Alonso wins Japanese Grand Prix

Two-times world champion Fernando Alonso has claimed his second victory of the season when he drove to a comfortable triumph in the Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Grosjean learns from his mistakes

Mark Fogarty He was banned, vilified and written off, yet formula one bad boy Romain Grosjean has defied his many critics by getting a chance to prove he can change his erratic ways.

Motor Sport

Massa fired up, ready to roll

Mark Fogarty Until as recently as six months ago, Felipe Massa's position at the famed Ferrari formula one team was looking so tenuous it verged on hopeless.

Motorsport

Lotus retains controversial Grosjean for 2013

Formula one team Lotus signed up talented if sometimes reckless French driver Romain Grosjean for another season on Monday ending several weeks of speculation over his future.

Motor sport

Mind games begin ahead of Suzuka

Red Bull's Mark Webber swept to the quickest practice time at the Japanese Grand Prix yesterday but shrugged off Lewis Hamilton's predictions the team would dominate as mere ''mind games''.

Formula One

Vettel on pole alongside Webber in Japan GP

Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel led Red Bull's first front-row lock-out of the year as he seized pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix with teammate Mark Webber second in a curtailed...

Vettel nabs pole in Japan GP

Suzuka Defending world champion leads Red Bull's first front-row lock-out of the year.

Formula One

Vettel puts Red Bull in driver's seat

SUZUKA, Japan: Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel led Red Bull's first front-row lockout of the year as he seized pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix with teammate Mark Webber second in...

Vettel eyes title from pole position

Gordon Howard SEBASTIAN VETTEL ramped up his bid for a formula one world title hat-trick yesterday when he stormed to his fourth straight pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of teammate Mark Webber.

Title race hots up as Vettel wins, Alonso spins

Suzuka, Japan Defending world champion throws battle for formula one title wide open.

Motorsport

Vettel gives Alonso four reasons to be fearful

SUZUKA: Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel threw the battle for this year's formula one title wide open on Sunday when he cruised to a supreme victory in the Japanese Grand Prix.

Motor sport

'Nutcase' shunts Webber's title hope

Mark Webber has slammed formula one rival Romain Grosjean as ''a first-lap nutcase'' after the Frenchman's early nudge ruined the Australian's Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Webber fumes at 'first-lap nutcase' Grosjean

Tom Cary in Suzuka Lotus driver comes under fire from Australian after seventh first-lap incident of season

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Half-fit Stoner shapes up for Japanese GP

Casey Stoner says he's only back to 50 per cent fitness ahead of his rushed return at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.

Motor Sport

Record crowd tipped for Stoner farewell

Mark Fogarty Reigning world MotoGP champion's farewell appearance to be later his month.

Motor Sport

Pedrosa closes on Lorenzo

Motegi, Japan Dani Pedrosa battles from behind to beat championship leader Jorge Lorenzo at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Motor Sport

Return gives Stoner a boost

Casey Stoner says it was worth the risk to make a comeback at the Japanese Grand Prix despite not being fully recovered from surgery on his right ankle.

Rossi to race in Rally of Britain

Reigning MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will switch to four wheels to take part in next month's Rally of Britain, a spokesman for the Italian said.

Hamilton is quicker than his critics

Gordon Howard Briton Lewis Hamilton shrugged off criticism of his driving style to set a blistering pace in opening practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Edwards leads in practice in Malaysia

Colin Edwards was fastest in official practice for Sunday's Malaysian MotoGP, with newly crowned world champion Valentino Rossi close behind.