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Hamilton gracious in F1 title defeat

Hamilton gracious in F1 title defeat

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

But, even as Max Verstappen celebrated and Lewis Hamilton came to terms with defeat, the Briton's Mercedes team lodged two safety-car related protests.

F1 PIX: Russell takes first win in Mercedes one-two

F1 PIX: Russell takes first win in Mercedes one-two

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

A teary George Russell celebrated the first Formula One Grand Prix victory of his career in Brazil on Sunday in a one-two finish with Mercedes team mate and seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton.

MEA urges Indian students to follow US law amid detentions

MEA urges Indian students to follow US law amid detentions

Rediff.com22 Mar 2025

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has asked Indian students in the US to comply with American laws following the detention of a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University and the self-deportation of another student to Canada. The MEA spokesperson said that the two Indians did not reach out to Indian missions in the US for assistance. Badar Khan Suri, the postdoctoral fellow, was detained on charges of "actively spreading Hamas propaganda." Ranjani Srinivasan, a student at Columbia University, self-deported to Canada after her visa was revoked for allegedly "advocating for violence and terrorism" and involvement in activities supporting Hamas. The MEA spokesperson also said that India is keen to bolster educational ties with the US.

Verstappen wins Austrian F1 sprint race

Verstappen wins Austrian F1 sprint race

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

Double world champion Max Verstappen ran away with a Saturday sprint race in a Red Bull one-two at the Austrian Grand Prix.

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Baku as Ferrari suffer

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Baku as Ferrari suffer

Rediff.com12 Jun 2022

Max Verstappen took full advantage of an engine failure for Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix.

F1: Fresh trouble for Red Bull boss Horner after anonymous email

F1: Fresh trouble for Red Bull boss Horner after anonymous email

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

A widely-circulated anonymous email put fresh focus on recent allegations of misconduct toward a female colleague.

PIX: Zhou's horror crash rocks British F1 Grand Prix

PIX: Zhou's horror crash rocks British F1 Grand Prix

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

The British Formula One Grand Prix was halted and re-started on Sunday after a multi-car opening-lap collision left Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou's Alfa Romeo wedged on its side between the tyre barrier and catch fence.

Why competitors are worried about Xiaomi's POCO F1

Why competitors are worried about Xiaomi's POCO F1

Rediff.com24 Aug 2018

Why Ashish Narsale is looking forward to its launch.

F1: Bond stunt driver has a new mission at Aston Martin

F1: Bond stunt driver has a new mission at Aston Martin

Rediff.com20 May 2021

Jessica Hawkins has joined the Aston Martin Formula One team as 'driver ambassador'.

US GP: Sainz on pole as F1 mourns Mateschitz's death

US GP: Sainz on pole as F1 mourns Mateschitz's death

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

Carlos Sainz put Ferrari on pole position for the US Formula One Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Saturday, with Red Bull's double World champion Max Verstappen joining the Spaniard on the front row.

PIX: Ferrari's Sainz takes his first F1 win in a thriller

PIX: Ferrari's Sainz takes his first F1 win in a thriller

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz claimed his first Formula One victory on Sunday in a thrilling British Grand Prix halted by a first-lap crash and with the added mayhem of a track invasion by protesters.

F1: Impossible to organise British Grand Prix

F1: Impossible to organise British Grand Prix

Rediff.com19 May 2020

Formula One is planning two Grands Prix without spectators at Silverstone, which this year marks the 70th anniversary of hosting the first world championship race, immediately after two in Austria in early July.

F1 champion Hamilton under fire for 'poor India' comment

F1 champion Hamilton under fire for 'poor India' comment

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

The Briton made the comments in an interview to the BBC in reference to Formula 1 embracing new countries to hold races.

Ineos acquires one-third stake in Mercedes F1 team

Ineos acquires one-third stake in Mercedes F1 team

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

As part of the transaction, Daimler will reduce its stake from 60%, while Wolff will up his shareholding from 30%, the statement said.

Zhou wins virtual Bahrain GP as F1 seeks to thrill fans

Zhou wins virtual Bahrain GP as F1 seeks to thrill fans

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

Renault's Chinese test driver Guanyu Zhou won a virtual Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday as Formula One sought to entertain fans with esports action in a season stalled by the spreading coronavirus. The first seven rounds of the real championship have been cancelled or postponed, including the showcase Monaco Grand Prix, and it remains to be seen how many there will be ultimately.

PIX: Piastri wins Chinese GP from pole in McLaren 1-2

PIX: Piastri wins Chinese GP from pole in McLaren 1-2

Rediff.com23 Mar 2025

Australian Oscar Piastri roared back from season-opening disappointment in his home race by winning the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix from pole position in a McLaren one-two with championship-leading teammate Lando Norris on Sunday.

F1 sees RED over the Bull's minor overspending in 2021

F1 sees RED over the Bull's minor overspending in 2021

Rediff.com11 Oct 2022

The FIA is also under fire on other fronts, with confusion about the scoring at last Sunday's shortened Japanese Grand Prix and widespread driver anger, about the deployment of a recovery tractor on track while cars were lapping in the heavy spray.

Check out 2019 F1 calendar

Check out 2019 F1 calendar

Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

The 2019 Formula One world championship starts on March 17 with 21 races in a season that ends later than any since 1963.

F1: Verstappen on pole for home Dutch Grand Prix

F1: Verstappen on pole for home Dutch Grand Prix

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will line up alongside on the front row after a final qualifying session that ended with Verstappen's Mexican team mate Sergio Perez crashing at the final corner.

F1 champion Vettel sports helmet in support of Ukraine

F1 champion Vettel sports helmet in support of Ukraine

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

Sebastian Vettel wore a special helmet to express solidarity with Ukraine

F1 champion Hamilton knighted in New Year's honours list

F1 champion Hamilton knighted in New Year's honours list

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was awarded a knighthood in the UK New Year's honours list published on Wednesday.

F1: McLaren sign 13-year-old American karter Ugochukwu

F1: McLaren sign 13-year-old American karter Ugochukwu

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

New York-born Ugo Ugochukwu won last year's European FIA OKJ European kart championship after taking a string of titles in the United States.

F1 PIX: Perez wins in Jeddah; Verstappen rallies to second

F1 PIX: Perez wins in Jeddah; Verstappen rallies to second

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday with Max Verstappen staying top of the championship after racing from 15th to second.

Rev up your engines. F1 season's here!

Rev up your engines. F1 season's here!

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

Mercedes set for proper fight with Ferrari in Melbourne

F1: Ferrari's Leclerc wins season opener in Bahrain

F1: Ferrari's Leclerc wins season opener in Bahrain

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

Ferrari's last win before Sunday was with Sebastian Vettel in Singapore in September 2019.

Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win with victory in Russia

Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win with victory in Russia

Rediff.com26 Sep 2021

Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with a victory in Russia that sent him back on top of the championship.

Sochi open to Russian F1 race double-header

Sochi open to Russian F1 race double-header

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Russian Grand Prix organisers said on Thursday they were open to hosting two back-to-back races in Sochi this season to help Formula One flesh out a calendar reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sochi, with a circuit winding around the Olympic Park used for the 2014 Winter Games, is due to host the Russian Grand Prix on September 27 although that stage of the calendar remains uncertain.

How F1 teams are helping Britain battle coronavirus

How F1 teams are helping Britain battle coronavirus

Rediff.com31 Mar 2020

If British industry succeeds in saving lives during the coronavirus pandemic it will be due in part to the pioneering role played by Formula One racing teams in the country. Seven of the 10 Formula One teams have joined forces with leading aerospace and engineering companies to ramp up production of ventilators while Mercedes has also worked with medics and academics to produce an alternative breathing aid.

Indian racer Jehan Daruvala carves path in Formula E

Indian racer Jehan Daruvala carves path in Formula E

Rediff.com21 Jul 2024

Jehan Daruvala's racing career may not have taken the path he envisioned, but the Indian driver isn't dwelling on missed opportunities.

Indian Student fled US as immigration agents came knocking

Indian Student fled US as immigration agents came knocking

Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian student at Columbia University, has left the United States after her student visa was revoked over allegations of supporting Hamas. Srinivasan, a PhD student in Urban Planning, claims her visa was revoked for engaging in protected political speech. The Trump administration has been accused of targeting pro-Palestinian demonstrators through the use of federal immigration powers, and this case has drawn attention to the potential for free speech suppression in the United States.

Wamiqa-Varun Can't Wait For Christmas

Wamiqa-Varun Can't Wait For Christmas

Rediff.com12 Dec 2024

Bhumi feels pretty... Jackie Shroff with the 'asli' Bidhu...Huma-Saqib go to a wedding...

MotoGP champion Marquez tests F1 car

MotoGP champion Marquez tests F1 car

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

Four times MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez drove a Formula One car for the first time at the Red Bull Ring in Austria on Tuesday but said his focus remains firmly on two wheels for the next few years at least.

F1 Drivers assured of maximum security for Saudi GP

F1 Drivers assured of maximum security for Saudi GP

Rediff.com26 Mar 2022

Drivers met for more than four hours at the Jeddah Corniche circuit

Indian student in US arrested by masked agents from near home

Indian student in US arrested by masked agents from near home

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

Badar Khan Suri, an Indian postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University, is facing deportation after US authorities accused him of "spreading Hamas propaganda" and having "close connections to a suspected terrorist." The Department of Homeland Security claims Suri has been actively promoting antisemitism on social media and is connected to a senior Hamas advisor. Suri's lawyer, Hassan Ahmad, argues that his client is being targeted due to his wife's Palestinian heritage and their opposition to US foreign policy towards Israel. The incident follows the self-deportation of another Indian student from Columbia University who was also accused of supporting Hamas.

Who is the oldest F1 champion?

Who is the oldest F1 champion?

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix will be the 1,000th race of the Formula One world championship since the first at Silverstone in 1950.

Verstappen vrooms to fourth title in Vegas

Verstappen vrooms to fourth title in Vegas

Rediff.com24 Nov 2024

In the constructors' standings, Ferrari closed the gap to McLaren to 24 points.

F1: Hamilton could equal Schumi's podium record

F1: Hamilton could equal Schumi's podium record

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

Hamilton has won the last three races, out of four so far in this COVID-19 affected season, and will start as favourite again.

'So many people in F1 owe so much to Mateschitz'

'So many people in F1 owe so much to Mateschitz'

Rediff.com23 Oct 2022

Formula One and the championship-leading Red Bull team mourned the death of the energy drink company's Austrian founder Dietrich Mateschitz on Saturday at the age of 78.

Verstappen wins Imola sprint as Leclerc stretches F1 lead

Verstappen wins Imola sprint as Leclerc stretches F1 lead

Rediff.com24 Apr 2022

Leclerc had seized the lead at the start, and held it through an initial safety car period, before Verstappen made up for his poor getaway and passed the Monegasque -- whose tyres were fading fast -- with a late move around the outside.

F1 PIX: Verstappen leads Red Bulls to one-two finish in Miami

F1 PIX: Verstappen leads Red Bulls to one-two finish in Miami

Rediff.com8 May 2023

Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix from ninth on the starting grid with a masterful display of tyre management on Sunday.