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NewsAustralian Associated PressMid-strength Mercedes sports anyone?
Full-strength beer or mid-strength.Life is full of choices, not all of them difficult.
SportAustralian Associated PressMcLaughlin to play long game in IndyCars
He was a Supercars superstar but when it comes to the 2021 IndyCars season, Scott McLaughlin admits he's back to being a rookie.The three-time Supercars champion will start his full-time IndyCar career next week when the series starts with the Grand Prix of Alabama.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussie MotoGP ace Miller has arm surgery
Australian MotoGP rider Jack Miller has had surgery on his right forearm but is expected to be fit to compete at the next race in Portugal this month.The Ducati ace had been suffering from 'arm pump' at the season-opening races in Qatar.
SportAustralian Associated PressMotoGP battles and woes for Aussie Miller
Jack Miller's miserable start to the MotoGP season has continued in a calamitous Doha Grand Prix for the Australian rider, who had an angry mid-race dust-up with world champion Joan Mir before a hand problem saw him trail home ninth."I don't want another race like that," said Miller, after admitting that he couldn't feel the front brake lever on his Ducati near the finish on Sunday because of the recurrence of a numb hand which may need electronic treatment this week.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressTop-model little Kia SUV packed with kit
A friend recently asked what small SUV I would recommend for his teenage daughter.Without hesitation, I steered him towards the Kia Seltos.
SportAustralian Associated PressCOVID forces delay to Tassie Supercars
Supercars have made the decision to delay the Tasmania SuperSprint event by a week following Queensland's COVID-19 outbreak.The event, originally scheduled for the weekend of April 10-11 will now be held at Symmons Plains Raceway near Launceston on April 17-18.
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Tsunoda hailed as best F1 rookie in years
Formula One's motorsport managing director Ross Brawn believes Japanese youngster Yuki Tsunoda is the best rookie driver in years after the 20-year-old scored points on his debut in Bahrain.Brawn, the former Ferrari technical director who also ran the Honda, Brawn and Mercedes teams, said he had been impressed by the AlphaTauri driver's "brilliant spells" in the season-opener.
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Ricciardo raced with damaged car: McLaren
Daniel Ricciardo raced with a significantly damaged car on his McLaren debut in Bahrain last weekend, the Formula One team said on Tuesday.The Australian, who moved from Renault at the end of last season, finished seventh at the Sakhir circuit after qualifying sixth.
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Mercedes boss admits Red Bull car faster
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned that Lewis Hamilton's sublime drive to victory in Bahrain should not disguise the fact that Red Bull currently have the fastest car.Hamilton produced a defensive masterclass to beat Max Verstappen to the chequered flag at the first race of the new season.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Really bad': Mick Schumacher and teammate in disastrous F1 debut
Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin endured a disastrous start to life as F1 drivers at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaDaniel Ricciardo upstaged by teammate in chaotic F1 season-opener
Aussie Daniel Ricciardo said there was plenty of work to do after teammate Lando Norris surpassed him in the F1 season-opener.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Let me go': Max Verstappen rages over Lewis Hamilton moment
Max Verstappen was filthy after being forced to hand the Bahrain Grand Prix victory to Lewis Hamilton.
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Vinales wins MotoGP season opener in Qatar
Yamaha's Maverick Vinales has overcome a slow start to win the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix in an exhilarating, see-sawing race.Defending world champion Joan Mir lost out on a podium on the final lap to finish fourth behind Johann Zarco and Francesco Bagnaia on Sunday.
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Hamilton pips Verstappen in Bahrain GP
Lewis Hamilton has won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix for Mercedes after an epic, knife-edge battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen over the final laps.Verstappen, who passed Hamilton with four laps to go only to have to hand back the lead for going off the track, finished a mere 0.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Going to be nuts': Max Verstappen stuns Lewis Hamilton before season opener
Red Bulls Max Verstappen has clinched pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton for the Bahrain season opener.
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Teen Piastri wins at F2 opener in Bahrain
A bold pit call has led to a remarkable win for Australian teenager Oscar Piastri at the season-opening Formula Two event in Bahrain.Competing in his debut event in the Formula One development category, Piastri made the first pit stop of his racing career during a late safety car in Saturday's 23-lap race two.
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Verstappen on pole, Ricciardo 6th fastest
Red Bull's Max Verstappen has set himself up as favourite for the first race of the Formula One season after seizing a perfect pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix.The Dutch star put in a stunning final flying lap as he denied champions Mercedes the top slot in the season-opener for the first time in the V6 turbo hybrid era that started in 2014.
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Australian motorsport ready for Miller era
The opening practice sessions of the new MotoGP season in Qatar have only enhanced the tantalising possibility that this might just be the launch pad for a new Australian motor sport rocket man.Could this really be Miller time .
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Verstappen on top in both F1 practices
Max Verstappen was fastest driver in practice for Formula One's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as his Red Bull team immediately lived up to expectations that have soared since testing.The Dutch youngster, who also topped the timesheets two weeks ago at the same Sakhir circuit with a Honda-powered car that looked stable and quick, set a best time of one minute 31.
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Two F1 team staff test positive for COVID
Two staff members of the Aston Martin Formula One team have tested positive for the coronavirus and are in quarantine ahead of the season opener in Bahrain.The team said on Friday shortly before the start of first free practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix that additional safety measures have been implemented.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaLewis Hamilton's massive retirement statement ahead of F1 season
The seven-time F1 champ has spoken on the eve of what he thinks will be "the most exciting season yet".
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F1 champ Hamilton won't retire this season
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has made it clear he's unlikely to retire at the end of a season that he hoped would be the most exciting yet.The 36-year-old Mercedes driver has signed only a one-year contract extension, casting doubt on the intentions for 2022 of the sport's all-time most successful driver and leading personality.
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Vettel's new Aston Martin is 'Honey Ryder'
Sebastian Vettel has named his new Aston Martin Formula One car "Honey Ryder," after the Ursula Andress character in the first James Bond movie, Dr No.Swiss actress Andress starred as what is regarded as the first Bond girl, with Sean Connery as James Bond back in the 1962 movie.
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Three-pointed star with double the niche
The dictionary tells us that niche means "a specialised segment of the market for a particular kind of product or service".And these days, niche vehicles are everywhere, built for ever-more specialised, custom-order buyers wanting a car that precisely suits their needs.
