In the first Bathurst of the Gen3, post-Commodore era, van Gisbergen’s victory made it 21 of 24 wins to Camaro this season, with no Ford car saluting in multiple races. Van Gisbergen’s win was salt into the wounds of Ford teams, who were left fuming after Supercars rejected technical adjustments to the Mustangs just days before Australia’s most famous motor race. Ford’s great hope Cam Waters was out of contention after lap-70 following a crash by his co-driver James Moffat. Waters, who has started in the top-three for the past five years at Mount Panorama, will remain searching for an elusive ..read more

Supercars series-leading Erebus has claimed the opening two practice sessions in a promising early sign for their hopes of a historic breakthrough at the Bathurst 1000. After Will Brown set the early pace by going fastest in the first practice at Mount Panorama, David Russell dominated the co-driver session on Thursday afternoon from start to finish. Russell is partnered with championship leader Brodie Kostecki for the great race as the pair aim to better their third-place finish together in 2021. Five-time Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander showed his class by going second fastest in his firs ..read more

Oscar Piastri became the first Australian on a Formula One podium since 2021 and the first rookie since 2017 with a superb third place in the Japanese Grand Prix as Max Verstappen’s victory secured Red Bull another constructors’ title. After qualifying second behind Verstappen, the 22-year-old Piastri drove a scintillating race on Sunday to become the first rookie since Lance Stroll in 2017 to finish top three. Verstappen finished 19.4 seconds ahead of Lando Norris, with his McLaren teammate Piastri a further 17 seconds away in becoming the first Australian on a podium since Daniel Ricci ..read more

Australian Daniel Ricciardo and Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda have been confirmed as AlphaTauri’s driver partnership for next season. Former Red Bull and McLaren driver Ricciardo returned to Formula One in July, replacing the axed Nyck de Vries in the second AlphaTauri, but suffered a broken hand in a heavy crash in just his second race back during practice at Zandvoort. That presented an opportunity to New Zealander Liam Lawson, who impressed hugely in the rain in Zandvoort before picking up two points for the team last time out in Singapore. But the 21-year-old has not done enough to earn a drive wi ..read more

Former champions McLaren have secured their Formula One line-up for the next few years after extending the contract of Australian rookie Oscar Piastri until the end of 2026. Britain’s Lando Norris last year signed an extension through to the end of 2025, meaning McLaren can count on the pair until at least then. “He’s an incredible talent and an asset to the team so it’s fantastic to be committing to each other in the long term,” McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said in a statement announcing Piastri’s extension on Wednesday. “Oscar is already proving what he can do out on track and has been inst ..read more

Triple Eight has enjoyed one of its most memorable days in Supercars with young gun Broc Feeney combining with legend Jamie Whincup to win the first Sandown 500 since 2019. Feeney, almost 20 years Whincup’s junior, guided the pair’s Chevrolet Camaro to the checkered flag in an impressive start to this year’s Supercars endurance series. The Red Bull Ampol duo qualified fifth but were able to fly past pole-sitter Will Brown early in the 161-lap race when Whincup was in the hot seat. Not even a safety car with 20 laps remaining could rattle Feeney’s nerves as he finished ahead of championship le ..read more

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen can chalk up a record 10th Formula One win in a row on Sunday but those hoping against hope for a different winner at Monza can still find some comfort in history. The Dutch driver, 138 points clear of teammate Sergio Perez after 13 of 22 races, won at home in Zandvoort last Sunday to equal Sebastian Vettel’s 2013 nine streak, also with Red Bull. Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix from seventh on the starting grid last year with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on pole but finishing second. Red Bull have won every race so far this season, 14 in a row inclu ..read more

Daniel Ricciardo is set for a prolonged spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on his broken left wrist. The 34-year-old Australian sustained the injury in practice for this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix – which was due to be his third comeback race. Ricciardo is highly likely to be absent for the following round in Italy next weekend and faces missing further races in the second half of the season. “Had surgery this morning and got my first bit of metal work so that’s pretty cool,” said Ricciardo via his social media channels. “Big thanks to everyone who reached out and kept my spirits ..read more

Former Formula One driver Felipe Massa has accused motor racing’s governing body of conspiring to prevent him from winning the 2008 title, and the Brazilian claims he is the “rightful” champion. Massa, who was the runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 season, made his claim in a letter sent to the FIA in the first step of a legal battle to take place in Britain. A member of Massa’s management team told The Associated Press on Thursday the letter was also sent to Formula One Management, alleging the two bodies failed to act after learning that same year Renault’s Nelson Piquet Jr. had delibe ..read more

It has taken 17 races and a parity review but Ford have finally cracked their Gen3 Supercars chequered flag drought on the streets of Townsville via Shell V-Power Racing’s Anton De Pasquale. Long have the Mustangs toiled through round after round, race after race, enjoying podiums but never quite greeting the chequered flag first since the new cars joined the grid this year. Ford’s Cam Waters officially has a race win to his name, from a round one victory in Newcastle, but that came via disqualification to both Red Bull Ampol Racing drivers. Chevrolets had dominated in Newcastle, Melbourne ..read more