Posts Tagged "motor sports"

Stoner misses bikes, but not MotoGP

By , 3 May 2013
 

Australian Casey Stoner admits he misses riding motorbikes, but says fans shouldn’t expect him back in MotoGP ranks any time soon.

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Vettel heads F1 pack in Melbourne

By , 16 Mar 2013
 

Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two and looked equipped to hunt down a fourth straight Formula One world title during practice on Friday for the Australian Grand Prix.

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Webber fastest ahead of Australian GP

By , 2 Mar 2013
 

Rainmaster Mark Webber produced the quickest lap at a soaked Catalunya circuit then dismissed suggestions Red Bull would dominate this month’s Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

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Bold new world begins for V8 Supercars

By , 1 Mar 2013
 

The V8 Supercar revolution which roars into life at the season-opening Clipsal 500 in Adelaide this weekend is a step into the future which will stretch well beyond contemporary engineering and thundering powerplants.

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I’ll target V8 drivers too: Stoner

By , 28 Feb 2013
 

Casey Stoner proved he had lost none of his combative personality as the secondary V8 Supercar series prepares for a showcase opening at this weekend’s Clipsal 500.

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Stoner the MotoGP standard: Dovizioso

By , 14 Feb 2013
 

MotoGP has lost a yardstick for the sport with the retirement of Casey Stoner, according to new factory Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso.

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Webber can drive on in F1: Coulthard

By , 13 Feb 2013
 

Mark Webber will be 37 this year but his former Red Bull teammate David Coulthard says the Australian could continue in Formula One for several years.

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New-look V8s approved for racing

By , 6 Feb 2013
 

V8 Supercars are set for one of the most closely contested series in years after successful testing on the new-look cars for the 2013 championship, says chairman Mark Skaife.

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Webber won’t play Vettel’s support F1 gig

By , 30 Nov 2012
 

Mark Webber has declared he won’t be playing support act to teammate and record-breaking Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel when the season rolls around again next year.

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Ferrari tactics leave F1 rivals split

By , 20 Nov 2012
 

Ferrari’s chief opponents in this year’s fight for the Formula One drivers’ championship had no serious objections to the Italians’ pragmatic decision to incur a deliberate gearbox penalty for Felipe Massa ahead of Sunday’s United States Grand Prix.

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F1 gambles US future in Texas

By , 16 Nov 2012
 

For the future success of Formula One in the United States, there is an awful lot riding on this weekend.

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Webber dodges Sachin fallout

By , 26 Oct 2012
 

Reeling in Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel will be a challenge.

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Stoner’s retirement leaves Aussie void

By , 26 Oct 2012
 

For the first time in nearly three decades, Australia will next year be without a serious competitor in the world motorcycle championship.

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Lowndes backs FPR to bounce back in V8s

By , 9 Oct 2012
 

Holden stars Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes warn rivals Ford Performance Racing will bounce back from their disappointing Bathurst 1000.

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Murphy still keen on full-time V8s role

By , 9 Oct 2012
 

Holden icon Greg Murphy says he doesn’t want to step away from a full-time driver’s role in the V8 Supercars championship if he can help it.

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Waters moves into lead V8 seat

By , 6 Oct 2012
 

It seems unlikely but 18-year-old Cameron Waters goes into Sunday’s Bathurst 1000 as the senior driver in his V8 Supercars team.

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V8 ace Whincup far from satisfied

By , 6 Oct 2012
 

He’s had a dominant start to the Bathurst 1000 weekend but V8 Supercars star Jamie Whincup is far from satisfied.

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V8 big guns fire first shots at Bathurst

By , 5 Oct 2012
 

Normal proceedings were quickly in place at Mount Panorama as the V8 Supercars’ big guns hit their straps in Thursday’s practice for this weekend’s Bathurst 1000. H

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Decison opens door at Bathurst: Whincup

By , 4 Oct 2012
 

V8 Supercars officials have opened the door to more aggressive driving in Sunday’s Bathurst 1000, Holden star Jamie Whincup says.

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Lowndes out for more Bathurst history

By , 3 Oct 2012
 

Few V8 Supercars fans would begrudge veteran Craig Lowndes a sixth Bathurst crown in the 1000 kilometre endurance event at Mt Panorama.

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