News for 'Lewis Hamilton'

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.

Proud Nicole kisses Hamilton to celebrate his world title win

Proud Nicole kisses Hamilton to celebrate his world title win

Rediff.com24 Nov 2014

Nicole Scherzinger is often seen by Hamilton's side at his biggest races and she did turn heads as she arrived to support her man in Abu Dhabi.

Hamilton to race in Abu Dhabi after testing COVID negative

Hamilton to race in Abu Dhabi after testing COVID negative

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

'Lewis tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday prior to completion of his self-isolation period in Bahrain'

Ferrari boss breaks silence on Hamilton relationship

Ferrari boss breaks silence on Hamilton relationship

Rediff.com15 Aug 2023

Hamilton won Formula Three and GP2 (now Formula Two) championships with Vasseur's ART team in 2005 and 2006 before making a spectacular Formula One debut with McLaren in 2007.

Verstappen storms to victory at Italian Grand Prix

Verstappen storms to victory at Italian Grand Prix

Rediff.com7 Sep 2025

A fired-up Max Verstappen ended his barren run as he outclassed the McLarens to register a dominant victory at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on Sunday.

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".

Hamilton subjected to racist abuse online after British GP

Hamilton subjected to racist abuse online after British GP

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Hamilton was targeted online hours after the victory, with racist messages including monkey emojis

F1 PHOTOS: Hamilton ends season with a win in Abu Dhabi

F1 PHOTOS: Hamilton ends season with a win in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

Briton now 18 wins away from Michael Schumacher's all-time record

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.

Verstappen beats Hamilton to Austin sprint race win

Verstappen beats Hamilton to Austin sprint race win

Rediff.com22 Oct 2023

Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won a US Grand Prix sprint race from pole position on Saturday after an early challenge from Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton.

F1 champion Hamilton knighted in New Year's honours list

F1 champion Hamilton knighted in New Year's honours list

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was awarded a knighthood in the UK New Year's honours list published on Wednesday.

Move over Fast & Furious-Brad Pitt's 'F1' dominates

Move over Fast & Furious-Brad Pitt's 'F1' dominates

Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

Apple's high-octane racing film "F1: The Movie" roared to the top of the U.S. and Canadian box office this weekend, fueled by star-power and a finely-tuned marketing campaign

Norris takes Mexico pole to up pressure on Piastri

Norris takes Mexico pole to up pressure on Piastri

Rediff.com26 Oct 2025

Norris had shown his pace in final practice when he became the third different driver to top the timesheets in the three sessions, punching out an impressive lap 0.345 faster than anyone else.

Hamilton uneasy over return to Saudi Arabia

Hamilton uneasy over return to Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

With the human rights issues in Saudi Arabia, seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton expressed unease over travelling to the country for the upcoming Jeddah Grand Prix.

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.

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

Hamilton takes his record 90th career pole in Hungary

Hamilton takes his record 90th career pole in Hungary

Rediff.com18 Jul 2020

Lewis Hamilton is aiming to win the race for the eighth time at the Hungaroring on Sunday

Hamilton let-off after breaching rules

Hamilton let-off after breaching rules

Rediff.com2 Oct 2022

Mercedes however, were fined 25,000 euros for incorrectly declaring that Hamilton was in compliance with the jewellery ban in a self-scrutineering form.

World champion Hamilton self-isolating as precaution

World champion Hamilton self-isolating as precaution

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

Lewis Hamilton was pictured at an event earlier this month in London with actor Idris Elba, who was subsequently diagnosed with the coronavirus. However, in a statement released on Saturday Hamilton revealed that he is still 'feeling healthy'.

Verstappen wins in Vegas; Norris swells F1 lead with second place

Verstappen wins in Vegas; Norris swells F1 lead with second place

Rediff.com23 Nov 2025

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday but McLaren's Lando Norris had one hand on the Formula One title after finishing second and stretching his lead over teammate Oscar Piastri to 30 points.

Norris beats Leclerc to Monaco pole; Hamilton demoted

Norris beats Leclerc to Monaco pole; Hamilton demoted

Rediff.com25 May 2025

Lando Norris put Formula One champions McLaren on pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix in track-record time on Saturday, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc alongside on the front row for his home race.

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.

Norris relives surreal final laps on way to F1 world title

Norris relives surreal final laps on way to F1 world title

Rediff.com9 Dec 2025

'I really want to get someone to do a painting of me. I need to find an artist but from my view.'

F1: Piastri wins Qatar sprint to trim Norris's lead

F1: Piastri wins Qatar sprint to trim Norris's lead

Rediff.com29 Nov 2025

McLaren's Oscar Piastri ended a long win drought with a pole-to-flag victory in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race in Doha.

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.

Hamilton wins in Hungary after hunting down Verstappen

Hamilton wins in Hungary after hunting down Verstappen

Rediff.com4 Aug 2019

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix for a record seventh time on Sunday and extended his title lead to 62 points after relentlessly reeling in Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

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.

F1 ace Hamilton 'praying for COVID-hit India'

F1 ace Hamilton 'praying for COVID-hit India'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

India registered over 3.14 lakh new cases on Thursday morning, pushing the overall caseload to nearly 1.60 crore, according to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Heavily studded Hamilton reacts to F1 jewellery ban

Heavily studded Hamilton reacts to F1 jewellery ban

Rediff.com11 Apr 2022

The topic was also raised at a drivers' briefing on Friday along with a discussion about the requirement for flame-resistant underwear.

PIX: Verstappen takes sprint pole at US GP

PIX: Verstappen takes sprint pole at US GP

Rediff.com18 Oct 2025

With eight points on offer to the winner of Saturday's 100km race, he and Norris -- 22 points behind Piastri -- both have a good chance to reduce the gap to the Australian who was three tenths slower than his teammate.

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.

Hamilton storms to pole for Malaysian Grand Prix

Hamilton storms to pole for Malaysian Grand Prix

Rediff.com1 Oct 2016

World Champion Lewis Hamilton will start the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix from pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday.

Hamilton's 2008 F1 title didn't happen fairly: Massa

Hamilton's 2008 F1 title didn't happen fairly: Massa

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

Felipe Massa was leading the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix when fellow-Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crashed his Renault into the wall on lap 14.

F1 champion Hamilton under fire for 'poor India' comment

F1 champion Hamilton under fire for 'poor India' comment

Rediff.com15 Nov 2018

The Briton made the comments in an interview to the BBC in reference to Formula 1 embracing new countries to hold races.

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.

F1 champion Hamilton refused entry to Wimbledon's Royal Box

F1 champion Hamilton refused entry to Wimbledon's Royal Box

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

F1 champion Hamilton misses final over dress code hitch.

Hamilton not quitting anytime soon

Hamilton not quitting anytime soon

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

"There's a lot of work that still needs to be done in this sport. "I can't retire now, because I'm only just embarking on helping create a more open and inclusive environment here in this sport and I've got to stay to help that continue." said Hamilton.

Chaos in Brazil! Norris triumphs, Piastri crashes out

Chaos in Brazil! Norris triumphs, Piastri crashes out

Rediff.com8 Nov 2025

Lando Norris stretched his Formula One championship lead to nine points after winning Saturday's Sao Paulo sprint while McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri crashed in a big blow to the Australian's bid to get back on top.

PIX: Hamilton wins Brazil GP and 5th F1 title despite engine trouble

PIX: Hamilton wins Brazil GP and 5th F1 title despite engine trouble

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

The Briton had won his own fifth championship in Mexico two weeks previously but the broader celebrations were kept in check until Interlagos.

F1 champion Hamilton has only himself to beat online

F1 champion Hamilton has only himself to beat online

Rediff.com11 May 2020

While Formula One rivals compete in virtual grands prix and various esports series during the coronavirus lockdown, six-times World champion Lewis Hamilton has been busy racing against himself. The Briton has been a keen gamer since boyhood and for some years a brand ambassador for the Gran Turismo franchise on Sony's PlayStation.