Call to end Mercedes' F1 dominance

Formula One drivers such as Australia's Daniel Ricciardo need to be given the chance to compete with the dominant Mercedes team for the sake of fans, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says.

Two years on, silence surrounds Schumacher

Suffered brain damage during ski accident at Swiss resort ... Former Formula One driver Michael Schumacher has been transferred from the university hospital in Lausanne to his home.

Fans the world over would love to hear some good news, or indeed any news at all, on former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and his recovery from a life-threatening skiing accident.

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James Courtney aims to gain amid the pain

Freak accident: HRT driver James Courtney.

James Courtney admits it will take years for him to fully recover from a freak pit-lane accident that left his V8 Supercars championship hopes – and lungs – in tatters.

Ecclestone says German GP could make comeback

Bernie Ecclestone has cast doubt on whether Hockenheim could continue to shoulder the financial strain of the grand prix.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said Germany could return to the grand prix schedule if an agreement was reached with track owners, according to an interview in a German magazine.

Too little personality in V8s: Bev Brock

Bev Brock, former wife of motor racing champion Peter Brock.

Motor racing legend Peter Brock's wife Bev fears for V8 Supercars, saying the championship lacks standout characters apart from veteran Craig Lowndes.

Schumacher's manager slams false report

Private battle: Formula One legend Michael Schumacher.

Michael Schumacher's manager has been forced to deny a sensational magazine claim the Formula 1 star has made a dramatic recovery and is able to walk again.

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Motor sport's year of living dangerously

Andrew Tate

Andrew Tate   The deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna on one deadly weekend in 1994 pushed Formula One towards tighter safety regulations that kept grands prix fatality free for 19 years. That all ended in 2015. We continue our series on sport's moments that mattered in 2015.

The Pitstop: V8 Supercars for sale?

V8 Supercars is reportedly on the market.

Stephen Ottley   Archer Capital reportedly testing the waters for buyers. Plus young Aussie snapped up by Red Bull and McLaren's Bathurst plans.

NASCAR champ Busch undergoes surgery

Kyle Busch has had surgery.

NASCAR series champion Kyle Busch has undergone foot and leg surgery.

Ferrari boss sees 'phenomenal' Raikkonen in 2016

Kimi Raikkonen ended the 2015 season in fourth place overall and with 150 points.

Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne says he has seen a new Kimi Raikkonen emerge this year and believes the 2007 Formula One world champion could be set for a "phenomenal" 2016.

Ferrari 'not involved' in F1 data case

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes have no reason to suspect any confidential engine data downloaded by a departing employee has fallen into Ferrari's hands, the Formula One world champions said on Tuesday.

Lewis Hamilton debuts hip-hop tracks

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain.

Danielle Rendina   British Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton has given a reporter a sneak preview of the music he is working on.

Alfa Romeo could make F1 return

The new Alfa Romeo logo

Fiat Chrysler could bring the Alfa Romeo brand back to Formula One as a competitor to Ferrari, chief executive Sergio Marchionne said on Monday.

Frosty's year to savour on the track

Daniel Ricciardo.

Stephen Ottley   We look back at the year on the racetrack.

V8 Supercars push for street race event in Geelong

Full throttle: Scott McLaughlin during the Sydney 500 at the Sydney Olympic Park street circuit earlier this month.

Mark Fogarty   V8 Supercars has begun a concerted campaign to interest the Victorian Government in backing a proposed street race event in Geelong.

V8 Supercars want government funding to keep Vic events

The major events arms of the NSW and Queensland governments contribute millions to those states' V8 Supercars' events.

Mark Fogarty   Victorian taxpayers will need to stump up at least $1 million to remain a major destination for the V8 Supercars championship.

Espinoza poised to assume father Fangio's name

Juan Manuel Fangio takes the Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser for a ride.

Former racing driver Oscar "Cacho" Espinoza is preparing to change his surname to Fangio once Argentine legal authorities have ruled that he is the son of the late great Juan Manuel Fangio.

Whincup considers leaving V8s by 2018

Jamie Whincup.

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.