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Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton takes 10th pole in 11 races

Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton takes 10th pole in 11 races

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took his 10th pole in 11 races on Saturday with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg qualifying second on the Belgian Grand Prix grid.

F1: Kimi Antonelli Breaks Hamilton Record, Targets Consistency

F1: Kimi Antonelli Breaks Hamilton Record, Targets Consistency

Rediff.com29 Mar 2026

Kimi Antonelli becomes Formula One's youngest championship leader after Japanese GP win, breaking Lewis Hamilton's record and extending his dream start.

US Grand Prix PHOTOS: Hamilton races to victory No 10 at 'home'

US Grand Prix PHOTOS: Hamilton races to victory No 10 at 'home'

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Lewis Hamilton's father always told him to 'drive like you stole it' but there was never any question about who owned Sunday's US Grand Prix.

Why F1 is unlikely return to India in 2027 despite Sports Minister's big push

Why F1 is unlikely return to India in 2027 despite Sports Minister's big push

Rediff.com13 Apr 2026

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is pushing for a Formula 1 race in India in 2027 by addressing tax hurdles that led to the event's departure in 2013.

US Grand Prix: Raikkonen puts Hamilton's fifth title on hold

US Grand Prix: Raikkonen puts Hamilton's fifth title on hold

Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

The last time Kimi Raikkonen stood on top of a Formula One podium, Lewis Hamilton had just joined Mercedes with one championship to his name and Sebastian Vettel was riding high with Red Bull.

Formula One: Max Verstappen asks journalist to get out of media briefing

Formula One: Max Verstappen asks journalist to get out of media briefing

Rediff.com26 Mar 2026

Max Verstappen asked a journalist to leave his Thursday media briefing at the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Dutchman still upset over a question asked by the same reporter in December about an incident that potentially cost him a fifth straight drivers' title.

Vettel on pole for Korean Grand Prix

Vettel on pole for Korean Grand Prix

Rediff.com5 Oct 2013

Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel grabbed pole position at the Korean Grand Prix while closest title rival Fernando Alonso could qualify only fifth.

US Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest as fans shut out by rain

US Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest as fans shut out by rain

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was quickest for Mercedes in a rainswept final US Grand Prix practice session on Saturday that was held behind closed doors due to the weather conditions.

F1: Hamilton wins Austrian Grand Prix after last lap drama

F1: Hamilton wins Austrian Grand Prix after last lap drama

Rediff.com3 Jul 2016

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday after a last-lap collision with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg as they fought for the lead.

Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton wins to take overall lead

Hungarian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton wins to take overall lead

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to seize the championship lead from team mate Nico Rosberg for the first time this season.

Russian Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest in practice, Vettel stops

Russian Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest in practice, Vettel stops

Rediff.com29 Apr 2016

Lewis Hamilton boosted his morale with the fastest lap in Russian Grand Prix practice on Friday after Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg set the early pace and Ferrari suffered reliability problems.

Austrian F1 Grand Prix: Nico Rosberg wins to stretch lead

Austrian F1 Grand Prix: Nico Rosberg wins to stretch lead

Rediff.com22 Jun 2014

Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in a Mercedes one-two finish on Sunday to stretch his championship lead over team mate Lewis Hamilton to 29 points after eight races.

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton takes F1 lead with fourth win in a row

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton takes F1 lead with fourth win in a row

Rediff.com11 May 2014

Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to chalk up his fourth victory in a row and wrest the Formula One championship lead from Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg.

Will Hamilton get back to winning ways at Spanish Grand Prix?

Will Hamilton get back to winning ways at Spanish Grand Prix?

Rediff.com13 May 2016

The British Grand Prix is set for a record 150,000-strong crowd in July with home hero Lewis Hamilton an even bigger draw after recent setbacks, Silverstone circuit managing director Patrick Allen said on Thursday.

Hundreds of F1 Staff Stuck in Bahrain Amid Airspace Closure

Hundreds of F1 Staff Stuck in Bahrain Amid Airspace Closure

Rediff.com2 Mar 2026

Hundreds of Formula One team personnel are stranded in Bahrain after airspace closures triggered by Middle East conflict, but Australian GP chief Travis Auld says Melbourne's season-opener will not be affected.

Formula One enters a new era. Here's what you need to know

Formula One enters a new era. Here's what you need to know

Rediff.com2 Mar 2026

New cars, new engines, change in qualifying, one rookie are among the many updates from the 2026 F1 season.

F1: Vettel takes 7th pole of the season at India Grand Prix

F1: Vettel takes 7th pole of the season at India Grand Prix

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel put himself on pole position for a fourth successive Formula One title after lapping the Indian Grand Prix circuit faster than any driver ever before on Saturday.

Belgian F1 Grand Prix: Rosberg beats teammate Hamilton to pole

Belgian F1 Grand Prix: Rosberg beats teammate Hamilton to pole

Rediff.com23 Aug 2014

Formula One leader Nico Rosberg swept to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row after a wet qualifying session.

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Hamilton takes 66th career pole

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Hamilton takes 66th career pole

Rediff.com24 Jun 2017

Lewis Hamilton surpassed Ayrton Senna's career haul of 65 pole positions in Formula One as he edged Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas to secure top spot the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday.

The German Grand Prix was a wet and wild epic

The German Grand Prix was a wet and wild epic

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

'The phenomenal Max Verstappen was both sloppy and superb in Germany, getting caught out during the first two starts, and even spinning his car around to give the crowd something to gasp at with a Batmobile-esque 360 degree turn. 'After Hamilton crashed and Verstappen sniffed victory, though, he pounced hard, put his foot down, and took a deserved race win,' says Rediff's F1 columnist Raja Sen.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Vettel chalks up seventh win in a row

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Vettel chalks up seventh win in a row

Rediff.com3 Nov 2013

Red Bull's four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to chalk up his seventh successive victory and equal the longest winning streak in the modern era of Formula One.

Vettel fastest in final U.S. Grand Prix practice

Vettel fastest in final U.S. Grand Prix practice

Rediff.com16 Nov 2013

Quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel continued to set the pace at the U.S. Formula One Grand Prix, topping the final practice time sheets in another Red Bull one-two on Saturday.

F1: Vettel wins British Grand Prix for Ferrari

F1: Vettel wins British Grand Prix for Ferrari

Rediff.com8 Jul 2018

In a thrilling race with two safety car periods, reigning champion Hamilton went from pole position to the rear of the field before finishing second for Mercedes in a superb fightback. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was third.

Alonso 'lucky' to be alive after huge crash at Australian Grand Prix

Alonso 'lucky' to be alive after huge crash at Australian Grand Prix

Rediff.com20 Mar 2016

Fernando Alonso felt lucky to be alive after walking away from a spectacular crash that left his obliterated McLaren scattered across the Albert Park circuit and brought a halt to the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. Alonso's right wheel clipped Esteban Gutierrez's Haas at high speed going into turn three of the 18th lap and the impact sent the Spaniard's McLaren careening into a barrier, smashing it to pieces, before it flipped, rolled and flew end-over-end into another barrier. The two-time Formula One world champion emerged from the wreckage and walked gingerly over to Mexican Gutierrez, where the pair embraced. "I'm okay, I'm trying to put everything in place again," the 34-year-old told Sky Sports in the paddock after Nico Rosberg won the race for Mercedes.

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.

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton and Rosberg take each other out

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton and Rosberg take each other out

Rediff.com15 May 2016

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg's hopes of an eighth successive win, and fifth of the season, disappeared on Sunday after a collision with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix.

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.

Italian F1 Grand Prix: Hamilton storms to 11th pole in 12 races

Italian F1 Grand Prix: Hamilton storms to 11th pole in 12 races

Rediff.com5 Sep 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton saw off a strong Ferrari challenge at the Italian team's home Grand Prix to seal his seventh pole position in a row and 11th in 12 races on Saturday.

PIX: Norris ends Verstappen's reign with maiden F1 Championship

PIX: Norris ends Verstappen's reign with maiden F1 Championship

Rediff.com7 Dec 2025

McLaren, who secured the constructors' championship in October for the second year in a row, won both titles in the same season for the first time since 1998.

F1: Haas protest Force India cars at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

F1: Haas protest Force India cars at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

Hamilton and Alonso happy to see old rival Kubica return

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.

Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton on pole after rain shake up

Belgian Grand Prix: Hamilton on pole after rain shake up

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton made the most of the changeable conditions to seize pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel on Saturday.

Flawless Russell Cruises to Singapore GP Win

Flawless Russell Cruises to Singapore GP Win

Rediff.com6 Oct 2025

George Russell wins F1's Singapore GP as McLaren secures constructors' title

Mercedes calls police over Hamilton 'sabotage' email

Mercedes calls police over Hamilton 'sabotage' email

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

Mercedes have called in the police after an anonymous email purporting to be from an insider accused the Formula One team of sabotaging their departing seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton

Piastri Pips Norris To Ace Qatar Practice

Piastri Pips Norris To Ace Qatar Practice

Rediff.com28 Nov 2025

Oscar Piastri led McLaren teammate and Formula One title rival Lando Norris at the top of the timesheets in sole practice for the Qatar Grand Prix on Friday.

Russian Grand Prix: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia

Russian Grand Prix: Bottas pips Hamilton to pole in Russia

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

Finland's Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton having to settle for second place on the starting grid.

New F1 Rules Divide Drivers Ahead Of Five-Week Break

New F1 Rules Divide Drivers Ahead Of Five-Week Break

Rediff.com31 Mar 2026

Formula One's new energy rules face criticism after the Japanese GP, with drivers questioning racing quality and safety ahead of a five-week break.

Antonelli becomes F1's youngest polesitter in any format at Miami

Antonelli becomes F1's youngest polesitter in any format at Miami

Rediff.com3 May 2025

The 18-year-old, preparing for only his sixth Grand Prix weekend, lapped with a best time of one minute 26.482 seconds to pip McLaren's championship leader Oscar Piastri by 0.045 seconds.

Verstappen wins Azerbaijan GP as Piastri crashes

Verstappen wins Azerbaijan GP as Piastri crashes

Rediff.com21 Sep 2025

Red Bull's Max Verstappen secured a dominant win from pole position in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, leading the race from start to finish.

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.