S5000
“Around here, pole's everything” said two-time gold star champion Tim Macrow after S5000 qualifying in Sydney. “It’s gonna be really difficult to pass this weekend.” “I know we've got the reverse grid and all that sort of stuff to mix it up along the way,
Formula One
Daniel Ricciardo says McLaren need a strong weekend in Qatar to stay in the fight for third in the F1 constructors' championship. The battle was impacted heavily by Ricciardo's retirement in Brazil. The Australian had finished 34 races in a row until a power failure took him
S5000
Tim Macrow has qualified on pole position for the S5000 Tasman Series opener in Sydney. The two-time Gold Star winner set his fastest lap on the fifth attempt with a time of 1:25.91. The top four were separated by less than an tenth of a second and the
S5000
The full entry list for the S5000 Tasman Series has been locked in ahead of the series' return at Sydney Motorsport Park. The grid includes current S5000 Australian Drivers' Champion Joey Mawson, former Gold Star winner Tim Macrow, and international entrants Roberto Merhi and Yoshiaki Katayama. Current champion
Formula One
Australian rising star Oscar Piastri will join the Alpine F1 Team as reserve driver from 2022. The 2020 FIA Formula 3 champion currently leads the 2021 FIA Formula 2 standings with two rounds remaining, but had been locked out of a full time drive on the Formula 1 grid next
Formula One
Lewis Hamilton has been fined €5000 ($7770 AUD) for undoing his seatbelts while celebrating his Brazilian Grand Prix victory. Hamilton loosened his seatbelt to retrieve and hold a Brazilian flag in honour of hero Ayrton Senna. The Mercedes driver's punishment includes a €20,000 ($31,078 AUD) fine
Formula Ford AU
Thomas Sargent has secured the 2021 Australian Formula Ford championship after winning race three at Winton. "As a team, this championship has been a work in progress for a while and we’ve had to overcome the challenges of COVID interruptions the last few years, so to finally get
Formula One
McLaren has issued a firm denial to reports it has been bought by Audi. "McLaren Group is aware of a news media report stating it has been sold to Audi," read a brief statement. "This is wholly inaccurate and McLaren is seeking to have the story removed.
Italian Formula 4
Australia karter James Wharton will race for PREMA in the 2022 Italian Formula 4 Championship. Wharton was selected by Motorsport Australia to take part in the 2020 Ferrari Driver Academy Scouting World Finals. The 15 year-old won the shootout and joined the Ferrari academy. Wharton will make the jump to
Formula One
Frustrated with the Saturday sprint race, Daniel Ricciardo had planned a Sunday comeback until a mechanical failure took him out of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. "It was going OK!" said the McLaren F1 driver. "We went forwards at the start, which was definitely one objective after
Formula One
Lewis Hamilton launched himself back into the F1 title battle with a commanding win of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Hamilton started tenth on the grid and surged through the field, scoring his 101st career Formula One victory and 80th for Mercedes. "I am so, so grateful for the
Formula Ford AU
Thomas Sargent has continued his dominant run in Australian Formula Ford with victory in race one at Winton. Having won all but one race so far in the interrupted season, the Victorian Formula Ford champion started on pole and lead away cleanly at the start of the first race in