Whincup considers leaving V8s by 2018

7:27 PM   The 2018 V8 Supercars season could be Jamie Whincup's last, with the six-time champion admitting he can't see himself driving in the category fulltime beyond that.

Lotus see no change to driver line-up

Pastor Maldonado.

Renault's takeover of Lotus is unlikely to affect next season's contracted driver line-up of Pastor Maldonado and Jolyon Palmer, the Formula One team's current chief executive Matthew Carter says.

Mark Winterbottom true blue Ford man

Mark Winterbottom driver of the #5 Pepsi Max Crew Ford poses with the V8 Supercar Championship Series Trophy after claiming his maiden V8 Supercar Championship Series title following race 36 for the Sydney 500, which is part of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Mark Fogarty   Newly crowned V8 Supercars champion Mark Winterbottom is a Ford man to the core. He has only ever raced Falcons in a career launched and supported by the Blue Oval brand.

V8 Supercars set to abandon Sydney Olympic Park for Gosford

Mark Winterbottom in what could be the last Sydney 500 at Sydney Olympic Park.

Mark Fogarty   V8 Supercars is set to abandon Sydney Olympic Park and move the season finale to a proposed new street racing track in Gosford on the New South Wales central coast.

Van Gisbergen signs off with last race win as 'Frosty' celebrates

Shane van Gisbergen at the wheel of the Team TEKNO Darrell Lea Holden during race 36 of the Sydney 500.

Michael Lynch   New Zealand's Shane Van Gisbergen wins final race of the V8 Supercar season at Homebush, Sydney.

Winterbottom seals title that had eluded him

No.1 at last: Mark Winterbottom celebrates the title.

Mark Fogarty   Nothing has ever come easily to Mark Winterbottom, so it's hardly surprising that winning his first V8 Supercars championship was as tortuous as it was triumphant.

Nissan still pondering decision on V8 future

Nissan Australia chief Richard Emery.

Mark Fogarty    Japanese giant Nissan wants to stay in motorsport in Australia, but the company is still deciding whether to remain in V8 Supercars.

Winterbottom seals title on Sydney streets

Mark Winterbottom is kissed by his wife Renee after he  clinched the 2015 V8 Supercars Championship.

Michael Lynch   Mark Winterbottom drove with pace, patience and professionalism to cement his first ever V8 Supercar championship at Sydney's Olympic Park street circuit on Saturday.

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Winterbottom takes pole, title now in his grasp

Mark Winterbottom has one hand on the championship.

Michael Lynch   Ford driver Mark Winterbottom has taken a giant step towards securing his first ever V8 Supercar championship by qualifying fastest for the first of the two 125 kilometre races at the Sydney 500 on Saturday afternoon.

Dreams do come true for Gran Turismo gamer

Matthew Simmons, winner of the Nissan GT Academy will compete in the 2016 Blancpain Endurance Series.

Stephen Ottley   Dreams do come true for Gran Turismo gamer; Red Bull secures F1 engine deal; Brabham back to Indy.

Brabham in bid to follow family tradition

The chequered flag

Mark Fogarty   Sydney: Matthew Brabham will attempt to follow in his famous family's tyre tracks with an Australian-backed entry for next year's Indianapolis 500 motor racing classic.

Whincup looking out for mate

Jamie Whincup has won the past four titles.

Michael Lynch   Jamie Whincup might be handing over his V8 drivers crown this weekend, but the Red Bull Racing driver will be doing his utmost to ensure that it is his teammate, Craig Lowndes, rather than Ford favourite Mark Winterbottom who takes the title.

Lowndes hopes to party like it's 1999

Still going strong: Craig Lowndes is more than ready to win another V8 title.

Mark Fogarty   He was a precious, prodigious talent whose capture of the "triple crown" in what is now V8 racing not only emulated a racing feat by his mentor Peter Brock, but also his affinity with the fans.

Winterbottom has to fend off a new rival

Championship contenders Mark Winterbottom and Craig Lowndes.

Mark Fogarty   In a normal year, Mark Winterbottom's main threat for the V8 Supercars championship would be his nemesis Jamie Whincup, who has won six of the past seven titles.

Mercedes boss says driver discord major weakness

Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner at a news conference in Abu Dhabi before the grand prix.

The difficult relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg has become a weakness for Formula One champions Mercedes and it could affect future driver decisions, team boss Toto Wolff has warned.

V8 title decider a battle of the bridesmaids

Mark Winterbottom.

Mark Fogarty   It is the battle of the bridesmaids. Going into this weekend's V8 Supercars championship-deciding Sydney 500, title rivals Mark Winterbottom and Craig Lowndes have been runner-up or third six times each in the past 10 years.

Winterbottom calm ahead of V8s storm

Mark Winterbottom rolls into Sydney as the favourite to claim the biggest prize in Australian motor sport.

On the eve of the biggest race meet of his life, Mark Winterbottom says the long wait to a maiden V8 Supercars title isn't doing his head in.

Ricciardo eager to fire up in F1 in 2016

Daniel Ricciardo: staying positive but unsure whether he will be more competitive next season.

He has a car and a contract but Daniel Ricciardo must wait to learn whether he will be more competitive in the 2016 Formula 1 season.

Christmas cheer: Hamilton and Rosberg not giving presents

Token applause: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton looks unimpressed as Nico Rosberg celebrates his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix win alongside third-placed Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen.

Kristen Tsiamis   Famously frosty teammates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were the recipients of an awkward question at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix press conference.

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Rosberg wins in Abu Dhabi to cap dominant F1 season for Mercedes

Rosberg on his way to victory in Abu Dhabi.

Alan Baldwin   Nico Rosberg wrapped up the Formula One season on a winning high in Abu Dhabi with teammate and triple world champion Lewis Hamilton second in a record 12th one-two finish.