Jamie Whincup may have tagged Team Penske as favourites, but the six-time series champ enters Sandown as the hottest driver on the Supercars circuit.

Valtteri Bottas will partner Lewis Hamilton for another year at Mercedes under a new contract that allows the Formula One team to keep their options open for 2019.

Australia's Daniel Ricciardo will head to the Singapore grand prix full of confidence after coming from 16th on the grid to finish fourth in Italy, where Lewis Hamilton claimed victory.

Lewis Hamilton won the Italian GP with a dominant drive that gave the Briton the championship lead.

Lewis Hamilton has emblazoned the No.44 on his cars ever since he was a teenage karting star, but he could be tempted to swap it for 69 after breaking Michael Schumacher's record of pole positions with a dazzling masterclass in the Monza spray.

Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo says he can win a world championship with the right car.

Italian MotoGP great Valentino Rossi has broken his right leg in a training accident and will undergo surgery as soon as possible, his Yamaha team said on Thursday.

Force India driver Esteban Ocon has offered an olive branch of sorts to Formula One teammate Sergio Perez after publicly accusing the Mexican of twice trying to kill him during the Belgian Grand Prix.

A daring move by Daniel Ricciardo helped snare him his sixth Formula One podium finish for the season at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton equalled formula one great Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 68 pole positions with a dominant performance at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Kimi Raikkonen has signed a one-year extension to his contract at Ferrari and will race for the Italian Formula One team next year.

Red Bull Holden driver now holds record for most championships, pole positions and race wins after 13 dominant seasons.

Canberra race car driver Cameron Hill completed a clean sweep in Sydney.

A Kiwi bust-up with major Supercars title ramifications overshadowed Fabian Coulthard's return to the top step of the podium at Sydney Motorsport Park on Saturday.

Gold Coast motorcycling's rising star Tom Toparis has his feet on the ground, but hopes this month's Supersports championship round at Warwick will push him to the next level.

Cameron Hill is racing to win the Toyota 86 series but still has time to help future stars.

An Ipswich City Council bid to take over the Willowbank motorsports precinct appears destined for court, after long-term lease holders rejected the $1.5 million council offer.

Daniel Ricciardo says his anger over Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen's part in their crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix has been dealt with.

Ricciardo had his Hungarian Grand Prix cut short when teammate Verstappen drove into his car.