News for 'Italian Grand Prix'

Hamilton aims for another F1 record in Hungary

Hamilton aims for another F1 record in Hungary

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Red Bull's Max Verstappen will be doing all he can to stop six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton completing a Mercedes hat-trick and matching another of Michael Schumacher's Formula One records in Hungary this weekend.

Simoncelli's team pull out of Valencia GP

Simoncelli's team pull out of Valencia GP

Rediff.com25 Oct 2011

Honda Gresini have pulled out of the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix following the death of Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli in Malaysia on Sunday.

'Give Max Verstappen a break'

'Give Max Verstappen a break'

Rediff.com3 Sep 2016

Lewis Hamilton has hailed Max Verstappen's stunning success in Formula One and called on those criticising the Dutch teenager's driving to keep a sense of perspective.

F1: Vettel, Rosberg and a lucky escape

F1: Vettel, Rosberg and a lucky escape

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

Formula One can count its lucky stars after Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg escaped unscathed from high-speed tyre blowouts at the Belgian Grand Prix.

'Corruption Is No Longer A Bad Word'

'Corruption Is No Longer A Bad Word'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2025

'When India opened its doors to the world, moving away from an agrarian to a market economy, everything, whether life or love, was commodified.'

Chandhok unsure about starting race at Indian GP

Chandhok unsure about starting race at Indian GP

Rediff.com17 Oct 2011

Karun Chandhok must wait for Team Lotus to make or break his dream of racing in his country's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix next week.

Liuzzi scores points again, Chandhok finishes race

Liuzzi scores points again, Chandhok finishes race

Rediff.com28 Mar 2010

Vitantonio Liuzzi kept his cool in a rollercoaster of a race to finish seventh and win six invaluable points for Force India while Karun Chandhok was among the 14 drivers who lasted the distance in the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday.

How Leclerc escaped serious injury in Belgian GP accident

How Leclerc escaped serious injury in Belgian GP accident

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

Formula One breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday after the sport's new 'halo' head protection device saved Charles Leclerc from what might have been a potentially serious impact.

MotoGP: Rossi leaves hospital after surgery on broken leg

MotoGP: Rossi leaves hospital after surgery on broken leg

Rediff.com2 Sep 2017

Italian MotoGP great Valentino Rossi left hospital on Saturday morning, one night after surgery for a broken leg which looks set to end his title chances this year.

Massa fired up for Ferrari red letter day

Massa fired up for Ferrari red letter day

Rediff.com26 May 2010

A red letter day for Formula One glamour team Ferrari this weekend provides the perfect occasion for Felipe Massa to rekindle his Turkish Grand Prix love affair. Sunday's seventh round of the season will be the scuderia's 800th Grand Prix, a milestone no other team is close to matching, and the Italians would dearly love to celebrate in style.

F1: Leclerc faces 10 place grid penalty in Saudi Arabia

F1: Leclerc faces 10 place grid penalty in Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

Austria to stay on Formula One calendar until 2027.

No quick fixes for Ferrari

No quick fixes for Ferrari

Rediff.com20 Apr 2009

Ferrari are having their worst start to a season since 1981 but they are unlikely to make any major improvements to their car until Formula One returns to Europe after next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. The Italian team failed to win a point for the third successive race since the start of the season in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix, leaving the champions bottom of the standings and drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen seething with frustration.

Ferrari endure worst start in 17 years

Ferrari endure worst start in 17 years

Rediff.com30 Mar 2009

Formula One champions Ferrari experienced their worst start to a season in 17 years when a risky gamble backfired at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix. The Italian team were left searching for answers after failing to score a single point in the opening race of the championship for the first time since the South African Grand Prix in 1992.

Ferrari confident of comeback in Malaysia

Ferrari confident of comeback in Malaysia

Rediff.com20 Mar 2008

Ferrari chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said on Wednesday he is confident his team would bounce back in Malaysia this weekend after making a terrible start to the season at the Australian Grand Prix. Neither of the Italian team's drivers completed last weekend's Grand Prix, although world champion Kimi Raikkonen picked up a point after Honda's Rubens Barrichello was disqualified from a race that only seven cars completed. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won.

Renault give Fisichella a boost

Renault give Fisichella a boost

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

How tyres are allocated to F1 teams... without bias

How tyres are allocated to F1 teams... without bias

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

In a statement explaining how the tyres are marked at their Turkish factory with embedded and traceable bar codes that cannot be swapped, Pirelli said their process was designed to be tamper-proof and random.

Badoer says it would be absurd to replace him now

Badoer says it would be absurd to replace him now

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

Struggling Ferrari stand-in Luca Badoer says it would be 'absurd' for the Formula One champions to replace him ahead of his home Grand Prix at Monza next week. Badoer, 38, has qualified and crossed the line last in the two races he has started as replacement for injured Brazilian Felipe Massa.

Drivers supportive of struggling Badoer

Drivers supportive of struggling Badoer

Rediff.com23 Aug 2009

Formula One drivers backed Italian Luca Badoer on Saturday after the Ferrari stand-in finished last in European Grand Prix qualifying in Valencia. McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen said modern Formula One made it difficult to jump into an unfamiliar car and go quick.

Double retirement for Force India at British GP

Double retirement for Force India at British GP

Rediff.com6 Jul 2008

There seems simply no end to Force India's misery, as the Formula One outfit finished its 'home' race at the British Grand Prix on Sunday with another double retirement against its name. Neither of the Force India cars could survive the tough, wet conditions at the rain-lashed Silverstone track and Adrian Sutil was the first to crash out after 10 laps.

Tough start to F1 for Force India

Tough start to F1 for Force India

Rediff.com16 Mar 2008

Force India was given a tough lesson in the realities of F1 when both their cars failed to finish Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.

Raikkonen takes pole in Italy with F1's fastest ever lap

Raikkonen takes pole in Italy with F1's fastest ever lap

Rediff.com1 Sep 2018

Team mate Sebastian Vettel was second fastest to complete the front-row sweep, with championship leader Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes.

Force India confirm Perez for 2015 and beyond

Force India confirm Perez for 2015 and beyond

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

Sahara Force India made it official that Mexican driver Sergio Perez will continue racing with the team in 2015 and beyond.

Leclerc takes Mexican pole in Ferrari front-row lockout

Leclerc takes Mexican pole in Ferrari front-row lockout

Rediff.com29 Oct 2023

Charles Leclerc swept to pole position for the Mexico City Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with Carlos Sainz qualifying second in a surprise Ferrari front-row lockout.

I hope to race in India someday: Rossi

I hope to race in India someday: Rossi

Rediff.com10 Jan 2010

Considered the fastest man on two wheels, nine-time MotoGP world champion biker Valentino Rossi wants to strut his stuff in India too, if the country hosts a Grand Prix in future.

Schumacher has no chance: Fisichella

Schumacher has no chance: Fisichella

Rediff.com11 Jun 2005

Narain 17th on grid

Narain 17th on grid

Rediff.com20 Mar 2005

Fernando Alonso put Renault on pole position for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.

Fisichella leads Renault to one-two finish

Fisichella leads Renault to one-two finish

Rediff.com19 Mar 2006

The 33-year-old Roman, who started on pole position, took his third career victory in Malaysia

PHOTOS: Dominant Hamilton cruises to Belgian GP win

PHOTOS: Dominant Hamilton cruises to Belgian GP win

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

Lewis Hamilton extended his lead at the top of the overall Formula standings with an unchallenged drive to victory in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix. The Briton, who started from pole and led every lap, crossed the line 8.4 seconds ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas who gave Mercedes a one-two finish.

Raikkonen on pole for Ferrari debut

Raikkonen on pole for Ferrari debut

Rediff.com17 Mar 2007

Alonso, who will make his McLaren debut after winning the Formula One championship for the past two years with Renault, had to make do with second place on the starting grid.

MotoGP great Rossi injured in motocross accident

MotoGP great Rossi injured in motocross accident

Rediff.com26 May 2017

Italian MotoGP great Valentino Rossi has been taken to hospital in Italy after being involved in a motocross accident on Thursday, his Yamaha team said in a statement.

Rossi clinches fifth world title

Rossi clinches fifth world title

Rediff.com25 Sep 2005

Trulli feels first win is at hand

Trulli feels first win is at hand

Rediff.com27 Sep 2003

The Renault driver said with a bit of passion and luck, and good performance from the car, he can win the US Grand Prix.

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.

Ecclestone's got a novel idea to spice up Formula One

Ecclestone's got a novel idea to spice up Formula One

Rediff.com30 Mar 2015

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has proposed a controversial world championship for women drivers as part of Grand Prix weekends.

Alonso puts Renault on pole in France

Alonso puts Renault on pole in France

Rediff.com2 Jul 2005

The 23-year-old Spaniard lapped the Magny-Cours circuit in one minute 14.412 seconds for his third pole in 10 races this season.

Haas, McLaren team members quarantined, tested for coronavirus

Haas, McLaren team members quarantined, tested for coronavirus

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

Two members of the Haas Formula One team and one from McLaren were quarantined in Melbourne on Wednesday as a precaution amid coronavirus fears ahead of Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. McLaren said one team member had self-isolated in the team hotel as a precaution for showing 'coronavirus-like symptoms'.

Schumi expects showdown with Montoya

Schumi expects showdown with Montoya

Rediff.com20 Sep 2003

The defending F1 champion expects the title to be decided by a last-race duel between himself and the Colombian.

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.

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.

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.