Hamilton gets the cake as Rosberg blow it

Andrew Tate   Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel celebrated birthdays at the Austrian Grand Prix, but it was Lewis Hamilton who took the cake and a gift-wrapped win in a controversial end to an exciting race. 

Hamilton on pole in Austria, Rosberg seventh

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Motor racing faces a track crisis

Mark Fogarty   Top-level motor racing is facing a track crisis if marginal existing circuits and proposed new sites don't receive government assistance.

Motoring bodies sure that Sandown will close

Mark Fogarty   Motor sport authorities are convinced that the closure of Sandown is inevitable despite the Melbourne Racing Club's denials that the future of the combined horse and car racing complex has been decided.

Albert Park grandstand named after Ricciardo

An illegal fuel line once cost him a podium finish at Albert Park, but Daniel Ricciardo will now have a grandstand named in his honour at the formula one track.

Supercars remain at Gold Coast and Townsville

Townsville and the Gold Coast will keep their popular Supercar events.

Australian MotoGP gets boost from Miller

Andrew Tate   Jack Miller's stunning maiden MotoGP win this week could not have come at a better time for the sport in Australia and the Phillip Island round of the world championship. 

Ferrari interested in me? I don't blame them, says Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo says he would jump at the chance to join Ferrari as speculation grows about the future of Kimi Raikkonen with the Italian Formula One giant.

Miller can challenge for MotoGP title: Beattie

James Lemon   Jack Miller has forged his own path to the big time, says Daryl Beattie, noting his ability to take advice from all many sources, but to separate the useful from the unhelpful.

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Miller goes from 'Jackass' to 'Jack Assen'

Australian Jack Miller celebrated a stunning first MotoGP victory on Sunday after rain and slippery conditions caused chaos at a stopped and re-started Dutch TT at Assen.

Power scorches home in Wisconsin

Australian driver Will Power has won the IndyCar race at Road America in Wisconsin.

McLaughlin trades places to Penske

Mark Fogarty   Volvo V8 star Scott McLaughlin is to confirm his move to DJR Team Penske next year, in a multimillion-dollar switch that will trigger a scramble for the remaining vacancies.

Porsche wins last lap Le Mans thriller

David McCowen   Toyota robbed of certain victory in heartbreaking final lap.

ANALYSIS

Baku to the future for Ricciardo and Red Bull

Andrew Tate   If Daniel Ricciardo's uneventful day at Baku's European Grand Prix highlights anything, it's the scale of the missed opportunities of the past three rounds.

Formula one: Lacking pace, Ricciardo claims seventh at Baku

Andrew Tate   The European Grand Prix that promised so much for Daniel Ricciardo ended a fizzer, with the Australian's Red Bull struggling to keep pace on the Baku street circuit and ultimately finishing seventh.

Veteran racers on rise in Darwin

Mark Fogarty   Six-time Supercars champion Jamie Whincup and V8 veteran Craig Lowndes aren't in one of their dominant periods, but they are doing enough to stay in title contention amid the ebb and flow of a championship nobody can yet command.

V8 Supercars: van Gisbergen wins, Holdsworth hurt in Darwin

Shane van Gisbergen avoided chaos and carnage in the weekend's final race in Darwin to score his second win of the Supercars season, as Holden again took charge of the championship.

Ricciardo to start European GP from front row

Andrew Tate   Daniel Ricciardo will start from the front row for Sunday's European Grand Prix after an incident-packed qualifying at Baku which saw world champion Lewis Hamilton crash out in the final session and his teammate Nico Rosberg grab pole.

Timely Supercars win for Caruso and Nissan

Mark Fogarty   Michael Caruso's first race win came in just his second full Supercars season, but he had to wait another seven years for his second victory.