Formula One leader Max Verstappen passed Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap to win a tense French Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday and canter 12 points clear at the top.
Running as high as sixth, Adrian Sutil aquaplaned off the circuit with just five laps to go as Force India came tantalisingly close to securing its maiden Formula One points in the rain-lashed Chinese Grand Prix before faltering in the closing stages in Shanghai on Sunday.
Flammini would like to see a Grand Prix in Rome from 2011 but any plan would have to be approved by Formula One's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who is not short of would-be hosts.
With its upgraded car set to be rolled out, Force India is hoping for a good show at the British Grand Prix this weekend as it sets its sight on fourth place in the Formula One constructors' championship.
Ferrari have by far the best record at a circuit named after their late great Gilles Villeneuve, with 10 wins there since 1978.
Hamilton and double world champion team mate Fernando Alonso will wear helmets with 'Monaco 07' written in white diamonds on the side.
'Best Driving Style' award in a glittering ceremony at the Sporting Club Monza, in Italy. The 24-year-old iSport International driver ended the 20-race season in the top 10 in a year highlighted by victory at Hockenheim in Germany as well as podium finishes at classic Grand Prix venues in Monaco and Silverstone.
Kimi Raikkonen slips into an ice car specially designed to mark the 40th anniversary of McLaren Mercedes
Triple Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton expressed 'pure respect' for Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg on Wednesday after the pair cleared the air following their Spanish Grand Prix collision.
The Briton said McLaren are giving him the same chance of winning the title this season as team mate Fernando Alonso.
World champion Michael Schumacher qualified fifth fastest for Sunday's Monaco Formula One Grand Prix.
Former world champion Fernando Alonso, enjoying little success on his return to Renault, said on Monday he would decide towards the end of the season whether or not to continue with the team. The Spaniard, who had an acrimonious split from McLaren last year, is 33 points adrift of championship leader Robert Kubica in ninth place with nine points.
Fernando Alonso warned McLaren they were making him look like an amateur.
Lewis Hamilton, winner of a record 94 races, said after winning Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix to clinch the title that he thought more of others.
The 23-year-old McLaren driver kissed goodbye to his championship lead with the most embarrassing moment of his fledgling Formula One career.
The Toro Rosso Formula One team have delayed the debut of their new car until after this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix due to a lack of spare parts.
These activities at places like Monaco, Moscow, London and Pattaya are part of a campaign titled "Ten Things To Do Before You Die," and the winning bid would be inclusive of travel and staying costs for each of the events. However, the bids for two of the auctions -- flying a Combat aircraft in Moscow and watching F1 Grand Prix in Monaco -- have already reached over Rs 21,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively within hours of bidding starting this morning.
India has been dropped as previously announced, with hopes for a comeback in 2015, while Austria is due to make a return after an 11-year break with a race at Spielberg on June 22.
The Indian driver said he talked things over with team boss Colin Kolles, who said the previous day that he was not happy with results in the last two races.
Ferrari are giving Sebastian Vettel the Michael Schumacher treatment, according to the German's main title rival Lewis Hamilton.
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.
Mark Webber has no intention of coasting when he calls time on his 12-year career in Formula One at the end of the season and is determined to put Porsche back on top of the podium at Le Mans sooner rather than later.
As the curtains fall on another year, Rediff.com brings you all the action from the sports field that defined 2019.
Ferrari and McLaren stand to lose millions as a result of the collapse of the Marussia Formula One team, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper reported.
The German intends to come back stronger than ever in front of his home fans in Nuerburgring this weekend.
This is the German's 50th career win
Max Verstappen took full advantage of an engine failure for Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix.
Even in adversity, with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton romping to five wins in a row and a 24-point lead in the Formula One championship, Nico Rosberg can see the funny side of the situation.
NASCAR will be the first major sport in the United States to return to action amid the coronavirus pandemic after the organisers of the popular racing series said on Thursday that the season will resume without fans in mid-May. NASCAR, which postponed racing in mid-March due to concerns over the novel coronavirus, said its season will resume on May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
He and Sebastian Vettel get on well, with the German keen on him staying, and Kimi Raikkonen has shown his loyalty this season by accepting team orders to his detriment.
Formula One's governing body ordered an immediate clampdown on access to the pit lane on Tuesday after a television cameraman was struck and injured by a bouncing wheel at last weekend's German Grand Prix.
Formula One will be noisier next year after the sport's governing body approved new measures on Wednesday to raise the decibels after complaints about the V6 turbo hybrid power units introduced in 2014.
F1, Silverstone still optimistic despite UK quarantine rules
Ferrari's last win before Sunday was with Sebastian Vettel in Singapore in September 2019.
Hamilton wrapped up his record-equalling seventh title in Turkey last month and picked up his 11th win of the season in Bahrain on Sunday. Mercedes have already won the constructors' title for an unprecedented seventh year in a row.
Mexican Sergio Perez and Germany's Nico Hulkenberg are staying at Force India next season, the Formula One team's co-owner Vijay Mallya told Reuters. "I can confirm that both the drivers are signed up for 2017," Mallya said at the British Grand Prix. "They are a fine pair, both absolutely top class. I've never believed in 'pay drivers' where talent or ability is compromised," he added.
