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Alonso wins British GP for Ferrari

Alonso wins British GP for Ferrari

Rediff.com10 Jul 2011

Spain's Fernando Alonso won the British Grand Prix on Sunday for Ferrari's first victory of the season on the 60th anniversary of their first success in Formula One.

Button wins rain-delayed Canadian GP

Button wins rain-delayed Canadian GP

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

Jenson Button celebrated his greatest victory on Sunday after overtaking Red Bull's Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel on the last lap of a rain-delayed Canadian Grand Prix thriller.

CDS General Rawat dies in helicopter crash

CDS General Rawat dies in helicopter crash

Rediff.com8 Dec 2021

'With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident,' the IAF tweeted.

Jehan bounces back with points and podium in Baku

Jehan bounces back with points and podium in Baku

Rediff.com6 Jun 2021

MotoGP: KTM's Oliveira powers to victory in Barcelona thriller

Hamilton takes pole position for British GP

Hamilton takes pole position for British GP

Rediff.com29 Jun 2013

Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for his home British Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with German team mate Nico Rosberg qualifying alongside him in an all-Mercedes front row.

Hamiton retires from Chinese GP

Hamiton retires from Chinese GP

Rediff.com7 Oct 2007

The 22-year-old McLaren driver needed to win or finish ahead of team mate Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen at the Chinese Grand Prix to win the world title but his race ended when he slid off the asphalt and into the gravel when approaching the pit lane.

Sauber to appeal against GP exclusion

Sauber to appeal against GP exclusion

Rediff.com27 Mar 2011

Sauber drivers Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi were disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday for technical infringements, after finishing seventh and eighth, International Automobile Federation (FIA) stewards said in a statement.

Saina, Prannoy, Srikanth enter Thailand GP quarters

Saina, Prannoy, Srikanth enter Thailand GP quarters

Rediff.com6 Jun 2013

Defending champion Saina Nehwal, H S Prannoy and K Srikanth entered the quarter-finals of the Thailand Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Bangkok on Thursday. Top seed Saina thrashed Indonesia's Febby Angguni 21-12, 21-11 in a little of over 30 minutes to set up a clash with eighth seed Juan Gu of Singapore.

Massa retires from Italian GP

Massa retires from Italian GP

Rediff.com9 Sep 2007

The Brazilian banged wheels with the British rookie Lewis Hamilton at the first corner.

Rossi set for stunning return after double leg fracture

Rossi set for stunning return after double leg fracture

Rediff.com19 Sep 2017

Italian great Valentino Rossi has not ruled out a return to MotoGP in Spain this weekend, three weeks after breaking his right leg, after getting back on a bike for some test laps on Monday.

Women's Speed Chess: Humpy, Harika advance to last eight

Women's Speed Chess: Humpy, Harika advance to last eight

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

The Grand Prix consists of four legs, with a total of 21 participants. Each of the 21 players participates in three out of four Grand Prix legs. Each GP is a 16-player knockout event.

Sindhu in Malaysia GP semis, Gurusaidutt out

Sindhu in Malaysia GP semis, Gurusaidutt out

Rediff.com2 May 2013

Top seed P V Sindhu stormed into the semi-finals of the women's singles at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament with a straight-games win over Hera Desi of Indonesia in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.

F1 team signs this Indian teen as development driver

F1 team signs this Indian teen as development driver

Rediff.com11 May 2017

Indian teenager Arjun Maini has joined the US-owned Haas Formula One team as a development driver alongside 18-year-old American Santino Ferrucci.

Women's Speed Chess: Indian challenge ends as Humpy, Harika lose

Women's Speed Chess: Indian challenge ends as Humpy, Harika lose

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

Humpy was no match for Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia, going down 2-9 while Harika was ousted by world No.1 Hou Yifan of China

Mallya denies Force India mulled boycotting US GP

Mallya denies Force India mulled boycotting US GP

Rediff.com9 Nov 2014

Force India principal and co-owner Vijay Mallya has silenced any further talk of a Formula One boycott, saying his team never intended to do anything other than race.

A1GP: Karthikeyan disappoints

A1GP: Karthikeyan disappoints

Rediff.com15 Apr 2007

The Indian driver was forced to retire on the last lap of the A1 Grand Prix Feature Race in Shanghai.

He just rides to cause me some problems: Rossi

He just rides to cause me some problems: Rossi

Rediff.com25 Oct 2015

MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi will start the season finale in Valencia from the back of the grid after the Italian was penalised for clashing with Marc Marquez at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Australian GP paints a bullseye on Raikkonen

Australian GP paints a bullseye on Raikkonen

Rediff.com18 Mar 2013

The first race of the season in Melbourne saw a surprise winner in Kimi Raikkonen. Fernando Alonso can't be written off. With Raikkonen in a reliable-looking car, he will have to be the relative outsider this season, writes Raja Sen.

Red Bull's Vettel wins Brazilian GP

Red Bull's Vettel wins Brazilian GP

Rediff.com7 Nov 2010

Red Bull won the Formula One constructors' championship and forced Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to wait for a third drivers' crown after Sebastian Vettel led team mate Mark Webber in a one-two finish in Brazil on Sunday.

Bitburger Open GP: Easy opening round wins for Verma brothers

Bitburger Open GP: Easy opening round wins for Verma brothers

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

India's Verma brothers -- Sourabh and Sameer -- advanced to the second round of the men's singles competition of the $120,000 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Saarbrucken, Germany.

Stoner wins fourth straight Australia GP

Stoner wins fourth straight Australia GP

Rediff.com17 Oct 2010

Ducati's Casey Stoner delighted his home fans by winning a fourth consecutive Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island on Sunday.

Indonesia Masters GP: Srikanth sails into semis, Sindhu sinks

Indonesia Masters GP: Srikanth sails into semis, Sindhu sinks

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

Top seed K Srikanth advanced to the semi-finals in the men's singles but P V Sindhu suffered heartbreak as she bowed out of the women's singles, at the US $120,000 Indonesia Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament, in Malang, on Friday.

Hamilton crashes out of Italian GP

Hamilton crashes out of Italian GP

Rediff.com12 Sep 2010

Lewis Hamilton's Formula One title hopes suffered a setback when he crashed out of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix without completing a lap.

Australian GP has new sponsor

Australian GP has new sponsor

Rediff.com1 Nov 2006

The opening race of the 2007 season will be titled the Formula One ING Australian Grand Prix after organisers announced a three-year naming rights partnership with the financial services company on Wednesday.

India GP: Kashyap, Sindhu storm into final

India GP: Kashyap, Sindhu storm into final

Rediff.com22 Dec 2012

India's star shuttler Parupalli Kashyap and teen sensation PV Sindhu stormed into the final of the men's and women's singles respectively in the $120,000 Syed Modi Indian Grand Prix Gold tournament in Lucknow on Saturday.

Hamilton takes pole at Monza, posts fastest lap in F1 history

Hamilton takes pole at Monza, posts fastest lap in F1 history

Rediff.com5 Sep 2020

The Mercedes driver smashed the Monza track record with a sensational lap of one minute 18.887 seconds to lead team mate Valtteri Bottas in another front row lockout.

Vettel charges to European GP victory

Vettel charges to European GP victory

Rediff.com27 Jun 2010

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the European Grand Prix on Sunday while McLaren's Lewis Hamilton doubled his championship lead by finishing runner-up for the third year in a row.

PHOTOS: Rosberg coasts to first German GP win

PHOTOS: Rosberg coasts to first German GP win

Rediff.com20 Jul 2014

Photos of the German Grand Prix.

Rosberg on pole for his home German GP

Rosberg on pole for his home German GP

Rediff.com19 Jul 2014

Formula One leader Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on pole position for his home German Grand Prix on Saturday after a brake failure dumped title rival and team mate Lewis Hamilton out of qualifying.

Women's Speed Chess: Humpy stuns world No 1, enters final

Women's Speed Chess: Humpy stuns world No 1, enters final

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

Humpy, the world rapid champion, overcame her Chinese opponent in a close match with the Indian winning the decisive bullet game.

Chandhok to begin Turkish GP last

Chandhok to begin Turkish GP last

Rediff.com29 May 2010

Adrian Sutil will start Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix 11th on the grid, seven places ahead of team-mate Vitantonio Liuzzi, as none of the Force India drivers could make it to the third qualifying session (Q3)on Saturday.

Chandhok upbeat after Monaco GP scare

Chandhok upbeat after Monaco GP scare

Rediff.com17 May 2010

Karun Chandhok hailed Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix as one of his best races yet, despite running over a rival's steering wheel and then crashing out with a car skimming his helmet.

India GP: Vettel tops third practice session

India GP: Vettel tops third practice session

Rediff.com27 Oct 2012

Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel looked good for pole position at the Indian Grand Prix on Saturday after completing a practice hat-trick.

India GP: Mallya questions Indian media's credibility

India GP: Mallya questions Indian media's credibility

Rediff.com27 Oct 2012

Embattled Force India team boss Vijay Mallya made his Indian Grand Prix entrance in combative mood on Saturday, lashing local media for their coverage of his business troubles and grounded Kingfisher airline.

Schumacher, Rosberg looking forward to Indian GP

Schumacher, Rosberg looking forward to Indian GP

Rediff.com20 Oct 2012

Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg still remember the 'enthusiasm' and 'friendliness' shown by India last year and the two Mercedes drivers are gearing up for more interesting experience in the country, which hosts the next Formula One race on October 28.

Meet Latin America's first female F1 driver

Meet Latin America's first female F1 driver

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

Calderon, who is backed by the team's Mexican sponsor Telmex, was the first woman to drive a current Formula One car since Britain's Susie Wolff, who retired in 2015 after taking part in two grand prix practice sessions for Williams.

Statistics for the European GP

Statistics for the European GP

Rediff.com3 May 2006

Ferrari are the most successful team at the Nuerburgring with 13 wins.

Schumacher wins San Marino GP

Schumacher wins San Marino GP

Rediff.com23 Apr 2006

Michael Schumacher won the San Marino Grand Prix for his and Ferrari's first victory of the F1 season

Can Hamilton equal Schumacher's F1 track record?

Can Hamilton equal Schumacher's F1 track record?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

Given how well Hamilton drove last weekend to win the Styrian GP in Austria, few would bet against the British driver securing an eighth success

Hamilton on pole with Schumacher's record in sight

Hamilton on pole with Schumacher's record in sight

Rediff.com26 Sep 2020

Hamilton will equal Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's all-time win record if he takes his seventh win of the season on Sunday.