Motorsport

Vettel rivals just jealous, say Red Bull

Tom Cary in Abu Dhabi From the abject poverty and dusty streets of Delhi, teeming with life, to Yas Marina's gleaming jewel in the desert, where five-star hotels vie for space with yachts in the man-made marina.

F1

Webber calls for F1 drug tests

Mark Webber has renewed calls for Formula One drivers to be drug tested after fellow Australian Moto2 rider Anthony West was found guilty of using a prohibited substance.

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Ricciardo signs with Toro Rosso

A more experienced Daniel Ricciardo says he expects "big things" in 2013 after signing with Formula One team Toro Rosso for another year.

Webber all but concedes F1 championship

Mark Webber says his chances of winning this year's Formula One drivers' championship is "pretty much toast", with his sights now set on securing a third constructors title for his team.

Winterbottom ready for battle royal on Yas Marina circuit

Roje Adaimy Ford driver Mark Winterbottom admits the format of this weekend's V8 Supercars event in Abu Dhabi will better suit his Holden rival Jamie Whincup.

V8 drivers prepare for Abu Dhabi showdown

Roje Adaimy V8 Supercars championship leader Jamie Whincup will be better suited by this weekend's event in Abu Dhabi, according to Ford's Mark Winterbottom.

Ricciardo to stay with Toro Rosso in F1

Australian Daniel Ricciardo is excited about next Formula One season after signing to remain with the Toro Rosso team.

Motor sport

Toro Rosso stick with Ricciardo

Paris Italian Formula One outfit Toro Rosso have announced they are retaining both Australian Daniel Ricciardo and his French teammate Jean-Eric Vergne for the 2013 season.

Motor Sport

New face of V8 takes shape

Mark Fogarty Nissan's all-new Altima V8 Supercar almost ready to begin track testing for March debut.

Nissan unveil their V8 Supercar racer

Robert Grant The Kelly Racing team want four of the Nissan Altimas in the V8 Supercar championship next season.

Nissan's new Supercar unveiled

Mark Fogarty Nissan's all-new Altima V8 Supercar, the first Supercar in almost two decades that isn't a Ford or a Holden, is almost ready to begin track-testing in preparation for its historic racing debut next March.

Atkinson claims Asia-Pacific rally title

Ed Jackson Australia's Chris Atkinson finished second in the China Rally to seal this year's Asia-Pacific Rally Championship for Skoda.

Nation considers life after Stoner and focus turns to Sissis

Mark Fogarty AUSTRALIA'S post-Stoner MotoGP hope isn't in plain sight yet, but Adelaide teenager Arthur Sissis started auditioning for the role at Phillip Island yesterday.

Cox Plate was a large serve of the finest fare

Max Presnell Do you appreciate the colonial fare of the Cox Plate or what is becoming the French cuisine of the Melbourne Cup? The question arises about which is the better dish. Of course, every year produces different quality but many are looking for a new recipe regarding Australasia's weight-for-age championship at Moonee Valley. The circuit, more like a dog track to critics, is a problem. How can we tempt top-liners from abroad to make such a hazardous journey over 2040 metres is one of the questions asked. Well, as with the European champion Frankel, leave them in their comfort zone. Usually Moonee Valley brings out the best in horses. To watch the Cox Plate is theatre in the round. The Melbourne Cup at Flemington is distant, albeit a vision splendid. The Moonee Valley Racing Club officials seem bent on changing the Cox Plate. Being rusted in tradition, the thought of the Cox Plate on a surgica

Motor Sport

Sissis cut out for top career

Mark Fogarty, Phillip Island Australia's post-Stoner MotoGP hope isn't in plain sight yet, but Adelaide teenager Arthur Sissis started auditioning for the role at Phillip Island yesterday.

Motor Sport

Vettel makes it four wins in a row

Delhi Reigning formula one champion Sebastian Vettel rattled off his fourth successive win of the season in the Indian Grand Prix to tighten his grip on the 2012 title with three races remaining.

Formula one

KERS failure hampers Webber in India

Australian Mark Webber bemoaned the 'demoralising' loss of his Kinetic Energy Regeneration System (KERS) on his Red Bull car on Sunday after struggling to hang on to third place in the Indian Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Dream home farewell for King Casey

Mark Fogarty CASEY STONER'S coronation as the king of Phillip Island could hardly have gone better, from the royal procession that was the one-sided race to his tumultuous crowning by the rhapsodic crowd after his record-breaking victory.

Motorsport

Stoner gives island faithful royal send-off

Mark Fogarty Casey Stoner's coronation as the king of Phillip Island could hardly have gone better, from the "royal procession" that was the one-sided race, to his tumultuous crowning by the rhapsodic crowd after a victory that broke records and hearts.

Six straight for Stoner

Casey Stoner has won his sixth successive Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix and Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo the MotoGP world championship.

New Aussie emerges on MotoGP undercard

On the day Casey Stoner said goodbye, his teenage Australian successor may have said hello.

New Aussie emerges on MotoGP undercard

Guy Hand Adelaide 17-year-old Arthur Sissis claimed a first podium finish in the Moto3 event at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

Stoner quickest in morning warm-up

Casey Stoner has again dominated ahead of his tilt at a sixth consecutive Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix victory - posting the quickest time in the Sunday morning warm-up.

Ambrose elects to return to his oval office for now

Mark Fogarty FORMER V8 Supercars champion Marcos Ambrose is set to continue in American stock car racing after seriously considering a return to V8s next year with a leading team.

Casey careens into front row

Mark Fogarty YOU'D never know Casey Stoner is carrying a serious ankle injury from the way he rocketed around the Phillip Island circuit to claim pole position for today's Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

Ambrose to stay in NASCAR

Mark Fogarty Former V8 Supercars champion set to continue in American stock car racing.

Stoner is ready to crown career

Mark Fogarty, Phillip Island Two-wheel tearaway on the verge of early retirement and also on the cusp of greatness.