Motorsport
Hamilton grabs pole for Spain GP
AFP and Network Writers LEWIS Hamilton has delivered a lap of searing speed to claim his fourth pole position of the season for the Spanish Grand Prix.
‘Seb and I better than Mark and Seb’
EXCLUSIVE COLUMN: I AM so happy with how my season is going so far. We have come a very long way in a short amount of time, Daniel Ricciardo writes.
Tander delighted for WA buddy Dan
UNTIL 2014, Garth Tander was WA’s first son of motor racing. That crown has now been stolen by Formula 1 ace Daniel Ricciardo.
‘F1 threatened by cash crisis’
FORMULA One faces a serious cash crisis if it doesn’t introduce serious cost-cutting measures, Williams’ deputy team-principal has warned.
Hamilton poles, Ricciardo third in Spain
LEWIS Hamilton poles, Aussie Daniel Ricciardo grabs third while Sebastian Vettel falters in qualifying for the Spanish F1 grand prix.
Vergne docked 10 grid places
TORO Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne has been given a 10-place grid penalty at the Spanish Grand Prix after a wheel came off his car.
Gripping fight on the surface for V8s
WITH 10 races of the V8 calendar left, we look at which manufacturers will be suited to which tracks as the season comes to a climax. V8
Hamilton sets pace in Barcelona
LEWIS Hamilton was fastest in both practice sessions for the Spanish Grand Prix, underlining the Mercedes driver’s blistering form.
Ricciardo: King of the sneaky sledge
AUSTRALIAN Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo has an uncanny knack of giving away a lot, but at the same time appearing to toe the company line. But he’s not fooling us.
Can anyone stop the green steamroller?
THE World Superbikes fire back into life at Imola this weekend, with the locals ready to spring a surprise on title leader Tom Sykes.
Hamilton grabs pole for Spain GP
LEWIS Hamilton has delivered a lap of searing speed to claim his fourth pole position of the season for the Spanish Grand Prix.
‘Seb and I better than Mark and Seb’
EXCLUSIVE COLUMN: I AM so happy with how my season is going so far. We have come a very long way in a short amount of time, Daniel Ricciardo writes.
Tander delighted for WA buddy Dan
UNTIL 2014, Garth Tander was WA’s first son of motor racing. That crown has now been stolen by Formula 1 ace Daniel Ricciardo.
‘F1 threatened by cash crisis’
FORMULA One faces a serious cash crisis if it doesn’t introduce serious cost-cutting measures, Williams’ deputy team-principal has warned.
Hamilton poles, Ricciardo third in Spain
LEWIS Hamilton poles, Aussie Daniel Ricciardo grabs third while Sebastian Vettel falters in qualifying for the Spanish F1 grand prix.
Pedrosa, Bradl to undergo surgery
MOTOGP riders Dani Pedrosa and Stefan Bradl will undergo surgery to treat ‘arm-pump’ ahead of next weekend’s French Grand Prix.
Marquez stays perfect after Spain win
WORLD champion Marc Marquez continued his perfect start to the season by winning the Spanish MotoGP for the first time at Jerez.
Furious Miller rues controversial clash
JACK Miller’s hopes of posting a hat-trick of Moto3 race wins went out the window thanks to a controversial bump from a rival.
Marquez nets MotoGP hat-trick of wins
MARC Marquez fought back from a poor start to net his third MotoGP victory on the trot, leading home Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo.
Marquez scorches to third straight pole
VIDEO: MARC Marquez was once again untouchable in MotoGP qualifying, but chief rival Jorge Lorenzo will line up alongside him.
Gripping fight on the surface for V8s
WITH 10 races of the V8 calendar left, we look at which manufacturers will be suited to which tracks as the season comes to a climax.
Tander delighted for WA buddy Dan
UNTIL 2014, Garth Tander was WA’s first son of motor racing. That crown has now been stolen by Formula 1 ace Daniel Ricciardo.
V8 boss tips Ford to stay in the race
V8 SUPERCARS boss James Warburton is confident Ford will follow Holden and recommit to the sport, continuing their great rivalry.
Holden’s alive and well in V8s
HOLDEN has ended speculation over its future in motorsport with the Australian car giant signing a multi-year deal to stay in V8 Supercars.
Lifting the lid on V8s engines
THE length of a Sydney bus is all that separates the fastest V8 Supercar from the slowest in the most competitive season in history.
Owner outraged over Ambrose punch fine
WHILE Marcos Ambrose understands the huge fine NASCAR levied against him for punching Casey Mears in the face, his car owner doesn’t.
Ambrose fined for pit lane punch-up
AUSTRALIAN NASCAR driver Marcos Ambrose has been slapped with a $27,000 fine for punching rival Casey Mears in the face.
Aussie punches NASCAR rival
VIDEO: NASCAR driver Casey Mears just learnt a tough lesson: Don’t mess with Marcos Ambrose. Watch video of the pair’s post-race fight!
Harvick survives NASCAR shootout
KEVIN Harvick capped his biggest weekend at Darlington Raceway with his first Southern 500 victory, while Aussie Marcos Ambrose was 14th.
NASCAR owner granted F1 licence
NASCAR owner Gene Haas has had his application to enter a team in the Formula One world championship accepted.
$7m sting started with $1000 buy
THE alleged $7 million insider trading scam started with a $1000 trade before escalating tens of thousands of dollars and eventually millions as greed overtook the two university mates.
Why Budgets are like comic books
OPINION: Like a good comic book, Federal Budgets are a struggle between good and evil with superheroes and villains. So who will Joe Hockey be?
Gay athlete drafted to play in NFL
THE National Football League Draft selected its first openly gay player today when the St. Louis Rams took Michael Sam in the seventh round.
Daily Show star to replace Colbert
DAILY Show ‘black correspondent’ Larry Wilmore will take over Stephen Colbert’s vacant chair at Comedy Central.
Wait until Bud and I click: Tippett
FOUR-GOAL hero Kurt Tippett is convinced the best is yet to come for his partnership with Lance Franklin.
Hate Mother’s Day? So did its founder
IF YOU hate the commercialism of Mother’s Day, you’re not alone — in fact, you have the ideal person in your corner.
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