News for 'McLaren Formula One'

Vettel becomes F1's youngest triple champion

Vettel becomes F1's youngest triple champion

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel became Formula One's youngest triple world champion at the age of 25 at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Hamilton denies any regrets over move to Mercedes

Hamilton denies any regrets over move to Mercedes

Rediff.com16 Nov 2012

Lewis Hamilton has no regrets over his jump to Mercedes next season, again dismissing comments from McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh that the Englishman was having second thoughts about his move.

Hamilton pips Sutil for Italian GP pole

Hamilton pips Sutil for Italian GP pole

Rediff.com12 Sep 2009

McLaren's Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton seized pole position for the Italian Grand Prix from Force India's Adrian Sutil on Saturday. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen will line up in third place for Sunday's race.

Broken ribs rule Alonso out of Bahrain Grand Prix

Broken ribs rule Alonso out of Bahrain Grand Prix

Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

McLaren's Fernando Alonso has been ruled out of Sunday's Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on medical grounds following his huge crash in the Australian season-opener on March 20. The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that the decision had been taken after a medical examination at the Sakhir circuit on Thursday. "Two sets of chest CT scans were compared and it was decided that there was insufficient resolution of the signs to allow him to compete on safety grounds," the statement said.

Vettel pips Hamilton for Spa pole

Vettel pips Hamilton for Spa pole

Rediff.com27 Aug 2011

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel charged to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday after denying McLaren's Lewis Hamilton the top slot in the final seconds of qualifying.

Dazed Hamilton takes dominant win in Spain

Dazed Hamilton takes dominant win in Spain

Rediff.com16 Aug 2020

Lewis Hamilton is now just three wins short of Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's all-time record 91.

Vettel storms to Singapore win, on the verge of re-writing history

Vettel storms to Singapore win, on the verge of re-writing history

Rediff.com26 Sep 2011

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel held off a charging Jenson Button to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday and stand one point away from becoming Formula One's youngest double World Champion.

Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet

Monaco offers Hamilton his best chance yet

Rediff.com22 May 2013

Words and hats may have to be eaten along with the usual canapes and caviar if Lewis Hamilton wins the glamour race of the Formula One season in Monaco this weekend.

Monaco Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest in practice after drain cover drama

Monaco Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest in practice after drain cover drama

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton set the pace in an incident-filled opening Monaco Grand Prix practice on Thursday, with debris and a loose drain cover bringing an early end to the session.

Sauber F1 hopeful Gutierrez to test in Abu Dhabi

Sauber F1 hopeful Gutierrez to test in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

Sauber will run Mexican Formula One prospect Esteban Gutierrez in a young driver test in Abu Dhabi next month, the Swiss team said on Thursday.

I'm not ready to retire: Coulthard

I'm not ready to retire: Coulthard

Rediff.com11 Oct 2004

Schumacher to retire at the end of the year

Schumacher to retire at the end of the year

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Seven-times World Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is to retire from the sport for a second time at the end of the season, the German driver told reporters ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday.

Vettel savours seventh win of season

Vettel savours seventh win of season

Rediff.com28 Aug 2011

World champion Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix and stretched his Formula One lead to 92 points in a Red Bull one-two finish with Australian Mark Webber Sunday.

Vettel reignites title push in Singapore

Vettel reignites title push in Singapore

Rediff.com23 Sep 2012

World champion Sebastian Vettel won an incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday to strengthen his chances of claiming a third successive Formula One title.

Bahrain GP: Hamilton gets five-place grid penalty

Bahrain GP: Hamilton gets five-place grid penalty

Rediff.com20 Apr 2013

Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a second successive pole position disappeared on Saturday when he was handed a five-place penalty on the Bahrain Grand Prix starting grid for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Verstappen on pole after wild Canadian GP qualifying

Verstappen on pole after wild Canadian GP qualifying

Rediff.com18 Jun 2023

Max Verstappen took pole position on Saturday in a wet qualifying for a Canadian Grand Prix

Hamilton on pole for Mercedes in China

Hamilton on pole for Mercedes in China

Rediff.com13 Apr 2013

Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with Kimi Raikkonen alongside for Lotus.

Button, Hamilton put Twitter gaffe behind them

Button, Hamilton put Twitter gaffe behind them

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

Lewis Hamilton felt no need to seek out Jenson Button to apologise for his Belgian GP Twitter gaffe on Thursday and said he had learned from the experience, would not be repeating the error and had moved on.

Button 'disappointed' by Hamilton Twitter gaffe

Button 'disappointed' by Hamilton Twitter gaffe

Rediff.com4 Sep 2012

McLaren's Jenson Button has criticised team mate Lewis Hamilton for revealing confidential car data on Twitter before Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix in a gaffe that may have helped Formula One rivals.

Button savours Spa win after Alonso crashes out

Button savours Spa win after Alonso crashes out

Rediff.com2 Sep 2012

McLaren's Jenson Button won the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday after a first corner carnage ended the hopes of team mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Formula One leader Fernando Alonso.

TROUBLED start for Alonso's F1 season

TROUBLED start for Alonso's F1 season

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Fernando Alonso made a troubled start to testing McLaren's new Formula One car

Worst day turns into greatest for Button

Worst day turns into greatest for Button

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

What started out as one of Jenson Button's worst day as a driver turned into his best as the Briton mounted one of Formula One's great charges to steal victory from Sebastian Vettel at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Senna's gloves auctioned for 22,000 pounds

Senna's gloves auctioned for 22,000 pounds

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

A pair of regular racing gloves worn by the late Ayrton Senna in the 1991 season when he won his third Formula One title sold for 22,000 pounds at a charity auction for grand prix mechanics on Monday.

Coulthard positive about F1 future

Coulthard positive about F1 future

Rediff.com20 May 2004

The Scot is looking for a drive after McLaren signed Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya from Williams for 2005.

Vettel equals Mansell's pole record

Vettel equals Mansell's pole record

Rediff.com12 Nov 2011

Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Saturday, equalling Nigel Mansell's 1992 record of 14 in a single season.

Ferrari's Vettel to try virtual racing?

Ferrari's Vettel to try virtual racing?

Rediff.com17 Apr 2020

Sebastian Vettel has never been one for social media or had much time for esports but even the four-times world champion has shifted his stance, however slightly, under Formula One's coronavirus lockdown. Although the 32-year-old Ferrari driver is still not remotely tempted by Twitter or Instagram, he has acquired a gaming rig. Just how much the German uses it remains to be seen.

Brazilian GP: Webber registers his first win of season

Brazilian GP: Webber registers his first win of season

Rediff.com28 Nov 2011

Mark Webber led a Red Bull one-two in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday to celebrate his first victory of the year in the last race of the Formula One season.

PIX: Hamilton takes lead after Canadian GP win

PIX: Hamilton takes lead after Canadian GP win

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton stormed to a Canadian Grand Prix victory on Sunday to become a magnificent seventh winner in seven Formula One races this season and seize the championship lead.

Hamilton dedicates victory to his mother

Hamilton dedicates victory to his mother

Rediff.com15 Nov 2011

Lewis Hamilton, always his own fiercest critic, gave himself a pat on the back on Sunday after delivering one of his most satisfying Formula One wins to his mother as a birthday present.

F1 team orders are wrong even if legal: Button

F1 team orders are wrong even if legal: Button

Rediff.com5 Feb 2011

So-called 'team orders' are unlikely to tarnish this season's Formula One title battle despite being made legal by the sport's governing body, according to McLaren's Jenson Button.

Perez wins rain-delayed and red-flagged Monaco GP

Perez wins rain-delayed and red-flagged Monaco GP

Rediff.com29 May 2022

An angry Leclerc dropped to fourth after Ferrari called him in again for slicks and then told him, too late, to stay out after Sainz also pitted and went directly from wets to the dry tyres.

Hamilton wants probe following Bahrain blunders

Hamilton wants probe following Bahrain blunders

Rediff.com24 Apr 2012

McLaren ace driver Lewis Hamilton has demanded an investigation following the blunders during the Bahrain Grand Prix, and believes his team has to go back to the drawing board to re-ignite their championship credentials this season.

Alonso demands faster Ferrari next season

Alonso demands faster Ferrari next season

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

While Ferrari's Fernando Alonso rates 2012 as his best season in Formula One, the Spanish driver says his car must be quicker next year if he is to fight for the title again.

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.

Hulkenberg puts Williams on pole in Brazil

Hulkenberg puts Williams on pole in Brazil

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

German rookie Nico Hulkenberg stunned Formula One's title contenders by seizing pole position for Williams by a massive margin at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Hamilton wins in style in Germany

Hamilton wins in style in Germany

Rediff.com24 Jul 2011

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton produced a monumental drive to take his second win of the season in the German Formula One Grand Prix after an enthralling battle with Ferrari's second-placed Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber.

Perez doubtful for Indian GP practice

Perez doubtful for Indian GP practice

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

Sauber's Mexican driver Sergio Perez cancelled his Indian Grand Prix media commitments due to illness on Thursday with doubts about whether he would be fit for Friday practice.

End in sight for F1's game of musical chairs?

End in sight for F1's game of musical chairs?

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

After months of feverish speculation about the Formula One futures of Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa, matters could finally be coming to a head with less change than expected.

Hamilton demands more consistency in title chase

Hamilton demands more consistency in title chase

Rediff.com20 Sep 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is keen to take a leaf out of Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso's book by improving his consistency in the final seven races of the season to bolster his title chances.

F1: Hamilton on pole in Qatar with Verstappen second

F1: Hamilton on pole in Qatar with Verstappen second

Rediff.com20 Nov 2021

Hamilton said he had not been feeling well on Thursday and Friday, when he was also up until midnight working with his engineers.