Formula One
Motor sport
Formula one a sad, gimmick-laced parody
Peter McKay Enough is enough. Rather than being the purest, most compelling form of motor sport on the planet, formula one has became a sad, gimmick-laced parody.
Row revs up over Mercedes' Formula One tyre test
Oliver Brown The row over Mercedes' private tyre test deepened on Monday, as it emerged that the Silver Arrows had already received an explicit warning that in-season testing by a single team was banned under...
Formula One
Raikkonen wins, Vettel clings to formula one lead
Kimi Raikkonen lived up to his 'ice man' sobriquet by claiming his first win for three years as Sebastian Vettel clung on to his championship lead in a drama-laden Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Formula One star Sutil convicted of nightclub assault
Tom Cary Adrian Sutil's Formula One career may well be over after the German was handed an 18-month suspended jail sentence for grievous bodily harm relating to a nightclub altercation last year.
Motorsport
Racing to Bahrain, formula one may face bumpy ride
Tom Cary The message from the FIA was loud and clear: the Bahrain Grand Prix is definitely on.
Ferrari unveils 2009 Formula One car
Ferrari has unveiled its 2009 Formula One race car, getting a jump on rivals and hoping to reclaim the driver's title that Felipe Massa lost to Lewis Hamilton.
Formula One agrees to new cost-cutting
John Leicester Formula One's governing body has announced a series of new cost-cutting measures for the crisis-hit sport.
Motor Sport
Merc, to berk, to back to work
Tom Cary Lewis Hamilton has cut a gloomy figure around the track in Montreal this week.
Streets of Montreal revive passing game
Peter McKay From glamorous, though mind-numbing, Monaco to a very different grand prix venue, albeit another street circuit where French accents are also prominent … but Montreal, the home of the Canadian Grand...
Motor Sport
Mercedes tyre tests transfix F1 world
Mark Fogarty Formula one's preoccupation with the controversy surrounding Mercedes-Benz's secret tyre test has deflected attention from the strained relations between Mark Webber and his imperious world champion...
Motor sport
Speed demon falls just short of sixth title
David Polkinghorne Canberra's speedway roared to life for the state championships on Sunday.
Motor Sport
Grosjean dangerous: Australian
Daniel Ricciardo critical of rival after Lotus driver cannoned into him in Monaco GP.
Motor Sport
V8 push into US needs tweak
Mark Fogarty Four-race Austin 400 most successful bid to establish showcase international event.
F1
Pirelli threatens to quit F1
Italian tyre suppliers Pirelli on Thursday gave Formula One a stark warning about their current stalled talks on a new deal - and warned they are ready to pull out at the end of this season.
Formula One
Red Bull and Ferrari claim Mercedes broke testing rules
Oliver Brown Monte Carlo: No sooner had Nico Rosberg emerged triumphant for Mercedes amid the maelstrom of a dramatic, accident-strewn Monaco Grand Prix than his team became engulfed in an extraordinary row over...
Motorsport
Webber in autumn of F1 career: Horner
Red Bull team chief Christian Horner says it's impossible to say who will be driving alongside Sebastian Vettel next year but has suggested Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber is no longer at...
Motor Sport
Red Bull boss furious at state of F1
Barcelona Mark Webber's Red Bull team boss Dietrich Mateschitz has launched a scathing attack on the current state of Formula One amid widespread calls for a return to hard-wearing tyres.
Motorsport
Grand feat: Webber on verge of 200 GPs
Mat Coch Mark Webber joins an elite club this weekend as the veteran starts his 200th formula one grand prix, becoming the 13th driver in the sport's 63-year history to reach the milestone.
Motor Sport
Webber's 200th GP
Fractious Red Bull team puts on show of unity ahead of Australian's 200th race.
Motor Sport
Webber: I'm not quitting
Tim Collings, Manama Mark Webber plays down speculation that he is ready to quit F1 for a career in sports cars.
