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F1 is not purely sports but entertainment: GoI

F1 is not purely sports but entertainment: GoI

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

India's government believes hosting a Formula One race will have no impact on the development of sport in the country, local media reported on Tuesday.

F1 remains ultimate dream for Maini despite sports car switch

F1 remains ultimate dream for Maini despite sports car switch

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Indian driver Arjun Maini's road to Formula 1 has become tougher with his shock switch to sports car racing.

Schumi's return will be an education for F1 rivals

Schumi's return will be an education for F1 rivals

Rediff.com4 Aug 2009

Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher's return to Ferrari will be an education for some Formula One rivals, Bernie Ecclestone said Tuesday.

Mercedes could appeal against F1 title win after protests dismissed

Mercedes could appeal against F1 title win after protests dismissed

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

Mercedes could appeal against Max Verstappen's Formula One championship victory despite stewards dismissing the team's post-race protests on Sunday.

Verstappen Sr. drops bombshell on Red Bull's future

Verstappen Sr. drops bombshell on Red Bull's future

Rediff.com3 Mar 2024

Verstappen's father says Red Bull will 'explode' if Horner stays

Dubai team to make F1 debut in 2006

Dubai team to make F1 debut in 2006

Rediff.com16 Oct 2004

Hamilton gives Bangalore taste of F1 ahead of India GP

Hamilton gives Bangalore taste of F1 ahead of India GP

Rediff.com28 Sep 2011

Former Formula One World champion Lewis Hamilton set the Nice road in Bangalore afire with his McLaren Mercedes F1 car to thundering applause from spellbound spectators.

F1: Boos as Brazilian GP is halted twice

F1: Boos as Brazilian GP is halted twice

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

Rain and crashes twice halted the potentially title-deciding Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday with the crowd booing and triple world champion Lewis Hamilton disagreeing with officials.

Sports Shorts: Haas F1 team to get new title sponsor next season

Sports Shorts: Haas F1 team to get new title sponsor next season

Rediff.com25 Oct 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday

F1: Vettel leads the red revival to Russia

F1: Vettel leads the red revival to Russia

Rediff.com26 Apr 2017

The four times world champion is enjoying his best start to a season since he was at Red Bull in 2011, leading Lewis Hamilton by seven points after two wins and a second place from the first three races.

Richard Branson to take off in drag to fulfil F1 bet

Richard Branson to take off in drag to fulfil F1 bet

Rediff.com8 Apr 2013

Richard Branson will take to the skies as an airline stewardess on a charity flight next month to finally fulfil a bet with aviation rival Tony Fernandes over the fortunes of their teams in the 2010 Formula One season.

Former Ferrari driver Massa to quit at end of F1 season

Former Ferrari driver Massa to quit at end of F1 season

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

The 35-year-old Williams driver, who won 11 races for Ferrari between 2006 and 2008 and finished overall runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 world championship, is out of contract at the end of the year.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole for Miami Grand Prix

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole for Miami Grand Prix

Rediff.com5 May 2024

Red Bull's triple World champion Max Verstappen claimed pole position on Saturday for the Miami Grand Prix, to start from the front of the grid for the sixth straight race this season.

Why F1 radio rule needs to be reconsidered...

Why F1 radio rule needs to be reconsidered...

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Formula One's clampdown on radio communications between engineers and drivers has made the sport more dangerous, triple world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Sunday.

PHOTOS: Hamilton on verge of fourth F1 title after Japan victory

PHOTOS: Hamilton on verge of fourth F1 title after Japan victory

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

Lewis Hamilton moved within reach of a fourth Formula One world championship on Sunday after winning a Japanese Grand Prix that saw Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel retire with engine problems.

F1 PHOTOS: Vettel fastest in testing; Hamilton 'sacrifices' stint

F1 PHOTOS: Vettel fastest in testing; Hamilton 'sacrifices' stint

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was fastest in Formula One's pre-season testing at a chilly Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday while Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton took one for the team and "sacrificed" his scheduled stint.

F1 Pitlane Tales: Drivers back speed limit proposals

F1 Pitlane Tales: Drivers back speed limit proposals

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

Formula One drivers have backed proposals to introduce a 'virtual safety car' or automatic speed limiter that would force the entire field to slow when yellow warning flags are waved.

F1: Williams confident they can move up the grid in 2014

F1: Williams confident they can move up the grid in 2014

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

Williams provided a first glimpse of their new Formula One car with a confident prediction that it would be good enough to move the former champions back up the grid after a dire 2013 campaign.

F1: Force India opposed Marussia's bid to use old car

F1: Force India opposed Marussia's bid to use old car

Rediff.com6 Feb 2015

Marussia's hopes of rising from the dead to race in next month's Formula One season-opener in Australia have suffered a setback after rivals rejected a proposal to let them compete with last year's car.

F1 Pitlane Tales: 'Alonso is leaving Ferrari'

F1 Pitlane Tales: 'Alonso is leaving Ferrari'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

Fernando Alonso is leaving Ferrari at the end of the season because he wants a fresh environment and needs to be winning again, the Formula One team's ex-chairman Luca di Montezemolo said on Wednesday.

F1: Vettel aims for a triumphant Ferrari homecoming in Monza

F1: Vettel aims for a triumphant Ferrari homecoming in Monza

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

Vettel, 17 points behind Hamilton after a commanding win in Belgium last Sunday, has previously triumphed at Monza with Toro Rosso and Red Bull and will fancy his chances of the hat-trick at the super-fast track outside Milan.

F1: Battling Bottas looks for a step up Down Under

F1: Battling Bottas looks for a step up Down Under

Rediff.com20 Mar 2018

Valtteri Bottas knows he needs to step up his game from last season if he is to have any chance of keeping his place at Mercedes.

What Vettel must do to stay in F1 title race...

What Vettel must do to stay in F1 title race...

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

Sebastian Vettel may need to rely on a stroke of luck at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday if the German wants to keep alive his diminishing hopes of claiming a fifth Formula One title.

Caterham confirms it will race in Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix

Caterham confirms it will race in Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

The Caterham Formula One team will race in next week's Abu Dhabi season-ender despite still falling short of a targeted 2.35 million pounds ($3.7 million) to get them there, an administrator said.

Study US: Can I work on an F-1 visa?

Study US: Can I work on an F-1 visa?

Rediff.com21 May 2007

If you are in the US on an F-1 student visa, will you be able to work and earn money even as you study?

PIX: Hamilton retakes F1 lead with 'miracle' victory at German GP

PIX: Hamilton retakes F1 lead with 'miracle' victory at German GP

Rediff.com22 Jul 2018

Vettel, now 17 points behind the Briton after starting eight ahead, led from pole position until rain caused chaos in the closing laps, with the German skidding into the barriers in front of his home fans.

F1: 'Fighter' Alonso bows out with a champion's send-off

F1: 'Fighter' Alonso bows out with a champion's send-off

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

The double world champion failed to score a point in his final race for McLaren, finishing tantalisingly close in 11th place after making up four positions, but the Spaniard went out fighting to the last.

Mission Possible: Kubica back in F1 eight years after serious injury

Mission Possible: Kubica back in F1 eight years after serious injury

Rediff.com22 Nov 2018

Former Renault driver Robert Kubica suffered a life-changing crash in 2011 when a steel guardrail penetrated his car and arm in a minor rally in north-west Italy.

F1: Force India's Perez set to join Ferrari?

F1: Force India's Perez set to join Ferrari?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

Force India's Sergio Perez refused to rule out a move to Ferrari on Thursday, even though he denied any contact with the Italian Formula One team and said the rumours about his future reflected his form.

Perez creates F1 history for Force India in Baku

Perez creates F1 history for Force India in Baku

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

Sergio Perez shook off the gear-box change penalty to claim his and Sahara Force India's second podium place of the season with a third-place finish at the European Grand Prix while Nico Hulkenberg took the ninth spot, in Baku, on Sunday.

All you need to know about F1's youngest race winner Verstappen

All you need to know about F1's youngest race winner Verstappen

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Factbox on Dutch driver Max Verstappen, who became Formula One's youngest race winner, aged 18, at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.

F1: Norris signs multi-year extension with McLaren

F1: Norris signs multi-year extension with McLaren

Rediff.com19 May 2021

'In Lando and Daniel we have a hugely talented and exciting driver line-up, and this announcement is a strong signal of commitment to the next chapter for McLaren from 2022 onwards.'

Priyanka's Date With Ferrari

Priyanka's Date With Ferrari

Rediff.com27 Nov 2023

Sharvari turns photographer... Angira goes on a bike ride... Amyra's in Maldives...

Turkey drops off F1 calendar, Austria gets second race

Turkey drops off F1 calendar, Austria gets second race

Rediff.com14 May 2021

Formula One said Turkish GP organisers had asked the sport to consider holding the race later in the season, should that be possible.

F1: Hamilton celebrates his 100th pole in Spain

F1: Hamilton celebrates his 100th pole in Spain

Rediff.com8 May 2021

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to take 100 pole positions after lapping fastest for Mercedes in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.

Lotus ready to test new F1 car in wind tunnel

Lotus ready to test new F1 car in wind tunnel

Rediff.com15 Oct 2009

The new Malaysian-backed Lotus F1 team are ready to start wind tunnel tests on a scale model of their car only a month after they were handed a place on the 2010 starting grid. Gascoyne, who has worked at various Formula One teams including Renault and Toyota, said Lotus are aiming for a roll out of the new car in mid-February to test it before the season-opener in Bahrain in March.

Pitlane tales: F1 mourns sudden death of race director Whiting

Pitlane tales: F1 mourns sudden death of race director Whiting

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

The Briton, who started his career working for the Hesketh team in 1977, died in Melbourne of a pulmonary embolism, it said.

F1: Hamilton powers to victory in German Grand Prix

F1: Hamilton powers to victory in German Grand Prix

Rediff.com31 Jul 2016

Britain's Lewis Hamilton eased his Mercedes to a dominant victory in the German Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday and secured his fourth victory in a row.

F1: McLaren to start season without title sponsor

F1: McLaren to start season without title sponsor

Rediff.com6 Mar 2014

McLaren will start the Formula One season without a title sponsor but still expect to have one this year, group chief executive Ron Dennis said.

F1 pitlane tales: Hamilton in 'shock'; Vettle puzzled

F1 pitlane tales: Hamilton in 'shock'; Vettle puzzled

Rediff.com16 Mar 2019

Lewis Hamilton was 'shocked' with the pace of Mercedes after notching a record-extending eighth pole position at the Australian Grand Prix ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas as they thrashed their Formula One rivals in qualifying on Saturday.