Vote leaves the sport's rulers and competitors fundamentally at odds, and risks a major scandal should a driver be injured next year in an accident where the halo could have made a difference.

Formula One's Strategy Group will vote on whether to introduce the controversial "halo" from next season.

Daniel Ricciardo has little time to celebrate his return to the podium as the Formula One circus heads to Hockenheim for this weekend's German Grand Prix.

Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law has been kidnapped in Sao Paulo and criminals are demanding 120 million reais ($A49 million) in ransom, according to reports.

For Daniel Ricciardo it comes down to this: after three months of bad luck, team intrigue and strategic blunders, he still sits third in the championship standings.

Daniel Ricciardo's run of bad luck has finally ended with a fighting third place finish behind Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Just when it looked like Jamie Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen were taking hold of the Supercars championship, their veteran teammate Craig Lowndes has issued a timely reminder that he is far from out of the fight.

Holden star Craig Lowndes has rocketed back into Supercars title contention with a dominant display on Sunday at Queensland Raceway.

Daniel Ricciardo will start his Red Bull from third on the grid behind the two Mercedes drivers in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Jamie Whincup will have to wait for his 100th Supercars race win after the Holden star was denied by teammate Shane Van Gisbergen on Saturday.

Ford driver Scott Pye has avoided injury after a high-speed crash in practice at Queensland Raceway on Saturday.

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has signed a new contract that will keep him at Mercedes until the end of the 2018 season.

Ipswich: It has been a difficult few weeks for Supercars' smallest teams, which suffered setbacks that have stretched their already strained resources to the limit.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo is raring to turn the tables on teammate Max Verstappen in Sunday's Hungarian formula one Grand Prix after taking recent results on the chin.

Lewis Hamilton heads into Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix fired up to complete a hat-trick of victories and seize the lead in the Formula One title race for the first time this season.

Will Power used pit strategy to grab his third victory of the season and close in on Team Penske teammate Simon Pagenaud in the race for the IndyCar championship.

High-profile motorsport administrator Damien White will oversee a $220 million upgrade of the Ipswich Motorsport Precinct at Willowbank.

Australian IndyCar driver Will Power has won for the third time this season, claiming victory on the street course in Toronto.

Honda's MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez won in Germany for the seventh year in a row, across all categories, on Sunday after a mid-race tyre gamble paid off.