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Taylor Swift to perform at 2016 US F1 GP

Taylor Swift to perform at 2016 US F1 GP

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

The US Formula One Grand Prix will take place in Austin on October 23, Circuit of the Americas (COTA) chairman Bobby Epstein said on Wednesday in an announcement that ended months of uncertainty about whether the race would happen.

Rosberg finishes 2nd in Abu Dhabi to clinch F1 Championship

Rosberg finishes 2nd in Abu Dhabi to clinch F1 Championship

Rediff.com27 Nov 2016

Mercedes F1 GP's Nico Rosberg won his first Formula One Championship after finishing 2nd in the tight race at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Lotus F1 boss rises to Branson challenge

Lotus F1 boss rises to Branson challenge

Rediff.com17 Dec 2009

Lotus F1 principal Tony Fernandes has risen to Richard Branson's challenge for the loser of the two Formula One team owners next season to serve as a stewardess on the winner's airline. Fernandes, the founder and CEO of AirAsia, said last week that his new Malaysian-backed team has to finish ahead of Branson's Virgin Racing "otherwise I will retire and kill myself".

PHOTOS: Why Mercedes caused a stir in F1 testing

PHOTOS: Why Mercedes caused a stir in F1 testing

Rediff.com21 Feb 2020

Mercedes brought intrigue to Formula One testing on Thursday with television images showing Lewis Hamilton moving his car's steering wheel forwards and backwards as he drove. The mechanism appeared to alter the alignment of the front wheels, with the six-times world champion pulling the wheel towards him on the straights and pushing it back as he approached corners.

F1: Van der Garde settles dispute with Sauber

F1: Van der Garde settles dispute with Sauber

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

Dutch driver Giedo Van der Garde recognised his hopes of racing in Formula One are over on Wednesday after Sauber paid "significant compensation" to end a contract dispute.

F1: Verstappen takes pole in wet and chaotic Imola

F1: Verstappen takes pole in wet and chaotic Imola

Rediff.com22 Apr 2022

Verstappen goes into the Formula One record books as the pole setter for the weekend, however, regardless of where he starts on Sunday.

Is Mallya's Force India F1 team to be sold?

Is Mallya's Force India F1 team to be sold?

Rediff.com22 Feb 2018

Media reports this week suggested that British energy drink firm Rich Energy was leading a consortium seeking to purchase the Silverstone-based team for 200 million pounds ($278.66 million).

A1 boss scraps plan to buy F1 team

A1 boss scraps plan to buy F1 team

Rediff.com30 Apr 2008

A1 GP chairman Tony Teixeira said on Wednesday he had scrapped plans to buy a Formula One team after the sport changed its rules to ban the use of so-called 'customer cars'.

What's Yuvi Doing With T20 World Cup?

What's Yuvi Doing With T20 World Cup?

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Yuvraj Singh took the T20 World Cup trophy into top gear at the Miami Grand Prix circuit.

F1: Hamilton opens 40-point lead with Singapore GP triumph

F1: Hamilton opens 40-point lead with Singapore GP triumph

Rediff.com16 Sep 2018

Hamilton held off a mid-race challenge from Red Bull's Max Verstappen to register a record-equalling fourth triumph at the floodlit Marina Bay Street Circuit track, while Vettel finished third to slip further behind in the title race.

F1: Resurgent Red Bull have plenty in the pipeline

F1: Resurgent Red Bull have plenty in the pipeline

Rediff.com17 May 2016

Red Bull are hoping that engine and chassis upgrades will help them beat Ferrari and Formula One champions Mercedes more often after Max Verstappen's Spanish Grand Prix victory on Sunday.

F1 PIX: Heartbreak for Leclerc as Hamilton wins in Bahrain

F1 PIX: Heartbreak for Leclerc as Hamilton wins in Bahrain

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

Monaco's Leclerc, who had started on pole position for the first time, lost power with 10 laps to go while leading and finished third with an extra point for the fastest lap.

Japanese F1 Grand Prix cancelled for 2021

Japanese F1 Grand Prix cancelled for 2021

Rediff.com18 Aug 2021

The 2021 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the second successive year.

Magnussen returns in new-look Renault F1 team

Magnussen returns in new-look Renault F1 team

Rediff.com3 Feb 2016

Renault announced the Formula One comeback of Danish driver Kevin Magnussen at the launch on Wednesday of a new-look team that will put the French carmaker back on the starting grid as a constructor.

'F1 will always be dangerous'

'F1 will always be dangerous'

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

Formula One is as safe as it has ever been but danger will always be part of the sport.

Why Red Bull could pull out of F1 after 2015

Why Red Bull could pull out of F1 after 2015

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Red Bull are among a number of team frustrated by their inability to keep up with Mercedes, who dominated Formula One last year and cruised to an easy victory in Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix

20 years on: F1 drivers, fans remember sensational Senna

20 years on: F1 drivers, fans remember sensational Senna

Rediff.com2 May 2014

On the 20th death anniversary of Brazilian Formula One legend Ayrton Senna, fans and the sporting community paid tribute to the man who was arguably one of the best drivers in F1 history.

Vettel aims to join trio of F1 greats

Vettel aims to join trio of F1 greats

Rediff.com9 Mar 2012

Sebastian Vettel will have to be the best of the best if he is to join Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher as the only drivers to have won three successive Formula One titles.

Argentina readying to host F1 race in 2014

Argentina readying to host F1 race in 2014

Rediff.com17 Dec 2011

Argentina, which last hosted a Formula One Grand Prix in 1998, could be back on the calendar from 2014 when a new track near Buenos Aires is completed.

Michael Schumacher an F1 great, if not the greatest...

Michael Schumacher an F1 great, if not the greatest...

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

Michael Schumacher enjoyed more wins, more titles and more success than any driver in the history of Formula One but where he ranks in the pantheon of greats will be debated for decades to come. The prayers and tide of goodwill messages as the 44-year-old lies in critical condition in hospital in Grenoble after a skiing accident in the French Alps testify to his status and esteem in the sport and beyond.

Virgin F1 team seeks name change to Marussia

Virgin F1 team seeks name change to Marussia

Rediff.com2 Nov 2011

Virgin Racing want to change their name to Marussia next season to more accurately reflect the Formula One team's current ownership structure.

Uncertainity looms over Karun's F1 dream in India

Uncertainity looms over Karun's F1 dream in India

Rediff.com23 Oct 2011

The uncertainty surrounding his dream of driving in next week's inaugural Indian Grand Prix notwithstanding, India's Karun Chandhok is determined to give his heart out in front of his countrymen in Friday's practice session for Team Lotus.

F1 champion Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Sakhir GP

F1 champion Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Sakhir GP

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the upcoming Sakhir Grand Prix.

Australian GP to remain on F1 calendar

Australian GP to remain on F1 calendar

Rediff.com15 Jun 2008

An agreement for Australia to continue to host a Formula One race until 2015 is expected to be signed within days, local media reported on Sunday. The future of the Australian Grand Prix was placed in jeopardy in March with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone saying that it might be dumped after 2010 unless it switched to a night race to accommodate European television audiences.

Satyam all set for big-ticket F1 deal

Satyam all set for big-ticket F1 deal

Rediff.com6 Jul 2011

F1 is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Federation Internationale deRs Automobile.

F1 PIX: Verstappen holds off Sainz to win in Canada

F1 PIX: Verstappen holds off Sainz to win in Canada

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

Verstappen took his 26th career win 0.9 of a second ahead of Spaniard Sainz,

F1: 'Off day' leaves Hamilton seeking his lost rhythm

F1: 'Off day' leaves Hamilton seeking his lost rhythm

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton blamed a rare 'off day' for an error-filled qualifying performance on Saturday at the Baku street circuit that hosts Azerbaijan's first grand prix.

F1: Bottas takes Baku pole after Leclerc crashes

F1: Bottas takes Baku pole after Leclerc crashes

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

The Finn lapped the six-km Baku street circuit in one minute, 40.495 seconds, just 0.059 seconds faster than team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton.

Ferrari's Leclerc takes first pole of the F1 season

Ferrari's Leclerc takes first pole of the F1 season

Rediff.com19 Mar 2022

Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for Formula One's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix

F1's unique fundraising idea

F1's unique fundraising idea

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Formula One to sell squares on chequered flag for charity

A look at the disappearing breed in F1...

A look at the disappearing breed in F1...

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Formula One has lost another of its principals.

F1: Hamilton wins in France to retake lead

F1: Hamilton wins in France to retake lead

Rediff.com24 Jun 2018

Red Bull's Dutch 20-year-old Max Verstappen took the chequered flag in second place with Kimi Raikkonen completing the podium for Ferrari and Australian Daniel Ricciardo finishing fourth for Red Bull.

F1: Vettel sets himself homework to avoid Bahrain re-run

F1: Vettel sets himself homework to avoid Bahrain re-run

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

The German driver seized the lead at the start from team-mate Charles Leclerc on Sunday but was soon reeled in by the 21-year-old from Monaco, who passed Vettel on the sixth lap in only his second race for Ferrari.

F1: Magnussen cleared to race at Monza after Belgium crash

F1: Magnussen cleared to race at Monza after Belgium crash

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

Renault driver Kevin Magnussen has been given the green light to race in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix after passing a fitness check at Monza, the Formula One team said.

F1 ace Coulthard to drive on Bandra-Worli Sea Link

F1 ace Coulthard to drive on Bandra-Worli Sea Link

Rediff.com5 Oct 2009

Mumbai's Formula One fans have a treat in store. Ace driver David Coulthard is scheduled to drive down the Rajiv Gandhi Bandra-Worli Sea Link at blinding speed in a Red Bull racing car on October 11.

Hamilton only two behind Schumacher as he wins 5th F1 title

Hamilton only two behind Schumacher as he wins 5th F1 title

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

'I'm so grateful for everyone who helped me be here, to raise the bar and lift the cup'

Force India: The fairytale story of 2009 F1 season‎

Force India: The fairytale story of 2009 F1 season‎

Rediff.com21 Dec 2009

It was Formula One's own version of the ugly duckling maturing into a graceful swan as Force India shed its backmarker's tag to rub shoulders with the F1 bigwigs in what was nothing less then a heady fairytale season for the Silverstone-based outfit.

'December is ideal to hold F1 in India'

'December is ideal to hold F1 in India'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2011

President of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) Vicky Chandhok feels it would be ideal if India hosts its inaugural F1 Grand Prix in the month of December instead of scheduled October 30.

When Shah Rukh quizzed former F1 champion Button

When Shah Rukh quizzed former F1 champion Button

Rediff.com24 Oct 2013

McLaren driver Jenson Button is aware that modern F1 is a bit harder for the fans to follow.

Sahara's problems not affecting Force India F1 team, says Mallya

Sahara's problems not affecting Force India F1 team, says Mallya

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

Force India boss Vijay Mallya says his partnership with the Formula 1 team's co-owner Subrata Roy stands strong despite the Sahara Group chief being in jail since March 2014.