World champion Hamilton stormed to pole with a record lap of one minute 21.164 seconds at Albert Park, with a gap of more than six-tenths of a second to the second placed Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen.
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Formula One outfit Force India's driver Paul di Resta secured an eighth position start, while teammate Adrian Sutil managed to take 11th place on the grid after the qualifying race for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
Force India managed to finish among points for the second successive race with Paul Di Resta signing off 10th in the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang on Sunday.
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The septuagenarian leader has with this victory, broken the record of veteran leader SC Jamir, who helmed the northeastern state thrice.
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) would consider action against organisers of the exhibition event where former British F1 racer David Coulthard drove a Formula One car on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link allegedly beyond permissible speed limits.
Force India driver Adrian Sutil will start 16th, one spot ahead of his teammate Vitantonio Liuzzi when the Singapore Grand Prix Formula One race gets underway at Marina Bay circuit in Singapore on Sunday.
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.
Ferrari felt the pain on Sunday after emerging with just two points from a hard day in front of their home fans at the Italian Grand Prix.
Formula One drivers have been told that if they gain a place by cutting a chicane, as Lewis Hamilton did in Belgium last weekend, they must hand it back and then wait at least one corner before overtaking. Honda's Jenson Button said at the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday that the matter was discussed at the drivers' Friday briefing and a clarification given by race director Charlie Whiting.
The German's manager Willi Weber hinted that the former world champion could move to Toyota after Ferrari.
Michael Schumacher has not ruled out standing in for injured Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa although a comeback is highly unlikely, the retired champion's spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Renault have accused rivals McLaren of opening up a Formula One arms race with their controversial rear wing even though it has been ruled legal by the sport's governing body. The McLaren car passed inspections on Thursday at the Sakhir circuit and the team said they consulted the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) throughout the design process.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
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As the credit crunch bites deeper into the global economy, tennis has so far managed to escape the effects of the crisis and it will be business as usual when the Australian Open begins on Monday. While Formula One, golf and soccer have all been hit by the financial downturn, tennis officials are adamant that only a world war, and not the current economic climate, would force the cancellation of one of its blue-riband events.
Construction of India's Formula One track would not be affected by the global financial meltdown and it would be ready for its inaugural race in 2011, according to the head of the construction company building it.
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Hockenheim will host this year's German Grand Prix in July instead of alternating with the Nuerburgring, Formula One's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters on Thursday.
Robert Kubica is assessing his future at Renault after the manufacturer's decision to sell a significant stake in its Formula One team, the Polish driver's manager said on Wednesday. Daniele Morelli told the BBC it is "not automatic" Kubica would stay although he hinted he is likely to do so and sought more information about the team's plans.
India's long standing desire of bringing the F1 to the country received a shot in the arm.
But such was Pep Guardiola's team's domination of the Premier League last season that reinforcements hardly seemed necessary and the solitary addition of Riyad Mahrez makes an already potent attack even more fearsome.
Jordan said the Indian driver's debut in F1 had been "remarkable" and the team had managed to emerge as one of the most reliable ones in the championships.
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Lewis Hamilton won a thrilling Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to stretch his championship lead to 30 points over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who fought back to fourth after a first lap spin.
Michael Schumacher faces a 'long fight' for recovery as the first anniversary of his skiing accident approaches, the former Formula One driver's manager said.
Ahead of the new IPL season, Gujarat Titans spinner R Sai Kishore said Hardik Pandya is similar to Mahendra Singh Dhoni as a captain.
Lewis Hamilton has had more success in Shanghai than any other Formula One driver, which makes Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix the ideal location for the triple world champion to end Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg's winning streak. While Rosberg has started the season with a perfect 50 points from two races, and a run of five successive victories dating back to last November, Hamilton is ready to turn the tables. The Briton has won four times in Shanghai and is on for three in a row after last season becoming the only driver to win the race in successive years. "It's not been a smooth start to the season for me, so to be in the championship position I'm in right now is actually pretty positive," said Hamilton, who lies second in the standings after a second and a third place. "Now we go to China for the next battle. It's a track that's been good to me over the years... so hopefully this race can be the turning point." Hamilton has not won since he took his third world championship in Austin, Texas, last October but the 31-year-old has started both races this season on pole position.
The unprecedented shutdown of world sport in response to the coronavirus spread that has infected more than 134,000 people and killed around 5,000 also prompted organisers to postpone the Formula One motor races in Vietnam and Bahrain. The start of the lucrative Indian Premier League has also been postponed until April 15 as a "precautionary measure", the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.
Formula One's post-season shake-up took another spin on Tuesday with Williams announcing the departure of technical head Pat Symonds while Valtteri Bottas moved closer to Mercedes and Felipe Massa's retirement looked to be coming to an end.
A contrite Lewis Hamilton said suspended McLaren team manager Dave Ryan told him to lie to stewards at last weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Describing the subsequent furore as the worst thing he had experienced in his life, Formula One's youngest champion apologised on Friday to the stewards and fans for his behaviour and assured them it would never happen again.
This is a moment when the leaders at the Centre and states must show true leadership for the sake of the country. And it is the top political leaders, not attorney generals or bureaucrats, who should be sitting together and settling this thorny issue of compensation, says Arvind Subramanian, former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.
India's Spice Group are in talks with cash-strapped Super Aguri about taking a possible stake in the Formula One team.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he will do what he can to keep Honda's team on the starting grid after the Japanese manufacturer pulled out in December. Team principal Ross Brawn and chief executive Nick Fry are looking for new owners and backers although the most likely scenario for the 700-strong British-based team remains a management buyout.
Toyota have offered Kimi Raikkonen a deal for next season but the 2007 Formula One champion's management wants more, according to the team's motorsport president John Howett. The party-loving Finn has said he wants to be in a competitive car, and Toyota have yet to win a race since they entered the sport in 2002.
Troubled Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya dismissed speculation of a possible sale of his team to Australian David Brabham or Formula One's former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Ferrari have accused former technical manager Nigel Stepney of passing secrets to Formula One rivals.
Ferrari's Brazilian driver Felipe Massa said he felt like his old self when he got back behind the wheel of a Formula One car on Monday for the first time since his life-threatening accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Both the Force India drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil clocked up impressive timing in last week's testing on the same circuit in Barcelona which would host this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix. Force India's chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne reckons the team is moving in the right direction and he says both the drivers would be upbeat as they go for the Spanish Grand Prix and the subsequent races.
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