Australia's Daniel Ricciardo was feeling no pain when he posted his weekly post-race video from his Monaco balcony to the @RedBullRacing Twitter account, but he's conceded the team has work to do to be podium contenders at Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.

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After his exploits at the German and now Belgian Grands Prix, it's no stretch to wonder if Daniel Ricciardo will have the whole of Australia sipping celebratory drinks from our ugg boots before the end of the season.

Germany's Nico Rosberg led a thrilling race from start to finish, closing the gap at the top of the drivers’ championship to nine points.

V8 superstar Jamie Whincup spoiled veteran Craig Lowndes' race record party as he celebrated another Supercars milestone of his own at the Sydney SuperSprint on Sunday.

Two years and three days after winning the Belgian Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo will start from fifth position in this year's race at the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit - the same position he started from in that victory.

It was a fight to the finish that in all likelihood presaged what will be an epic battle between tearaway teammates Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup for the Supercars crown.

Australia's 'forgotten' major motor sport event will finally emerge from obscurity when the world rally championship returns in November.

If Formula One's farcical rules were taken literally, Lewis Hamilton would start Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix from somewhere in Germany.

The 'halo' cockpit protection device, which increases driver survival rates by 17%, received a cautious thumbs-up from the drivers who experimented with it ahead of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix.

Volvo's Scott McLaughlin knows just how vital this weekend's Supercars event is to his flagging championship aspirations.

As V8 veteran Craig Lowndes prepares to reach another Supercars milestone, he is already looking ahead to extending his ageless career.

Holden veteran Craig Lowndes believes he's firmly still in the hunt for this year's Supercars championship as he prepares for an unprecedented 600th career race.

Lewis Hamilton says winning the world championship this year would mean more than his previous three titles because a litany of mechanical problems and his intense rivalry with Nico Rosberg have turned this season into his biggest challenge.

Cal Crutchlow ended Britain's 35-year wait for a MotoGP race winner with victory in a wet and chaotic Czech Grand Prix in Brno on Sunday.

Australian gamer-to-racer Matt Simmons may join Nissan's bid to win back the Bathurst 12 Hours GT endurance race early next year as a reward for his promising debut season in Europe.

Bryan Clauson, who raced practically anything with four wheels but was most accomplished as a champion driver of light, powerful cars on treacherous dirt tracks, has died in Lincoln, Nebraska

After 100 grands prix, Daniel Ricciardo knows he's carving a Formula One legacy.

Daniel Ricciardo is finally on holidays and he says not before time