V8 Supercars close book on Sydney Olympic Park street circuit race
Ed Jackson Seven years after it was launched as V8 Supercars' attempt to crack Sydney's sports market, the Olympic Park street circuit event is on the way out.
Alonso's escape not that surprising
Mark Fogarty Fernando Alonso's amazing escape from that monumental crash at Albert Park on Sunday wasn't as miraculous as it appeared.
Rosberg win turns the tables
Mark Fogarty The result was as expected, but the turn of events that preceded the predicted Mercedes sweep of the Australian Grand Prix meant the race wasn't according to the usual script.
More to come from Red Bull: Ricciardo
After a promising start to the Formula One season, Daniel Ricciardo is optimistic about what lies ahead.
Ricciardo hungry for more after fourth-place finish
Matthew Clayton In a car that shouldn't have been within a sniff of a podium finish, Ricciardo notched his best return at a home grand prix, and headed into the Melbourne night buoyant about the season ahead.
Alonso 'lucky to be alive' after F1 crash
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso says he's lucky to be alive after the horrifying crash that destroyed his McLaren-Honda and momentarily stopped the Australian Formula One Grand Prix.
Rosberg wins Australian F1 Grand Prix
Steve Larkin Mercedes' Nico Rosberg has won an Australian Formula One Grand Prix marred by a terrifying crash involving Spaniard Fernando Alonso.
Australian Formula One grand prix: Nico Rosberg wins, Daniel Ricciardo fourth
Matthew Clayton A horrendous crash has stopped the Australian grand prix, with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutierez clipping wheels and causing both cars to career off the track.
F1 bosses ditch new qualifying format
Steve Larkin Formula One officials have ditched a new qualifying format after a farcical introduction at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Renault aims to be podium contender next year
Mark Fogarty Renault made a splash with the launch of the livery of its Formula 1 comeback car, but the French automotive giant isn't expecting to create waves for a while.
The moment Ricciardo grew up
Matt Clayton In just five days Daniel Ricciardo went from excitement to anger and despair.
Ricciardo eats Lewis Hamilton's dust in grand prix qualifying
Mark Fogarty Local hope Daniel Ricciardo faces an uphill battle in Sunday's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park after a predictably poor performance in qualifying.
Ricciardo pushes to eighth on grid
Matt Clayton All week in Melbourne, Daniel Ricciardo had been bombarded with questions about Red Bull's competitiveness after a 2015 Formula One season that, by their usual lofty standards, had been little short of pedestrian. Asked so many times, in fact, that he admitted to forgetting what answers he'd given, and to whom.
Ferrari's Melbourne magic
Mark Fogarty Formula One's most famous and followed team is Ferrari, the bright red racers of which always have a big following at the Melbourne Grand Prix. On the 20th anniversary of the race, Mark Fogarty recounts the scarlet Scuderia's record at Albert Park and nominates the team's most memorable Melbourne GP moments.
The moment that made Daniel Ricciardo grow up
Matt Clayton As someone who routinely tallies close to 100 flights a year, Daniel Ricciardo had heard it all before. "Bring your seat back into the upright position, stow your tray table …" began the announcement as his flight started its descent into Montreal for last year's Canadian Formula One Grand Prix. But this time something felt different.
Rider killed in MotoGP support race
DOHA: MotoGP's season-opening round in Qatar was overshadowed on Friday by the death of a Tunisian rider who crashed in a support series race.
Is louder better in F1? Or more like a groaning sheep
Mark Fogarty After two years of moaning that almost drowned out the droning of the discordant new-generation engines, Formula One has turned up the volume at Albert Park.
No James Bond car for Daniel Ricciardo
Mark Fogarty Australian star Daniel Ricciardo might hope that his Red Bull Racing team's new technical alliance with British sports car maker Aston Martin will make him the Formula One equivalent of James Bond, but he shouldn't expect Q to come up with race-winning gadgets any time soon.
Ricciardo claims third in first GP practice
Matt Clayton Daniel Ricciardo has got his home Grand Prix weekend off to a bright start, the Australian shining through the Melbourne gloom to finish third in the opening practice session of the 2016 Formula One season at Albert Park on Friday afternoon.
Living the dream, but Daniel Ricciardo wants more
Mark Fogarty Daniel Ricciardo is living the dream. Summers in Perth, a harbour-view home in Monaco and the thrill of being a Formula 1 racing driver.
