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Raikkonen makes hay while the sun shines

Raikkonen makes hay while the sun shines

Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

Kimi Raikkonen carried the form that propelled him to a season-opening victory to Sepang on Friday after the Finn edged a fascinating first day of practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix in his finely balanced Lotus.

Ferrari prefer Vettel to Hamilton

Ferrari prefer Vettel to Hamilton

Rediff.com21 Dec 2012

Triple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel would be Ferrari's first choice should they ever need to replace Fernando Alonso, president Luca di Montezemolo said.

Australian GP: Vettel on top in season-opening practice

Australian GP: Vettel on top in season-opening practice

Rediff.com15 Mar 2013

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel began his quest for a fourth successive Formula One world title by setting the quickest time in first free practice for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday.

When Wenger invited Arsenal supporter Hamilton to train with team

When Wenger invited Arsenal supporter Hamilton to train with team

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

Hamilton, who said he had supported Arsenal since he was five, admired Wenger's commitment to the North London club over more than two decades.

Infiniti become Red Bull title sponsor

Infiniti become Red Bull title sponsor

Rediff.com25 Nov 2012

Nissan's premium car brand Infiniti will become title sponsor of Formula One world champions Red Bull next season under a new four-year deal, both parties announced on Sunday.

Hamilton wins in Canada after Monaco blow

Hamilton wins in Canada after Monaco blow

Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday in a Mercedes one-two with title rival Nico Rosberg.

Sebastian Vettel wins in Bahrain

Sebastian Vettel wins in Bahrain

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix for the second year in a row for Red Bull on Sunday to extend his overall lead to 10 points after four races.

Bahrain GP: Hamilton gets five-place grid penalty

Bahrain GP: Hamilton gets five-place grid penalty

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a second successive pole position disappeared on Saturday when he was handed a five-place penalty on the Bahrain Grand Prix starting grid for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton takes 10th pole in 11 races

Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton takes 10th pole in 11 races

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took his 10th pole in 11 races on Saturday with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg qualifying second on the Belgian Grand Prix grid.

Webber penalised five places over gearbox

Webber penalised five places over gearbox

Rediff.com21 Jul 2012

Mark Webber, second in the Formula One world championship, has been penalised five starting places for the German Grand Prix after his Red Bull team broke the rules on gearbox changes.

Vettel apologises to Red Bull staff

Vettel apologises to Red Bull staff

Rediff.com28 Mar 2013

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel apologised in person to Red Bull staff for ignoring team orders in a controversial Malaysian Grand Prix last weekend.

F1: Red Bull undecided on Webber's future

F1: Red Bull undecided on Webber's future

Rediff.com28 Mar 2013

Red Bull have dismissed reports that Australian Mark Webber is certain to leave the Formula One world champions at the end of the season after Sunday's Malaysian Grand prix team orders furore.

Hamilton beats Rosberg to Bahrain pole position

Hamilton beats Rosberg to Bahrain pole position

Rediff.com2 Apr 2016

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton smashed the Bahrain circuit lap record on Saturday to take pole position ahead of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg for Sunday's grand prix. The Briton's best lap of one minute 29.493 seconds was the fastest ever at the Sakhir track. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen qualified third and fourth for the second race of the season.

Hamilton wraps Barcelona testing with one last blast

Hamilton wraps Barcelona testing with one last blast

Rediff.com3 Mar 2013

Lewis Hamilton wrapped up his pre-season testing with Mercedes in eye-catching style on Saturday with a lap that was easily the fastest seen so far this year in Barcelona.

Prost expects Vettel to equal his title tally

Prost expects Vettel to equal his title tally

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

Four-time Formula One World champion Alain Prost has backed Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel to equal his tally of titles this season.

Hamilton and Mercedes' heart-warming gesture

Hamilton and Mercedes' heart-warming gesture

Rediff.com14 May 2019

Mercedes team flies F1 car to terminally ill boy's home in UK

Yet to see best of Vettel, warns Red Bull boss

Yet to see best of Vettel, warns Red Bull boss

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

Sebastian Vettel has been backed by his Red Bull principal to get even better as a driver having become the youngest triple Formula One World Champion in the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Warne's baggy green raises A$1 million for bushfire victims

Warne's baggy green raises A$1 million for bushfire victims

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

The price eclipsed the A$425,000 achieved by the late Don Bradman's baggy green when it was sold in 2003.

Vettel gets back in the groove; Massa fastest

Vettel gets back in the groove; Massa fastest

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel shook off the winter rust with his first test of the year on Thursday while Felipe Massa raised the hopes of Ferrari fans with the fastest lap of the week.

F1 champ Hamilton plays down knighthood chances

F1 champ Hamilton plays down knighthood chances

Rediff.com17 Nov 2019

'Just the fact that people have mentioned it, it's already an honour, but it's not been something that I've been chasing in my life'

Vettel wins Bahrain GP, protesters kept away

Vettel wins Bahrain GP, protesters kept away

Rediff.com22 Apr 2012

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Grand Prix in Bahrain on Sunday while rage boiled beyond the circuit among protesters who say the ruling family that crushed Arab Spring demonstrations last year should not have hosted the race.

McLaren keep the door open for Hamilton return

McLaren keep the door open for Hamilton return

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

There is a notable precedent for Lewis Hamilton, with four times world champion Alain Prost starting his Formula One career at McLaren in 1980 before moving to Renault for three years and then returning to win titles.

Rosberg helped Hamilton make his mind up

Rosberg helped Hamilton make his mind up

Rediff.com5 Oct 2012

Having got the better of seven times Formula One World champion Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg is hardly quaking in his racing boots at the prospect of teaming up with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.

Michael Schumacher is still fighting...

Michael Schumacher is still fighting...

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

Lewis Hamilton's third Formula One world championship also serves as a reminder of how remarkable Michael Schumacher's achievements were, his former Ferrari boss Jean Todt said on Saturday.

Stewart suggests Hamilton should stay at McLaren

Stewart suggests Hamilton should stay at McLaren

Rediff.com9 Sep 2012

Triple Formula One world champion Jackie Stewart advised Lewis Hamilton on Saturday to stay at McLaren and 'the devil you know' rather than risk a move to Mercedes for next season.

Button, Hamilton put Twitter gaffe behind them

Button, Hamilton put Twitter gaffe behind them

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

Lewis Hamilton felt no need to seek out Jenson Button to apologise for his Belgian GP Twitter gaffe on Thursday and said he had learned from the experience, would not be repeating the error and had moved on.

Vettel pays tribute to boyhood hero Schumacher

Vettel pays tribute to boyhood hero Schumacher

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel hailed Michael Schumacher as his hero and inspiration as the German great prepared for a final farewell to the sport at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Schumacher blinks during brain tests: reports

Schumacher blinks during brain tests: reports

Rediff.com31 Jan 2014

Michael Schumacher has blinked during brain tests as he is slowly brought out of his month-long coma, according to reports in French newspaper L'Equipe.

Hamilton on brink of Schumacher record after three-in-one win

Hamilton on brink of Schumacher record after three-in-one win

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

The Briton's latest victory, in a Tuscan Grand Prix that was twice red-flagged and re-started, left him one shy of the Ferrari great -- a record once held up as a milestone to withstand the test of time.

Vettel wins Bahrain GP; Raikkonnen, Grosjean on podium

Vettel wins Bahrain GP; Raikkonnen, Grosjean on podium

Rediff.com22 Apr 2012

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel roared to his and Red Bull's first victory of the season in a lively and controversial Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.

Vettel and Red Bull on pole in Bahrain

Vettel and Red Bull on pole in Bahrain

Rediff.com21 Apr 2012

Red Bull's Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel took his first pole position of the season in qualifying for the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday.

Singapore GP: Hamilton wins after Vettel crashes out

Singapore GP: Hamilton wins after Vettel crashes out

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

Sebastian Vettel's hopes of vaulting back into the overall Formula One world championship lead were wrecked by a first corner collision on the opening lap of the Singapore Grand Prix.

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.

Makes no difference to be second or fifth if you don't win: Raikkonen

Makes no difference to be second or fifth if you don't win: Raikkonen

Rediff.com11 Oct 2012

Kimi Raikkonen would rather finish fourth in the Formula One world championship than end up second or third because then he can skip the official prize-giving gala in December.

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.

Michael Schumacher is not walking again

Michael Schumacher is not walking again

Rediff.com24 Dec 2015

Michael Schumacher's long-term manager has slammed claims about the Formula One legend's recovery, describing the reports as 'irresponsible' for providing 'false hope'.

Formula One: Maldonado back on top in Spain

Formula One: Maldonado back on top in Spain

Rediff.com22 Jun 2012

Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, surprise winner in Spain last month, put his Williams team back on top of the timesheets in first free practice at the European Grand Prix on Friday.

 Formula One 2012: Bahrain and US GP remain on

Formula One 2012: Bahrain and US GP remain on

Rediff.com7 Dec 2011

"The 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar was confirmed as previously published," the International Automobile Federation said in a statement issued after a World Motor Sport Council meeting in New Delhi.

A look at Lewis Hamilton's career in numbers

A look at Lewis Hamilton's career in numbers

Rediff.com30 Oct 2017

Lewis Hamilton became Britain's first four-time Formula One world champion at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday.

Nelson Piquet is world's first electric champion

Nelson Piquet is world's first electric champion

Rediff.com28 Jun 2015

Brazilian Nelson Piquet junior became the first Formula E champion on Sunday as the new electric series wrapped up its debut season with a race that had the crowd making more noise than the cars.