Australian Marcos Ambrose has taken pole position in NASCAR for the second week in succession at the Sonoma Road Course in California. Ambrose clocked a time of 1:15.203, which was 0.15 seconds faster than the next quickest time set by Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver, Jeff Gordon, Ambrose told media afterwards […]
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Sebastian Vettel tops Friday practice at 2012 European F1 Grand Prix
Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel has topped Friday practice for the 2012 F1 European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain. The Red Bull Racing driver posted a 1:39.334 early in the session and it was never beaten. Force India’s Nico Hulkenburg was the closest to Vettel’s time, just 0.13 seconds off […]
Aussie Daniel Ricciardo desperate for F1 championship points
Australian Toro Rosso driver Daniel Ricciardo is keen to get some solid results as he nears the one year mark since his Formula One racing career started. Ricciardo debuted for Hispania Racing at the 2011 British Grand Prix and drove for that team until the end of the season before […]
Andretti, Heidfeld and Turner confirmed for V8 Supercars Gold Coast 600
The V8 Supercars Gold Coast 600 in October will see a couple more famous names added to the series, with IndyCar star Marco Andretti and former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld signed on to co-drive with our V8 stars. The news comes after Jacques Villeneuve was announced replacement driver for Greg […]
Jacques Villeneuve in Commodore at V8 Supercars Townsville 400
Former F1, Indianapolis 500, and IndyCar Champion Jacques Villeneuve will race in the Pepsi Max Crew V8 Supercar at The Sucrogen Townsville 400 next month. The Canadian will drive the Holden Commodore usually occupied by Bathurst legend Greg Murphy on the Townsville street circuit event on July 6-8. Villeneuve said […]
Mark Webber denies speaking to Ferrari about replacing Massa in 2013
Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber says he has had no discussions with opposing F1 team Ferrari after rumours continue that he will replace struggling driver Felipe Massa at the Italian juggernaut in 2013. While he wouldn’t deny that he’d like to join the Prancing Horse, Webber says he doesn’t […]
Marcos Ambrose finishes ninth in the Michigan 400
Australian NASCAR Sprint Cup star Marcos Ambrose has finished ninth in the Michigan 400 after starting from pole. The former V8 Supercars champ was running in the top three for the first half of the race and was even in the lead at one point. But Ambrose dropped off the […]
Audi wins 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans in form finish style
Audi has taken a third straight outright win at the famous 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans (or ’24 heures du Mans’ to locals) and did it style, filling all three spots on the podium. Reigning champion trio Marcel Fässler (Switzerland), André Lotterer (Germany) and Benoît Tréluyer (France) of the […]