Cost of hosting this year’s F1 grand prix hits record $100m

Cost of hosting this year’s F1 grand prix hits record $100m

Victorian taxpayers have been left with a record bill from this year’s Formula 1 race,with runaway costs associated with the race outpacing the revenue generated by record attendances.

  • byChip Le Grand

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MotoGP called off amid ‘dangerous’ conditions at Phillip Island
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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.

  • byMatthew Clayton
Martin Pakula to take wheel as new Australian Grand Prix chair

Martin Pakula to take wheel as new Australian Grand Prix chair

Former sports minister Martin Pakula has been named chair of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation,the latest Labor minister to be appointed to a government board since leaving politics.

  • byKieran Rooney
Australian F1 Grand Prix goes to VCAT to fight order to release crowd figures

Australian F1 Grand Prix goes to VCAT to fight order to release crowd figures

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation is going to VCAT to fight an order to reveal how it counts crowds for its Melbourne showpiece.

  • byGreg Baum
State leaves grand prix driver’s seat empty

State leaves grand prix driver’s seat empty

Paul Little leaves his role as chairman of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation on Saturday,with no word on a permanent replacement.

  • byChip Le Grand
Inside Sydney’s bid to steal the grand prix – and the price Melbourne paid to get it back

Inside Sydney’s bid to steal the grand prix – and the price Melbourne paid to get it back

For the first time under the Andrews government,there was a real fear that one of the city’s most important events could be wrenched from its grasp.

  • byChip Le Grand
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Paul Little opens up on Grand Prix exit
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Paul Little opens up on Grand Prix exit

Outgoing Australian grand prix boss Paul Little has spoken about his exit from the role,after the state government declined to reappoint him despite Little’s desire for another five-year term.

  • byCarla Jaeger
Australian Grand Prix chair Paul Little to stand down
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Australian Grand Prix chair Paul Little to stand down

Ex-Essendon boss and business magnate Paul Little will stand down from his role as Australian Grand Prix chairman.

  • byCarla Jaeger andBroede Carmody
AFL heavyweight set to be named as next Australian Grand Prix boss
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AFL heavyweight set to be named as next Australian Grand Prix boss

AFL heavyweight Travis Auld is set to be appointed within weeks as the next chief executive of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.

  • byCarla Jaeger
Book extract:On a perfect autumn day,Brett Sutton sat on the couch in tears. It was his first big call

Book extract:On a perfect autumn day,Brett Sutton sat on the couch in tears. It was his first big call

On a packed tram to the Albert Park,rumours that an emerging virus could derail the Grand Prix were the hot topic of conversation,but few seemed genuinely concerned.

  • byAisha Dow andMelissa Cunningham
Grand Prix organisers won’t rule out bans for track invaders

Grand Prix organisers won’t rule out bans for track invaders

F1’s growth with new fans post-COVID and the Netflix series Drive To Survive is being considered a leading factor behind the track invasion at this month’s Australian Grand Prix.

  • byDamien Ractliffe