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UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor may be one of the fastest rising superstars in MMA, but he’s still an underdog in his quest for UFC history, according to oddsmakers.

He was called the "smartest guy I know" by Peyton Manning. And he's the youngest coach in the NFL. …

Milos Raonic got one back on Roger Federer to start the new season. After losing coach Ivan Ljubicic to the Federer camp leading into 2016, Raonic achieved something nobody else born in the 1990s has managed to do agains...

Pipo Derani topped the final day of the traditional 'Roar before the 24' Daytona 24 Hours test on Sunday

Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull Racing would have won some races in the latter part of 2015 had the team been running with Mercedes power rather than its Renault power unit. The Australian felt the team made a step up...

Towards the end of the 2015 Formula 1 season, Valtteri Bottas twice collided with his fellow Finn Kimi Raikkonen, with the Williams Martini Racing driver feeling the moves should act as a warning to those who doubt him d...

A new contract to secure the future of the historic Italian grand prix at Monza is now 'close' to being signed. That was the claim late on Friday of Angelo Sticchi Damiani, the chief of... More »

F1 News Ricciardo could have been a contender Another Merc domination? Where's the diversity? Would 2 engines per season reduce F1 costs? Tyler Alexander 1940-2016 Toro Rosso's late engine a slight compromise Editorial R...

Our rallies editor DAVID EVANS wasn't looking forward to this year's Dakar, but the captivating first week of the event has changed his mind

Kimi Raikkonen has admitted he is a fan of F1's older circuits, amid the new era of ultra-modern tracks penned mainly by Hermann Tilke. In recent years, many of the sport's European hosts... More »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo claims that Red Bull could have won races in the 2015 Formula 1 season, it it was powered by Mercedes engines, following a woeful year with the ‘unreliable' and ‘unpredictable' Renault pow...

As Mercedes looks into the future, Nico Rosberg says his ideal teammate is Lewis Hamilton. As the teammates duelled alone for the titles in 2014 and 2015, the rising acrimony of the relationship... More »

Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to race in Formula One, has died at the age of 89. Formula One made the announcement on its website Saturday without providing a cause of death. De Filippis made three starts for...

Nico Rosberg is still in the game when it comes to winning world championships. That is the view of former two-time title winner Mika Hakkinen, who insisted the German driver cannot be written off... More »

Without the money to significantly develop its 2015 F1 contender, Sauber is hoping an evolution of the C34 will be strong enough to compete with its anticipated 2016 rivals. More »

© DR Believe it or not this little piece of machinery actually competed in the US Grand Prix at Sebring in 1959. And it was driven by a man born on this day in 1921, a true superstar of American racing's golden age: Rod...

©Instagram - Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton just said that Mercedes would remain dominant in 2016. That would be hardly surprising, but the real question which lingers is who of Hamilton or Rosberg will have the upper ha...

Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to race in Formula One, has died at the age of 89. …

© WRI2 Max Verstappen thinks that his Toro Rosso bull will be energized this year by a full second a lap thanks to the team's switch from Renault to Ferrari power units. Despite the reliability and performance woes whic...

Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull's chassis was strong enough from last year's Hungarian Grand Prix onwards to challenge for wins if it had had Mercedes power

Williams driver Valtteri Bottas believes that a more aggressive approach to the end of the 2015 Formula 1 season has changed his conservative image. The Finnish driver clashed twice with compatriot Kimi Raikkonen towards...

Lewis Hamilton says he expects his Mercedes team to dominate Formula 1 for at least one more season, despite bold claims by Ferrari that they will match the German outfit in 2016. The Briton, who secured his third champ...