Hamilton finished fourth after he allowed his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas past him on the last corner.

In the media room at the Aviva Stadium yesterday, former international Keith Andrews found himself sitting just a short pass away from a painful memory: a display cabinet containing Xavi’s Number 8 jersey as well as the match ball from that long night in Gdansk when Spain put four past Ireland at Euro 2012.

The Type 35 Bugatti debuted in 1924 and originals now sell for millions, but you can buy a replica for €236,000, says Hannah Elliot.

Where to eat, sleep and drive Ferraris in Italy’s of-the-moment culinary capital, Modena. Nikki Elstein has the insie tips you need to know before you travel.

Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team have admitted they are not the favourites to win Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix after being off the pace at the street circuit last year.

Darren Clarke might be a fearsome-looking figure on tour but the European Ryder Cup captain is a wise old owl in terms of developing new players.

Thousands of cars, including high-priced models, have been susceptible to car hacking due to a vulnerability in their immobiliser which was discovered in 2012 — but not publicised due to court action taken by Volkswagen.

Wanted: one caring owner for a cherry-red 1954 Ferrari racer; current proprietorship heavily contested.

CHINA: A salad store paraded dozens of half-naked Western men dressed as Spartans through China’s capital as a publicity stunt, causing a stir and drawing a crackdown by police who were photographed restraining some models the ground.

A Ferrari for the rich playboy, rather than the filthy rich playboy. That was the raison d’etre of the Dino badge, when Ferrari rolled it out in 1967.

Django Django were as surprised as anyone by their initial success. But what about the follow up, asks Ed Power

Lewis Hamilton has made clear there will be no let-up from Mercedes despite a crushing season-opening victory in Australia on Sunday.

A former mining tycoon who led a mafia-style crime gang that ran casinos and killed rivals has been executed along with four of the gang’s members, a court in central China said.

The number of high-end sports cars roaring onto Irish roads has doubled over the past year.

By David Rocks and Tommaso Ebhardt

Irish drivers are well used to being stuck in the middle of traffic jams.

LaFerrari apart, this is the most powerful car Ferrari makes and a true member of the supercar set. How does it cope with our roads and our weather? Matt Joy investigates

A $38.1 million (€29.4m) Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta led the annual parade of classic car auctions in California to a record tally of almost $400m (€308.7m).

A rare Ferrari has been sold at auction for a record price of €28.5m to an undisclosed buyer.

What are you currently driving?

THE Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 will eat up the miles on the motorway almost as quickly as it gulps down all known superlatives.

Rory McIlroy clearly displayed how driven he remains to end the season on a victory note in avoiding the distraction of a row of Ferraris, a former Miss World and a golf course full of stunning models at the Els Club in Dubai.

A 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO racer has become the world’s most expensive car, selling for $52m (€38m).

No Ferraris here - Pope Francis is taking to the road in a used car from the 80s.

Lewis Hamilton grabbed a sensational pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix folowing a chaotic qualifying session spiced up by rain.

With endless exotic rides and a few token exotic birds, anyone dining on Cork’s busiest boardwalk last night could be forgiven for thinking they were witnessing a revival of Men and their Motors.

A rare 1960s Ferrari convertible has sold in California for a record $27.5m (€20m).

A UK Independence Party Euro MP has been rebuked for complaining about the provision of taxpayer-funded aid to “bongo bongo land”.

A fleet of supercars is set to roar in to Cork City for a special pit-stop later this month.

As the second round of new registration plates comes on-stream, latest figures show a change in our driving habits. We’re embracing diesel again and our cars are getting smaller, says John Hearne

Police in Dubai have started using Ferrari FV sports cars to chase criminals.

Kimi Raikkonen proved he and Lotus have what it takes this year to become Formula One world champions after storming to victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix over the weekend.

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh admits to enduring one of the toughest days of his 24 years in Formula One.

Lewis Hamilton finally let his emotions get the better of him this week as the impact of leaving McLaren started to hit home.

The first night the owners of this West Cork farm sprawling homestead called Ancaire spent under their newly-acquired roof gave them the realisation they’d have to spend a bit more — a gale blew one of the windows in.

Sebastian Vettel survived a late tyre scare to move back to the top of the Formula One drivers’ championship with a dominant victory in Korea, as McLaren’s title hopes disintegrated.

Lewis Hamilton knocked back a practice double for a much-needed tonic ahead of tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix. Collecting just four points from his last three races, Hamilton has fallen 62 points behind championship leader Fernando Alonso in his Ferrari.

Sebastian Vettel produced an astonishing late hot lap to clinch the 33rd pole position of his Formula One career.

A woman has been pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building destroyed by an earthquake in Italy.

Fernando Alonso is ready to fight through another potentially lamentable start to the latest Formula One campaign.

An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive pile-up – smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes.

IT could be the most costly car crash ever.

Lewis Hamilton today started off on a sound note in his bid to make the headlines for the right reasons this weekend.