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Briscoe edges Hinchcliffe for Indy pole
AUSTRALIAN Ryan Briscoe has won the pole position for the Indianapolis 500, edging out James Hinchcliffe in the overnight qualifying session.
Whincup, Davison in spectacular crash
V8 SIPERCAR championship front-runners Jamie Whincup and Will Davison have tangled in a spectacular crash at Phillip Island today.
Stoner may be slipping behind wheel
CASEY Stoner’s early retirement may have robbed the young Australian of the chance to be the greatest MotoGP rider.
I’ve lost the passion: Stoner quits at 26
AUSTRALIA’S two-time world motorcycling champion Casey Stoner has stunned the sport by announcing he will quit at the end of the season for “family reasons”.
Garage fire a costly blow for Williams
FRESH from his Spanish grand prix win, Sir Frank Williams is trying to rebuild his team quickly, after the team shed was destroyed in a fiery inferno.
Williams’ celebrations marred by fire
SIXTEEN people were injured, one with severe burns, when a fire erupted in the Williams team’s garage after the Spanish Grand Prix.
GP winner Maldonado turns fire hero
PASTOR Maldonado had no sooner became the first Venezuelan to win a Formula One race before playing a heroic role in a dramatic blaze.
Hamilton pays for team error
VENEZUELA’S Pastor Maldonado handed Williams a welcome Formula One victory by winning the Spanish Grand Prix last night.
Australian speedway star faces court
AN Australian speedway star used a vodka bottle to sexually assault a drunken teenager in her hotel room after a race meeting, a court has heard.
Arm injury hampers Stoner’s hot start
CASEY Stoner admits he is still battling an arm problem despite the best season start of his MotoGP career.
Stoner wins Portuguese MotoGP
CASEY Stoner won the Portuguese MotoGP for his second successive victory this season, giving him a one point lead in the title race.
Ferrari set to offer Webber deal
AUSTRALIAN Formula One star Mark Webber has firmed as a potential replacement for the struggling Felipe Massa at Ferrari next year.
Stoner finally beats Spanish jinx
IT took his “greatest race ever” but defending MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has finally conquered the Spanish Grand Prix.
Ten’s F1 social media fiasco
OVER the past several days the Ten Network has been at the centre of a social media storm over its F1 broadcasts.
Ten acts after Webber’s live call
NETWORK Ten has been forced into an embarrassing backflip over its decision to delay Formula One broadcasts.
Vettel breaks Red Bull duck in Bahrain
DEFENDING world champion Sebastian Vettel has fended off returning former champion Kimi Raikkonen to win the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Ten move irks fans, sponsors
THE Ten Network is at loggerheads with some sponsors and could be forced to reinstate live Formula One and MotoGP broadcasts.
Protester’s death drives F1 protest
THE discovery of a protester’s body near the scene of clashes has threatened to push Bahrain deeper into unrest amid the F1 Grand Prix last night.
GP comes under threat in capital
FORMULA One motor racing has been forced to step up security as widespread civil unrest erupted in Bahrain before tomorrow’s grand prix.
Bahrainis bank on F1 protest
CITIZENS of Bahrain hope the F1 race at the weekend will expose what many see as a repressive monarchy there.
Bombs increase Formula One fears
FORMULA One was forced to step up security today as widespread civil unrest erupted in Bahrain before the grand prix on Sunday.
F1 puts Bahrain brutality in focus
THEY looked unlikely revolutionaries as they carried their toddlers in their arms and waved national flags and banners.
Power wins IndyCar Long Beach
AUSTRALIA’S Will Power won the 38th IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach, overcoming a penalty that dropped him to a sixth-row start.
Rosberg ends 57-year Mercedes drought
NICO Rosberg gave Mercedes its first GP victory since 1955 with a start-to-finish win at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
Schumacher tops Chinese charts
Michael Schumacher rolled back the years in his rejuvenated Mercedes yesterday, clocking the fastest time in practice in Shanghai.
Bahrain Grand Prix gets green light
THE Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled according to motorsport’s world governing body.
Bahrain drives teams to distraction
TIME is running out for Bahrain as Formula One agonises over whether to stage a grand prix on the troubled island.
Lawyer fears Bahrain activist has died
JAILED hunger-striking dissident Abdulhadi al-Khawaja was feared to have died, his lawyer said last night.
Lorenzo wins season-opening MotoGP
SPAIN’S 2010 world champion Jorge Lorenzo, riding a Yamaha, won the season-opening Qatar MotoGP.
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