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Sutil 8th, Liuzzi 11th in British GP

Sutil 8th, Liuzzi 11th in British GP

Rediff.com11 Jul 2010

Adrian Sutil lost a dramatic duel with pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel in the final lap to finish eighth, as Force India added four valuable points from an eventful British Grand in Silverstone on Sunday. His team mate Vitantonio Liuzzi also featured in a wheel-to-wheel duel with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso before finishing 11th, just outside the points bracket.

Vettel grabs pole at Canadian Grand Prix

Vettel grabs pole at Canadian Grand Prix

Rediff.com12 Jun 2011

Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel chalked up his sixth pole position in seven races at the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday to maintain Red Bull's stranglehold on qualifying.

Webber ends Vettel's run of pole positions

Webber ends Vettel's run of pole positions

Rediff.com21 May 2011

Australian Mark Webber took pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday and ended Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel's bid for a sixth in succession.

Ferrari a closed door for Hamilton

Ferrari a closed door for Hamilton

Rediff.com20 May 2011

Lewis Hamilton has recognized that he is about as likely to drive for Ferrari in the next five years as he is to have the Spanish Grand Prix crowd cheering him on against Fernando Alonso.

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Rediff.com20 Nov 2022

Max Verstappen signed off on a dominant 2022 Formula One campaign with a record-extending 15th win of the year

Formula One: Vettel ticking all the boxes for Red Bull

Formula One: Vettel ticking all the boxes for Red Bull

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel drove his new Red Bull for the first time on Thursday with the team saying they were on course to tick all the right boxes in pre-season testing at Jerez.

Formula One driver line-ups

Formula One driver line-ups

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

Driver line-ups and race numbers for the 2006 season after the governing International\nAutomobile Federation issued the official entry list.

Italian Grand Prix: Vettel reigns in Monza

Italian Grand Prix: Vettel reigns in Monza

Rediff.com8 Sep 2013

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Italian Grand Prix at a canter on Sunday to move 53 points clear of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in the Formula One championship after six victories from 12 races.

Hamilton doubts Schumi will triumph in new season

Hamilton doubts Schumi will triumph in new season

Rediff.com5 Feb 2011

Fernando Alonso may have singled out Michael Schumacher as a big Formula One title rival this season but McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was having none of that after calling his own team's new car a masterpiece on Friday.

Ferrari to launch 2011 F1 car at end of month

Ferrari to launch 2011 F1 car at end of month

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

Ferrari's 2011 Formula One car will be unveiled at the end of January after passing a series of mandatory crash tests last month, the Italian team said.

Brazil GP: Top-10 finish for Force India's Sutil, Di Resta

Brazil GP: Top-10 finish for Force India's Sutil, Di Resta

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

Sahara Force India ended the 2011 Formula One season on a high as Adrian Sutil finished sixth and Paul di Resta eighth to earn 12 points for the team in the Brazilian Grand Prix, which Red Bull's Mark Webber won to record his first victory of the calendar.

Formula One taking the 'green' route

Formula One taking the 'green' route

Rediff.com17 Dec 2010

Whatever the colour of the car, from Fernando Alonso's red Ferrari to Michael Schumacher's silver Mercedes, Formula One is picking up speed towards a greener future.

F1 lift ban on controversial team orders

F1 lift ban on controversial team orders

Rediff.com11 Dec 2010

Formula One has lifted a ban on the so-called "team orders" which caused a huge controversy at the German Grand Prix this year when Ferrari used them to allow Fernando Alonso to win.

All you need to know about F1 2023

All you need to know about F1 2023

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

Can Mercedes' seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton add to his record tally of 103 victories?

Team by team analysis of the Indian GP

Team by team analysis of the Indian GP

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

Team by team analysis of Sunday's inaugural Indian Formula One Grand Prix (listed in championship order).

Japan GP: Vettel seals second c'ship, Button wins race

Japan GP: Vettel seals second c'ship, Button wins race

Rediff.com9 Oct 2011

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel roared into the record books as Formula One's youngest double world champion on Sunday after finishing third in a Japanese Grand Prix won by McLaren rival Jenson Button.

Robert Kubica to join Renault

Robert Kubica to join Renault

Rediff.com6 Oct 2009

Robert Kubica will replace Fernando Alonso at Renault in 2010, French daily Le Figaro reported on its website (www.lefigaro.fr) on Monday.

Raikkonen future in doubt, say Ferrari

Raikkonen future in doubt, say Ferrari

Rediff.com24 Sep 2009

Kimi Raikkonen is not assured of racing for Ferrari in Formula One next season, team president Luca di Montezemolo said on Wednesday. Rumours have swirled for months that Raikkonen will be replaced by Renault's Fernando Alonso for next year despite the Finn's contract with Ferrari running until the end of 2010.

Renault get two-year suspended ban

Renault get two-year suspended ban

Rediff.com21 Sep 2009

The Renault team has been handed a two-year suspended ban from the Formula One world championship after admitting to race-fixing, the governing International Automobile Federation said on Monday.

'Renault scandal will not impact Singapore GP'

'Renault scandal will not impact Singapore GP'

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

Singapore officials are confident the race-fixing scandal surrounding Renault will not impact next week's F1 Grand Prix in the Southeast Asian city-state. Renault will appear before the FIA in Paris on Monday charged with ordering Brazilian Nelson Piquet to crash deliberately in last year's inaugural race in Singapore to help team-mate Fernando Alonso win.

Vettel wins Japanese GP in Red Bull one-two

Vettel wins Japanese GP in Red Bull one-two

Rediff.com10 Oct 2010

Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday in a Red Bull one-two with Mark Webber, who stretched his Formula One championship lead to 14 points.

Renault accuse Piquet of blackmail

Renault accuse Piquet of blackmail

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

The Renault Formula One team accused their former driver Nelson Piquet and his father of attempted blackmail on Friday and said they had commenced criminal proceedings in France against the two Brazilians.

Vettel wins in Spa despite Button heroics

Vettel wins in Spa despite Button heroics

Rediff.com28 Aug 2011

Sebastian Vettel drove a superb race to win the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Mark Webber as Red Bull enjoyed a one-two at Spa-Francorchamps.

Sutil to start 8th, Liuzzi 12th at Spa

Sutil to start 8th, Liuzzi 12th at Spa

Rediff.com28 Aug 2010

Adrian Sutil will start eighth at the grid while his Force India Formula One team-mate Vitantonio Liuzzi will be at the 12th spot in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Webber puts Red Bull on pole in Belgium

Webber puts Red Bull on pole in Belgium

Rediff.com28 Aug 2010

Formula One championship leader Mark Webber gave Red Bull their 12th pole position in 13 races this season at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Hamilton, Kovalainen lose five places

Hamilton, Kovalainen lose five places

Rediff.com22 Mar 2008

Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton will start the Malaysian GP eighth and ninth after collecting five place penalties.

Vettel takes sixth win of season in Valencia

Vettel takes sixth win of season in Valencia

Rediff.com26 Jun 2011

Red Bull's Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel turned the European Grand Prix into a stroll in the Spanish sunshine on Sunday as he racked up his sixth victory in eight races this season.

Vettel on pole for European Grand Prix

Vettel on pole for European Grand Prix

Rediff.com25 Jun 2011

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel chalked up his seventh pole position in eight races this season on Saturday as Red Bull swept the front row in qualifying for the European Grand Prix.

Worst day turns into greatest for Button

Worst day turns into greatest for Button

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

What started out as one of Jenson Button's worst day as a driver turned into his best as the Briton mounted one of Formula One's great charges to steal victory from Sebastian Vettel at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.

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.

Webber wins Spanish GP in convincing fashion

Webber wins Spanish GP in convincing fashion

Rediff.com9 May 2010

Australian Mark Webber won the Spanish Grand Prix for rampant Red Bull on Sunday after leading from start to finish at Formula One's most predictable circuit.

Hamilton back on pole for first time since 2021

Hamilton back on pole for first time since 2021

Rediff.com22 Jul 2023

It was Hamilton's first pole position since Saudi Arabia in December 2021.

Ferrari want Rossi in third car for next year

Ferrari want Rossi in third car for next year

Rediff.com20 Apr 2010

Ferrari still want MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi to race for them next year if they manage to change Formula One rules and enter a third car.

Four must-have F1 apps for your smartphone

Four must-have F1 apps for your smartphone

Rediff.com1 Apr 2011

Be it a Nokia or an Apple iOS device or a Blackberry or an Android smartphone, you will never be away from the F1 action.

Webber on top as gloves come off in Melbourne

Webber on top as gloves come off in Melbourne

Rediff.com25 Mar 2011

Red Bull's Mark Webber swept to the fastest time in the first practice session of the new Formula One season at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday.

Ferrari One-Two's ain't what they used to be

Ferrari One-Two's ain't what they used to be

Rediff.com18 Mar 2010

It is Formula One's most tantalizing driver line-up in decades, and yet all we have is hope that the FIA sees sense and does something to make the races less processional.

Force India sets the pace in Bahrain

Force India sets the pace in Bahrain

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

Germany's Adrian Sutil stole some of the limelight from Michael Schumacher in Bahrain on Friday by putting Force India on top of the timesheets in first practice for the Formula One season. Sutil lapped the newly extended Bahrain Grand Prix circuit in one minute, 56.583 seconds while seven-times champion Schumacher, making his comeback with Mercedes at the age of 41, was 10th and 1.079 seconds slower.

F1 Pitlane Tales: I'm not in a hurry, says Alonso

F1 Pitlane Tales: I'm not in a hurry, says Alonso

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso gave a teasing hint about his Formula One future on Sunday by saying the decision would seem obvious once announced and he was unlikely to drive for a Mercedes-powered team.

Raikkonen faces Loeb challenge at World Rally C'Ship

Raikkonen faces Loeb challenge at World Rally C'Ship

Rediff.com10 Feb 2010

Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen embarks on a new career in the World Rally Championship this weekend but the Finn is under no illusions about how difficult the season-opening event in Sweden might be.

With matters settled, McLaren's Button feels he's starting afresh

With matters settled, McLaren's Button feels he's starting afresh

Rediff.com12 Dec 2014

The Briton, the most experienced driver on the starting grid and 35 years old next January, will partner Spaniard Fernando Alonso in a lineup of champions.