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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.

F1 PIX: Russell wins in Canada after McLarens collide

F1 PIX: Russell wins in Canada after McLarens collide

Rediff.com16 Jun 2025

George Russell took Mercedes' first win of the Formula One season in Canada on Sunday while McLaren's Oscar Piastri went 22 points clear in the championship after teammate Lando Norris smashed into him and retired.

F1 drama: Piastri snatches pole, Ferrari flops

F1 drama: Piastri snatches pole, Ferrari flops

Rediff.com17 May 2025

Formula One leader Oscar Piastri put his McLaren on pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday

F1: Hamilton set for Ferrari debut; McLaren's Piastri eyes home win

F1: Hamilton set for Ferrari debut; McLaren's Piastri eyes home win

Rediff.com12 Mar 2025

Lewis Hamilton will launch his bid to win the drivers' championship at a third F1 team when he makes his much-anticipated debut for Ferrari in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

F1: Piastri takes dominant sprint pole in Belgium

F1: Piastri takes dominant sprint pole in Belgium

Rediff.com25 Jul 2025

Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen will join the Australian on the front row.

First Chinese driver a big moment for F1

First Chinese driver a big moment for F1

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

Alfa Romeo announced Guanyu Zhou as China's first Formula One racing driver on Tuesday with his arrival in 2022 hailed by both the team and the sport as a historic breakthrough in a key growth market.

'F1 looks very much like a two-horse race'

'F1 looks very much like a two-horse race'

Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said the 2025 F1 season was turning into a two-horse race between the McLaren drivers after his team had a home Austrian Grand Prix to forget on Sunday.

F1: Piastri beats Norris in rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix

F1: Piastri beats Norris in rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix

Rediff.com27 Jul 2025

McLaren's Oscar Piastri beat teammate and title rival Lando Norris in a rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix to stretch his Formula One lead to 16 points.

F1: Red Bull demote Lawson; Tsunoda to race in Japan

F1: Red Bull demote Lawson; Tsunoda to race in Japan

Rediff.com27 Mar 2025

Yuki Tsunoda will race for Red Bull from his home Japanese Formula One Grand Prix next week with struggling New Zealander Liam Lawson demoted to sister team Racing Bulls in a straight swap.

Piastri takes first F1 pole in China after sprint second

Piastri takes first F1 pole in China after sprint second

Rediff.com22 Mar 2025

McLaren's Oscar Piastri seized the first proper pole position of his Formula One career at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday with the fastest lap yet around the Shanghai International Circuit.

McLaren's Piastri takes pole in Bahrain F1 GP

McLaren's Piastri takes pole in Bahrain F1 GP

Rediff.com13 Apr 2025

McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrated pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, his 50th Formula One race, while dejected championship-leading teammate Lando Norris qualified sixth and said he had been "clueless on track".

F1: Piastri on pole as McLaren lock out front row in Spain

F1: Piastri on pole as McLaren lock out front row in Spain

Rediff.com31 May 2025

F1 leader Oscar Piastri seized pole position from teammate and title rival Lando Norris by a hefty margin as dominant McLaren locked out the front row in Spanish Grand Prix.

New dad Verstappen powers to Miami F1 GP pole

New dad Verstappen powers to Miami F1 GP pole

Rediff.com4 May 2025

Days after the Red Bull driver and partner Kelly Piquet welcomed daughter Lily, his first child, the four-times champion set a blistering lap of one minute 26.204 seconds around the Hard Rock Stadium.

Aus F1 GP: Norris takes pole in season-opener, Hamilton struggles

Aus F1 GP: Norris takes pole in season-opener, Hamilton struggles

Rediff.com15 Mar 2025

Ferrari's underwhelming pace was a surprise to their rivals and to Hamilton, whose quickest lap in the final qualifying session (Q3) was nearly nine-tenths of a second slower than Norris's.

F1 PIX: Norris wins in Monaco to slash Piastri's lead

F1 PIX: Norris wins in Monaco to slash Piastri's lead

Rediff.com25 May 2025

Lando Norris celebrated his first Monaco Grand Prix win from pole position on Sunday.

PIX: Piastri does the 'trick' in Miami to stretch F1 lead

PIX: Piastri does the 'trick' in Miami to stretch F1 lead

Rediff.com5 May 2025

The win from fourth on the grid was Australian Oscar Piastri's third in a row, after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and fourth of the season. McLaren have so far been beaten only once.

F1 PIX: Piastri wins in Jeddah to take lead

F1 PIX: Piastri wins in Jeddah to take lead

Rediff.com21 Apr 2025

Australian Oscar Piastri won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday to take the lead in the Formula One world championship

McLaren v Ferrari is F1's big fight now

McLaren v Ferrari is F1's big fight now

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

McLaren could clinch their first constructors' crown since 1998 on Sunday if they outscore Ferrari by 21 points at the Qatar F1 Grand Prix.

F1: Testing resumes after power outage on Bahrain track

F1: Testing resumes after power outage on Bahrain track

Rediff.com26 Feb 2025

Drivers returned to the pits, under a darkening sky, with engineers using torches in the garages before back-up generators came on and the session resumed about an hour later.

F1: McLaren's Norris claims pole position for Brazilian GP

F1: McLaren's Norris claims pole position for Brazilian GP

Rediff.com3 Nov 2024

McLaren's Lando Norris took an emphatic pole position at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday after Red Bull rival Max Verstappen qualified only 17th in a wet and crash-strewn session at Interlagos.

F1: Hamilton takes first pole for Ferrari in China

F1: Hamilton takes first pole for Ferrari in China

Rediff.com21 Mar 2025

Lewis Hamilton smashed the Shanghai circuit lap record on his way to a stunning first sprint race pole for Ferrari in China on Friday.

F1: Norris beats Verstappen to clinch US Grand Prix pole

F1: Norris beats Verstappen to clinch US Grand Prix pole

Rediff.com20 Oct 2024

McLaren's Lando Norris hailed the best qualifying lap of his career after beating F1 leader Max Verstappen to pole position at the US Grand Prix.

F1 PIX: Piastri celebrates 50th race with win from pole in Bahrain

F1 PIX: Piastri celebrates 50th race with win from pole in Bahrain

Rediff.com13 Apr 2025

McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrated his 50th Formula One race with a pole-to-flag win in Bahrain on Sunday that sent him second overall.

F1: Verstappen takes 40th pole after Austrian sprint win

F1: Verstappen takes 40th pole after Austrian sprint win

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen followed up a Saturday sprint win with a statement pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, with McLaren's Lando Norris again alongside on the front row.

Esteban Ocon wins Hungarian GP; Vettel disqualified

Esteban Ocon wins Hungarian GP; Vettel disqualified

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

Sebastian Vettel lost his second-place finish after being disqualified by stewards for a fuel irregularity.

F1 PIX: Verstappen takes his 100th podium with Saudi win

F1 PIX: Verstappen takes his 100th podium with Saudi win

Rediff.com10 Mar 2024

It was the first time Verstappen, winner of a record 19 of 22 races last year, has won the first two races of a season. He has also won 19 of the last 20.

Conspiracy: Was Massa denied F1 championship in 2008?

Conspiracy: Was Massa denied F1 championship in 2008?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2023

Massa, who failed to score after a bungled pitstop, claims the race should have been cancelled because the sport's leaders allegedly knew before the end of the 2008 season what had happened but covered it up.

F1 PIX: Verstappen pulls off stunning win in Brazilian GP

F1 PIX: Verstappen pulls off stunning win in Brazilian GP

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

Red Bull's Max Verstappen dealt Lando Norris a shattering blow in their Formula One title battle by winning a wet and chaotic Sao Paulo Grand Prix from 17th on the grid.

Piastri leads McLaren one-two in first Imola practice

Piastri leads McLaren one-two in first Imola practice

Rediff.com16 May 2025

Australian Piastri, winner of four of the last five races, lapped the Imola circuit with a fastest time of one minute 16.545 seconds on the softest tyre compound with Norris 0.032 slower on a sunny afternoon.

Norris wins in Abu Dhabi, McLaren are F1 champions

Norris wins in Abu Dhabi, McLaren are F1 champions

Rediff.com8 Dec 2024

Lando Norris won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to deliver McLaren's first Formula One constructors' title since 1998

F1: Verstappen takes final pole of the season at Abu Dhabi

F1: Verstappen takes final pole of the season at Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2023

Red Bull have won 20 of the 21 races so far, another F1 record, and Verstappen has won in Abu Dhabi for the past three years. Both titles have already been clinched.

F1: Verstappen beats Norris to win Spain GP

F1: Verstappen beats Norris to win Spain GP

Rediff.com23 Jun 2024

Verstappen, who had started alongside Norris on the front row, was leading by lap three and could then build a buffer and take control.

Brad Pitt to race at British F1 Grand Prix?

Brad Pitt to race at British F1 Grand Prix?

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Brad Pitt's as-yet untitled Formula One movie starts filming at Silverstone against the race backdrop at this weekend's British Grand Prix.

All you need to know about F1 2023

All you need to know about F1 2023

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

Can Mercedes' seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton add to his record tally of 103 victories?

Verstappen wins Austrian F1 sprint race

Verstappen wins Austrian F1 sprint race

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

Double world champion Max Verstappen ran away with a Saturday sprint race in a Red Bull one-two at the Austrian Grand Prix.

F1: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc wins Baku pole for fourth year in a row

F1: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc wins Baku pole for fourth year in a row

Rediff.com14 Sep 2024

The pole was the 26th of Charles Leclerc's career, and third of the season.

Alpine skiing top official sees Michael Schumacher recovery chance

Alpine skiing top official sees Michael Schumacher recovery chance

Rediff.com31 Dec 2013

Michael Schumacher's helmet almost certainly saved his life and leisure skiers should always wear head protection, said the man behind the main safety measures in Alpine skiing. "Without a helmet, Michael Schumacher would be dead," Guenter Hujara, men's Alpine skiing World Cup director, told Reuters on Monday.

F1 PIX: Ferrari's Sainz wins in Mexico; Verstappen 6th

F1 PIX: Ferrari's Sainz wins in Mexico; Verstappen 6th

Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

The win was a first for Ferrari in Mexico since 1990 and fourth of Carlos Sainz's career.

F1: Piastri on pole as McLaren in front row at Sao Paulo

F1: Piastri on pole as McLaren in front row at Sao Paulo

Rediff.com2 Nov 2024

McLaren are leading the constructor's championship but are only 29 points ahead of Ferrari, with Leclerc an obvious threat and team mate Carlos Sainz qualifying fifth and Mercedes' George Russell sixth.

Russell sets early pace in Austrian GP

Russell sets early pace in Austrian GP

Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

Russell fastest in first Austrian GP practice as Dunne shines