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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Math teacher. Top model. Dancer. Activist. And he is deaf.

Math teacher. Top model. Dancer. Activist. And he is deaf.

Rediff.com29 Aug 2017

Nyle DiMarco has won America's Next Top Model AND Dancing With the Stars, and he is now the driving force behind a campaign to better 70 million deaf lives worldwide!

Hamilton makes it a year of Mercedes poles

Hamilton makes it a year of Mercedes poles

Rediff.com20 Jun 2015

Lewis Hamilton seized pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday in a damp qualifying session that saw both the Formula One world champion and his Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg skid off on their final laps.

Hamilton one of the best, but no friend: Rosberg

Hamilton one of the best, but no friend: Rosberg

Rediff.com30 Nov 2016

Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg hailed Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton as one of the greatest drivers of all time on Wednesday but ruled out forging any friendly ties with the Briton as long as they raced each other. Rosberg, who lost out to Hamilton in the previous two years, made it third time lucky when he clinched his maiden title with a second-place finish behind the triple world champion at the season finale in Abu Dhabi 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.

Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix from pole

Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix from pole

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Sunday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg finishing second but under a stewards' investigation.

Belgian GP: Force India move up to fourth after strong finish

Belgian GP: Force India move up to fourth after strong finish

Rediff.com28 Aug 2016

Force India overtook Williams for fourth position in the team standings after Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez bagged 22 points by finishing fourth and fifth in the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix.

Troubled Force India delay new car debut to final test

Troubled Force India delay new car debut to final test

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Force India's 2015 Formula One car will not make its track debut until the third and final pre-season test in Barcelona some two weeks before the first race in Australia, the team said on Friday.

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.

Nothing changes for Rosberg even after Hamilton penalty

Nothing changes for Rosberg even after Hamilton penalty

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

'I still need to beat all the opposition and Lewis, always need to reckon with him because with a bit of luck and safety cars at the right moment there is no reason why he can't come from far back and through the grid'

Bahrain Grand Prix: Hamilton takes fourth pole in a row

Bahrain Grand Prix: Hamilton takes fourth pole in a row

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

Lewis Hamilton continued his season's sweep of qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

F1: Verstappen ends Mercedes' winning streak

F1: Verstappen ends Mercedes' winning streak

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday to end Mercedes' run of domination and become champion Lewis Hamilton's closest challenger.

F1 driver Perez to miss British GP after COVID-19 positive

F1 driver Perez to miss British GP after COVID-19 positive

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez will miss Sunday's British Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19, his Racing Point team said on Thursday. The Canadian-owned outfit said the 30-year-old, who is the first driver to test positive since the pandemic-hit season started this month, is "physically well and in good spirits".

Rosberg one win away from his first F1 title

Rosberg one win away from his first F1 title

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

Win in Brazil on Sunday, win the Formula One title: Nico Rosberg's task sounds simple enough but is a lot harder to achieve.

F1: Ricciardo inspired by Hamilton to do great things at Renault

F1: Ricciardo inspired by Hamilton to do great things at Renault

Rediff.com12 Feb 2019

'Renault Sport Racing managing director Cyril Abiteboul told reporters that Ricciardo could be the spark needed to ignite the team on track'

Can F1 team mates be real mates? Why not, say McLaren drivers

Can F1 team mates be real mates? Why not, say McLaren drivers

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

History suggests that when drivers are fighting for race wins and championships, and enjoy equal status in the same competitive cars, then real friendship is often the first casualty.

Rosberg ends Hamilton's pole run

Rosberg ends Hamilton's pole run

Rediff.com10 May 2015

Nico Rosberg denied world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton a fifth pole position in a row by seizing the top slot for Mercedes at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday.

Deliberate? I just made a mistake, says Rosberg

Deliberate? I just made a mistake, says Rosberg

Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

Formula One leader Nico Rosberg felt sore enough at losing Sunday's Italian Grand Prix without then having to face conspiracy theories suggesting he had done it deliberately.

Zhou wins virtual Bahrain GP as F1 seeks to thrill fans

Zhou wins virtual Bahrain GP as F1 seeks to thrill fans

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

Renault's Chinese test driver Guanyu Zhou won a virtual Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday as Formula One sought to entertain fans with esports action in a season stalled by the spreading coronavirus. The first seven rounds of the real championship have been cancelled or postponed, including the showcase Monaco Grand Prix, and it remains to be seen how many there will be ultimately.

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

A mix of interesting events, coupled with big, shocking results, in the sporting world, grabbed headlines last week. From Manchester United being stunned by Watford to lose their third consecutive match to Nico Rosberg taking the World Championship lead from Mercedes teammate and rival Lewis Hamilton by clinching the Singapore Grand Prix. The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening. Not before, we witnessed some enthralling action.

Malaysian GP: Hamilton holds of resurgent Vettel for pole

Malaysian GP: Hamilton holds of resurgent Vettel for pole

Rediff.com28 Mar 2015

World champion Lewis Hamilton splashed through the puddles at a rain-soaked Sepang International Circuit to secure pole position for Mercedes in a hectic Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying session on Saturday.

Soccer Extras: Lyon held, Lille win in Ligue 1

Soccer Extras: Lyon held, Lille win in Ligue 1

Rediff.com14 Sep 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

F1 PHOTOS: Grid girls at German GP make good distraction!

F1 PHOTOS: Grid girls at German GP make good distraction!

Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

The German Formula One Grand Prix had all the elements of an exciting race.

Hulkenberg, Perez to begin Australian GP from 14th, 15th spots

Hulkenberg, Perez to begin Australian GP from 14th, 15th spots

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

As expected, it was not a great result for Sahara Force India in the qualifying session for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix as Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez will start the season-opening race from the 14th and 15th spots respectively.

F1: Hamilton on pole in Spain

F1: Hamilton on pole in Spain

Rediff.com14 May 2016

Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton beat team mate Nico Rosberg to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday in a front row sweep for dominant Mercedes.

Vettel hopes Ferrari can be Mercedes' closest rivals

Vettel hopes Ferrari can be Mercedes' closest rivals

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Four times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel hopes Ferrari can become the strongest challengers to Mercedes this season after failing to win a race last year.

Australian GP: Hamilton races to his 50th pole

Australian GP: Hamilton races to his 50th pole

Rediff.com19 Mar 2016

World champion Lewis Hamilton took pole for Mercedes in qualifying on Saturday for Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Russian GP PHOTOS: Hamilton closes in on F1 title; Force India on podium

Russian GP PHOTOS: Hamilton closes in on F1 title; Force India on podium

Rediff.com11 Oct 2015

Lewis Hamilton won a dramatic Russian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday to take a huge step towards his third world championship after Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg retired with throttle failure.

F1: Bottas beats Hamilton in Mercedes one-two finish to win Abu Dhabi GP

F1: Bottas beats Hamilton in Mercedes one-two finish to win Abu Dhabi GP

Rediff.com26 Nov 2017

The win was the third of the Finn's career and season, denying Hamilton a 10th of the campaign.

Ligue 1 PICS: Monaco kick-off new season with draw

Ligue 1 PICS: Monaco kick-off new season with draw

Rediff.com23 Aug 2020

The season-openers for champions Paris St Germain and Olympique Lyonnais were postponed after both teams reached the Champions League semi-finals.

PHOTOS: Ricciardo upstages Mercedes to grab thrilling win

PHOTOS: Ricciardo upstages Mercedes to grab thrilling win

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Photos of the Hungarian Grand Prix