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Wolff has said he hopes Formula One teams could build consensus on a way forward following Ferrari's threat to quit the sport

'Don't mess with Ferrari chairman', Toto Wolff warns F1

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned that a breakaway series to rival Formula One is a "realistic" possibility if the championship's stakeholders fail to placate Ferrari in their long-term vision for the sport.

Motorsport • 21 Mar 18

Marc Marquez of Spain and Repsol Honda Team leads the field

Marquez closes in on MotoGP crown after Oz victory

Marc Marquez moved a major step closer to clinching a fourth MotoGP title by winning a gripping Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Motorsport • 22 Oct 17

Sebastian Vettel celebrates his win at the Australian Grand Prix

Vettel lays down early marker with victory in Australia

Sebastian Vettel has underlined Ferrari's championship credentials after beating Lewis Hamilton to win the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 26 Mar 17

Hamilton took pole position ahead of Vettel

Hamilton fends off Ferrari challenge to take pole

Lewis Hamilton delivered an emphatic performance to stave off a resurgent Ferrari and claim pole position for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 25 Mar 17

Cal Crutchlow: 'I was confident I could have won even with Marc in the race'

Crutchlow wins Australian Moto Grand Prix

Cal Crutchlow comfortably held off Valentino Rossi over 18 laps at Phillip Island to claim his second career MotoGP victory and become the first British winner of the Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 23 Oct 16

The wreck of Fernando Alonso's McLaren Honda is retrieved

Alonso escapes horror crash at Australian GP

Nico Rosberg won the Australian Grand Prix in a race that will long be remembered for Fernando Alonso's miraculous escape from a high-speed crash.

Motorsport • 20 Mar 16

Hamilton takes pole as new format falls flat

Lewis Hamilton will start on pole for Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, but Formula One's revamped qualifying format was nothing short of a disaster.

Motorsport • 19 Mar 16

Marc Marquez leads Jorge Lorenzo at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit

Marquez snatches last-gasp win in Australia

Outgoing MotoGP champion Marc Marquez snatched the lead from Jorge Lorenzo on a thrilling last lap to win a classic Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, with championship leader Valentino Rossi finishing fourth.

Motorsport • 18 Oct 15

"I thought you were taller!" Lewis Hamilton quipped to Arnold Schwarzenegger, who conducted the podium interview

Hamilton opens season with Australian win

Lewis Hamilton began his reign as Formula One world champion with his 34th career victory by taking the chequered flag in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 15 Mar 15

Lewis Hamilton drives during qualifying for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton takes pole in Australia

Lewis Hamilton began the new Formula One season in stunning fashion with a crushing qualifying performance to grab the fourth pole position of his career for the Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 14 Mar 15

Valentino Rossi on the tarmac at Phillip Island

Rossi wins as Marquez crashes out

Valentino Rossi surged up from eighth on the grid to take his second win of the year at the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Motorsport • 19 Oct 14

Marc Marquez last week sealed his second successive world title

Marquez equals record with Australian pole

Marc Marquez claimed a record-equalling 12th MotoGP pole position of the season in the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.

Motorsport • 18 Oct 14

Daniel Ricciardo has been unsuccessful in his appeal against disqualification from the Australian Grand Prix

Red Bull fail in Ricciardo appeal

Red Bull have lost their appeal against Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification from last month's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 15 Apr 14

Hamilton on pole, Vettel out of top ten

Lewis Hamilton captured pole position for Mercedes for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in a thrilling finish to a rain-hit qualifying session.

Motorsport • 15 Mar 14

Jorge Lorenzo leads leads Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa in the Australian Grand Prix

Lorenzo lands Australian Grand Prix

Jorge Lorenzo's MotoGP title hopes were dragged back from the abyss after winning a chaotic Australian Grand Prix that saw championship leader Marc Marquez disqualified over a pit stop infringement.

Motorsport • 20 Oct 13

Jorge Lorenzo was forced to pit after an unfortunate seagull became lodged in the right fairing of his Yamaha just after the blind crest at Lukey Heights

Lorenzo slays seagull before ‘PlayStation’ lap

Title-chasing Jorge Lorenzo gave himself a huge shot in the arm by clinching pole position for the Tissot Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island - but had to defeat a seagull as well as his rivals.

Motorsport • 19 Oct 13

Australian Grand Prix