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SportAustralian Associated PressPercat makes Walkinshaw Supercars return
Supercars driver Nick Percat is going back to where it all began, signing with Walkinshaw Andretti United for the 2022 championship campaign.The 33-year-old has signed a multi-year deal with the former Holden factory team, joining fellow Bathurst 1000 winner Chaz Mostert in one of the most credentialed pairings on next year's grid.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'I'm crying': Shaquille O'Neal's F1 photo sends fans into frenzy
Fans couldn't believe the image following the weekend's F1 finale. Find out more here.
SportAustralian Associated PressVerstappen wins US GP to extend F1 lead
Red Bull's Max Verstappen has held off Formula One title rival Lewis Hamilton over the final thrilling laps of the United States Grand Prix to win his eighth race of the season and double his lead in the championship standings.Mercedes' seven-times world champion Hamilton staged a late charge on fresher tyres at the Circuit of the Americas but ended up 1.
SportAustralian Associated PressQuartararo's MotoGP title, Miller crashes
Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo has become the first Frenchman to win the MotoGP world championship after a fourth-placed finish in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as his closest title contender Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati crashed.Pole sitter Bagnaia was leading Ducati's home race when he crashed with five laps to go, handing Honda's Marc Marquez the race victory and the world title to Quartararo who has an unassailable lead in the standings with two races left.
SportAustralian Associated PressVerstappen snatches F1 pole from Hamilton
Red Bull's Max Verstappen has grabbed pole position for Formula One's United States Grand Prix with a final flying lap in qualifying to edge out championship rival Lewis Hamilton.Dutchman Verstappen sped around the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, in 1 minute and 32.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMiller on front row at Emilia Romagna GP
Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position for the Emilia Romagna grand prix in a Ducati front row lockout with Australia's Jack Miller, to keep the Italian's title hopes alive. Championship leader Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha failed to make the second qualifying session.
SportAustralian Associated PressVerstappen calls Hamilton a 'stupid idiot'
Max Verstappen called Lewis Hamilton a "stupid idiot" as the championship rivals clashed in practice for the United States Grand Prix.Hamilton, who is six points behind Verstappen, overtook the Red Bull driver at the concluding left-hander in Friday's second session in Austin.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressPocket-sized Venue SUV adds a few tricks
When first introduced to Hyundai's pint-sized SUV, called the Venue, it wasn't exactly a case of love at first sight.The prospect of spending an entire week behind the wheel of this dinky little Korean machine that looks like it should be driven by Mr Bean, didn't exactly set pulses racing.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'No-one cracked': Key moment McLaren won over Daniel Ricciardo
A single two-second act from McLaren at a crucial moment proved to Daniel Ricciardo that his switch to the team was the best thing he could have done for his F1 fortunes. Find out more here.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaLewis Hamilton dishes dirt on 'limited' Max Verstappen interaction
The F1 drivers might be close on the track but off it, they're anything but. Read more here.
SportAustralian Associated PressHamilton, Verstappen only close on track
Formula One title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have been close on track all season, at times too close, but otherwise they are keeping their distance.Mercedes' seven-times world champion Hamilton, six points behind Red Bull's Verstappen after 16 of 22 races, had little to say when asked at the US Grand Prix on Thursday how the relationship had changed as the title fight intensifies.
SportAustralian Associated PressHamilton calls for F1 return to Africa
Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has welcomed the sport's expansion in the United States but called also for a return to South Africa.Formula One last raced at the Kyalami circuit, north of Johannesburg, in 1993 but there have been talks about a return.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Keep him down': F1 champ's advice for Verstappen in Hamilton battle
Max Verstappen has a path to F1 glory over Lewis Hamilton with six races left, but a past F1 champ says the margin for error is tiny. Read more here.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaF1 champ details difference between Hamilton and Schumacher
Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher stand alone as titans of F1 - but the way they raced couldn't be more different according to Nico Rosberg. Read more here.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Too big to neglect': Sebastian Vettel's stunning swipe at F1
The F1 ace has taken a not-so-subtle dig at the sport's decision-makers. More here.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaSupercars rivals mock James Courtney over photos with girlfriend
James Courtney has reportedly earned the ire of fellow Supercars drivers. Read all the details here.
SportAustralian Associated PressFrench star Premat withdraws from Bathurst
French driver Alex Premat has been forced to pull out of December's Bathurst 1000 due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions.The 38-year-old, who won the 2019 Great Race alongside Scott McLaughlin for DJR Team Penske, has been a regular co-driver at Mount Panorama over the past decade.
SportAustralian Associated PressNeuville wins, WRC title goes down to wire
Hyundai's Thierry Neuville has won the Rally of Spain to ensure the championship battle between Toyota teammates Sebastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans will be decided at next month's final round in Italy.Evans finished second to cut Ogier's lead to 17 points, with a maximum 30 still on offer in Italy.
SportAustralian Associated PressNeuville extends lead in Spain rally
Hyundai's Thierry Neuville has extended his lead in the Rally of Spain as the world championship title battle between Toyota teammates Elfyn Evans and Sebastien Ogier looked set to go down to next month's final round in Italy.Belgian Neuville was fastest through all but one of the day's seven asphalt stages to forge 16.
SportAustralian Associated PressMelbourne back, but later, in 23-GP roster
Melbourne's Albert Park grand prix, the traditional Formula One curtain raiser, has been pushed back to April 10 in a record-breaking 23-event calendar for 2022.Australia has some of the strictest Covid-19 travel restrictions in the world but F1 executives remain hopeful they will ease in time for the race to be held for the first time since 2019.
LifestyleAustralian Associated PressTop spec but low range Oz electric Mazda
That's just the new sound of Mazda's famous 'Zoom Zoom' slogan.Only now it's become 'shhhhoom shhhhoom', with the arrival of the first electric Mazda to reach Australian shores.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Not optimistic': Formula 1 champ's fears sport will 'disappear'
Sebastian Vettel says F1 could risk disappearing altogether if the sport doesn't get serious about the environment. Read more here.
SportAustralian Associated PressRicciardo gives new F1 gloves thumbs-up
McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo has given the thumbs-up to new flame-resistant gloves developed by Formula One's governing body after Romain Grosjean's fiery crash in Bahrain last year.Grosjean made a miraculous escape from a fireball crash in November but suffered burns to the back of his hands as he clambered free of the wreckage.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Isn't true': Lewis Hamilton's public denial of ugly Mercedes claims
Lewis Hamilton has hosed down talk of being 'furious' at his Mercedes team, but isn't shying away from the strong language he used over the radio. Read more here.
