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Paul Gover

Paul Gover

Paul Gover has rallied, raced and reported since the 1970s in the most varied career of anyone who has picked up a pen in Australian motorsport.

WHOOPS, SAINZ DID IT AGAIN

WHOOPS, SAINZ DID IT AGAIN

So Carlos Sainz Snr has rolled in the Dakar Rally – what else is new? He did the same thing back in 2023 in an Audi RS Q e-tron, but rebounded in 2024 to score his fourth Dakar win with the German carmaker. Now he has rolled his Ford Raptor, so

HOT SHOTS: Life on the Dakar

HOT SHOTS: Life on the Dakar

A single picture, from pre-event testing in the Saudi Arabian desert, captures the essence of the Dakar Rally. Now the real action begins.

DOWNSHIFTING: Garth Tander

DOWNSHIFTING: Garth Tander

1. What makes you laugh? The random stuff my kids say/talk about. Skibidi, Aura, Demure, Yapping, it's all very amusing. 2. What’s on your playlist? INXS, Coldplay, Hilltop Hoods, Metallica, Crowded House, Fat Boy Slim, Imagine Dragons, Oasis – it's pretty wide and varied. 3.

MIGHTY MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS. AGAIN. AND AGAIN.

MIGHTY MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS. AGAIN. AND AGAIN.

Freshly minted four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen has topped two prestigious polls for his winning efforts through season 2024. Firstly he was voted the drivers' driver by his grand prix rivals and then he led the annual Top 50 driver rankings by respected British publication Autosport. Lando Norris

ANOTHER CLASSIC DESERT DUEL COMING ON THE DAKAR

ANOTHER CLASSIC DESERT DUEL COMING ON THE DAKAR

Audi has won and run and now it's up to Ford and Toyota to fight for supremacy in Dakar 2025 – with a twist. The twist is provided by Australia's Toby Price, already a two-time Dakar winner on a motorcycle but fronting as a rookie this time

HOT SHOTS: Zak Brown's toy box

HOT SHOTS: Zak Brown's toy box

"Season’s done, so time for some fun on track in Spain with Fernando," said McLaren F1 boss, Zak Brown, on his socials. "Drove my 1976 Australian Touring Car Championship-winning DeKon Monza, 5 x IMSA-winning 1989 TWR Jaguar XJR-10, and my 2011 Holden Commodore that won the

F1 GRID SET – FRANCO COLAPINTO MISSES OUT

F1 GRID SET – FRANCO COLAPINTO MISSES OUT

Sir Lewis Hamilton will race in red and Nico Hulkenberg will drive Sauber into the upcoming Audi era when Formula One racing resumes at the Australian Grand Prix on March 16. The F1 rookies for season 2025 are led by Jack Doohan at Alpine, who is joined by Oliver Bearman