‘Wild and wonderful’:Red Bull sack Australian F1 driver Ricciardo

‘Wild and wonderful’:Red Bull sack Australian F1 driver Ricciardo

The eight-time F1 race winner has been let go after a disappointing 2024 campaign.

  • byIan Chadband

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Daniel Ricciardo’s big mistake in F1,and why he never made it to the top
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Daniel Ricciardo’s big mistake in F1,and why he never made it to the top

He was the master of the big,bold overtake,but there was one issue that stopped the Australian from being world champion.

  • byGary Anderson
‘Thank you,Daniel’:Ricciardo’s telling gift in what could be his final F1 drive
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‘Thank you,Daniel’:Ricciardo’s telling gift in what could be his final F1 drive

Lando Norris roared away from pole position at Marina Bay,leading every lap to the chequered flag,but the Australian who’s stolen fans’ hearts was front and centre for a different reason.

  • byRussell Bennett
‘Painfully mature’:What Oscar Piastri’s mum wants you to know about him

‘Painfully mature’:What Oscar Piastri’s mum wants you to know about him

The Australian lives in Monaco and mixes with sporting royalty. But he makes no apologies for being “a nice person” in a cut-throat Formula 1 world.

  • byHannah Hammoud
‘Painful’:Tortoise beats the hare as Oscar Piastri rues one that got away at Monza
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‘Painful’:Tortoise beats the hare as Oscar Piastri rues one that got away at Monza

With a sigh of resignation,Australian F1 ace Oscar Piastri admitted just how gutted he was to miss out on winning one of the races he and his peers want to win most.

  • byRussell Bennett
‘So close it hurts’:Piastri makes podium as Russell wins Austrian GP
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‘So close it hurts’:Piastri makes podium as Russell wins Austrian GP

The Australian capitalised on a crash involving Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to claim second place for McLaren behind the Mercedes of George Russell.

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Ricciardo fights back from false start to clinch points in wild Canadian Grand Prix

Ricciardo fights back from false start to clinch points in wild Canadian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen restored Red Bull’s supremacy in a dramatic race.

‘Oscar,we do see the impact of the damage’:Why Piastri’s third F1 podium is his most telling yet
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‘Oscar,we do see the impact of the damage’:Why Piastri’s third F1 podium is his most telling yet

Australian Oscar Piastri avoided a horror crash to claim his third Formula 1 career podium ahead of some of the sport’s biggest names at the Monaco GP.

  • byRussell Bennett andJon Pierik
Those boots ain’t made for skolling
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Pop culture

Those boots ain’t made for skolling

The shoey has become as much of an Australian cultural export as Bluey,but that’s no source of national pride.

  • byCameron Atfield
From bloodied nose to King of Miami:Lando Norris an F1 winner at last

From bloodied nose to King of Miami:Lando Norris an F1 winner at last

Lando Norris appeared to be cursed in his bid to win a Formula One race,but at his 110th start he finally took the chequered flag.

‘Keep a few people quiet’:Ricciardo savours his first points of the season in Miami

‘Keep a few people quiet’:Ricciardo savours his first points of the season in Miami

Daniel Ricciardo enjoyed his first points of the Formula 1 season with a fourth place in the Miami Grand Prix sprint race but came quickly back to earth a few hours later with a disappointing qualifying effort.