News for 'British F1 Grand Prix'

Red Bull, Aston Martin team up to build supercar

Red Bull, Aston Martin team up to build supercar

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

Formula One outfit Red Bull and British luxury carmaker Aston Martin have announced a technology partnership to build an Aston Martin-branded supercar. Red Bull's chief designer Adrian Newey will work with Aston Martin's design boss Marek Reichman on the car, dubbed Project AM-RB-001, Red Bull said on Thursday. "This is a very exciting project for everyone at Red Bull Racing," team principal Christian Horner said in a statement

Hamilton 'pushing for hat-trick' with Senna's record in sight

Hamilton 'pushing for hat-trick' with Senna's record in sight

Rediff.com16 Sep 2015

'I watched Senna as a child and it would be an honour to match him. Now I'm just one win away but I hope to do even better'

Sports Shorts: Sindhu hopes to find form in Singapore

Sports Shorts: Sindhu hopes to find form in Singapore

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

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

Hamilton's road to his seventh title, race by race

Hamilton's road to his seventh title, race by race

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

The Mercedes driver, with a record 94 wins, is the most successful Formula One driver of all time. The following details his progression to the 2020 title.

Hungarian GP: Double points finish for Force India

Hungarian GP: Double points finish for Force India

Rediff.com30 Jul 2017

By virtue of this show, Sahara Force India collected six points from the race and consolidate its fourth position at the Constructor's standings with 101 points.

Women are NOT yet ready to compete in top races. Do you agree?

Women are NOT yet ready to compete in top races. Do you agree?

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

Britain's Susie Wolff, the first woman driver in 22 years to take part in a Formula One grand prix weekend, announced her retirement from motorsport at the end of the year.

Force One? Force Racing? What will Mallya call his F1 team?

Force One? Force Racing? What will Mallya call his F1 team?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya has steered his Formula One team through a decade of growth and is looking forward to another, although the 'India' moniker looks destined to be dropped.

F1: Party over for Hamilton as new season dawns

F1: Party over for Hamilton as new season dawns

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Lewis Hamilton spent the off-season crisscrossing the globe to party with A-list celebrities but Formula One's reigning champion is adamant there will be no hangover when he returns to work at this week's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Hamilton regrets being 'silenced' on taking knee in the past

Hamilton regrets being 'silenced' on taking knee in the past

Rediff.com6 Jul 2020

The 35-year-old recently took part in a 'Black Lives Matter' march in London but said he was supporting racial equality rather than taking any political stance.

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.

F1 Preview: Hamilton hopes to pull away in Austria

F1 Preview: Hamilton hopes to pull away in Austria

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

The Mercedes driver is 14 points clear of his rival and fellow four-times world champion after winning in France on Sunday and heads to Spielberg confident of continuing the momentum.

Ecclestone's got a novel idea to spice up Formula One

Ecclestone's got a novel idea to spice up Formula One

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has proposed a controversial world championship for women drivers as part of Grand Prix weekends.

Find out how Lotus F1 team was locked out of hospitality...

Find out how Lotus F1 team was locked out of hospitality...

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

The troubled Lotus Formula One team were locked out of their paddock hospitality at the Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday while freight, including engines, was also held up by payment problems.

Leclerc wins pole in Austria; Hamilton handed grid penalty

Leclerc wins pole in Austria; Hamilton handed grid penalty

Rediff.com29 Jun 2019

Red Bull's Max Verstappen, last year's winner at his team's home circuit, qualified third.

Mercedes' Rosberg wins season-opening Australian GP

Mercedes' Rosberg wins season-opening Australian GP

Rediff.com16 Mar 2014

Nico Rosberg drew first blood for Mercedes in the new Formula One season with a dominant Australian Grand Prix victory on Sunday after pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton and world champion Sebastian Vettel retired with reliability problems.

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'

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.

Russell to join Hamilton at Mercedes in all-British lineup

Russell to join Hamilton at Mercedes in all-British lineup

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

George Russell will replace Valtteri Bottas and race for Mercedes next season in an all-British line-up with seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton, the Formula One team said on Tuesday.

F1: Red Bull change pitstop procedures

F1: Red Bull change pitstop procedures

Rediff.com14 Jul 2013

Formula One champions Red Bull have changed their split-second pitstop procedures after a rear wheel flew off Mark Webber's car in the pitlane in Germany last weekend and injured a television cameraman.

Bottas to join Maldonado at Williams

Bottas to join Maldonado at Williams

Rediff.com28 Nov 2012

Finland's Valtteri Bottas will join Pastor Maldonado at Williams next season after the British team announced their 2013 driver line-up on Wednesday.

Mercedes' F1 driver Rosberg's name features in Panama Papers

Mercedes' F1 driver Rosberg's name features in Panama Papers

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

Formula One world championship leader Nico Rosberg's contract with the Mercedes team has shown up in the Panama Papers, leaked documents which reveal offshore financial dealings, German broadcaster ARD reported on Monday.

How reigning F1 champ Hamilton is spending downtime

How reigning F1 champ Hamilton is spending downtime

Rediff.com10 May 2020

'I'm excited to get back in, I really do miss it. This has been almost a blessing on one side because it gives you more appreciation for the things that you love and do.'

Need to generate interest in Indian GP: Ecclestone

Need to generate interest in Indian GP: Ecclestone

Rediff.com18 Aug 2011

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Thursday gave a thumbs up to the preparations for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix on October 30 but said that the organisers need to put in extra effort to generate interest for the race in the cricket-crazy nation.

Hamilton feels the hand of God over him

Hamilton feels the hand of God over him

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

The Mercedes driver discusses the strength of his faith -- along with a wide selection of topics ranging from his hatred of school and his dyslexia to the frozen sperm and $700-a-day modelling career of his pet bulldog Roscoe.

BAR have moved ahead of McLaren: Button

BAR have moved ahead of McLaren: Button

Rediff.com8 Mar 2004

However, McLaren's David Coulthard warned Button not to be under any illusions.

PHOTOS: Rosberg trumps Hamilton at Brazilian GP

PHOTOS: Rosberg trumps Hamilton at Brazilian GP

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Nico Rosberg won the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday and denied Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton a first success in the homeland of his late hero Ayrton Senna.

F1: A star is born and sky's the limit

F1: A star is born and sky's the limit

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

The sky's the limit for George Russell after the British youngster's stellar performance

Absent Mallya hopes for Force India boost in Spain

Absent Mallya hopes for Force India boost in Spain

Rediff.com10 May 2016

Embattled Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya will not be attending Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix but he is hoping for a change of fortune on the track at least for his Formula One team in Barcelona.

Sports Shorts: W Series leader Chadwick joins Williams F1

Sports Shorts: W Series leader Chadwick joins Williams F1

Rediff.com20 May 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

F1 ditches plan to bring back refuelling

F1 ditches plan to bring back refuelling

Rediff.com3 Jul 2015

Formula One has abandoned controversial plans to reintroduce refuelling from 2017 after teams decided it would not be a good move, Force India deputy principal Bob Fernley said on Friday.

A peek into the high-flying life of F1 champ Lewis Hamilton

A peek into the high-flying life of F1 champ Lewis Hamilton

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Lewis Hamilton can become Britain's first four-times Formula One world champion this season, but some former racers fear the Mercedes driver's celebrity lifestyle could make the task harder.

World Cup Final: Star Sports, travel firms in top gear

World Cup Final: Star Sports, travel firms in top gear

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

July 14 features three big-ticket sporting events -- the World Cup final, the Wimbledon men's final and the British Grand Prix.

Hamilton storms to final pole of the Formula One season

Hamilton storms to final pole of the Formula One season

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

The pole was a record-extending 88th of Hamilton's career and fifth of the season.

Drivers puzzled by Formula One's new rules for tyres

Drivers puzzled by Formula One's new rules for tyres

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

Formula One's 2016 tyre rules, giving more choice on the selection of compounds and strategy, have left even some drivers confused.

Ferrari to replace Raikkonen with Leclerc in 2019

Ferrari to replace Raikkonen with Leclerc in 2019

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

Finland's 2007 Formula One World champion Kimi Raikkonen will leave Ferrari at the end of the season in a swap with Sauber's Charles Leclerc, both teams announced on Tuesday.

F1 racer Hamilton is BBC Sports Personality of the Year

F1 racer Hamilton is BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Rediff.com15 Dec 2014

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo took the overseas personality of the year prize.

Ecclestone rejects German firm's claims of corrupt F1 sale

Ecclestone rejects German firm's claims of corrupt F1 sale

Rediff.com31 Oct 2013

A firm's claim for more than $100 million in damages from Bernie Ecclestone is far-fetched and relies on confessions from a jailed banker who is a "fantasist", a lawyer for the Formula One boss argued on Wednesday.

'Thank goodness drivers bring money'

'Thank goodness drivers bring money'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Williams defended their young and inexperienced Formula One drivers

Mallya 'devastated' to lose control of Force India F1 team

Mallya 'devastated' to lose control of Force India F1 team

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

The administration was triggered by Force India's Mexican driver Sergio Perez, supported by engine provider Mercedes and team sponsor BWT who were also owed money by a team struggling financially.

How Mallya's Force India plan to catch up with Mercedes, Ferrari in 2017

How Mallya's Force India plan to catch up with Mercedes, Ferrari in 2017

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Formula One is due to go through a major technical overhaul next season, with wider wheels and chassis, and a more aggressive look with revised aerodynamics aimed at making the cars faster and harder to drive.