Lorenzo wins dramatic MotoGP
SPANIARD Jorge Lorenzo has kept alive the race for the world championship with victory in a controversial contest at Phillip Island.
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THERE’S a really nasty way to come off a motorcycle at high speed, and this is it.
Crash victim starred in F1 racing film
THE driver killed in a Brisbane crash had starred in the film Rush, playing his own father who saved Niki Lauda from a blazing car.
Winterbottom beams at Bathurst
THE Ford flag flew high at Mount Panorama as Mark Winterbottom finally broke through for a maiden Bathurst 1000 title yesterday.
Vettel clinches Japan thriller
RED Bull’s Sebastian Vettel stormed to a fourth victory in five years at the Japanese Grand Prix last night.
Ford support rewarded with Bathurst win
FORD’S Mark Winterbottom has won his maiden Bathurst 1000 title after a dramatic finish on Mount Panorama.
Driver’s death a legacy of crash
THE family of former Formula One test driver Maria de Villota say her sudden death was linked to the severe injuries she suffered in a crash last year.
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.
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.
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