News for 'British Grand Prix'

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.

F1 teams to discuss Silverstone

F1 teams to discuss Silverstone

Rediff.com22 Oct 2004

Jehan 'gets understanding of how teams operate on F1 weekend'

Jehan 'gets understanding of how teams operate on F1 weekend'

Rediff.com24 Jun 2022

India's Jehan Daruvala completes Formula 1 test with McLaren

First Ferrari winner Gonzalez dies at 90

First Ferrari winner Gonzalez dies at 90

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Jose Froilan Gonzalez, the 'Pampas Bull' who in 1951 became the first driver to win a Formula One world championship Grand Prix for Ferrari, has died in Buenos Aires at the age of 90, Argentine media reported on Saturday.

F1 PIX: Verstappen takes his 100th podium with Saudi win

F1 PIX: Verstappen takes his 100th podium with Saudi win

Rediff.com10 Mar 2024

It was the first time Verstappen, winner of a record 19 of 22 races last year, has won the first two races of a season. He has also won 19 of the last 20.

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

Williams family to leave F1 after Italian GP

Williams family to leave F1 after Italian GP

Rediff.com3 Sep 2020

The family's departure marks the end of an era after 43 years and 739 Grands Prix.

Hamilton back on top in 70th Anniversary GP practice

Hamilton back on top in 70th Anniversary GP practice

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

Six time world champion Lewis Hamilton, winner of the British Grand Prix from pole position at the same circuit last weekend and 30 points clear of Valtteri Bottas after four races without spectators, was 0.138 seconds slower.

Despite Hamilton rift, Rosberg extends Mercedes contract

Despite Hamilton rift, Rosberg extends Mercedes contract

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

The German driver joined Mercedes from Williams in 2010 and has won 19 Grands Prix for the team, including five this year. He has helped Mercedes to the manufacturers' title for the last two seasons.

F1 celebrates 1,000th race, give or take a few

F1 celebrates 1,000th race, give or take a few

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

The fact is that some of the 999 championship races thus far have been questionable Grands Prix and several past race winners never even drove a Formula One car.

Wolff vrooms in to F1 practice, first woman in over 20 years to do so

Wolff vrooms in to F1 practice, first woman in over 20 years to do so

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Susie Wolff will accelerate out of the Silverstone pitlane on Friday to become the first woman driver in 22 years to take part in a Grand Prix weekend.

Legal action threatens British GP future

Legal action threatens British GP future

Rediff.com24 Apr 2009

The future of the British Formula One Grand Prix was thrown into doubt on Thursday when legal proceedings were issued by the owners of Donington Park, the race's venue from 2010, against the circuit's operators.

F1 driver Perez to miss British GP after COVID-19 positive

F1 driver Perez to miss British GP after COVID-19 positive

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez will miss Sunday's British Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19, his Racing Point team said on Thursday. The Canadian-owned outfit said the 30-year-old, who is the first driver to test positive since the pandemic-hit season started this month, is "physically well and in good spirits".

Hamilton bats for all lives matter

Hamilton bats for all lives matter

Rediff.com13 Dec 2020

Lewis Hamilton assured activists that he would not let human rights issues go unnoticed.

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.

Vettel cruises to Silverstone triumph

Vettel cruises to Silverstone triumph

Rediff.com21 Jun 2009

Germany's Sebastian Vettel ran away with the British Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two while championship leader Jenson Button struggled home in sixth place on Sunday.

Mercedes reprimanded for 'secret' test

Mercedes reprimanded for 'secret' test

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were given the all-clear for next week's British Grand Prix on Friday after their Mercedes Formula One team escaped heavy sanctions for a 'secret' tyre test with Pirelli.

Silverstone signs 17-year British GP deal

Silverstone signs 17-year British GP deal

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

Silverstone's owners secured the future of the British Formula One Grand Prix on Monday after agreeing a 17-year deal with the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

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.

Formula One: Metal plate behind Spa punctures?

Formula One: Metal plate behind Spa punctures?

Rediff.com24 Aug 2013

A metal plate shed by a car has been blamed for alarming punctures suffered by Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in Friday's Belgian Grand Prix practice.

Lewis Hamilton opens up on his F1 future

Lewis Hamilton opens up on his F1 future

Rediff.com30 Jul 2020

Lewis Hamilton aims to stay in F1 for at least three more years

Bottas pips Hamilton to 70th Anniversary GP pole

Bottas pips Hamilton to 70th Anniversary GP pole

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

Valtteri Bottas took pole position for Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix ahead of championship-leading Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday.

Hamilton takes pole position for British GP

Hamilton takes pole position for British GP

Rediff.com29 Jun 2013

Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for his home British Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with German team mate Nico Rosberg qualifying alongside him in an all-Mercedes front row.

PIX: F1's new-look car for 2022 season

PIX: F1's new-look car for 2022 season

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

Formula One offered fans a glimpse of the future on Thursday with a presentation of what cars will look like next season when the sport undergoes a rules revamp to make racing closer and more exciting.

Confident Hamilton puts Mercedes trials behind him

Confident Hamilton puts Mercedes trials behind him

Rediff.com26 Jun 2013

Lewis Hamilton has put trials and tribulations behind him and is raring to make his first British Grand Prix appearance for Mercedes this weekend in a car he says is better than last year's McLaren.

Dhokia, the man who frightened Ferrari's Vettel

Dhokia, the man who frightened Ferrari's Vettel

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

A British man who walked across the track during the Singapore Grand Prix was charged in court Tuesday for committing a 'rash act'.

Liuzzi drops five places, Alguersuari fined

Liuzzi drops five places, Alguersuari fined

Rediff.com10 Jul 2010

Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi will drop five places on the British Grand Prix starting grid after impeding another driver during qualifying, race stewards said on Saturday.

Button wins top British award

Button wins top British award

Rediff.com6 Dec 2004

Mercedes accuse FIA of double standards

Mercedes accuse FIA of double standards

Rediff.com20 Jun 2013

Mercedes accused Formula One's governing body of double standards on Thursday at a tribunal that could impose stiff sanctions on their team for allegedly breaking the rules with a 'secret' tyre test.

Hockenheim will be better for us: Liuzzi

Hockenheim will be better for us: Liuzzi

Rediff.com15 Jul 2010

Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi analyses what went wrong for him at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone when he finished outside the points in 11th position.

PHOTOS: Hamilton storms to Silverstone win

PHOTOS: Hamilton storms to Silverstone win

Rediff.com7 Jul 2014

Photos of the Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone

Former F1 champ and McLaren's British driver Button set to retire?

Former F1 champ and McLaren's British driver Button set to retire?

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

Media reports suggested the McLaren driver, whose wife is Japanese, was likely to announce at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix that he would be leaving Formula One at the end of the year.

Hamilton back on track next week in Mercedes F1 test

Hamilton back on track next week in Mercedes F1 test

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Six-times Formula One World champion Lewis Hamilton will be back on track at Silverstone next week for the first time since February as Mercedes gear up for the start of the delayed Formula One season. Mercedes said on Twitter that Hamilton will be in his title-winning 2018 Mercedes W09 car on Wednesday, with team mate Valtteri Bottas driving on Tuesday, to practise protocols for the July 5 Austrian opener.

Ecclestone sets Silverstone a December deadline

Ecclestone sets Silverstone a December deadline

Rediff.com20 Nov 2009

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has set Silverstone a December deadline to keep next year's British Grand Prix on the calendar.

Sports Shorts: Woman F1 driver Wolff sidelined after four laps

Sports Shorts: Woman F1 driver Wolff sidelined after four laps

Rediff.com4 Jul 2014

Susie Wolff became the first woman driver in 22 years to take part in a Formula One race weekend on Friday but her involvement in British Grand Prix practice lasted barely 20 minutes.

FIA 'revisiting' Hamilton track-crossing incident in Qatar

FIA 'revisiting' Hamilton track-crossing incident in Qatar

Rediff.com15 Oct 2023

Hamilton collided with Mercedes team mate George Russell at the first corner at Lusail, abandoning his car in the gravel and crossing the track to return to the pit lane.

F1 season could be behind closed doors

F1 season could be behind closed doors

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

Formula One is considering holding closed races without spectators, most likely at European circuits, once the season is able to start after being stalled by the new coronavirus pandemic. Formula One has brought forward and extended its August break from March through to May to clear the European summer for a rescheduled calendar that could see races on successive weekends and into the New Year.

Silverstone saved for at least five years

Silverstone saved for at least five years

Rediff.com9 Dec 2004

Britain has hosted a Grand Prix every year since the first Formula One championship race at Silverstone, a former World War Two airfield, in 1950.

Shocking! F1 drivers face $1m fines

Shocking! F1 drivers face $1m fines

Rediff.com20 Oct 2023

Formula One drivers expressed shock after the sport's governing body quadrupled the amount stewards can fine them to a maximum of one million euros ($1.06 million).

Tyre failure wrecks Hamilton's home hopes

Tyre failure wrecks Hamilton's home hopes

Rediff.com30 Jun 2013

Sudden tyre failure wrecked Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a home British Grand Prix victory on Sunday after the Mercedes driver had led from pole position.