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F1: Hamilton celebrates his 100th pole in Spain

F1: Hamilton celebrates his 100th pole in Spain

Rediff.com8 May 2021

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to take 100 pole positions after lapping fastest for Mercedes in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.

F1 qualifying: Rosberg on pole in China, Riccardio surprise 2nd

F1 qualifying: Rosberg on pole in China, Riccardio surprise 2nd

Rediff.com16 Apr 2016

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg stormed to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix in a mixed Saturday qualifying session for Mercedes, with world champion Lewis Hamilton left at the back of the grid after engine trouble prevented him setting a time.

Rosberg hits back at Lauda over retirement comments

Rosberg hits back at Lauda over retirement comments

Rediff.com9 Dec 2016

Newly-crowned Formula One champion Nico Rosberg issued a stinging rebuke to Niki Lauda after the Mercedes boss slammed the former for leaving the team in the lurch by announcing a sudden retirement from the sport.

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Six of the best for pole sitter Rosberg

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Six of the best for pole sitter Rosberg

Rediff.com28 Nov 2015

Nico Rosberg stormed to his sixth pole position in a row and denied Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton a landmark 50th in Formula One's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday.

F1: Stroll reveals he tested positive for COVID-19

F1: Stroll reveals he tested positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

Canadian Formula One driver Lance Stroll said on Wednesday he tested positive for COVID-19 after the October 11 Eifel Grand Prix but is now clear and ready to race in Portugal this coming weekend.

Hamilton is better for business: F1 boss tells Rosberg

Hamilton is better for business: F1 boss tells Rosberg

Rediff.com24 May 2015

World champion Lewis Hamilton is better for Formula One than either Sebastian Vettel or Nico Rosberg, the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Sunday.

F1: No slowing down for record-breaking Hamilton

F1: No slowing down for record-breaking Hamilton

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

Lewis Hamilton is on course for his most successful campaign yet and can become only the third driver after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel to win 13 times in a season.

Hamilton wins British Grand Prix in Mercedes one-two

Hamilton wins British Grand Prix in Mercedes one-two

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg finishing second.

Hamilton and Rosberg given more freedom to race

Hamilton and Rosberg given more freedom to race

Rediff.com12 Mar 2016

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton and team mate Nico Rosberg will be given more freedom to race each other this season, Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff said on Friday.

Will accept Rosberg title win 'like a man', says Hamilton

Will accept Rosberg title win 'like a man', says Hamilton

Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has insisted that he would "take it like a man" if he loses the title to his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Hamilton is 33 points behind the German with only 100 still available in the remaining four races, starting with the US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday. "I will try and take it like a man. You can't win them all. Look at all the world champions in the past that have won championships and lost championships," the Guardian quoted Hamilton as saying.

Rosberg gets the jump on Hamilton in Austria

Rosberg gets the jump on Hamilton in Austria

Rediff.com21 Jun 2015

Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row in a Mercedes one-two finish with team mate Lewis Hamilton on Sunday.

Rosberg keeping the champagne on ice despite closing in on title

Rosberg keeping the champagne on ice despite closing in on title

Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

Nico Rosberg is refusing to get carried away by thoughts of celebrating a maiden Formula One title triumph at the end of the season, despite getting one hand on the championship crown with victory in the Japanese Grand Prix. The German eased to a maiden win from pole position at the Suzuka circuit on Sunday, chalking up his ninth win of the year, to lift himself 33 points clear of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the overall standings.

China GP: Force India off Q3 mark for third time in a row

China GP: Force India off Q3 mark for third time in a row

Rediff.com11 Apr 2015

Force India's troubles continued at the Formula 1 Shanghai Grand Prix where Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg could only set the 15th and 16th fastest time in qualifying in Shanghai on Sunday.

Hamilton roars to 53 point lead over Rosberg

Hamilton roars to 53 point lead over Rosberg

Rediff.com6 Sep 2015

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed an utterly dominant Italian Grand Prix victory on Sunday to take a 53-point lead in the Formula One championship after Mercedes team mate and closest rival Nico Rosberg retired with his engine in flames.

Force India secure points at British GP

Force India secure points at British GP

Rediff.com5 Jul 2015

Sahara Force India enjoyed its second successive double points finish with Nico Hulkenberg finishing seventh and Sergio Perez ninth at their home race, British Grand Prix in Silverstone.

Hamilton podium sours Rosberg's Belgian win

Hamilton podium sours Rosberg's Belgian win

Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

Nico Rosberg was handed a much-needed break in the Formula One title battle which he duly converted by winning Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, but victory could have tasted much sweeter for the German. Rosberg went into the weekend knowing this was his race to lose. Mercedes team mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton was set to start at the back of the field after taking a planned series of engine-related grid penalties.

F1: Bottas takes Baku pole after Leclerc crashes

F1: Bottas takes Baku pole after Leclerc crashes

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

The Finn lapped the six-km Baku street circuit in one minute, 40.495 seconds, just 0.059 seconds faster than team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton.

FIA will take no action against Rosberg

FIA will take no action against Rosberg

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

Formula One's governing body will take no action against championship leader Nico Rosberg despite Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton accusing him of a deliberate collision at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

'I'm in an awkward position going into last race'

'I'm in an awkward position going into last race'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

'It doesn't really make a big difference if I go and drive like I do right now because I have already lost so much through the year. I can't give up because you never know what can happen. It's unlikely but you never know'

Mercedes face tough decisions after Hamilton-Rosberg clash

Mercedes face tough decisions after Hamilton-Rosberg clash

Rediff.com4 Jul 2016

- Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's last lap coming together at the Red Bull Ring in Austria on Sunday put the sport on front and back pages, reviving a narrative of battling team mates going back to the days of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Perez gives Force India 4th podium finish

Perez gives Force India 4th podium finish

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Sergio Perez gave Sahara Force India its fourth ever podium finish by taking the third spot while team-mate Nico Hulkenberg crossed the line at sixth in a memorable race at the Monaco Grand Prix of the Formula One Championships, in Monaco, on Sunday.

PHOTOS: Rosberg trumps Hamilton at Brazilian GP

PHOTOS: Rosberg trumps Hamilton at Brazilian GP

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Nico Rosberg won the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday and denied Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton a first success in the homeland of his late hero Ayrton Senna.

Brazil GP: Rosberg takes his fifth pole in a row

Brazil GP: Rosberg takes his fifth pole in a row

Rediff.com14 Nov 2015

Nico Rosberg swept to his fifth successive pole position on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton qualifying alongside on the Brazilian Grand Prix front row.

US Grand Prix: Rosberg takes pole after rain-hit qualifying

US Grand Prix: Rosberg takes pole after rain-hit qualifying

Rediff.com25 Oct 2015

Lewis Hamilton will have to get past Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg if he is to secure his third Formula One world championship at the US Grand Prix on Sunday.

Mercedes' F1 driver Rosberg's name features in Panama Papers

Mercedes' F1 driver Rosberg's name features in Panama Papers

Rediff.com5 Apr 2016

Formula One world championship leader Nico Rosberg's contract with the Mercedes team has shown up in the Panama Papers, leaked documents which reveal offshore financial dealings, German broadcaster ARD reported on Monday.

F1: Rosberg extends win streak in China, Hamilton seventh

F1: Rosberg extends win streak in China, Hamilton seventh

Rediff.com17 Apr 2016

Nico Rosberg crossed the line a mammoth 37.7 seconds ahead of German compatriot Sebastian Vettel, who recovered after colliding with his Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen at the first corner, to claim his third win from three races this season.

Singapore GP: Vettel takes pole position

Singapore GP: Vettel takes pole position

Rediff.com21 Sep 2013

Sebastian Vettel continued his imperious march towards a fourth consecutive Formula One world championship by storming to pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday after dominating the two days of practice.

Lewis Hamilton back on pole in Spain

Lewis Hamilton back on pole in Spain

Rediff.com13 May 2017

Lewis Hamilton took pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Saturday with Ferrari's championship leader Sebastian Vettel alongside the Mercedes driver on the front row.

Mexican Grand Prix: Rosberg wins race a week after title defeat

Mexican Grand Prix: Rosberg wins race a week after title defeat

Rediff.com2 Nov 2015

Nico Rosberg put his Texas blues behind him on Sunday to win the first Mexican Grand Prix in 23 years and show triple world champion Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton how it feels to finish second.

Perez finish 6th, Hulkenberg eighth at Malaysian GP

Perez finish 6th, Hulkenberg eighth at Malaysian GP

Rediff.com2 Oct 2016

Sahara Force India enjoyed yet another double points finish in the 2016 Formula One season with Sergio Perez finishing a strong sixth and Nico Hulkenberg eighth at the action-packed Malaysian Grand Prix, in Sepang, Malaysia on Sunday.

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.

Williams sign Barrichello and Hulkenberg

Williams sign Barrichello and Hulkenberg

Rediff.com2 Nov 2009

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello will begin a new chapter in his record-breaking Formula One career next year as a Williams' driver alongside German rookie Nico Hulkenberg.

Will the new F1 season spring up any surprises?

Will the new F1 season spring up any surprises?

Rediff.com11 Mar 2016

Three rookies are set to make their race debuts and Azarbaijan will make it's Formula One debut even as Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg pose to challenge odds on favourite Lewis Hamilton.

F1: Rosberg on pole in Japan after Kvyat crashes

F1: Rosberg on pole in Japan after Kvyat crashes

Rediff.com26 Sep 2015

The German secured his first pole since Spain in May when the red flags came out with 36 seconds remaining, leaving team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton no chance of claiming a 12th pole in 14 races.

Hulkenberg secures Force India seat for 2015

Hulkenberg secures Force India seat for 2015

Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

Germany's Nico Hulkenberg will continue to race for the Force India next season, the Formula One team said on Monday.

Rosberg handed time penalty, loses second place

Rosberg handed time penalty, loses second place

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Nico Rosberg had his Formula One world championship lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton cut to one point after the German was demoted from second to third place in the British Grand Prix on Sunday.

Rosberg wins in Brazil to cut Hamilton's lead

Rosberg wins in Brazil to cut Hamilton's lead

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

Germany's Nico Rosberg won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday to end team mate Lewis Hamilton's run of five successive victories and cut the Briton's championship lead to 17 points with one race remaining.

How Leclerc escaped serious injury in Belgian GP accident

How Leclerc escaped serious injury in Belgian GP accident

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

Formula One breathed a sigh of relief on Sunday after the sport's new 'halo' head protection device saved Charles Leclerc from what might have been a potentially serious impact.

PHOTOS: Hamilton on pole for Spanish Grand Prix

PHOTOS: Hamilton on pole for Spanish Grand Prix

Rediff.com10 May 2014

Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday with a fourth successive win beckoning on Sunday.

Sorry gals, Farhan is taken

Sorry gals, Farhan is taken

Rediff.com16 Oct 2018

Millions of hearts shattered as Farhan made his relationship status clear.