Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has escaped sanction after apologising to Formula One race director Charlie Whiting and the sport's governing body for Sunday's expletive-laden Mexican Grand Prix rant.

Sebastian Vettel's expletive-laden radio rants betray his frustration at Ferrari's fading form, according to his former Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo.

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Lewis Hamilton won the Mexican Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday to cut Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg's lead to 19 points and prevent the German taking his first title with two races to spare.

Daniel Ricciardo will start from fourth on the grid at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Former Supercars champion and triple Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander may be the main casualty of driver changes for next year as he vies for one of the few remaining places.

Australian motorcycling great Wayne Gardner has returned to Sydney after spending 12 days behind bars in Japan over a road rage incident.

Bernie Ecclestone's suggestion that walls be built on corners to force Formula One drivers to respect track limits may raise safety concerns but Australian Daniel Ricciardo agrees something needs to be done.

It might seem a long way back as he sits a distant third in the Formula One driver's championship, but Daniel Ricciardo feels proud to be on the verge of the best season points tally of his career.

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he was "haunted" by the engine failures which have left his championship chances hanging by a thread, driving every lap of the US Grand Prix "petrified" that his Mercedes might give up on him again.

Daniel Ricciardo's post-race 'shoey' act has claimed another victim, with Hollywood star Gerard Butler goaded into sipping a mixture of Red Bull and the Australian's race boot sweat.

Australia's Daniel Ricciardo has finished third in the US Grand Prix in Austin, behind Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.

Call it the innocence, or bold and brash - either way, Honda rider Jack Miller was never going to shy away from the spotlight of his home MotoGP race at Phillip Island.

British LCR Honda rider takes line honours after world champion Marquez crashed out with 18 laps to go.

It's taken 2100 km of mostly contentious racing, but six-time Supercars champion Jamie Whincup has finally avoided melodrama to win an endurance race and keep his title hopes alive.

Newly crowned Moto3 world champion Brad Binder has won a shortened grand prix at Phillip Island that was marred by a four-bike crash.

Daniel Ricciardo has qualified third fastest for the US Grand Prix with Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton claiming pole ahead of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.

Street race star Shane van Gisbergen extended his lead in the Supercars championship with a stunning recovery drive in the first leg of the Gold Coast 600 on Saturday.

Jack Miller spent most of the week leading into the Australian MotoGP  telling anyone who would listen that he wanted the sun to shine over Phillip Island, a surprising sentiment for a rider who has proved this year that he's at his best when the weather is at its worst.