The clock is ticking on the 2023 driver market, and Daniel Ricciardo is suddenly the silly season’s biggest player.

Penrite Racing veteran Lee Holdsworth has announced his retirement from full-time Supercars competition.

The prospect of Max Verstappen starting near the back of the grid in a faster car is normally the sort of thing that leads to a thrilling grand prix.

After a month of public recrimination and private legal wrangling, Oscar Piastri’s future will take one step closer to being decided today.

The mid-season break is behind us, and on the evidence of the first day of practice at the Belgian Grand Prix, so too is the European summer.

Max Verstappen oozed authority and calm as he topped the times in practice at the Belgian Grand Prix and dismissed concerns about starting the race from the back of the grid.

The prospect of the 2023 Formula 1 grid not featuring Daniel Ricciardo is difficult to fathom.

McLaren chief executive Zak Brown has confessed to offering Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo a spot on the constructor’s IndyCar team after terminating his Formula 1 contract.

Formula 1 is picking up in Belgium where it left off in Hungary: with the 2023 driver market still considerably unresolved and the clock ticking down on those without contracts.

Remy Gardner could find himself without a bike in MotoGP next season after his Tech3 team admitted it still hoped to hand his ride to Miguel Oliveira for 2023.

There are fresh concerns for middle and lower order F1 teams in 2023 after the FIA approved changes that could play into the hands of the three giants.

Will Davison has crushed the field to win his first Sandown race in 13 years. Davison dominated from pole to continue his Penrite Oil Sandown SuperSprint dominance.

Supercars has mandated an update to the in car warning system in the wake of the Tailem Bend start-line crash.

As Daniel Ricciardo fights to keep his place on the Formula 1 grid, pop music icon Harry Styles has thrown his support behind the Australian driver.

We’ve reached F1’s mid-season break and, even for what is already considered silly season, things have been wild.

Alpine is reportedly set for a legal showdown with Oscar Piastri amid reports the Australian driver will join McLaren next season.

Update:There’s only one story in Formula 1 at the moment, and that’s Australians running amok in the driver market.

Don’t worry about Daniel Ricciardo, he’s going to be fine.

Ferrari’s constant strategy blunders this F1 season has their rivals amused after Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell shared a laugh at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Wins don’t come much more emphatic than from 10th on the grid at the Hungaroring.