Michael Schumacher

Motorsport

Rosberg worried despite claiming Spanish GP pole

Nico Rosberg secured his third career pole position as Mercedes completed a hat-trick of qualifying successes - and then warned that he is worried his tyres will let him down in Sunday's Spanish...

Motorsport

Vettel shows his true nature: hunter-racer

Australian Grand Prix 2013 RedBull team mates Sebastian  Vettel and Mark Webber 17th of March 2013 The Age news Picture by JOE ARMAO

Merciless treatment of Red Bull and Webber shows champion is genuine heir to Senna and Schumacher, writes Oliver Brown

Grand Prix

FIA boss steers clear of Albert Park's F1 future

Jean Todt.

Mark Fogarty Jean Todt is not about to get involved in the argument about the Australian GP's future at Albert Park.

Webber win awaits right time and place

mark-webber

Alan Jones One of the crucial skill sets required to become the formula one world drivers' champion is being in the right place at the right time.

Age a red rag to Webber's bullish refusal to retire from F1

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Peter McKay The end-of-2012 departure of Michael Schumacher from formula one, preceded a year earlier by Rubens Barrichello, has left Mark Webber with the unfortunate tag of being the oldest driver in an...

Motorsport

Webber bets he'll be back on F1 track next year

Webber

Mark Fogarty While a wager on Mark Webber to win the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday wouldn't be a huge gamble, betting on it being his last appearance at Albert Park is a long shot.

Motor Sport

Webber remains bullish about his racing future

Mark Webber.

Mark Fogarty Speculation about Australian's future beyond this season has been widespread.

Motorsport

Changes to the formula

Sebastian Vettel

Mark Fogarty There are some big issues confronting formula one on and off the track this season.

Formula One

Testing times: pressure on as teams get into gear

Sebastian Vettel

Mark Fogarty Football and cricket teams train, tennis players and golfers practise, boxers drill, swimmers, cyclists and runners trial, and formula one drivers test.

F1

Ferrari boss targets Vettel

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo has said he wants to see three-times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull race for the Italian team in the future.

Motor Sport

This time, Schumacher's final lap is final

Michael Schumacher

Sao Paulo One man will linger, take it all in and make a quiet, dignified exit from the Brazilian GP.

Motorsport

Vettel claims third F1 title as Button wins Brazilian GP

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Sebastian Vettel became the youngest triple champion in Formula One history on Sunday when he finished sixth behind the victorious Jenson Button in a tumultuous Brazilian Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Ferrari bitter over Vettel's sweet success

Fernando Alonso.

Ferrari gatecrashed Sebastian Vettel's triple world title party by insisting that Spaniard Fernando Alonso should have been crowned champion in an acrimonious, season-finale parting shot.

Motor Sport

Vettel joins triple winners

Sebastian Vettel.

Tom Cary, Sao Paulo Somewhere in the middle of all the chaos, the drama and the tears a quite extraordinary race took place at Interlagos.

Motorsport

Vettel pulls off great escape for title

Sebastian Vettel

Tom Cary SAO PAULO: Somewhere in the middle of all the chaos, the drama and the tears a quite extraordinary race took place at Interlagos on Sunday.

Motorsport

Vettel grabs pole in US; Webber third-fastest

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (centre) gives a thumbs-up next to teammate Mark Webber (left) of Australia and McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain.

Sebastian Vettel will line up for his 100th Formula One race in pole position tomorrow after dominating Saturday's United States Grand Prix qualifying session with a dazzling display of pace in his...

Motor Sport

Vettel focused on title in Texas showdown

Wild west: Championship rivals in pitlane at the weekend.

Austin Sebastian Vettel is unconcerned by the plight of championship rival Fernando Alonso.

Hamilton's win in US forces F1 title race to the wire

Motor Sport The 2012 world drivers' championship will go down to the wire at next weekend's season-ending formula one race in Brazil, with Lewis Hamilton spoiling Sebastian Vettel's title party by winning a...

Doohan believes Stoner may return

Casey Stoner

Australian motorcycling legend Mick Doohan believes Casey Stoner might 'do a Schumacher' and return to MotoGP racing.

Still one of the greats despite early goodbye

Casey Stoner of Australia and Repsol Honda Team speaks with journalists and celebrates the pole position at the end of the qualifying for the Australian MotoGP, which is round 17 of the MotoGP World Championship at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on October 27, 2012 in Phillip Island, Australia.  (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)

Mark Fogarty CASEY STONER is on the verge of early retirement, and also on the cusp of greatness.