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MotoGP called off amid ‘dangerous’ conditions at Phillip Island
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez agreed with organisers’ decision to call off MotoGP racing but local Jack Miller thought racing should at least have been attempted, despite nine riders crashing out of the Moto2 race before it was halted after nine laps.
- by Matthew Clayton
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Zarco stuns field to win Australian GP
France's Johann Zarco came from nowhere in Phillip Island to beat out Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Di Giannantonio
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MotoGP
‘Safety is the most important factor’: MotoGP event brought forward over wind gust fears
Concerns over dangerous wind at Phillip Island’s MotoGP circuit have caused the showpiece motor sport event to be rescheduled to Saturday.
- by Scott Spits
Marc Marquez had his arm deliberately broken and twisted 34 degrees. It’s revived his career
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez crashed and shattered his right humerus in 2020, which derailed his career. He’s taken a massive gamble to get it back on track.
- by Matthew Clayton
Supercars' early visit to Gold Coast streets
The streets of the Gold Coast rumbled on Thursday as four Supercars performed a demonstration a week before the Gold Coast 500
SVG returns for another dusty Bathurst 1000 interview
A bleary-eyed Shane van Gisbergen and Richie Stanaway were up at the crack of dawn to speak with Karl Stefanovic after their famous Bathurst 1000 win.
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Supercars
‘A perfect way to say goodbye’: Van Gisbergen goes back-to-back in Bathurst 1000
Shane van Gisbergen will bow out of Supercars as a three-time Bathurst 1000 champion after becoming the first driver in 15 years to secure consecutive wins at Mount Panorama.
- by Oliver Caffrey
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Formula 1
‘Pretty cool’: Piastri wins first F1 race by taking Qatar sprint ahead of Verstappen
Oscar Piastri has won his first race for McLaren, taking out the sprint in Qatar ahead of Max Verstappen.
- by Marnie Vinall
Supercars icon's Bathurst breakdown
Supercars legend Larry Perkins assessed who is the best chance to take out this year's Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama
Bathurst legend warns soft tyres a ‘complete unknown’ before wild Great Race
Dick Johnson says drivers will be “making decisions on the run” in Sunday’s Bathurst 1000, as they relearn how to manoeuvre lighter cars using grippier tyres.
- by Emma Kemp
Curry, cheap caravans and buried beers: Bathurst 1000 endures for diehard fans
Some parties drive in before the gates open and camp in the holding area. Try telling this lot the Melbourne Cup is more important. Try telling them no one cares about the Bathurst 1000 any more.
- by Emma Kemp