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Ricciardo calls on drivers to respect road cyclists

Daniel Ricciardo says he will reconsider road cycling.

Australia's leading race car driver says he is reconsidering road cycling as a training method because of the dangers cyclists face on the road, and has called on drivers to have respect for those on two wheels.

Strategy, racecraft and luck see Ricciardo home

A "much happier" Ricciardo with this third-place trophy.

One thing is clear about Daniel Ricciardo's time at Red Bull - he's been willing to push his luck and take his chances. With his third podium in four years, it's also clear he has made Monaco his own. 

Ferrari earn 1,2 finish in Monaco, Vettel delivers, Raikkonen rages

Not happy: Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonnen (left) made clear in post-race interviews that he was not pleased with team ...

Kimi Raikkonen had a face that could curdle milk. The Finn tends to display roughly the same emotional spectrum as a block of ice but his expression on the podium was a diagram of rage as some crafty Ferrari tactics propelled Sebastian Vettel to the team's first Monaco Grand Prix win for 16 years.

Dixon survives 'wild ride' as Sato wins Indy 500

IndyCar driver Scott Dixon gets airborne after colliding with Jay Howard in the Indianapolis 500.

New Zealand racing driver Scott Dixon has walked away from a spectacular, flying crash at the Indianapolis 500 while Australian Will Power also failed to complete after being involved in an earlier five-car crash.

Ricciardo fumes over another F1 team error

Missed opportunity: Daniel Ricciardo.

For the second successive year, Daniel Ricciardo's dreams of winning the Monaco Grand Prix have likely been shattered by an error on the part of his Red Bull Racing team.

Ricciardo waits as Red Bull hits the wall in 2017

 Happy hunting ground:  Daniel Ricciardo was second fastest in early practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso's frustrations with his mis-firing McLaren may have resulted in him doing laps of an oval in America this weekend, but there's no place like "home" for Daniel Ricciardo at Monaco this weekend. 

Tweaks to Red Bull put Ricciardo in the mix at Monaco

Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Red Bull Racing prepares to drive during practice for the Monaco Formula One Grand ...

The Red Bull pitstop SNAFU that famously cost Daniel Ricciardo in last year's Monaco Grand Prix finally was put to rest on Friday when the Australian proved he had lost none of his speed on the track he considers his second home. 

Alonso ready to pull off his greatest magic trick

Centre of attention: Fernando Alonso.

He is quite the amateur magician on the quiet, Fernando Alonso. A favourite pastime in his Formula One motorhome is to impress friends, corporate guests and even the odd passing journalist with his slick conjuring tricks, which include multiple three-card sleights of hand.