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MotorsportF1 extends Singapore GP deal until 2028

Formula One races will continue to be held on the streets of Singapore until 2028 after a new seven-year deal was signed.

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TRAGEDYFatal crash at popular race track

A man has died during an amateur track day meeting at one of Australia’s top racing circuits.

Staff writer

Born to drivePremiumCupra ready to test its first EV in Australia

This will be the first time the car has been driven outside Europe

Olga de Moeller

MotorsportNewcastle stripped of Supercars opener

The 2022 Supercars Championship will begin in Sydney instead of Newcastle due to COVID-19 safety concerns.

Justin Chadwick

COVID chaosPremiumSupercars in turmoil as COVID claims season opener

The Supercars calendar has taken another COVID-enforced blow. This time before the cars even hit the track, with the first event of 2022 set to be postponed.

Rebecca Williams

UpdatedCovid-19 rocks Supercars season opener

The Supercars season won’t get underway in Newcastle as had been planned, with organisers citing Covid-19 concerns for the change.

Jasper Bruce

Czech-matePremiumWA Police to get 55 Skoda Superb wagons to patrol highways

The cars come loaded with driver tech and can do 0-100km/h in 5.8 seconds

Olga de Moeller

MotorsportPiastri sees benefit to F1 reserve role

He'd rather be racing, but Australian young gun Oscar Piastri knows his time as an F1 reserve driver can prepare him for a drive in the championship in 2023.

Ed Jackson

MotorsportNo surprise if Hamilton quits F1: Brown

McLaren boss Zak Brown says he would not be surprised if seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton quits F1, in the aftermath of last season's dramatic finish.

Alan Baldwin

MotorsportPremiumSupercars confirm new CEO has been appointed

Supercars powerbrokers have completed a global search for their new boss and found him close to home.

Emma Greenwood

MotorsportSupercars promotes from within for new CEO

Long-serving Supercars chief operating officer Shane Howard has been promoted to the role of CEO, replacing the departing Sean Seamer.

Ed Jackson

Cost of successCommentsPremium‘Show me the money’: Williams’ life in the Formula fast lane

If horse racing is the sport of kings, then Formula motor racing is the kingdom of millionaires, as WA’s first-ever Formula Two driver Calan Williams knows all too well.

Ben Smith

ElectrifyingPremiumAudi RS Q e-tron shows staying power on the Dakar Rally

The alternative drive concept combines an electric powertrain with a high-voltage battery and an energy converter

Olga de Moeller

On trackPremiumArise Racing gears up for community motorsport day

Watch the Lamborghini GT3, Audi GT2, Radical SR10 and Senna GTR battle it out for the ultimate win

Olga de Moeller

MotorsportMotoGP great Rossi takes up car racing

Valentino Rossi will go from two wheels to four when he joins the GT World Challenge Europe.

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MotorsportF1 to reveal Abu Dhabi inquiry in March

Formula One will reveal its probe into the controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where Australian race director Michael Masi was heavily involved, on March 18.

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MotorsportSupercars star left in dark over team sale

Supercars driver Fabian Coulthard has expressed concern over his future via social media after the sale of Team Sydney to new owners.

Ed Jackson

The next Ricciardo?Williams becomes WA’s first-ever F2 driver

Perth’s Calan Williams has edged closer to his dream of joining the Formula One grid after inking a deal to drive for Trident Motorsport in the 2022 FIA Formula Two Championship.

Ben Smith

Motorsport16-year-old set for Le Mans 24 Hours race

American driver Josh Pierson, the youngest ever competitor in the World Endurance Championship, is set to race the Le Mans 24 hour race at the age of 16.

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AGONISING END‘Not coming back’: F1 icon’s shock Hamilton call

Bernie Ecclestone believes Lewis Hamilton will retire from Formula One due to the disappointment of losing the world title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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MotorsportMick Schumacher in Ferrari reserve role

Ferrari has placed Mick Schumacher on standby for the 2022 Formula One season with the 22-year-old filling in when needed for the famous motor racing team.

Alan Baldwin

Controversial raceVideoF1 driver reveals death threats after Abu Dhabi crash

After his crash sparked arguably Formula One’s most controversial season finale, Williams driver Nicholas Latifi has revealed he has copped shocking on-line abuse including death threats.

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MotorsportZanardi back home after 18 months hospital

Ex-Formula One star Alex Zanardi has returned home after almost 18 months in hospital to recover from a near-fatal handbike accident.

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MotorsportSupercars headed back to Tailem Bend

Supercars will be back in South Australia next year after the The Bend SuperSprint was confirmed for the final weekend in July.

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