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Domenicali resigns as Ferrari F1 boss

Domenicali resigns as Ferrari F1 boss

Rediff.com14 Apr 2014

Stefano Domenicali resigned as Ferrari's Formula One team principal on Monday, and the company's North America president and chief executive Marco Mattiacci was appointed as his replacement.

PIX: Check out Ferrari's new car for 2020 F1 season

PIX: Check out Ferrari's new car for 2020 F1 season

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

Ferrari showed off their 2020 Formula One car with a theatrical show of pride and passion on Tuesday, assuring success-starved fans that it was also very different under the skin to last year's model. The SF1000, marking the Italian team's 1,000th race that comes up this year, is the car Ferrari hope can end six years of Mercedes domination and dash Lewis Hamilton's bid to equal Michael Schumacher's record seven titles.

Rowland earns McLaren F1 test

Rowland earns McLaren F1 test

Rediff.com5 Dec 2011

British teenager Oliver Rowland will have a Formula One test with McLaren after collecting a coveted Autosport award previously won by the likes of Jenson Button and David Coulthard.

Saudi GP: Schumacher suffers major crash

Saudi GP: Schumacher suffers major crash

Rediff.com27 Mar 2022

Mick Schumacher suffers major crash during qualifying

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 driver Button and wife 'gassed' in burglary

F1 driver Button and wife 'gassed' in burglary

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Jenson Button may have been gassed during a burglary at a rented villa in St Tropez.

F1 rivals would welcome 'raver' Raikkonen's return

F1 rivals would welcome 'raver' Raikkonen's return

Rediff.com12 Nov 2011

Kimi Raikkonen's possible Formula One comeback would liven up the post-race party scene as well as adding a sixth world champion to the starting grid, rivals agree.

F1 set for hefty shuffling and shoving as new talent look for race seat

F1 set for hefty shuffling and shoving as new talent look for race seat

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

The clock is ticking for some of Formula One's big name drivers, with world champions and race winners out of contract at the end of the season and a restless young generation eager to take their places.

F1: Vettel seeking Belgian break at happy hunting ground

F1: Vettel seeking Belgian break at happy hunting ground

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, winner of 52 races, has gone more than a year since he tasted victory at last year's Belgian race.

Hamilton vs Rosberg: Who will win the F1 title?

Hamilton vs Rosberg: Who will win the F1 title?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

Lewis Hamilton feels he faces "pretty impossible odds" going into Formula One's Abu Dhabi title-decider while Mercedes team mate and rival Nico Rosberg says he will treat Sunday's race like any other. Both are being disingenuous, of course. Hamilton knows he still has a real chance and Rosberg is well aware just how much is at stake. While Rosberg is the favourite to win the 'Duel in the Desert', needing only to finish on the Yas Marina podium to become Germany's third world champion after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, he will still be on tenterhooks.

Another F1 season, another argument

Another F1 season, another argument

Rediff.com1 Feb 2007

Former champions Williams, newcomers Spyker, tail-enders Super Aguri and Toro Rosso are at loggerheads over cars that have yet to see the light of day.

'F1 worse than Italian football'

'F1 worse than Italian football'

Rediff.com11 Sep 2006

Flavio Briatore compared F1 to Italian football's match-fixing scandal and suggesting the championship had been decided "around a table".

F1 Tales: Doctor says Schumacher will need years to recover, praises driver's wife

F1 Tales: Doctor says Schumacher will need years to recover, praises driver's wife

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

A French doctor treating former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher said on Thursday that the German driver was making progress, but will need years to recover.

F1: Vettel to replace Alonso at Ferrari in 2015

F1: Vettel to replace Alonso at Ferrari in 2015

Rediff.com20 Nov 2014

Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel will replace Fernando Alonso at Ferrari next season after signing a three-year deal, the Italian team said on Thursday.

Hakkinen to make F1 return

Hakkinen to make F1 return

Rediff.com29 Nov 2006

Double world champion Mika Hakkinen will drive a F1 car for the first time since 2001 when he tests for McLaren.

'Verstappen will always fight, that's in his DNA'

'Verstappen will always fight, that's in his DNA'

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

Verstappen had started the race level on points with Hamilton but 9-8 ahead on wins, and there were fears a collision could settle the outcome.

F1 driver Button marries longtime girlfriend in Hawaii

F1 driver Button marries longtime girlfriend in Hawaii

Rediff.com1 Jan 2015

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button entered the New Year as a married man after tying the knot with long-term girlfriend Jessica Michibata in Hawaii.

Will Hamilton fight the odds to retain F1 title?

Will Hamilton fight the odds to retain F1 title?

Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

Fresh from his 50th Formula One win, triple world champion Lewis Hamilton remains convinced anything is possible in the title race even if he could lose his crown as early as Sunday.

F1: Lotus confident Raikkonen will stay

F1: Lotus confident Raikkonen will stay

Rediff.com26 Aug 2013

The 2007 champion, who is out of contract at the end of the year and has been linked to other top teams, indicated at Spa that his salary had not been fully paid and Lotus knew what had to be resolved before any talks could begin.

Ricciardo breaks Barcelona track record in F1 testing

Ricciardo breaks Barcelona track record in F1 testing

Rediff.com7 Mar 2018

Daniel Ricciardo showed Red Bull's pace on Wednesday by lapping Barcelona's Formula One circuit faster than anyone since the track was reconfigured in 2007.

'Cash is king': Hamilton slams F1 for holding Australia GP despite virus

'Cash is king': Hamilton slams F1 for holding Australia GP despite virus

Rediff.com12 Mar 2020

Lewis Hamilton broke ranks with other drivers who said they were comfortable with assurances received from the governing FIA, even as other sports cancel events and competitions around the globe.

F1: Tough times for Williams

F1: Tough times for Williams

Rediff.com29 Sep 2005

Sports Shorts: Sauber F1 renamed Alfa Romeo Racing

Sports Shorts: Sauber F1 renamed Alfa Romeo Racing

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday

F1: Vettel smashes track record on penultimate day of testing

F1: Vettel smashes track record on penultimate day of testing

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

The next time the four-time world champion will get behind the wheel will be for first Friday practice at Melbourne's Albert Park on March 23.

Why Hamilton believes Alonso may retire from F1

Why Hamilton believes Alonso may retire from F1

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Fernando Alonso's imminent retirement from Formula One is a real possibility, world champion Lewis Hamilton said, adding that he hopes the Spaniard would decide to carry on.

F1: Hamilton, Vettel kick off race for fifth title in Melbourne

F1: Hamilton, Vettel kick off race for fifth title in Melbourne

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

This year marks the first that two quadruple champions are competing in the same season and their battle to see who joins Argentine legend Juan Manuel Fangio in second place on the all-time list with five titles promises to light up the series.

Sauber F1 engineers robbed at gunpoint

Sauber F1 engineers robbed at gunpoint

Rediff.com7 Nov 2010

A group of Sauber engineers were robbed at gunpoint shortly after Formula One world champion Jenson Button escaped unhurt from a similar attack at the Brazilian Grand Prix, the team said on Sunday.

Hamilton signs new deal with Mercedes

Hamilton signs new deal with Mercedes

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

Lewis Hamilton has signed a new contract with Mercedes and will continue to partner compatriot George Russell in 2024 and 2025, the team said on Thursday.

F1 British Grand Prix: Hamilton on pole at home

F1 British Grand Prix: Hamilton on pole at home

Rediff.com15 Jul 2017

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen will join the Mercedes driver on the front row, with championship-leading teammate Sebastian Vettel qualifying third.

McLaren's Alonso to retire from F1 at end of season

McLaren's Alonso to retire from F1 at end of season

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

His storied career has included 32 wins, 22 pole positions and 97 podiums so far.

Today's F1 cars are less attractive, more boring: Alonso

Today's F1 cars are less attractive, more boring: Alonso

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

'The hunger is always there. After one year and a half without being close to the podium, I have more motivation. I come out as a lion in every race'

Button hopeful of retaining F1 championship title

Button hopeful of retaining F1 championship title

Rediff.com26 May 2010

Reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button insists that he is still in the race for the championship title despite a successful season so far for the Red Bull team.

Vettel takes first pole of F1 season

Vettel takes first pole of F1 season

Rediff.com13 Mar 2010

Germany's Sebastian Vettel put returning compatriot Michael Schumacher in the shade on Saturday with pole position for Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Schumacher, the seven times champion returning at the age of 41 after a three-year absence, qualified seventh for Mercedes.

F1: Mission impossible for Vettel as Hamilton nears fifth title

F1: Mission impossible for Vettel as Hamilton nears fifth title

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

The German's hopes of winning a fifth Formula One title this season moved away from slim and closer to non-existent at Suzuka.

Korean GP: Alonso criticises Pirelli F1 tyres

Korean GP: Alonso criticises Pirelli F1 tyres

Rediff.com5 Oct 2013

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso criticised Pirelli's Formula One tyres on Saturday, saying they could not even last a fast lap of the Korean Grand Prix in qualifying without their performance dropping off.

'India needs more infrastructure to produce F1 champ'

'India needs more infrastructure to produce F1 champ'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2011

Formula One might have made its debut in the cricket-crazy nation with the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit but the country needs to build more motorsports infrastructure to produce world champions, feels legendary driver Sir Jackie Stewart.

'Witness X' sealed Briatore's F1 exit

'Witness X' sealed Briatore's F1 exit

Rediff.com23 Sep 2009

A mystery team insider dubbed 'Witness X' provided damning evidence that sealed former Renault boss Flavio Briatore's banishment from Formula One, the sport's governing body revealed on Tuesday.

F1: Hamilton backs Button to replace Alonso in Monaco

F1: Hamilton backs Button to replace Alonso in Monaco

Rediff.com14 Apr 2017

Lewis Hamilton hopes fellow Briton Jenson Button will make a comeback and replace McLaren's Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix when the Spaniard is away competing in the Indianapolis 500 in May.

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.