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F1: Piastri takes dominant sprint pole in Belgium

F1: Piastri takes dominant sprint pole in Belgium

Rediff.com25 Jul 2025

Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen will join the Australian on the front row.

Hamilton confident 'Brad Pitt can take F1 to 'new heights'

Hamilton confident 'Brad Pitt can take F1 to 'new heights'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

Brad Pitt's Hollywood treatment of Formula One will take the sport's already surging popularity to another level, Lewis Hamilton predicted.

PIX: Verstappen makes it four wins in a row at Imola

PIX: Verstappen makes it four wins in a row at Imola

Rediff.com18 May 2025

Max Verstappen celebrated Red Bull's 400th Formula One race with a fourth win in a row at Imola on Sunday.

Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in practice in Monaco

Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in practice in Monaco

Rediff.com24 May 2025

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll collected a one-place grid drop for Sunday's race after stewards ruled the Canadian was to blame for the collision with Leclerc running into him at the hairpin.

Verstappen Kickstarts New Red Bull Era In Style!

Verstappen Kickstarts New Red Bull Era In Style!

Rediff.com26 Jul 2025

Verstappen starts new Red Bull era with Spa sprint win

F1: Hamilton slams Red Bull official over comments against Perez

F1: Hamilton slams Red Bull official over comments against Perez

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

Mercedes driver and seven times world champion Hamilton told reporters Marko's words were "not something that you just apologise (for) and it's all OK".

'F1 looks very much like a two-horse race'

'F1 looks very much like a two-horse race'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said the 2025 F1 season was turning into a two-horse race between the McLaren drivers after his team had a home Austrian Grand Prix to forget on Sunday.

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

Is Arundhati Roy Scared Of The Really Powerful?

Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

'Arundhati Roy is like a ballerina performing on a high wire, cool, supremely at ease but conscious of all the adoring eyes on her,' notes P Vijaya Kumar.

'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

'The Only Writer In India All Fascist Governments Listen To'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

This was a soaring evening that sent hearts aflutter and for a few brief moments we tasted the breath of pure freedom that has been missing in this country for the past several years.

SA fightback after Ravindra's strikes in Hamilton

SA fightback after Ravindra's strikes in Hamilton

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

All-rounder Rachin Ravindra continued to bolster his reputation with three for 33 as New Zealand reduced a weakened but battling South Africa side to 220 for six on the first day of the second Test at Seddon Park on Tuesday.

F1 legend Lewis Hamilton knighted

F1 legend Lewis Hamilton knighted

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

The 36-year-old Briton, the sport's only Black driver, was made a Knight Bachelor by Britain's Prince Charles during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in England.

Leclerc crashes; Russell tops in Canadian GP practice

Leclerc crashes; Russell tops in Canadian GP practice

Rediff.com14 Jun 2025

Leclerc brought out the red flags when he hit the wall at the second chicane with 45 minutes remaining, causing extensive damage to his Ferrari.

F1 PIX: Piastri celebrates 50th race with win from pole in Bahrain

F1 PIX: Piastri celebrates 50th race with win from pole in Bahrain

Rediff.com13 Apr 2025

McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrated his 50th Formula One race with a pole-to-flag win in Bahrain on Sunday that sent him second overall.

Youngest F1 leader Antonelli, 18, stuns with fastest lap

Youngest F1 leader Antonelli, 18, stuns with fastest lap

Rediff.com6 Apr 2025

Andrea Kimi Antonelli showed he was a quick learner by becoming F1's youngest race leader and fastest lap setter on his way to sixth place for Mercedes in the Japanese Grand Prix

Verstappen's reign over? 94-YO predicts F1 upset

Verstappen's reign over? 94-YO predicts F1 upset

Rediff.com7 Mar 2025

Bernie Ecclestone says his money is still on Red Bull's Max Verstappen to win the Formula One championship

F1: Verstappen edges Norris for Japanese GP pole

F1: Verstappen edges Norris for Japanese GP pole

Rediff.com5 Apr 2025

World champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, stunning the McLarens with a late flying lap.

Piastri leads McLaren one-two in first Imola practice

Piastri leads McLaren one-two in first Imola practice

Rediff.com16 May 2025

Australian Piastri, winner of four of the last five races, lapped the Imola circuit with a fastest time of one minute 16.545 seconds on the softest tyre compound with Norris 0.032 slower on a sunny afternoon.

Hamilton gracious in F1 title defeat

Hamilton gracious in F1 title defeat

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

But, even as Max Verstappen celebrated and Lewis Hamilton came to terms with defeat, the Briton's Mercedes team lodged two safety-car related protests.

PIX: Old foes Russell and Verstappen on front row in Canada

PIX: Old foes Russell and Verstappen on front row in Canada

Rediff.com15 Jun 2025

George Russell put his Mercedes on pole position in Canada for the second year in a row on Saturday with Red Bull rival Max Verstappen alongside on the front row.

Lewis Hamilton plans to add his mother's surname

Lewis Hamilton plans to add his mother's surname

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

Lewis Hamilton said he was working on the change and hoped to make it soon.

Austrian GP: Norris survives Piastri charge to revive title bid

Austrian GP: Norris survives Piastri charge to revive title bid

Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

Lando Norris won the Austrian Grand Prix and revived his Formula One title bid after fending off championship-leading McLaren team mate Oscar Piastri under race-long pressure on Sunday.

Verstappen denies Hamilton Saudi practice clean sweep

Verstappen denies Hamilton Saudi practice clean sweep

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the penultimate race on this year's Formula One calendar

F1: Verstappen takes Saudi pole after Norris crashes

F1: Verstappen takes Saudi pole after Norris crashes

Rediff.com20 Apr 2025

World champion Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in dramatic style on Saturday.

F1 PIX: Norris wins in Monaco to slash Piastri's lead

F1 PIX: Norris wins in Monaco to slash Piastri's lead

Rediff.com25 May 2025

Lando Norris celebrated his first Monaco Grand Prix win from pole position on Sunday.

Nothing will stop me speaking my mind in F1: Hamilton

Nothing will stop me speaking my mind in F1: Hamilton

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

Lewis Hamilton vowed to continue speaking out despite Formula One's governing body clamping down on drivers

F1: Piastri on pole as McLaren lock out front row in Spain

F1: Piastri on pole as McLaren lock out front row in Spain

Rediff.com31 May 2025

F1 leader Oscar Piastri seized pole position from teammate and title rival Lando Norris by a hefty margin as dominant McLaren locked out the front row in Spanish Grand Prix.

New dad Verstappen powers to Miami F1 GP pole

New dad Verstappen powers to Miami F1 GP pole

Rediff.com4 May 2025

Days after the Red Bull driver and partner Kelly Piquet welcomed daughter Lily, his first child, the four-times champion set a blistering lap of one minute 26.204 seconds around the Hard Rock Stadium.

PIX: Verstappen wins Japanese GP for 4th straight year

PIX: Verstappen wins Japanese GP for 4th straight year

Rediff.com6 Apr 2025

Verstappen crossed the line in his Red Bull for his 64th Grand Prix victory to a huge ovation from the 115,000 crowd some 1.4 seconds ahead of McLaren's championship leader Lando Norris in second place.

F1: Testing resumes after power outage on Bahrain track

F1: Testing resumes after power outage on Bahrain track

Rediff.com26 Feb 2025

Drivers returned to the pits, under a darkening sky, with engineers using torches in the garages before back-up generators came on and the session resumed about an hour later.

Hay, Sears shine as Kiwis down Pakistan to win ODI series

Hay, Sears shine as Kiwis down Pakistan to win ODI series

Rediff.com2 Apr 2025

The final ODI will be played in Mount Maunganui on Saturday.

McLaren vs Ferrari: The ultimate showdown

McLaren vs Ferrari: The ultimate showdown

Rediff.com4 Dec 2024

Lewis Hamilton will bring down the curtain on his Mercedes career in Abu Dhabi on Sunday as his past and future Formula One teams, McLaren and Ferrari, fight for a constructors' title to end years of waiting.

Hamilton wins in Qatar with Verstappen second

Hamilton wins in Qatar with Verstappen second

Rediff.com21 Nov 2021

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to cut Max Verstappen's overall Formula One lead to eight points with two races remaining.

Hamilton removes nose stud ahead of British GP practice

Hamilton removes nose stud ahead of British GP practice

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

The 37-year-old was engaged in a standoff with the FIA in May, after drivers were reminded that wearing jewellery in the cockpit was not allowed for safety reasons, but was given an exemption until Silverstone.

Hamilton bats for all lives matter

Hamilton bats for all lives matter

Rediff.com13 Dec 2020

Lewis Hamilton assured activists that he would not let human rights issues go unnoticed.

Women's Pro League: India go down to England in shoot-out

Women's Pro League: India go down to England in shoot-out

Rediff.com16 Feb 2025

Despite a tense final quarter that saw multiple penalty corners, Spain's defence stood firm to deny Germany an equaliser.

Hamilton calls for 'non-biased' F1 stewards

Hamilton calls for 'non-biased' F1 stewards

Rediff.com23 Feb 2022

Hamilton did not specify any incidents where a biased decision had gone against him.

Abu Dhabi GP was 'manipulated', Hamilton told team on radio

Abu Dhabi GP was 'manipulated', Hamilton told team on radio

Rediff.com14 Dec 2021

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton said on his team radio, "This has been manipulated," after the Briton was passed by Max Verstappen on the final lap of Sunday's controversial season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Verstappen beats Hamilton to pole in Abu Dhabi

Verstappen beats Hamilton to pole in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com11 Dec 2021

Team boss Christian Horner said Verstappen's lap of one minute 22.109 seconds was one of his best of the year and the Dutch driver sounded remarkably relaxed given the amount of pressure on him.

PIX: Hamilton wins crazy Saudi GP to level with Verstappen

PIX: Hamilton wins crazy Saudi GP to level with Verstappen

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

Lewis Hamilton won a crazy, twice-halted Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to go level on points with Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and set up a winner-takes-all title showdown.

Verstappen on pole, and Hamilton alongside in Texas

Verstappen on pole, and Hamilton alongside in Texas

Rediff.com24 Oct 2021

Verstappen leads seven times world champion Hamilton by six points with six races remaining and the pole at Austin's Circuit of the Americas was the ninth of the season for the Dutch 24-year-old -- and eighth in the last 11 races.