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F1: Temp set to rise in Austria as Vettel and Hamilton face off

F1: Temp set to rise in Austria as Vettel and Hamilton face off

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

'Every great Formula One season is marked by a great rivalry. Last year it was our internal battle between Lewis and Nico and this year it seems that the fight is on between Ferrari and Mercedes and Lewis and Sebastian'

Verstappen slams Mercedes boss for 'Wikipedia' comment

Verstappen slams Mercedes boss for 'Wikipedia' comment

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

Verstappen, who is 145 points clear of team mate Sergio Perez in the championship and set for a third title well before the end of the season, suggested Wolff should focus on his own team.

F1: Rosberg extends win streak in China, Hamilton seventh

F1: Rosberg extends win streak in China, Hamilton seventh

Rediff.com17 Apr 2016

Nico Rosberg crossed the line a mammoth 37.7 seconds ahead of German compatriot Sebastian Vettel, who recovered after colliding with his Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen at the first corner, to claim his third win from three races this season.

Singapore GP: Hamilton wins to take championship lead after Rosberg retires

Singapore GP: Hamilton wins to take championship lead after Rosberg retires

Rediff.com21 Sep 2014

Nico Rosberg suffered a major blow to his chances of a first Formula One title when he retired from Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix after only 14 laps and lost his lead in the championship to race winner Lewis Hamilton.

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.

Verstappen in focus as Hamilton eyes hat-trick

Verstappen in focus as Hamilton eyes hat-trick

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

Formula One is braced for the next episode of the Max Verstappen show as Red Bull's teen sensation heads for Ferrari's home circuit only days after making the Italian team's drivers see red. While triple world champion Lewis Hamilton is aiming for his 50th grand prix win on Sunday, to become the first since Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1950s to win three years in a row at Monza, Verstappen will be the talk of the town.

Hamilton beats Rosberg in Mexico, keeps title bid alive

Hamilton beats Rosberg in Mexico, keeps title bid alive

Rediff.com31 Oct 2016

Lewis Hamilton won the Mexican Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, his landmark 51st career victory cutting Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg's overall lead to 19 points and keeping the German waiting for a first title. The pole-to-flag victory was the triple world champion's eighth of the season and put him level with France's Alain Prost in the all-time lists of winners. Only Michael Schumacher (91) has more. Rosberg, who would have clinched the title had he won and Hamilton finished 10th or lower, crossed the line 8.354 seconds behind to anchor champions Mercedes to a sixth one-two finish of the season.

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).

Bottas on pole for F1's 1,000th race; Hamilton second

Bottas on pole for F1's 1,000th race; Hamilton second

Rediff.com13 Apr 2019

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel qualified third, ahead of 21-year-old Monegasque team mate Charles Leclerc who was unable to repeat his Bahrain Grand Prix pole of two weeks ago.

Rosberg gets the jump on Hamilton in Austria

Rosberg gets the jump on Hamilton in Austria

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row in a Mercedes one-two finish with team mate Lewis Hamilton on Sunday.

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.

Don't rush to F1, warns champion Hamilton's dad

Don't rush to F1, warns champion Hamilton's dad

Rediff.com16 Jan 2015

Every young racer wants to be the next Lewis Hamilton but most are in too much of a hurry to give themselves the best chance of success.

Hamilton crashes as F1 starts new turbo era

Hamilton crashes as F1 starts new turbo era

Rediff.com28 Jan 2014

Lewis Hamilton walked away from a heavy crash after putting in the first laps of Formula One's new turbo era in testing with Mercedes on Tuesday.

Formula One: More records beckons Lewis Hamilton in Brazil

Formula One: More records beckons Lewis Hamilton in Brazil

Rediff.com7 Nov 2014

Lewis Hamilton can set more British Formula One records in Brazil this weekend but it is the world championship he wants and that will have to wait.

F1: Alonso a top target for Mercedes if Hamilton leaves

F1: Alonso a top target for Mercedes if Hamilton leaves

Rediff.com2 Jan 2015

Fernando Alonso would be top of the list for Mercedes if Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton fails to agree a new deal with the team beyond this year.

Sports Shorts: Hamilton does a U-turn on F1 chief comment

Sports Shorts: Hamilton does a U-turn on F1 chief comment

Rediff.com28 Jun 2019

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Dominant Verstappen takes Red Bull to historic win

Dominant Verstappen takes Red Bull to historic win

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

Dominant Formula One leader Max Verstappen ran away with the Hungarian Grand Prix by a mighty margin on Sunday as Red Bull made history with a record 12th victory in a row.

Rosberg, Hamilton gear up for race track rivalry with burgers and bling

Rosberg, Hamilton gear up for race track rivalry with burgers and bling

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

Mercedes title rivals Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton limbered up for the US Grand Prix with burgers and bling on Thursday.

Hamilton takes 50th win at United States GP to stay in title race

Hamilton takes 50th win at United States GP to stay in title race

Rediff.com24 Oct 2016

Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 50th Formula One victory on Sunday with a pole-to-flag U.S. Grand Prix drive that kept his title hopes alive and trimmed Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg's lead to 26 points with three races remaining. Rosberg, who had been chasing his 10th triumph of the season, finished second on a sunny Texan afternoon with a big crowd but little drama -- even if Hamilton spent much of it worrying about reliability. The straightforward victory was Hamilton's fourth in Texas in five seasons and ended a barren stretch for the triple world champion dating back to his last win in Germany in July.

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.

Monaco Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest in practice after drain cover drama

Monaco Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest in practice after drain cover drama

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton set the pace in an incident-filled opening Monaco Grand Prix practice on Thursday, with debris and a loose drain cover bringing an early end to the session.

F1: Hamilton exempted from media duties; 300 milestone for Raikkonen

F1: Hamilton exempted from media duties; 300 milestone for Raikkonen

Rediff.com22 May 2019

Formula One said a tribute was in the works, with details to be confirmed. A minute's silence is likely before the race.

Who is Lando Norris?

Who is Lando Norris?

Rediff.com6 May 2024

It is doubtful there has been a more popular winner of a Formula One race in recent years than McLaren's Lando Norris, who was celebrated by everyone from Max Verstappen to Donald Trump following his victory at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday.

Record-equalling Verstappen continues winning run

Record-equalling Verstappen continues winning run

Rediff.com9 Jul 2023

Formula One leader Max Verstappen won the British Grand Prix on Sunday as Red Bull stayed unbeaten in 2023 and equalled McLaren's 1988 record run of 11 victories in a row.

F1: Hamilton wins dramatic Brazilian GP to keep title race alive

F1: Hamilton wins dramatic Brazilian GP to keep title race alive

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos Circuit in Sao Paulo on Sunday to keep the Formula One Championship alive with one race left this season.

F1 Qualifying: Rosberg, Hamilton in Mercedes one-two for Japanese GP

F1 Qualifying: Rosberg, Hamilton in Mercedes one-two for Japanese GP

Rediff.com4 Oct 2014

Germany's Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on pole position for Sunday's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix with championship-leading teammate Lewis Hamilton joining him on the front row.

F1: Verstappen 'on another planet' with victory in China

F1: Verstappen 'on another planet' with victory in China

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

Max Verstappen won Formula One's first Chinese Grand Prix in five years on Sunday.

Mercedes see no need to lean on Hamilton and Rosberg after collision

Mercedes see no need to lean on Hamilton and Rosberg after collision

Rediff.com17 May 2016

Formula One world champions Mercedes will not rein in Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg after they collided and put each other out of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, team boss Toto Wolff said.

Dutch GP: Max Verstappen races to record-equalling victory

Dutch GP: Max Verstappen races to record-equalling victory

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

Formula One leader Max Verstappen celebrated a record-equalling ninth successive victory on Sunday after beating the rain to win a chaotic and red-flagged Dutch Grand Prix for the third year in a row.

US Grand Prix PHOTOS: Hamilton races to victory No 10 at 'home'

US Grand Prix PHOTOS: Hamilton races to victory No 10 at 'home'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Lewis Hamilton's father always told him to 'drive like you stole it' but there was never any question about who owned Sunday's US Grand Prix.

Will Hamilton get back to winning ways at Spanish Grand Prix?

Will Hamilton get back to winning ways at Spanish Grand Prix?

Rediff.com13 May 2016

The British Grand Prix is set for a record 150,000-strong crowd in July with home hero Lewis Hamilton an even bigger draw after recent setbacks, Silverstone circuit managing director Patrick Allen said on Thursday.

Verstappen on pole in Austria as Mercedes crash

Verstappen on pole in Austria as Mercedes crash

Rediff.com9 Jul 2022

Formula One leader Max Verstappen handed his Red Bull team a home pole position for Saturday's sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix after Mercedes rivals Lewis Hamilton and George Russell crashed in qualifying.

Verstappen pips Norris to pole in Austria Grand Prix

Verstappen pips Norris to pole in Austria Grand Prix

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix

Italian F1 Grand Prix: Hamilton storms to 11th pole in 12 races

Italian F1 Grand Prix: Hamilton storms to 11th pole in 12 races

Rediff.com5 Sep 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton saw off a strong Ferrari challenge at the Italian team's home Grand Prix to seal his seventh pole position in a row and 11th in 12 races on Saturday.

Belgian GP: Hamilton takes fourth pole in a row

Belgian GP: Hamilton takes fourth pole in a row

Rediff.com24 Aug 2013

Lewis Hamilton took his fourth pole position in a row for Mercedes on Saturday after a rain-hit qualifying session at the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix.

Raikkonen takes pole in Italy with F1's fastest ever lap

Raikkonen takes pole in Italy with F1's fastest ever lap

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

Team mate Sebastian Vettel was second fastest to complete the front-row sweep, with championship leader Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes.

Belgian F1 Grand Prix: Rosberg beats teammate Hamilton to pole

Belgian F1 Grand Prix: Rosberg beats teammate Hamilton to pole

Rediff.com23 Aug 2014

Formula One leader Nico Rosberg swept to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row after a wet qualifying session.

F1: Bottas wins sprint but Verstappen on pole at Monza

F1: Bottas wins sprint but Verstappen on pole at Monza

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

McLaren's Australian Daniel Ricciardo will join the Dutch 23-year-old on the front row for the first time since the pair were team mates at Red Bull in 2018.

F1: Verstappen on pole for fifth race in a row

F1: Verstappen on pole for fifth race in a row

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

Max Verstappen took his fifth pole position in a row at the British Grand Prix.

Bottas on pole as Russell qualifies second at Sakhir

Bottas on pole as Russell qualifies second at Sakhir

Rediff.com6 Dec 2020

Hamilton has already won the title, his record-equalling seventh, but the Briton is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.