Dovetailing as rounds of the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally Championship and the Northern Ireland Rally Championship, tomorrow’s Bushwhacker Rally, in Omagh, has a cracking field.

Lewis Hamilton faces a tall order to retain the lead of the Formula One championship after he qualified a lowly fifth for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix as his rival Sebastian Vettel stormed to pole position.

Lewis Hamilton revelled in his role as pantomime villain of the Italian Grand Prix after he crushed rival Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari’s home race to take charge of the title battle for the first time this year.

Lewis Hamilton completed a flawless weekend by storming to victory at the Italian Grand Prix and moving into the lead of the Formula One championship.

Hamilton will start the Italian Grand Prix from pole position following his wet-weather masterclass in one of the longest qualifying sessions in Formula One history.

Williams driver Felipe Massa posted the fastest time of a rain-hit final practice session for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton was pipped to the top of the time sheets by his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas in second practice for the Italian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton continued his fine recent form by posting the fastest time in opening practice for the Italian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton has committed his Formula One future to Mercedes after revealing he will put pen to paper on a new contract before the end of the season.

Two-time Irish marathon champion Sean Hehir says he is far more inspired by legendary Clare hard-man Seamus Power than the Kenyan Olympic champion who took part in the recent bid to break the two-hour marathon barrier.

The Valvoline Irish Forest Rally Championship is likely to have a new leader after tomorrow’s Abbey Hotel Donegal Forest Rally, the third round of the campaign as series leader and former champion Josh Moffett has withdrawn his entry due to business commitments.

Alex Wright sharpened up his preparations for the European Race Walking Cup by winning the 10k race walk as sprinters stole the show at the Leevale Sports in CIT on Saturday.

Lewis Hamilton’s championship challenge is now out of his hands after yet another horror start saw him slip even further behind Nico Rosberg in the title race.

Nico Rosberg left a beleaguered Lewis Hamilton trailing in his wake after he secured pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix in emphatic fashion.

Lewis Hamilton extended his dominance of the Italian Grand Prix into a third successive year by claiming an emphatic pole position ahead of his championship rival Nico Rosberg.

World champion Lewis Hamilton ended the final practice session at the top of the pile as he bids to win his 50th grand prix and complete a historic hat-trick in Monza.

A jubilant Lewis Hamilton hailed his record-breaking drive at the Belgian Grand Prix as the best result he could have hoped for after storming from the back of the pack to the podium.

Dutch brewer Heineken’s sponsorship deal with Formula One, announced last week, has led to renewed calls from European campaigners for a ban on alcohol sponsorship in the sport.

The Moffett domination of the Monaghan Rally continued yesterday but it was the younger sibling Josh that won the event. 

HONDA has long been regarded as one of the most innovative and ingenious of all the motor manufacturers in the world and thus, when the company announced a return to the pinnacle of motor sport with a new hybrid Formula One engine, it was expected that the Japanese company would make an immediate and sustained impact, writes Declan Colley

Peter Lawrie is facing five weeks of uncertainty as his goal of wrapping-up his card for next season fell short at the Italian Open in Monza.

Two birdies in his closing three holes at least gave Gavin Moynihan something to celebrate on the occasion of his 21st birthday and in his first round as a pro on day one of the Italian Open at Monza.

Gavin Moynihan steps onto the first tee in Monza later today as the European Tour’s newest professional with Ryder Cup captains past and present praising the 20-year-old.

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Lewis Hamilton has been confirmed as the winner of the Italian Grand Prix after an investigation into a tyre pressure breach.

Lewis Hamilton hailed Pirelli’s decision not to push ahead with their proposal to introduce a substantial hike in tyre pressures for this week’s Italian Grand Prix.

Jenson Button has called for the immediate introduction of closed cockpits in single-seater motor-racing to avoid any further fatalities.

Two years after Niki Lauda’s miraculous story was depicted in Ron Howard’s Rush, a new documentary takes a closer look. Formula One’s most famous survivor talks to Susan Griffin

Two years after Niki Lauda’s miraculous story was depicted in Ron Howard’s Rush, a new documentary takes a closer look. Formula One’s most famous survivor talks to Susan Griffin

There is symmetry to Patrice Evra’s career. 

Further to their maiden WRC win, the Irish duo of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (Citroen DS3 WRC) tackle this weekend’s Vodafone Rally de Portugal, round five of the World Rally Championship, in confident mood. They are also expected to benefit from redefined aerodynamics on the front end and a new bumper and redesigned wings.

Sebastian Vettel has finally been confirmed as a Ferrari driver, with the four-times Formula One world champion joining the team on a three-year contract.

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton was relieved he was able to keep his cool on a day when he watched Nico Rosberg hand him a lifeline in this year’s Formula One world title fight.

Lewis Hamilton secured victory in the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg showed another sign of cracking under the strain of this year’s Formula One world title fight.

Lewis Hamilton was back on form as he comfortably topped the timesheet ahead of the Italian Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg was the one left looking on.

Alejandro Agag, the man leading the world’s first all-electric car racing series, laughingly describes himself as an ‘old petrolhead’ who likes a bit of noise.

Normal service was resumed as feuding Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton finished one-two come the culmination of practice on Friday for the Italian Grand Prix.

As Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg addressed the Formula One media for the first time since departing Spa at war, the body language expressed by the Mercedes drivers spoke volumes.

Lewis Hamilton said trust is not something he applies to motor racing after being asked about his relationship with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg following the controversial incident involving the two at the Belgian Grand Prix.

The air may have been cleared, but ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix it is certain an uneasy truce exists between Mercedes rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Sebastian Vettel may insist it is not over but as far as Fernando Alonso is concerned this year’s fight for the Formula One title is a done deal.

Sebastian Vettel has revealed that victories rather than a place in Formula One’s history books are his motivating force.

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has already offered his congratulations to Sebastian Vettel with the Red Bull driver on the brink of winning his fourth consecutive Formula One world title.