News for '-f-1'

F1 champion Hamilton refused entry to Wimbledon's Royal Box

F1 champion Hamilton refused entry to Wimbledon's Royal Box

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

F1 champion Hamilton misses final over dress code hitch.

Find out why F1 needs to cut costs...

Find out why F1 needs to cut costs...

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

The financial troubles that have forced the Marussia and Caterham Formula One teams into administration emphasise the need for cost-cutting measures, the sport's governing body said on Thursday.

F1 to bring back refuelling in rules revamp

F1 to bring back refuelling in rules revamp

Rediff.com15 May 2015

Formula One is set to bring back refuelling in 2017 as part of a rules revamp that will also make the cars faster, louder and more aggressive looking.

Hamilton quickest in practice on Russian F1 debut

Hamilton quickest in practice on Russian F1 debut

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Mercedes are expected to wrap up the constructors' championship on Sunday with three races to spare, having won 12 of the 15 so far with eight one-two finishes.

Check out Hamilton's new Mercedes F1 car

Check out Hamilton's new Mercedes F1 car

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

Lewis Hamilton had his first taste on Friday of the Mercedes car that he hopes will make him Britain's first four-times Formula One world champion this season.

F1 Pitlane Tales: Ferrari starts new era without Montezemolo

F1 Pitlane Tales: Ferrari starts new era without Montezemolo

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Luca di Montezemolo's resignation as Ferrari chairman on Wednesday severs an historic link with the company's late founder Enzo and marks the end of an era for Formula One's most successful and glamorous team.

Vettel blasts 'circus' nature of F1's new qualifying format

Vettel blasts 'circus' nature of F1's new qualifying format

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has joined the bandwagon of drivers opposing the newly proposed aggregate qualifying format of the Formula One. According to the latest qualifying format, a driver's two best laps in each of the three knockout sessions will be combined in order to determine the grid position. Meanwhile, the 90-second qualifying format that saw the drivers get eliminated one by one rather than being dismissed at the end of each session in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and in the Bahrain Grand Prix would be dropped. Hitting back at the new format, the Ferrari driver compared the new system with the circus and insisted that the F1 should focus only on racing, the Guardian reported Echoing similar views, Mercedes executive director Toto Wolff described the new format as `madness` and said that all the teams wanted to revert back to that of the previous season.

The Hindi film heroine who drove an F1 car

The Hindi film heroine who drove an F1 car

Rediff.com29 Oct 2011

"I think F1's best watched on TV," says Gul Panag speaking from a train on her way to Ambala to spend time with her parents. A little over twenty four hours ago, on Thursday evening, she compered the official opening ceremony for the Indian Grand Prix.

Fisichella beats Schumacher in F1 drivers' poll

Fisichella beats Schumacher in F1 drivers' poll

Rediff.com12 Jan 2003

The Jordan racer shrugged off his reputation as Formula One's most underrated talent to win the 'Drivers' Driver' vote at the F1 Awards.\n\n

India F1 GP: What the Buddh International Circuit holds

India F1 GP: What the Buddh International Circuit holds

Rediff.com20 Oct 2011

Raja Sen reviews the Buddh International Circuit, on which the Indian F1 GP will be run, and says the track seems unforgiving.

F1 team signs this Indian teen as development driver

F1 team signs this Indian teen as development driver

Rediff.com11 May 2017

Indian teenager Arjun Maini has joined the US-owned Haas Formula One team as a development driver alongside 18-year-old American Santino Ferrucci.

F1: Qualifying farce in focus even as Hamilton eclipses Schumi

F1: Qualifying farce in focus even as Hamilton eclipses Schumi

Rediff.com19 Mar 2016

'I'm the first one to say we shouldn't be speaking bad about things on TV, but I think the new qualifying format is pretty rubbish'

Verstappen takes F1 lead with win in Spain, agony for Leclerc

Verstappen takes F1 lead with win in Spain, agony for Leclerc

Rediff.com22 May 2022

Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday

F1: Hamilton beats the elements to seize pole in wet Hungary

F1: Hamilton beats the elements to seize pole in wet Hungary

Rediff.com28 Jul 2018

The Briton's Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas will line up alongside on the front row of the starting grid with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel behind them.

Saudi woman drives F1 car on HISTORIC day

Saudi woman drives F1 car on HISTORIC day

Rediff.com24 Jun 2018

Aseel Al-Hamad declared the start of a new era for Saudi women in motorsport on Sunday as she prepared to drive a Formula One car around the French Grand Prix circuit in front of thousands of fans.

F1: Hamilton signs new deal with Mercedes

F1: Hamilton signs new deal with Mercedes

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

Hamilton, the sport's only Black driver and its most successful racer, has used his platform and profile increasingly to push for equal opportunities and speak out against racial injustice.

Michelin enter bidding for F1 tyre contract

Michelin enter bidding for F1 tyre contract

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Michelin have made a bid to supply tyres to Formula One from 2017, providing the sport agrees to them being bigger and longer-lasting.

F1 PIX: Hamilton wins in Russia to end Ferrari's run

F1 PIX: Hamilton wins in Russia to end Ferrari's run

Rediff.com29 Sep 2019

Images from the Russian F1 Grand Prix in Sochi on Sunday

F1 teams to be limited to 80 people each at closed races

F1 teams to be limited to 80 people each at closed races

Rediff.com28 May 2020

Formula One's 10 teams will be limited to a maximum 80 people each at races held without spectators when the delayed season gets going in July. Formula One is hoping to start racing behind closed doors in Austria in early July, followed by a number of races in similar conditions elsewhere in Europe.

F1 is letting down fans and drivers, warns Webber

F1 is letting down fans and drivers, warns Webber

Rediff.com19 Jun 2015

'I think we're disappointed with it as F1 fans...All the drivers that I'm talking with, we're disappointed with what's going on with the cars, the lap times, it's just not stimulating for the drivers'

Vietnam to host F1 race in Hanoi from 2020

Vietnam to host F1 race in Hanoi from 2020

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

The South-East Asian country is a growing market for sponsors such as brewer Heineken and will give the region four races on the calendar again after the departure of Malaysia last year.

F1: Vettel gets grid penalty for spinning Rosberg

F1: Vettel gets grid penalty for spinning Rosberg

Rediff.com2 Oct 2016

Sebastian Vettel will drop three places in next week's Japanese Grand Prix as punishment for tipping championship leader Nico Rosberg into a spin at the start of Sunday's Formula One race in Malaysia.

Force India hope to debut new F1 car on Friday

Force India hope to debut new F1 car on Friday

Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

Force India, who finished sixth overall last year but whose owners have had financial troubles, missed the first test in Jerez.

'There will 100 percent be a Schumacher back in F1'

'There will 100 percent be a Schumacher back in F1'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

Michael Schumacher's son Mick is '100 percent' certain to make it to Formula One and when he does it will be great for the sport, world champion Lewis Hamilton said.

Coulthard to retire at end of F1 season

Coulthard to retire at end of F1 season

Rediff.com4 Jul 2008

Former Grand Prix winner David Coulthard announced on Thursday he would retire from Formula One at the end of the year after 15 seasons in the sport. The 37-year-old Scot, the oldest driver on the starting grid, said he would remain actively involved after that as a consultant to his Red Bull team and did not rule out an occasional test drive.

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to double his F1 lead

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to double his F1 lead

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

Red Bull's Mexican Sergio Perez was a distant third, struggling with dehydration after a water bottle failure in the Texas heat.

F1: Bottas ends Hamilton's pole run in Bahrain

F1: Bottas ends Hamilton's pole run in Bahrain

Rediff.com15 Apr 2017

Finland's Valtteri Bottas took his first Formula One pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday with a sizzling lap that ended Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton's bid for a seventh in a row.

F1: Verstappen beats Hamilton to French GP pole

F1: Verstappen beats Hamilton to French GP pole

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen lifted himself into a league of his own as he beat title rival Lewis Hamilton to pole position with a blinding lap in qualifying for the French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Why Australian F1 Grand Prix was postponed...

Why Australian F1 Grand Prix was postponed...

Rediff.com13 Jan 2021

Formula One postponed the Australian Grand Prix from March to November because it would not have been possible for hundreds of team staff to quarantine for 14 days upon their arrival.

Vettel to drive his F1 car through central Berlin

Vettel to drive his F1 car through central Berlin

Rediff.com25 Nov 2010

New Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will drive his Red Bull on a lap of honour through central Berlin on Saturday in front of tens of thousands of German fans, his team said.

Force India boss Mallya on how F1 can solve revenue crisis

Force India boss Mallya on how F1 can solve revenue crisis

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

The deepening of the Formula One financial crisis prompted Force India boss Vijay Mallya to say that the sport's owners must fix the revenue sharing model among teams for the survival of smaller outfits like his.

Sports Shorts: Tobacco giant BAT returns to F1

Sports Shorts: Tobacco giant BAT returns to F1

Rediff.com11 Feb 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

F1: Bottas wins in Turkey; Hamilton finishes 5th

F1: Bottas wins in Turkey; Hamilton finishes 5th

Rediff.com11 Oct 2021

Valtteri Bottas ended his year-long drought with a dominant victory in Turkey on Sunday while unhappy Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and lost the Formula One championship lead to Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

F1: 'No BS!' Hamilton says Mercedes have work to do

F1: 'No BS!' Hamilton says Mercedes have work to do

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

'The most important thing, I think, is really about finishing races and analysing and making sure you get as many race points as you can, of course'

F1 supremo Ecclestone's mother-in-law kidnapped in Brazil: reports

F1 supremo Ecclestone's mother-in-law kidnapped in Brazil: reports

Rediff.com26 Jul 2016

The mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has been kidnapped in Sao Paulo and criminals are demanding 120 million reais ($36.5 million) in ransom, according to reports in a leading Brazilian news magazine.

F1 Pit-lane tales: Ecclestone wants more races in America

F1 Pit-lane tales: Ecclestone wants more races in America

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

Speaking at last weekend's title deciding US Grand Prix in Austin, the 84-year-old Briton told reporters he hoped to add more American venues to a series that is already set for a record 21 races next year.

End in sight for F1's game of musical chairs?

End in sight for F1's game of musical chairs?

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

After months of feverish speculation about the Formula One futures of Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa, matters could finally be coming to a head with less change than expected.

Teams set to agree on new-look F1

Teams set to agree on new-look F1

Rediff.com30 Sep 2003

Many ideas have been proposed, among them two-day meetings, two-lap qualifying with a pit stop in the middle and qualifying an hour before the race.

Ricciardo blasts 'Hollywood' coverage of F1 crash

Ricciardo blasts 'Hollywood' coverage of F1 crash

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

Ricciardo said Formula One was lucky it was not having to deal with a very different story.

F1 ace Hamilton 'praying for COVID-hit India'

F1 ace Hamilton 'praying for COVID-hit India'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

India registered over 3.14 lakh new cases on Thursday morning, pushing the overall caseload to nearly 1.60 crore, according to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.