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SportAustralian Associated PressStruggling McLaren part company with technical director
McLaren have announced the departure of technical director James Key as they hope to transform their fortunes before the Australian Grand Prix.The British-based Formula One team have failed to garner a single point in the first two races of the season, with neither their new Australian hope Oscar Piastri nor their more experienced Briton Lando Norris yet troubling the scorers.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaOscar Piastri's disaster as Fernando Alonso reinstated after F1 'disgrace'
Oscar Piastri suffered more dramas as Fernando Alonso was initially robbed of his 100th podium finish. Read more here.
SportAustralian Associated PressPerez wins Saudi GP in Red Bull 1-2 ahead of Verstappen
Sergio Perez has won the Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prix from pole and world champion Max Verstappen fought from 15th on the grid to second to give dominant Red Bull a second one-two finish from as many races this season.Perez was briefly passed early on by Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso but never looked back en route to a fifth career win when he took the lead in lap four.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaOscar Piastri escapes F1 'carnage' to out-perform Lando Norris
The Australian will start eighth in the Saudi Arabian GP, well ahead of teammate Lando Norris.
SportAustralian Associated PressPerez on pole in Saudi GP after Verstappen hits trouble
Red Bull's Sergio Perez has taken pole position in Saudi Arabia for the second year in a row after his Formula One champion teammate Max Verstappen suffered a driveshaft failure and qualified only 15th.Aston Martin's 41-year-old double world champion Fernando Alonso, who had hoped for his first pole since Germany 2012 with Ferrari, will join the Mexican on the front row for Sunday's race in Jeddah.
SportAustralian Associated PressVerstappen on top in Jeddah as Piastri struggles again
Max Verstappen has shrugged off a stomach bug to lead both practice sessions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso prevented a Red Bull one-two on the timesheets.But Australian new boy Oscar Piastri again found life hard going in the uncompetitive McLaren, finishing 19th fastest of the 20 drivers in the afternoon's session which best mirrors the conditions he'll face in Saturday's qualifying.
LifestyleAustralian Associated PressBaby Beemer SUV not such a small contender
Not all cars are built the same.It's not necessarily about aesthetics.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaLewis Hamilton in staggering admission about F1 woes at Mercedes
The seven-time Formula One champion has turn heads with an extraordinary admission about Mercedes. More here.
SportAustralian Associated PressVerstappen arrival for Saudi GP delayed by stomach bug
Max Verstappen has cancelled his media commitments at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix because of a stomach illness.The double world champion, who dominated Formula One's season-opening race in Bahrain a fortnight ago, said he has been battling with the bug this week.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaShane van Gisbergen furore prompts major Mark Skaife move
Skaife said Van Gisbergen should have showed more respect in a post0-race press conference, but says the criticism wasn't a personal attack. Read more here.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaShane van Gisbergen under fire over 'disrespectful' act in press conference
Shane van Gisbergen won the second race of the Supercars season after being disqualified on the opener. Read more here.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaShane van Gisbergen disqualified in major furore after Supercars opener
The team had used dry ice in an effort to counter alarmingly high temperatures in the cabin. Read more here.
SportAustralian Associated PressVan Gisbergen frosty after contentious Supercars opener
Just hours after having a season-opening victory stripped from his team, Shane van Gisbergen has taken victory in race two in a controversial beginning to the new Gen3 Supercars season in Newcastle.Red Bull Ampol Racing stars van Gisbergen and Broc Feeney were sensationally disqualified from their Supercars 1-2 triumph after a protest following Saturday's race.
SportAustralian Associated PressProtest lodged in Red Bull's one-two Newcastle Gen3 win
Two Supercars teams have protested the result of Saturday's season-opening race in Newcastle, alleging the first and second-placed Triple Eight Racing cars used improper driver cooling systems.Shane van Gisbergen and Broc Feeney from Triple Eight scored a one-two for their team in sweltering conditions on Saturday.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressS stands for so much more in mid-range Macan
It's amazing the difference one little letter can make.It can turn a mile into a smile.
SportAustralian Associated PressKostecki quickest in Newcastle 500 Supercars practice
Gen3 is underway in Supercars and the new makes have delivered ultimate balance across three practice sessions where Brodie Kostecki clocked the fastest time ahead of Saturday's qualifying and first 250km race.Plenty of anticipation surrounded the new Gen3 Ford Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaro's as they finally graced the streets of Newcastle on Friday.
SportAustralian Associated PressVan Gisbergen still the hunted in Supercars' new era
It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and a new Supercars Championship season is ready to get underway in Newcastle, where Ford Mustangs will face Chevrolet Camaros as a fresh era begins for the sport.Drivers are buzzing yet sceptical.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaF1 commentator issues apology to Valtteri Bottas over 'insensitive' act
Valtteri Bottas opened up about being on the brink of an eating disorder in the early years of his F1 career. Read more here.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaDaniel Ricciardo move backfires as McLaren savaged over 'horrible' drama
The Aussie driver was replaced by compatriot Oscar Piastri for the 2023 season. Read more here.
SportAustralian Associated PressPower, McLaughlin penalised in rough Indycar opener
Reigning series champion Will Power and defending race champion Scott McLaughlin have both copped avoidable contact penalties amid a crash-marred start to the Indycar season in Florida.Australian veteran Power emerged with a seventh placing while his Kiwi teammate McLaughlin had to settle for 13th after contact with pole-starter Romain Grosjean while dicing for the lead.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaOscar Piastri's horror F1 debut as Max Verstappen wins Bahrain Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri replaced Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren after his compatriot was axed. Read more here.
SportAustralian Associated PressVerstappen wins Bahrain season-opener in Red Bull 1-2
Max Verstappen and Red Bull have made a dream start to the Formula One season with a dominant one-two in Bahrain while Fernando Alonso joined the party with a podium on his Aston Martin debut.But McLaren's Australian new boy Oscar Piastri suffered agony under the floodlights on Sunday, as he was forced to retire after 14 laps of his debut race.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussie new boy Piastri forced to retire in Bahrain GP
Oscar Piastri has suffered a wretched start to life in Formula One when his debut Bahrain Grand Prix ended after just 14 laps, with the young Australian still stuck in his car in the pit-lane shaking his head.But the 21-year-old was later adopting a brave face on McLaren's opening-day debacle, adamant that there were still "positives to take" for a team seemingly going in the wrong direction after a dreadful three days.
SportAustralian Associated PressPiastri ousted in Q1 in his first Grand Prix qualifying
Australia's Oscar Piastri has failed to get past the first stage of qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix in an underwhelming start to his Formula One career, blaming himself for making too many mistakes.The 21-year-old from Melbourne will have to start from 18th of 20 on the grid in Sunday's race after his struggling British team McLaren were left contemplating their cars' lack of race pace.
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