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Vettel becomes F1's youngest triple champion

Vettel becomes F1's youngest triple champion

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel became Formula One's youngest triple world champion at the age of 25 at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

D'Ambrosio to replace Grosjean at Italian GP

D'Ambrosio to replace Grosjean at Italian GP

Rediff.com4 Sep 2012

Belgian driver Jerome d'Ambrosio will race for Lotus in the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at Monza this weekend in place of the suspended Romain Grosjean, the team said on Tuesday.

Webber keeps Vettel off Abu Dhabi pole

Webber keeps Vettel off Abu Dhabi pole

Rediff.com2 Nov 2013

Mark Webber seized pole position for the floodlit Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull team-mate and quadruple World Champion Sebastian Vettel making a rare error and having to settle for second best.

Formula One teams face fee hike for 2013

Formula One teams face fee hike for 2013

Rediff.com3 Nov 2012

Formula One teams face a stiff hike in entry fees for next year's championship with the winning constructor having to pay $6,000 for every point scored this season as well as a basic charge of $500,000.

Vettel's Red Bull looks like an indomitable beast

Vettel's Red Bull looks like an indomitable beast

Rediff.com30 Oct 2012

The Indian Grand Prix saw Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso on the top of their respective games. Raja Sen looks back on Sunday's duel.

The best images from the Indian Grand Prix

The best images from the Indian Grand Prix

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix on Sunday and stretched his Formula One championship lead over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. Here's a look at some top class action from the race.

Focus and discipline are ingredients of my success: Vettel

Focus and discipline are ingredients of my success: Vettel

Rediff.com28 Oct 2012

Defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull termed "discipline and focus" as the two main ingredients of success after winning his second successive Indian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Narain couldn't show his power in HRT, feels Coulthard

Narain couldn't show his power in HRT, feels Coulthard

Rediff.com28 Oct 2012

India doesn't have a legacy in Formula One drivers but Narain Karthikeyan is a "talented driver who could have done wonders had he be racing for any other team" than minnows Hispania Racing (HRT), feels former multiple Grand Prix winner David Coulthard.

Benzema vows France will play like warriors against Spain

Benzema vows France will play like warriors against Spain

Rediff.com16 Oct 2012

France will field 11 warriors intent on proving Spain are not unbeatable when they play the world and European champions in a World Cup qualifier in Madrid on Tuesday, according to striker Karim Benzema.

Rosberg gets the jump on Hamilton in Austria

Rosberg gets the jump on Hamilton in Austria

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row in a Mercedes one-two finish with team mate Lewis Hamilton on Sunday.

F1: Magnussen splits with McLaren

F1: Magnussen splits with McLaren

Rediff.com17 Oct 2015

Danish Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen is leaving McLaren after being informed by email on his birthday that the team had no place for him.

Robben landmark as Bayern Munich set new record

Robben landmark as Bayern Munich set new record

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Arjen Robben grabbed his 100th goal for the club as undefeated Bayern Munich outclassed Freiburg 2-0.

Vettel reignites title push in Singapore

Vettel reignites title push in Singapore

Rediff.com23 Sep 2012

World champion Sebastian Vettel won an incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday to strengthen his chances of claiming a third successive Formula One title.

Hamilton storms to pole position in Singapore

Hamilton storms to pole position in Singapore

Rediff.com22 Sep 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton continued his surge in the second half of the season by nailing down pole position for the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix with a stirring drive around the Marina Bay Street Circuit on Saturday.

Renault apologise after Red Bull draw a rare blank

Renault apologise after Red Bull draw a rare blank

Rediff.com10 Sep 2012

Engine suppliers Renault apologised to Formula One champions Red Bull at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after the team failed to score a point in a race for the first time since 2010.

Familiar foe Ronaldo awaiting Spain in last four

Familiar foe Ronaldo awaiting Spain in last four

Rediff.com24 Jun 2012

Spain's Euro 2012 semi-final against Portugal will almost certainly hinge on how effectively the holders manage to shackle a familiar foe.

Vettel on pole for US Grand Prix

Vettel on pole for US Grand Prix

Rediff.com18 Nov 2012

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel roared to pole position at the US Grand Prix on Saturday with the German perfectly placed to claim a third straight Formula One title in his milestone 100th race.

Winning Webber hits Formula One for six

Winning Webber hits Formula One for six

Rediff.com27 May 2012

Australian Mark Webber won the showcase Monaco Grand Prix for champions Red Bull on Sunday as Formula One celebrated an unprecedented six different winners in six races this season.

India GP: Vettel fastest in India GP practice

India GP: Vettel fastest in India GP practice

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

Sebastian Vettel picked up where he left off on Friday by lapping fastest in free practice for an Indian Grand Prix that could bring the Formula One championship leader a fourth win in a row.

Hamilton heroic as title hopes disappear

Hamilton heroic as title hopes disappear

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

Lewis Hamilton brought down the shutters on his Formula One title hopes at the Korean Grand Prix on Sunday even as his McLaren team praised him to the skies for his grit and determination.

PHOTOS: Dominant Hamilton wins in Hungary

PHOTOS: Dominant Hamilton wins in Hungary

Rediff.com29 Jul 2012

Lewis Hamilton dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday as he led from start to finish, holding off fierce challenges from both Lotus drivers to claim his second win of a season that had threatened to fizzle out.

South Korean GP: Vettel leads Red Bull in practice

South Korean GP: Vettel leads Red Bull in practice

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two on Friday in practice for a South Korean Grand Prix that could send the Formula One World champion back into the overall lead for the first time since May.

La Liga: Messi and Barca put on five-star show

La Liga: Messi and Barca put on five-star show

Rediff.com22 Sep 2014

Lionel Messi completed a sparkling performance by chipping the goalkeeper from the edge of the area as Barcelona swept aside ten-man Levante 5-0 away on Sunday to continue their winning start at the top of La Liga.

Ferrari idol Villeneuve remembered on 30th death anniversary

Ferrari idol Villeneuve remembered on 30th death anniversary

Rediff.com9 May 2012

Ferrari marked the 30th anniversary of the death of fan favourite Gilles Villeneuve on Tuesday with the Canadian's son Jacques behind the wheel of one of his cars at the Italian team's Fiorano test track.

Benitez in 'Real' trouble as Valencia hold 10-man Madrid

Benitez in 'Real' trouble as Valencia hold 10-man Madrid

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

A Paco Alcacer header gave Valencia a 2-2 draw in a highly charged La Liga clash against third-placed Real Madrid who had taken the lead with eight minutes remaining on Sunday.

La Liga: Real Madrid labour to 2-0 win at lowly Rayo

La Liga: Real Madrid labour to 2-0 win at lowly Rayo

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

Stuttering Spanish champions Real Madrid returned to winning ways in La Liga but were well short of their scintillating best in a laboured 2-0 victory at lowly city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Monday.

Webber opts for Red Bull over Ferrari

Webber opts for Red Bull over Ferrari

Rediff.com10 Jul 2012

Mark Webber ended speculation about a move to Ferrari by signing an extension to his Red Bull contract that keeps him alongside Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel for a fifth season.

Soccer transfers: Barca sign Brazilian goalkeeper Neto

Soccer transfers: Barca sign Brazilian goalkeeper Neto

Rediff.com27 Jun 2019

Neto will sign a four-year deal with Barcelona that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2022-23 season and he will replace Dutch goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen who moved the other way on Wednesday.

Schumacher savours Formula One podium at long last

Schumacher savours Formula One podium at long last

Rediff.com25 Jun 2012

Michael Schumacher was taken by surprise on Sunday after ending up on the Formula One podium for the first time in nearly six years.

Raikkonen will not drive for Red Bull in 2014

Raikkonen will not drive for Red Bull in 2014

Rediff.com19 Aug 2013

Kimi Raikkonen will not drive for Formula One champions Red Bull next season after talks broke down, his manager said.

PIX: Hamilton takes lead after Canadian GP win

PIX: Hamilton takes lead after Canadian GP win

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton stormed to a Canadian Grand Prix victory on Sunday to become a magnificent seventh winner in seven Formula One races this season and seize the championship lead.

Hamilton takes third Canadian Grand Prix for McLaren

Hamilton takes third Canadian Grand Prix for McLaren

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton stormed to a Canadian Grand Prix victory on Sunday to become a magnificent seventh winner in seven Formula One races this season and seize the championship lead.

Villarreal agree to sell Argentine forward Vietto to Atletico

Villarreal agree to sell Argentine forward Vietto to Atletico

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

Villarreal have agreed to sell Argentine forward Luciano Vietto to Atletico Madrid, president Fernando Roig has said.

Football Friendlies: Spain cruise to win in Equatorial Guinea

Football Friendlies: Spain cruise to win in Equatorial Guinea

Rediff.com17 Nov 2013

A second-string Spain celebrated coach Vicente del Bosque's two-year contract extension with a 2-1 away win over Equatorial Guinea in a friendly on Saturday that was marred by an injury to Xabi Alonso.

La Liga PHOTOS: Ronaldo's header helps Real beat Elche

La Liga PHOTOS: Ronaldo's header helps Real beat Elche

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Cristiano Ronaldo's bullet header helped Real Madrid to a 2-0 victory .

Four-times F1 champion Vettel joins greats with Indian GP win

Four-times F1 champion Vettel joins greats with Indian GP win

Rediff.com27 Oct 2013

The German becomes the fourth quadruple champion and only the third driver to land four titles in a row after Germany's seven-times winner Michael Schumacher and the late Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio.

German GP: Hulkenberg finishes disappointing 9th

German GP: Hulkenberg finishes disappointing 9th

Rediff.com22 Jul 2012

Nico Hulkenberg frittered away a strong grid position to finish ninth at his home race while Paul di Resta finished 11th as Sahara Force India returned with just two points from the German Grand Prix, in Hockenheim on Sunday.

Nico qualifies 5th at home race, Di Resta 9th

Nico qualifies 5th at home race, Di Resta 9th

Rediff.com21 Jul 2012

Nico Hulkenberg delivered a superb qualifying session in his home race as he secured a season-best fifth position on the grid while Paul di Resta was ninth as Sahara Force India got itself in a good position to score some points from the German Grand Prix on Sunday.

F1 sees a pattern emerging after the mud and rain

F1 sees a pattern emerging after the mud and rain

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

Ferrari and Red Bull like the look of it but for McLaren, and their world champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, it is not a pretty sight.

Webber proves doubters wrong with British GP win

Webber proves doubters wrong with British GP win

Rediff.com9 Jul 2012

If anyone doubted Mark Webber's desire to stay in Formula One next year, the Australian Red Bull driver made his position very clear after scorching to victory in the British Grand Prix on Sunday.