As Supercars blunders go, crashing into your teammate is a doozy.

Pukekohe

Shane van Gisbergen's 148-point Supercars lead remains intact with just four races remaining in the season after he squared up with Jamie Whincup at Pukekohe Park.

The new Dual cab SuperUte series that will replace the existing V8 Utes category from July next year is to  be open to all manufacturers with turbocharged diesel engines. 

While Shane van Gisbergen is unfazed by the prospect of a Supercars title shootout with six-time champion Jamie Whincup, he is downright dismissive of a suggestion that disgruntled rivals are out to get him.

V8 supersquad Triple Eight Holden is losing two key personnel as it bids for a historic cleansweep of the Supercars championship.

Daniel Ricciardo's third place in the Formula One world championship was finally secured at the Mexico Grand Prix and his boss says he thoroughly deserves it.

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.