News for 'Italian Grand Prix'

Force India's Di Resta teams up with Button's manager

Force India's Di Resta teams up with Button's manager

Rediff.com9 Sep 2012

Force India Formula One driver Paul Di Resta has appointed Jenson Button's manager Richard Goddard to run his affairs after falling out with Lewis Hamilton's father.

Di Resta gets five place grid penalty at Monza

Di Resta gets five place grid penalty at Monza

Rediff.com8 Sep 2012

Force India's Paul Di Resta will have a five place penalty on the Italian Grand Prix starting grid after an unscheduled gearbox change.

Hoping to carry good form to Monza: Force India

Hoping to carry good form to Monza: Force India

Rediff.com6 Sep 2012

Sahara Force India made a good start to the second half of the season with 13 points at Spa, and the Formula One outfit is optimistic of carrying forward the momentum into the Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.

How Force India made the cut in 2009

How Force India made the cut in 2009

Rediff.com17 Dec 2009

Force India team owner and team principal Vijay Mallya on Wednesday spoke of how his team turned things around after a difficult start to Formula One in 2008. The billionaire tycoon also announced Force India's partnership deal with Computational Research Laboratories (CRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons to offer a fully automated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solution to aid the design of the F1 team's next generation race cars.

Verstappen steals the show at Imola

Verstappen steals the show at Imola

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Max Verstappen held off a late charge by McLaren's Lando Norris to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Leclerc sparks Ferrari celebrations with Italian GP win

Leclerc sparks Ferrari celebrations with Italian GP win

Rediff.com8 Sep 2019

Leclerc ended Ferrari's Italian Grand Prix win drought on Sunday

Engine rules killed title hopes: Red Bull

Engine rules killed title hopes: Red Bull

Rediff.com14 Sep 2009

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has blamed Formula One's engine rules for effectively ending his team's title hopes.

FIA targets McLaren drivers in spying probe

FIA targets McLaren drivers in spying probe

Rediff.com7 Sep 2007

McLaren suspended their chief designer Mike Coughlan in July after 780 pages of Ferrari technical information was found at his home.

McLaren reassure Hamilton over Monza mistake

McLaren reassure Hamilton over Monza mistake

Rediff.com14 Sep 2010

Lewis Hamilton's McLaren team have told the Formula One world title contender not to beat himself up about the mistake in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix that cost him the championship lead.

Lotus to end Cosworth F1 deal at end of season

Lotus to end Cosworth F1 deal at end of season

Rediff.com13 Sep 2010

The Malaysian-backed Lotus Formula One team are poised to switch to Renault engines for 2011 after agreeing a termination of their current deal with Cosworth.

Images: Alonso celebrates dream Ferrari win at Monza

Images: Alonso celebrates dream Ferrari win at Monza

Rediff.com12 Sep 2010

Fernando Alonso seized a longed-for victory in his first Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton lasted less than a lap and handed the championship lead back to Australian Mark Webber.

Alonso celebrates dream Ferrari win at Monza

Alonso celebrates dream Ferrari win at Monza

Rediff.com12 Sep 2010

Fernando Alonso seized a longed-for victory in his first Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton lasted less than a lap and handed the championship lead back to Australian Mark Webber.

2011 will be tough for F1 engineers: Brawn

2011 will be tough for F1 engineers: Brawn

Rediff.com12 Sep 2010

Formula One teams will have to change their working practices next season to prevent a record 20-race calendar pushing staff to breaking point, according to Mercedes boss Ross Brawn.

Vettel seeks more Monza magic

Vettel seeks more Monza magic

Rediff.com8 Sep 2010

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel returns to the scene of his first Formula One victory this weekend hoping to pull off another Italian Grand Prix win against the odds.

Resta scores four points, Sutil retires

Resta scores four points, Sutil retires

Rediff.com11 Sep 2011

Paul Di Resta recorded his second best performance of the season by earning four points with a eighth-place finish for Force India while Adrian Sutil could not finish the action-filled Italian Grand Prix, in which nine of the 24 cars crashed out.

Trulli to stay put at Team Lotus

Trulli to stay put at Team Lotus

Rediff.com11 Sep 2011

Team Lotus have extended Jarno Trulli's contract for a further year to the end of 2012, the Formula One team said at his home Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.

We are not favourites: Vettel

We are not favourites: Vettel

Rediff.com9 Sep 2011

Red Bull's Formula One champion, Sebastian Vettel tried to play down his chances of winning the Italian Grand Prix on Thursday but McLaren rival Jenson Button was having none of that.

Vettel takes Toro Rosso's first pole

Vettel takes Toro Rosso's first pole

Rediff.com13 Sep 2008

Germany's Sebastian Vettel seized his and Toro Rosso's first Formula One pole position in an astonishing Italian Grand Prix qualifying session in Monza on Saturday. McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton qualified 15th, one place behind Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen.

F1 drivers to clarify rules after Hamilton penalty

F1 drivers to clarify rules after Hamilton penalty

Rediff.com12 Sep 2008

Formula One drivers will seek a clarification of the rules before Sunday's Italian Grand Prix after stewards stripped Lewis Hamilton of victory in Belgium last weekend for cutting a chicane. The ruling outraged many fans and dominated the first day at Monza, with drivers divided on the justice of the penalty while other leading figures expressed concern for the fundamentals of the sport.

Leclerc has different 'mindset' with winning Ferrari car

Leclerc has different 'mindset' with winning Ferrari car

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed his second win of the Formula One season

FIA change stance on blocking

FIA change stance on blocking

Rediff.com15 Sep 2006

Complaints that a driver has been impeded during qualifying will no longer be referred to the stewards.

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.

Barrichello puts Ferrari on top

Barrichello puts Ferrari on top

Rediff.com12 Sep 2003

The Brazilian lapped 0.151s quicker than team mate Michael Schumacher in free testing at the Italian Grand Prix.

Massa hopes for better luck in 2008

Massa hopes for better luck in 2008

Rediff.com24 Jan 2008

The Ferrari driver ruled out doing anything differently this year despite being beaten to the title by team mate Kimi Raikkonen last season.

Barrichello cuts Button's lead to 14 points

Barrichello cuts Button's lead to 14 points

Rediff.com13 Sep 2009

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday in a Brawn one-two to cut team mate Jenson Button's Formula One lead to 14 points with four races remaining.

Sutil puts Force India on top at Monza

Sutil puts Force India on top at Monza

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

Force India's Adrian Sutil lapped quickest in free practice for the Italian Grand Prix on Friday while former team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella was slowest on his first day as a Ferrari driver.

Mercedes to take 75 per cent stake in Brawn

Mercedes to take 75 per cent stake in Brawn

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

Mercedes has agreed to take a 75 percent stake in Formula One leaders Brawn GP within the next three years, German magazine Auto, Motor und Sport reported on Wednesday.

Berger's stolen Ferrari recovered almost three decades later!

Berger's stolen Ferrari recovered almost three decades later!

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

A Ferrari Testarossa sports car stolen from Austrian Formula One driver Gerhard Berger during the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix weekend has been recovered by London police almost 29 years later.

McLaren caught on a rollercoaster ride

McLaren caught on a rollercoaster ride

Rediff.com12 Sep 2007

Ron Dennis likened his Italian Grand Prix weekend to a "difficult, emotional rollercoaster" and even as he said it, the McLaren boss knew that the stomach-churning ride was far from over.

Hispania fined $20,000 for pit incident

Hispania fined $20,000 for pit incident

Rediff.com12 Sep 2010

The Hispania Formula One team were fined $20,000 at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after Sakon Yamamoto drove off from a pitstop while a crew member was still working on the car.

Hamilton rues Monza mistake

Hamilton rues Monza mistake

Rediff.com11 Sep 2010

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton made the wrong call in qualifying and ended up fifth on the Italian Grand Prix starting grid on Saturday.

Alonso ends Ferrari pole drought at Monza

Alonso ends Ferrari pole drought at Monza

Rediff.com11 Sep 2010

Fernando Alonso put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Grand Prix on Saturday to end a Formula One drought extending back to the end of 2008.

High five for Rossi in Italy

High five for Rossi in Italy

Rediff.com4 Jun 2006

Valentino Rossi made it five MotoGP wins in a row at the Italian Grand Prix

Force India thrilled by modest achievement

Force India thrilled by modest achievement

Rediff.com14 Sep 2008

Force India, without a point in their debut Formula One season, achieved a modest but noteworthy first on Saturday when they reached the second phase of qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Giancarlo Fisichella will start his home race from 12th on the grid on Sunday after mastering the wet qualifying conditions better than world champion Kimi Raikkonen and championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who were 14th and 15th respectively.

FIA clarifies chicane rule

FIA clarifies chicane rule

Rediff.com13 Sep 2008

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.

Sutil quickest in washed-out Monza practice

Sutil quickest in washed-out Monza practice

Rediff.com12 Sep 2008

Heavy rain washed out first practice at the Italian Grand Prix on Friday with Force India's Adrian Sutil leading the timesheets before the deluge. McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton was one of six drivers who did not attempt to complete a timed lap at what is normally the fastest circuit on the calendar.

Schumacher to announce retirement in Monza: report

Schumacher to announce retirement in Monza: report

Rediff.com6 Sep 2006

German publication Bild is claiming that Michael Schumacher will announce on Sunday that he is to retire at the end of the current season.

Hamilton and Verstappen blame each other for Monza crash

Hamilton and Verstappen blame each other for Monza crash

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

Formula One title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen took each other out of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff slamming the incident as a 'tactical foul'.

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.