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Renault's F1 driver Ricciardo will take a pay cut

Renault's F1 driver Ricciardo will take a pay cut

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

Ricciardo joined Renault from Red Bull last year with a contract that runs to the end of 2020.

Mallya's Force India go pink for 2017 F1 season

Mallya's Force India go pink for 2017 F1 season

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

Team co-owner Vijay Mallya said in a statement on Tuesday that the deal, which will make the cars stand out at the Australian season-opener next week, is one of the most significant partnerships in Force India's 10-year history.

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula One history.

F1 rule changes

F1 rule changes

Rediff.com24 Feb 2004

rediff.com provides an at-a-glance guide to the new rules for the 2004 season.

Ecclestone exits F1, Liberty completes takeover

Ecclestone exits F1, Liberty completes takeover

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

Bernie Ecclestone's 40-year reign as Formula One's commercial supremo ended on Monday with the sport's new owners Liberty Media replacing the 86-year-old Briton with American Chase Carey.

F1: Verstappen ends Mercedes' winning streak

F1: Verstappen ends Mercedes' winning streak

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday to end Mercedes' run of domination and become champion Lewis Hamilton's closest challenger.

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.

Audi, Porsche to join F1

Audi, Porsche to join F1

Rediff.com2 May 2022

Volkswagen's premium brands Audi and Porsche will join Formula One after convincing the German automaking group that the move will bring in more money than it will cost, VW Chief Executive Herbert Diess said on Monday.

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.

F1 for dummies

F1 for dummies

Rediff.com5 Mar 2005

F1 makes advance payments to teams

F1 makes advance payments to teams

Rediff.com24 Apr 2020

Liberty Media president and CEO Greg Maffei told analysts on a conference call that the move was the most efficient way of putting cash into the business, with Formula One getting a net cash payment of $1.4 billion.

Free Bahrain visas for F1 fans

Free Bahrain visas for F1 fans

Rediff.com11 Dec 2003

Visas will also be issued online and visitors will be fast-tracked through immigration.

Binotto quits as Ferrari F1 team boss

Binotto quits as Ferrari F1 team boss

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

Ferrari Formula One boss Mattia Binotto has handed in his resignation and will leave at the end of the year, the championship runners-up said on Tuesday.

F1 teams monitoring Vietnam for coronavirus risks

F1 teams monitoring Vietnam for coronavirus risks

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

Formula One teams are keeping a close eye on the health situation in Vietnam after the Chinese Grand Prix was postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic, McLaren boss Zak Brown said on Thursday. The sport is due to make its debut in the country, which borders China, on April 5 with a street race in the capital H

Why F1 champion Hamilton went vegan

Why F1 champion Hamilton went vegan

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

The Formula One world champion said it has taken him 32 years to understand the impact he was having.

Check out new changes for 2019 F1 season

Check out new changes for 2019 F1 season

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

The Formula One season starts in Australia on March 17 with new regulations, changed lineups, a trio of young rookies fresh from Formula Two and the comeback of Poland's Robert Kubica.

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.

F1: Bottas takes pole, penalty for Hamilton in Turkey

F1: Bottas takes pole, penalty for Hamilton in Turkey

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Verstappen took a grid penalty at the previous race in Russia and finished second after starting at the back of the field, his progress helped after late rain caused problems for others.

F1 PICS: Perez wins Azerbaijan GP after Verstappen crashes

F1 PICS: Perez wins Azerbaijan GP after Verstappen crashes

Rediff.com6 Jun 2021

IMAGES from the Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix held at Baku City Circuit on Sunday

Ferrari say they remain committed to F1 after quit reports

Ferrari say they remain committed to F1 after quit reports

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

Ferrari have said they remain committed to Formula One after reports on Thursday that the sport's oldest and most successful team could walk away if a proposed budget cap for 2021 was set too low. Britain's Guardian newspaper suggested Ferrari were prepared to quit in a headline, later replaced, over an interview with team boss Mattia Binotto.

F1: Time for the rookies to shine

F1: Time for the rookies to shine

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

Formula One rookie George Russell's earliest motorsport memory is of pedalling a toy tractor around Britain's go-kart paddocks.

F1: Ricciardo wins at Monza in McLaren one-two finish

F1: Ricciardo wins at Monza in McLaren one-two finish

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix in a stunning McLaren one-two with Lando Norris at Monza on Sunday.

Verstappen wins Mexico City GP, sets F1 record for most wins in season

Verstappen wins Mexico City GP, sets F1 record for most wins in season

Rediff.com31 Oct 2022

Red Bull's double World champion Max Verstappen won the Mexico City Grand Prix on Sunday to set a Formula One record of 14 victories from a single season, as well as the most points scored.

New F1 rules has Alpine's Alonso living in hope

New F1 rules has Alpine's Alonso living in hope

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

Alpine's target is to fight for the championship within 100 races of the start of Formula One's new rules era, which will begin with the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on March 20.

Verstappen wins Mexico City GP to stretch F1 lead

Verstappen wins Mexico City GP to stretch F1 lead

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

Red Bull closed the gap to champions Mercedes in the constructors' standings to one point.

Who Are Those Flowers For, Alia?

Who Are Those Flowers For, Alia?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

Ananya has CTRL... Raashii enjoys a cuppa... Asha Parekh in Australia...

F1 debut tougher than expected: Chandok

F1 debut tougher than expected: Chandok

Rediff.com20 Mar 2010

Karun Chandhok's truncated Formula One debut last weekend was tougher than he expected and the Indian driver admits his Hispania (HRT) team faces a long, hard season.

SEE: Hamilton and other F1 drivers take a knee in Austria

SEE: Hamilton and other F1 drivers take a knee in Austria

Rediff.com5 Jul 2020

Television images showed six drivers standing behind the 14 who knelt, including Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

Chandhok close to securing F1 drive

Chandhok close to securing F1 drive

Rediff.com26 Feb 2010

Karun Chandhok is in the final stages of talks with Campos Meta Formula One team for a drive in the 2010 season, his manager said on Friday. Spain's Campos, one of four new teams in an expanded F1 grid in the new season, have so far named only one driver, Brazilian Bruno Senna, nephew of late F1 world champion Ayrton Senna and Chandhok's former GP2 team mate.

Chandhok eyeing F1 debut in 2010

Chandhok eyeing F1 debut in 2010

Rediff.com12 Sep 2009

Chennai-based Indian driver Karun Chandhok is getting ready to try Force India's driver simulator and is confident of proving his mettle for a Formula One debut next year.

Spectators barred from Bahrain F1 Grand Prix due to coronavirus

Spectators barred from Bahrain F1 Grand Prix due to coronavirus

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

The Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix will go ahead this month without spectators due to the coronavirus crisis, a blow to the Gulf's Arab states important tourism sector. Bahrain, which is hosting the second round of the Formula One season on March 22, has reported 83 cases of the virus, mostly linked to people who had travelled to Iran.

F1 strike race track deal in India

F1 strike race track deal in India

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

F1 bosses have struck a mega-deal with an Indian company to construct the race track in Greater Noida.

F1 track plans back on course

F1 track plans back on course

Rediff.com23 Mar 2005

F-1 back on AP track

F-1 back on AP track

Rediff.com31 Jan 2004

The Andhra Government disclosed a letter from the Formula One chief who wrote he had not contacted any other party in India.

Raikkonen extends stay at Lotus F1 team

Raikkonen extends stay at Lotus F1 team

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Finland's Kimi Raikkonen will stay at Lotus next year, the Formula One team indicated on Monday in a video posted on YouTube.

Norris on pole for Qatar sprint, McLaren ahead of Ferrari

Norris on pole for Qatar sprint, McLaren ahead of Ferrari

Rediff.com30 Nov 2024

McLaren's Lando Norris took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint on Friday with Mercedes' George Russell denying the Formula One leaders a front row.

COVID-19: How Britain's Silverstone circuit could help F1

COVID-19: How Britain's Silverstone circuit could help F1

Rediff.com2 May 2020

Silverstone managing director, Stuart Pringle made clear that everything had to be done so as not to put stress on policing or divert medical resources away from the fight against the coronavirus.

F1 PIX: Hamilton takes 90th win at dramatic Tuscan GP

F1 PIX: Hamilton takes 90th win at dramatic Tuscan GP

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

Images from the Tuscan F1 Grand Prix held at at Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero in Tuscany, Italy, on Sunday.

No win but no regrets as Alonso returns to F1

No win but no regrets as Alonso returns to F1

Rediff.com29 May 2017

Fernando Alonso left the Brickyard on Sunday without a fairytale victory to cap his Indy 500 adventure but had no regrets as he prepared to return to his Formula One day job with McLaren.

PIX: Hamilton makes a statement as F1 gets back on track

PIX: Hamilton makes a statement as F1 gets back on track

Rediff.com3 Jul 2020

Formula One got back on track in changed circumstances on Friday but with Mercedes bringing a familiar look to the timing sheets as six times World champion Lewis Hamilton led team mate Valtteri Bottas one-two in Austrian Grand Prix free practice. The Briton did 41 laps and lapped with a best time of one minute 04.816 seconds in a damp and overcast session, 0.356 faster than the Finn.