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First Ferrari winner Gonzalez dies at 90

First Ferrari winner Gonzalez dies at 90

Rediff.com15 Jun 2013

Jose Froilan Gonzalez, the 'Pampas Bull' who in 1951 became the first driver to win a Formula One world championship Grand Prix for Ferrari, has died in Buenos Aires at the age of 90, Argentine media reported on Saturday.

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.

Johnson gets 'confidence boost' ahead of Asian Games

Johnson gets 'confidence boost' ahead of Asian Games

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

Sunday also proved to be a good day for Delhi's star 400m runner Amoj Jacob, whose winning time was 45.92 seconds.

F1: Stroll ends Mercedes' streak with shock pole in Turkey

F1: Stroll ends Mercedes' streak with shock pole in Turkey

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

Canadian Lance Stroll celebrated an astonishing first Formula One pole position for Racing Point in a crazy weather-hit Turkish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.

F1 aims to rev up in May after Bahrain, Vietnam GP postponed

F1 aims to rev up in May after Bahrain, Vietnam GP postponed

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

Formula One plans to start its coronavirus-ravaged season in May after cancelling this weekend's opener in Australia on Friday and postponing the next three races in Bahrain, Vietnam and China. Confusingly, while Formula One said in a statement it expected to begin the championship in Europe at the end of May, the governing FIA's statement referred to May 1. Both may prove optimistic as the virus spreads across the continent.

What's Next For Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light?

What's Next For Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light?

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

'It is for the first time that a film of mine will be released in theatres and Indian audiences will finally be able to buy tickets and experience it on a big screen, where cinema truly comes to life.'

F1 PIX: Verstappen's winning run ends!

F1 PIX: Verstappen's winning run ends!

Rediff.com25 Mar 2024

The Dutchman's run of nine successive wins was snapped as he broke down on lap four with a brake problem.

Jaypee wants government to share Indian F1 race licence fee

Jaypee wants government to share Indian F1 race licence fee

Rediff.com22 Aug 2013

The chief executive officer-cum-managing director of Jaypee Sports International Sameer Gaur is hopeful that the Indian Grand Prix Formula One race will make a grand comeback in 2015 after being pulled off in 2014.

F1's record 24-race calendar for 2023

F1's record 24-race calendar for 2023

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Formula One will have a record 24 races next season with Las Vegas making its floodlit debut in November and Monaco signing a new deal to secure its place on the calendar until at least 2025.

German GP: Hamilton on pole; Vettel to start last

German GP: Hamilton on pole; Vettel to start last

Rediff.com27 Jul 2019

Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for their 200th race at the German Grand Prix on Saturday while engine problems dashed Ferrari's hopes.

F1 season could be behind closed doors

F1 season could be behind closed doors

Rediff.com9 Apr 2020

Formula One is considering holding closed races without spectators, most likely at European circuits, once the season is able to start after being stalled by the new coronavirus pandemic. Formula One has brought forward and extended its August break from March through to May to clear the European summer for a rescheduled calendar that could see races on successive weekends and into the New Year.

Harikrishna stuns Aronian to climb to top spot in Geneva

Harikrishna stuns Aronian to climb to top spot in Geneva

Rediff.com13 Jul 2017

India's Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna dished out a stellar performance to beat world No. 4 Levon Aronian of Armenia in the sixth round to climb to top of the leaderboard at the Geneva FIDE Grand Prix chess tournament.

F1's unique fundraising idea

F1's unique fundraising idea

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Formula One to sell squares on chequered flag for charity

Verstappen gets Red Bull promotion, Kvyat drops down to Toro Rosso

Verstappen gets Red Bull promotion, Kvyat drops down to Toro Rosso

Rediff.com5 May 2016

Red Bull dropped Daniil Kvyat to sister team Toro Rosso following his disastrous weekend at the Russian Grand Prix and promoted Max Verstappen as his replacement ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Two Schumachers on track in Sochi support races

Two Schumachers on track in Sochi support races

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Michael's son Mick racing in Formula Two and Ralf's son David taking the Formula Three seat in Russian Grand Prix support races this weekend

Tuscan GP: F1 champ Hamilton wears 'arrest the cops' T-shirt

Tuscan GP: F1 champ Hamilton wears 'arrest the cops' T-shirt

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

One police officer involved was fired by the city's police department in June. Two other officers have been placed on administrative reassignment. No criminal charges have been filed against any of the three.

All We Imagine As Light Review: Ode To Hope, Humanity And Her

All We Imagine As Light Review: Ode To Hope, Humanity And Her

Rediff.com22 Nov 2024

Payal Kapadia's understanding of what it means to be a woman is as poignant as her authentic portrait of Mumbai's hoi polloi, observes Sukanya Verma.

Bottas on pole as Russell qualifies second at Sakhir

Bottas on pole as Russell qualifies second at Sakhir

Rediff.com6 Dec 2020

Hamilton has already won the title, his record-equalling seventh, but the Briton is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.

F1: Verstappen takes final pole of the season at Abu Dhabi

F1: Verstappen takes final pole of the season at Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2023

Red Bull have won 20 of the 21 races so far, another F1 record, and Verstappen has won in Abu Dhabi for the past three years. Both titles have already been clinched.

Button can end home jinx at Silverstone

Button can end home jinx at Silverstone

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Victory at Silverstone on Sunday would mean more to Jenson Button than anyone on the Formula One starting grid but his championship-leading McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton has no intention of letting that happen.

PHOTOS: Hollywood stars add bling to Monaco GP

PHOTOS: Hollywood stars add bling to Monaco GP

Rediff.com27 May 2013

Like most years, this year also the Monaco GP was graced by the presence of glamorous folk including Hollywood celebrities.

Dhokia, the man who frightened Ferrari's Vettel

Dhokia, the man who frightened Ferrari's Vettel

Rediff.com22 Sep 2015

A British man who walked across the track during the Singapore Grand Prix was charged in court Tuesday for committing a 'rash act'.

PHOTOS: Vettel wins in Australia, Hamilton second

PHOTOS: Vettel wins in Australia, Hamilton second

Rediff.com26 Mar 2017

Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Australian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday to dash Mercedes' hopes of extending their dominance into a fourth successive season of Formula One.

Hamilton podium sours Rosberg's Belgian win

Hamilton podium sours Rosberg's Belgian win

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

Nico Rosberg was handed a much-needed break in the Formula One title battle which he duly converted by winning Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, but victory could have tasted much sweeter for the German. Rosberg went into the weekend knowing this was his race to lose. Mercedes team mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton was set to start at the back of the field after taking a planned series of engine-related grid penalties.

PIX: Novak Djokovic's epic Ryder Cup golf adventure!

PIX: Novak Djokovic's epic Ryder Cup golf adventure!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Djokovic was playing alongside world number one golfer with disabilities Kipp Popert as part of Colin Montgomerie's team which also featured Gareth Bale.

French GP cancelled for financial reasons

French GP cancelled for financial reasons

Rediff.com16 Oct 2008

The 2009 French Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled for financial reasons, organisers said on Wednesday.

Las Vegas GP: Verstappen races to record-extending win

Las Vegas GP: Verstappen races to record-extending win

Rediff.com19 Nov 2023

Red Bull's Max Verstappen sang "Viva Las Vegas" after racing to a record-extending 18th victory of the season and joining Sebastian Vettel in third place on Formula One's all-time winners' list.

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.

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.

Bezzecchi emerges champion in inaugural Indian GP

Bezzecchi emerges champion in inaugural Indian GP

Rediff.com24 Sep 2023

Bezzecchi, riding for Mooney VR46 Racing Team, had to ward off stiff competition from Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia, the championship leader, before standing on the victor's podium at the Buddh International Circuit.

Schumacher to undergo 'secret treatment' in Paris

Schumacher to undergo 'secret treatment' in Paris

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Schumacher was taken to the Pompidou hospital in southwest Paris on Monday afternoon, Le Parisien said, without citing its sources.

F1 preview: Hamilton ready for record six at Silverstone

F1 preview: Hamilton ready for record six at Silverstone

Rediff.com4 Jul 2018

Silverstone can provide the antidote to Austria for Lewis Hamilton this weekend, with a record sixth British Grand Prix win -- and his fifth in a row -- there for the taking.

F1: Hamilton hungry for 'blood' ahead of 200th race

F1: Hamilton hungry for 'blood' ahead of 200th race

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

The most successful current racer, in terms of wins if not titles, Hamilton can also equal seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 68 pole positions at Spa on Saturday.

Bottas takes US GP pole; Hamilton starts fifth

Bottas takes US GP pole; Hamilton starts fifth

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the US Grand Prix on Saturday, breathing life into his remote title hopes while signalling to Lewis Hamilton he will not be gifting a sixth drivers' crown to his team mate.

Accident mars Force India testing

Accident mars Force India testing

Rediff.com11 Jul 2008

A fuel system failure and an accident marred Force India's final day of pre-German Grand Prix testing, curtailing Giancarlo Fisichella's stint to 74 laps at the Hockenheimring. Fisichella worked on aero development, tyre comparisons besides establishing a set-up for next week's German Grand Prix.

Bezzecchi takes pole at inaugural Indian MotoGP

Bezzecchi takes pole at inaugural Indian MotoGP

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

The sprint race later on Saturday, as well as Sunday's main race, has been shortened due to the conditions at the circuit on the outskirts of New Delhi, organisers said.

FIA will investigate latest Hamilton-Verstappen collision

FIA will investigate latest Hamilton-Verstappen collision

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

Formula One's governing body will investigate Sunday's Italian Grand Prix crash between title contenders Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton because it was 'unusual', according to race director Michael Masi.

Norris takes Hungary pole in McLaren front row lockout

Norris takes Hungary pole in McLaren front row lockout

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Red Bull are concerned about their constructors' title defence being weakened at a time when McLaren are emerging as a threat

Jwala Gutta bags double in Bulgarian GP

Jwala Gutta bags double in Bulgarian GP

Rediff.com12 Oct 2008

Jwala Gutta clinched the women's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the Bulgarian Grand Prix badminton tournament in Sofia on Sunday. Jwala first combined with V Diju to win a successive mixed doubles Grand Prix title. She the paired with Shruti Kurian to win the women's doubles.

Marco steals the show at India's first-ever MotoGP

Marco steals the show at India's first-ever MotoGP

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

Bezzecchi came out with flying colours registering the best time to grab his third pole of the season.