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Van Gisbergen on track for first championship
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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.
Dual cab SuperUtes to run quieter races from next July
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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.
Whincup ready for Supercars title shootout
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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.
Brain drain threatens to derail Triple Eight Holden's bid for historic clean sweep
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V8 supersquad Triple Eight Holden is losing two key personnel as it bids for a historic cleansweep of the Supercars championship.
Ricciardo thoroughly deserves third place in F1 championship: Horner
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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.
Vettel escapes FIA sanction after apology over Mexican GP rant
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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.
Vettel rage due to frustration: Ricciardo
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Sebastian Vettel's expletive-laden radio rants betray his frustration at Ferrari's fading form, according to his former Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo.
Vettel's rage down to frustration: Ricciardo
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Ricciardo launches stinging attack on Vettel
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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.
Ricciardo qualifies fourth at Mexican GP, Hamilton on pole
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Daniel Ricciardo will start from fourth on the grid at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Tander’s stalled dream of own team may leave him out in the cold
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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.
Wayne Gardner released after 12 days behind bars over Japanese road rage incident
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Australian motorcycling great Wayne Gardner has returned to Sydney after spending 12 days behind bars in Japan over a road rage incident.
Ricciardo joins Ecclestone in plan to change F1
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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.
Ricciardo closes on PB year in F1
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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.
Hamilton 'petrified' car will fail him again in title run-in
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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.
Ricciardo goads Butler into post-GP shoey
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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.
Ricciardo third as Hamilton cuts Rosberg's lead with 50th win
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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.
Miller finishes 10th, Marquez crashes at Phillip Island
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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.
MotoGP: Crutchlow claims big win at the Island
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British LCR Honda rider takes line honours after world champion Marquez crashed out with 18 laps to go.