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McLaren seat suits Sergio

Sergio-Perez

VIDEO: MEXICAN driver Sergio Perez has met the McLaren crew and admits he will need time to adapt to life with the British F1 team.

Team guru doubts Webber's ticker

Mark Webber

AUSTRALIAN Formula One ace Mark Webber's ability to handle pressure has been questioned again, this time from within his own team.

F1 yet to finalise 2013 calendar

Sebastian Vettel

WITH just over two months until the Formula One season begins in Australia, the sport is still yet to finalise its racing calendar for 2013.

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I want Vettel: Ferrari boss

F1

FERRARI chairman Luca di Montezemolo has said he wants to see world champion Sebastian Vettel race for the Italian team in the future.

Chilton to drive for Marussia

Max Chilton

MAX Chilton will be Britain's fourth man in Formula One next season after Marussia announced the 21-year-old drive with them in 2013.

Lotus retain Grosjean

Thailand Race Of Champions

LOTUS has re-signed talented if sometimes reckless French driver Romain Grosjean, ending weeks of speculation over his future.

V8 veteran rates Lowndes best

V8 Supercars

V8 SUPERCARS warhorse Russell Ingall has no plans to slink quietly into retirement, rating Craig Lowndes above Jamie Whincup.

Murphy gives up on full-time drive

Murphy

MULTIPLE Bathurst-winning V8 Supercar driver Greg Murphy says he has given up pursuing a full-time drive for 2013.

The Enforcer to go around again

Russell Ingall

VIDEO: RETIRING Russell Ingall says he can break the stranglehold of Triple 8 and Ford Performance Racing in his farewell year in V8s.

Stoner edges closer to V8 career

Stoner

CASEY Stoner has moved another step closer to a career in V8 Supercars, impressing during a test day at Queensland Raceway today.

V8s hold talks with China circuit

V8 Supercars

V8 SUPERCARS have held talks with the owner of a circuit in southern China with the intention of returning to the country.

Brothers join forces to race for Ford

Alex Davison

ALEX Davison will join his brother Will behind the wheel of a Ford in his return to V8 Supercars racing next year.

Winterbottom best and fairest

Mark Winterbottom

MARK Winterbottom may have missed out on the V8 championship but the Ford top gun last night won his first Barry Sheene Medal.

Police nab V8 wheelchair perv

Grid girl Becky Lamb

A PERVERT in a wheelchair faces a ban from V8 Supercars circuits after being caught snapping photos up the skirts of grid girls.

Stoner-Rossi feud still thriving

Stoner

CASEY Stoner might have retired from MotoGP but his war of words with bitter former rival Valentino Rossi is dragging on.

Stoner third in last hurrah

Stoner

VIDEO: Rain in Spain ensured there was no fairytale swansong for Australian MotoGP rider Casey Stoner.

Stoner on front row in Valencia

Casey Stoner

VIDEO: HONDA rider Dani Pedrosa will start on pole in the season-closing Valencia MotoGP, with Casey Stoner alongside him.

Moto GP lost my respect, says Stoner

Casey Stoner

FORMER world Moto GP champion Casey Stoner says he is ready to settle down to a new life at home after "losing respect" for the sport in a magazine interview published on Thursday.

Motorcycling great Biaggi retires

Biaggi

Italian motorcycling great Max Biaggi announced his retirement from the sport today.

Aussie rider fails drugs test

Anthony-West

AUSTRALIAN Moto2 rider Anthony West has been banned for a month by motorcycle sport's governing body after failing a drugs test.

Deluge swamps Dakar rally

Cyrill-Despres

TORRENTIAL rain has caused chaos in the Dakar Rally after rivers overflowed and tracks were blocked, leaving drivers stranded on the eighth stage.

Motorbike rider killed at Dakar Rally

Thomas Bourgin

A French motorbike rider competing in the Dakar Rally died overnight after crashing into a Chilean police car, organisers said.

Peterhansel extends Dakar lead

Stephane-Peterhansel

DEFENDING champion Stephane Peterhansel has boosted his chances of an 11th Dakar Rally title, extending his lead in the marathon endurance race.

Team guru doubts Webber's ticker

Mark Webber

AUSTRALIAN Formula One ace Mark Webber's ability to handle pressure has been questioned again, this time from within his own team.

Al-Attiyah wins Dakar stage

Nasser-Al-Attiyah

QATARI ace Nasser al-Attiyah has won his second successive stage in the Dakar Rally to give himself a great chance of adding to his 2011 triumph.

F1 yet to finalise 2013 calendar

Sebastian Vettel

WITH just over two months until the Formula One season begins in Australia, the sport is still yet to finalise its racing calendar for 2013.

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Sainz back in Dakar rally lead

Carlos-Sainz

CARLOS Sainz has been reinstated as leader of the Dakar Rally after organisers admitted a satellite problem hindered the Spaniard on Stage Two.

Defending champ takes Dakar lead

Stephane-Peterhansel

VIDEO: Stephane Peterhansel overcame an overnight deficit to storm into the Dakar Rally lead as Carlos Sainz and Nasser al-Attiyah fell off the pace.

Sainz wins Dakar opener

Carlos-Sainz

FORMER champion Carlos Sainz  rebounded from missing last year's Dakar Rally by winning the first stage of this year's race around Pisco in Peru.

V8 veteran rates Lowndes best

V8 Supercars

V8 SUPERCARS warhorse Russell Ingall has no plans to slink quietly into retirement, rating Craig Lowndes above Jamie Whincup.

Murphy gives up on full-time drive

Murphy

MULTIPLE Bathurst-winning V8 Supercar driver Greg Murphy says he has given up pursuing a full-time drive for 2013.

Murphy gives up on full-time drive

Murphy

MULTIPLE Bathurst-winning V8 Supercar driver Greg Murphy says he has given up pursuing a full-time drive for 2013.

I want Vettel: Ferrari boss

F1

FERRARI chairman Luca di Montezemolo has said he wants to see world champion Sebastian Vettel race for the Italian team in the future.

The Enforcer to go around again

Russell Ingall

VIDEO: RETIRING Russell Ingall says he can break the stranglehold of Triple 8 and Ford Performance Racing in his farewell year in V8s.

Lotus retain Grosjean

Thailand Race Of Champions

LOTUS has re-signed talented if sometimes reckless French driver Romain Grosjean, ending weeks of speculation over his future.

Race of Champions goes down to the wire

Romain Grosjean

LOTUS Formula One driver Romain Grosjean has beaten Le Mans 24-Hour veteran Tom Kristensen to win the 2012 Race of Champions.

Whincup and Doohan still ROC stars

Jamie Whincup

AUSTRALIAN racing stars Jamie Whincup and Mick Doohan are set to test themselves against some of the greatest names in world motorsport.

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