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In an era of EVS has Auto Expo run out of gas?

In an era of EVS has Auto Expo run out of gas?

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

This year's edition, three years lost to the pandemic and scheduling, wore a distinctive shade of green, and, as would befit an era of technology shift from internal combustion engines to electric motors, had a clutch of high-technology exhibits and concepts. But the excitement of the expo's heyday was missing.

F1: Hamilton powers to pole at Tuscan Grand Prix

F1: Hamilton powers to pole at Tuscan Grand Prix

Rediff.com12 Sep 2020

The pole was the 95th of Hamilton's career and seventh in nine races this season, continuing Mercedes' 100% record in qualifying.

Bottas pips Hamilton for pole at Austrian F1 GP

Bottas pips Hamilton for pole at Austrian F1 GP

Rediff.com4 Jul 2020

The front row lockout was a record-equalling 65th for champions Mercedes.

F1 PIX: Hamilton takes 90th win at dramatic Tuscan GP

F1 PIX: Hamilton takes 90th win at dramatic Tuscan GP

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

Images from the Tuscan F1 Grand Prix held at at Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero in Tuscany, Italy, on Sunday.

This F1 champ has struggled mentally, emotionally

This F1 champ has struggled mentally, emotionally

Rediff.com31 Mar 2022

Lewis Hamilton has spoken about his mental and emotional struggles

Same champions, new winners in strangest F1 season

Same champions, new winners in strangest F1 season

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

The strangest of campaigns crammed 17 races, instead of the record 22 originally envisaged, into little more than five months from July with four triple-headers.

Bottas pips Hamilton to 70th Anniversary GP pole

Bottas pips Hamilton to 70th Anniversary GP pole

Rediff.com8 Aug 2020

Valtteri Bottas took pole position for Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix ahead of championship-leading Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday.

Can Verstappen clinch maiden F1 title in Saudi Arabia?

Can Verstappen clinch maiden F1 title in Saudi Arabia?

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Max Verstappen will have his first shot at clinching the Formula One title in Saudi Arabia in two weeks' time but Red Bull's championship leader could also see his advantage disappear entirely.

'Khalistanis are a microscopic minority in Punjab'

'Khalistanis are a microscopic minority in Punjab'

Rediff.com4 Apr 2023

'The Khalistanis get bulk of the money from abroad.' 'Where did Amritpal's Mercedes come from, which costs well over Rs 60 lakhs?' 'Where does his fleet of vehicles come from?' 'Local Punjabis can certainly not contribute this kind of money.'

PIX: F1 swerves Hamilton ban on piercings and jewellery

PIX: F1 swerves Hamilton ban on piercings and jewellery

Rediff.com7 May 2022

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will race in Sunday's inaugural Miami Grand Prix after Formula One swerved a showdown with the Mercedes driver over their ban on piercings and jewellery.

Premium carmakers caught in a bind over high taxes

Premium carmakers caught in a bind over high taxes

Rediff.com3 Nov 2020

Automakers are caught in a chicken-and-egg situation: Prices have to come down if volumes are to increase, and volumes won't increase unless prices come down, notes Pavan Lall.

Verstappen triggers Dutch party with dominant home win

Verstappen triggers Dutch party with dominant home win

Rediff.com5 Sep 2021

Max Verstappen won his home Dutch Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday and took the Formula One championship lead in front of a roaring, dancing army of fans hailing their hero with orange flags and flares.

F1 champion Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Sakhir GP

F1 champion Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Sakhir GP

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the upcoming Sakhir Grand Prix.

Stretch where Cyrus Mistry's car crashed sees 262 accidents in 2022

Stretch where Cyrus Mistry's car crashed sees 262 accidents in 2022

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

The 100-km stretch of Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway claimed at least 62 lives.

'I am not very intimidated by stars'

'I am not very intimidated by stars'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

'I'm very proud of what family I come from, but I feel it must always be an afterthought... 10 years of my work will get nullified when people say "Yeh toh genes main hai".'

F1: Verstappen wins at Imola but Hamilton stays ahead

F1: Verstappen wins at Imola but Hamilton stays ahead

Rediff.com18 Apr 2021

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic and crash-halted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday with Lewis Hamilton second for Mercedes and retaining the lead in the championship by a single point.

F1: Verstappen beats Hamilton to French GP pole

F1: Verstappen beats Hamilton to French GP pole

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen lifted himself into a league of his own as he beat title rival Lewis Hamilton to pole position with a blinding lap in qualifying for the French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Bottas on pole at Imola with Hamilton alongside

Bottas on pole at Imola with Hamilton alongside

Rediff.com31 Oct 2020

Red Bull's Max Verstappen qualified third, after a power unit scare in the second phase sent mechanics scrambling to fix his car, with AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly a stunning fourth on the grid.

Hamilton still feeling effects of COVID-19

Hamilton still feeling effects of COVID-19

Rediff.com13 Dec 2020

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said he is still feeling the after-effects of COVID-19 after qualifying third for Formula One's Abu Dhabi season-ender but vowed to give his all in Sunday's race.

Hamilton's road to his seventh title, race by race

Hamilton's road to his seventh title, race by race

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

The Mercedes driver, with a record 94 wins, is the most successful Formula One driver of all time. The following details his progression to the 2020 title.

Verstappen beats Hamilton to pole in Abu Dhabi

Verstappen beats Hamilton to pole in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com11 Dec 2021

Team boss Christian Horner said Verstappen's lap of one minute 22.109 seconds was one of his best of the year and the Dutch driver sounded remarkably relaxed given the amount of pressure on him.

Verstappen reminds me of Schumacher, says Brawn

Verstappen reminds me of Schumacher, says Brawn

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn says 70th Anniversary race winner Max Verstappen reminds him of Formula One great Michael Schumacher. Brawn masterminded Schumacher's seven world championships with Benetton (1994 and 1995) and Ferrari (2000-04) and was team boss at Mercedes when the German made his comeback from 2010-2012.

Will F1 welcome an openly gay driver?

Will F1 welcome an openly gay driver?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

F1 has had only male drivers on the starting grid since 1976 but has made a push for diversity

Late drama as Perez storms to pole in Saudi GP

Late drama as Perez storms to pole in Saudi GP

Rediff.com27 Mar 2022

Sergio Perez stormed to a stunning maiden pole position under the floodlights in a crash-interrupted qualifying session on Saturday

Audi, Porsche to join F1

Audi, Porsche to join F1

Rediff.com2 May 2022

Volkswagen's premium brands Audi and Porsche will join Formula One after convincing the German automaking group that the move will bring in more money than it will cost, VW Chief Executive Herbert Diess said on Monday.

F1 champion Hamilton can expect a quicker car in Austria

F1 champion Hamilton can expect a quicker car in Austria

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

Six times world champion Lewis Hamilton can expect a quicker car when the Formula One season finally starts in Austria next month, with Mercedes promising plenty of updates. The W11 car unveiled in February has yet to race, with the season delayed since March by the COVID-19 pandemic, and team technical director James Allison said months' worth of improvements are in the pipeline.

Hamilton back on top in 70th Anniversary GP practice

Hamilton back on top in 70th Anniversary GP practice

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

Six time world champion Lewis Hamilton, winner of the British Grand Prix from pole position at the same circuit last weekend and 30 points clear of Valtteri Bottas after four races without spectators, was 0.138 seconds slower.

Hamilton takes controversial 8th home British GP win

Hamilton takes controversial 8th home British GP win

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday despite a 10-second penalty for a controversial first lap collision that sent Red Bull rival Max Verstappen crashing out of the race.

Bottas on pole as Russell qualifies second at Sakhir

Bottas on pole as Russell qualifies second at Sakhir

Rediff.com6 Dec 2020

Hamilton has already won the title, his record-equalling seventh, but the Briton is isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.

Verstappen and Hamilton on front row for Styrian GP

Verstappen and Hamilton on front row for Styrian GP

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

Hamilton decided to take matters into his own hands and pass several cars ahead of him, without gaining anything as Verstappen's time stood the test.

Ferrari's Leclerc crashes but takes Monaco Grand Prix pole

Ferrari's Leclerc crashes but takes Monaco Grand Prix pole

Rediff.com22 May 2021

Charles Leclerc crashed at the end of qualifying for his home Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday

'Hamilton is good but he's not God'

'Hamilton is good but he's not God'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2020

Max Verstappen believes he can thwart Lewis Hamilton's bid for a seventh Formula One title this season if Red Bull give him the tools to do the job. Hamilton, 35, is chasing several records this season including Michael Schumacher's 91 race wins and seven titles, and has won five of the last six championships with dominant Mercedes.

Can Hamilton equal Schumacher's F1 track record?

Can Hamilton equal Schumacher's F1 track record?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

Given how well Hamilton drove last weekend to win the Styrian GP in Austria, few would bet against the British driver securing an eighth success

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.

PIX: Hamilton makes a statement as F1 gets back on track

PIX: Hamilton makes a statement as F1 gets back on track

Rediff.com3 Jul 2020

Formula One got back on track in changed circumstances on Friday but with Mercedes bringing a familiar look to the timing sheets as six times World champion Lewis Hamilton led team mate Valtteri Bottas one-two in Austrian Grand Prix free practice. The Briton did 41 laps and lapped with a best time of one minute 04.816 seconds in a damp and overcast session, 0.356 faster than the Finn.

Cyrus Mistry cremated in Mumbai, Ratan Tata's stepmother attends funeral

Cyrus Mistry cremated in Mumbai, Ratan Tata's stepmother attends funeral

Rediff.com6 Sep 2022

Members of the Parsi community, business leaders and politicians were among those who attended the cremation.

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.

Mick Schumacher makes F1 practice debut

Mick Schumacher makes F1 practice debut

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

Mick Schumacher made his first track appearance as a fully signed-up Formula One driver on Friday

What a time to be alive, says record-breaking Hamilton

What a time to be alive, says record-breaking Hamilton

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

Lewis Hamilton put no limits on what he could achieve after roaring past retired Ferrari great Michael Schumacher on Sunday as the Formula One driver with most wins in the history of the sport.

Why Audi Q7 is 'better' than Mercedes-Benz GLS and BMW X5

Why Audi Q7 is 'better' than Mercedes-Benz GLS and BMW X5

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

The first-generation Audi Q7 was one of the highest selling vehicles in its class around the world. Now, the comprehensively updated second-gen version is here to fill the shoes and aims to do all that and more!