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Audi to enter Formula One in 2026

Audi to enter Formula One in 2026

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

Formula One will have a new power unit from 2026 with the focus on sustainability and a more cost-efficient future.

F1 PIX: Russell takes first win in Mercedes one-two

F1 PIX: Russell takes first win in Mercedes one-two

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

A teary George Russell celebrated the first Formula One Grand Prix victory of his career in Brazil on Sunday in a one-two finish with Mercedes team mate and seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton.

India's Jehan to test McLaren's F1 car

India's Jehan to test McLaren's F1 car

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

The track time will also help him earn enough points to apply for a Super Licence, which is needed to compete in Formula 1.

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Hungary as Leclerc misses out again

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Hungary as Leclerc misses out again

Rediff.com31 Jul 2022

Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen won the Hungarian Grand Prix from 10th on the starting grid on Sunday as Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc suffered another strategy nightmare.

How Ferrari plan to bounce back after disappointing start

How Ferrari plan to bounce back after disappointing start

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

Ferrari announced a restructuring of their Formula One technical department on Wednesday after struggling in the first three races of a season so far dominated by Mercedes. The sport's oldest, most glamorous and successful team -- last year's runners-up -- are fifth in the championship with Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc pushed into more of a midfield battle.

Verstappen denies Hamilton Saudi practice clean sweep

Verstappen denies Hamilton Saudi practice clean sweep

Rediff.com4 Dec 2021

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the penultimate race on this year's Formula One calendar

Hamilton wins in Qatar with Verstappen second

Hamilton wins in Qatar with Verstappen second

Rediff.com21 Nov 2021

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to cut Max Verstappen's overall Formula One lead to eight points with two races remaining.

US owned Haas terminate Russian racer Mazepin's contract

US owned Haas terminate Russian racer Mazepin's contract

Rediff.com5 Mar 2022

Mazepin called the decision to terminate his contract a 'unilateral step' and said 'no process was followed' in reaching it.

Leclerc scores thumping win in Australia for Ferrari

Leclerc scores thumping win in Australia for Ferrari

Rediff.com10 Apr 2022

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed his second win of the Formula One season with a thumping, pole-to-flag victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday as Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen suffered "deja vu" with another retirement.

F1: Hamilton wins in Portugal to go eight points clear

F1: Hamilton wins in Portugal to go eight points clear

Rediff.com3 May 2021

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton overtook main rival Max Verstappen and Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas to win the Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday and go eight points clear in the Formula One standings.

The Politics Of Majboori

The Politics Of Majboori

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

Demonetisation and Agniveer reveal the two mindsets India has become. In both these government schemes, one sees a desire to play the country like an orchestra anchored by conductor/conductors, argues Shyam G Menon.

F1: Verstappen wins Monaco GP

F1: Verstappen wins Monaco GP

Rediff.com23 May 2021

Grabs lead from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.

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 stewards dismiss Haas protest against Force India

F1 stewards dismiss Haas protest against Force India

Rediff.com24 Nov 2018

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stewards dismissed a protest by the Haas Formula One team on Saturday and recognised Force India as a new constructor whose cars were eligible to compete in the championship.

Perez wins rain-delayed and red-flagged Monaco GP

Perez wins rain-delayed and red-flagged Monaco GP

Rediff.com29 May 2022

An angry Leclerc dropped to fourth after Ferrari called him in again for slicks and then told him, too late, to stay out after Sainz also pitted and went directly from wets to the dry tyres.

PIX: Hamilton wins Brazil GP and 5th F1 title despite engine trouble

PIX: Hamilton wins Brazil GP and 5th F1 title despite engine trouble

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

The Briton had won his own fifth championship in Mexico two weeks previously but the broader celebrations were kept in check until Interlagos.

PIX: Verstappen beats Leclerc to win first Miami GP

PIX: Verstappen beats Leclerc to win first Miami GP

Rediff.com9 May 2022

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday, slashing Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc's overall lead from 27 to 19 points after five races.

Former Formula One boss Max Mosley dies aged 81

Former Formula One boss Max Mosley dies aged 81

Rediff.com24 May 2021

He won a high-profile privacy case against the News of the World newspaper in 2008 after it said he had taken part in a "sick Nazi orgy".

F1: Verstappen wins in Imola; Hamilton 13th

F1: Verstappen wins in Imola; Hamilton 13th

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

World champion Max Verstappen took maximum points from Formula One's Imola sprint weekend, leading a Red Bull one-two on Sunday as Ferrari's homecoming turned sour for overall leader Charles Leclerc and his Italian team.

Verstappen takes crushing Styrian Grand Prix win

Verstappen takes crushing Styrian Grand Prix win

Rediff.com27 Jun 2021

Verstappen led from start to finish at Austria's Red Bull Ring, with seven-time world champion Hamilton second for Mercedes.

F1: Renault stripped of Japanese GP points

F1: Renault stripped of Japanese GP points

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

The FIA said the stewards concluded after a telephone hearing that the brake bias system "used innovative solutions to exploit certain ambiguities" and did not breach the technical regulations.

Who is the oldest F1 champion?

Who is the oldest F1 champion?

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix will be the 1,000th race of the Formula One world championship since the first at Silverstone in 1950.

F1: Ferrari's Vettel bullish about car quality

F1: Ferrari's Vettel bullish about car quality

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

Ferrari's new team principal Mattia Binotto said earlier in the year that Vettel, as the team's "champion", would be given priority over Leclerc in certain racing situations, though he later clarified the drivers would be "free to fight".

F1: Hamilton on pole in Brazil, Vettel summoned to stewards

F1: Hamilton on pole in Brazil, Vettel summoned to stewards

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

The pole was a record-extending 82nd of Hamilton's career and his 10th of a season that has already seen the Briton clinch his fifth world championship.

Tragedy at sea: 26 dead, 49 missing from barge; 186 rescued

Tragedy at sea: 26 dead, 49 missing from barge; 186 rescued

Rediff.com19 May 2021

The navy had so far maintained that there were 273 persons on board the barge but an official on Wednesday evening said that the company which operated it has informed that there were 261 personnel on board the ill-fated barge.

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: Norris signs multi-year extension with McLaren

F1: Norris signs multi-year extension with McLaren

Rediff.com19 May 2021

'In Lando and Daniel we have a hugely talented and exciting driver line-up, and this announcement is a strong signal of commitment to the next chapter for McLaren from 2022 onwards.'

F1 PIX: Verstappen holds off Sainz to win in Canada

F1 PIX: Verstappen holds off Sainz to win in Canada

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

Verstappen took his 26th career win 0.9 of a second ahead of Spaniard Sainz,

Hamilton feels Ferrari are hungrier than Mercedes

Hamilton feels Ferrari are hungrier than Mercedes

Rediff.com23 Sep 2019

Ferrari won the race in one-two formation, with Sebastian Vettel leading Charles Leclerc, for their third successive victory.

New F1 rules has Alpine's Alonso living in hope

New F1 rules has Alpine's Alonso living in hope

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

Alpine's target is to fight for the championship within 100 races of the start of Formula One's new rules era, which will begin with the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on March 20.

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.

Now, point for fastest lap in F1

Now, point for fastest lap in F1

Rediff.com12 Mar 2019

Formula One is changing its scoring system to award a point to the driver who sets the fastest race lap, starting from this weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Russell to replace F1 champion Hamilton at Sakhir GP

Russell to replace F1 champion Hamilton at Sakhir GP

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

Britain's George Russell will stand in for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for Sunday's Sakhir Grand Prix after being released by Williams.

Alonso has a good chance of winning the title: Webber

Alonso has a good chance of winning the title: Webber

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

They have a healthy 77-point lead over Ferrari with just four races left in the season but Red Bull driver Mark Webber says they are not taking the constructors' title for granted and "hunger" for success is still there in them.

Force India situation is 'critical', says Perez

Force India situation is 'critical', says Perez

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez described his Force India team's financial situation as 'critical' on Thursday, and recognised that his own future remained uncertain.

Mercedes' most important component...

Mercedes' most important component...

Rediff.com12 Nov 2018

Lewis Hamilton has told his Mercedes Formula One team mates they are all 'legends' after completing a fifth successive constructor and driver title double in Brazil on Sunday

Will Hamilton power Mercedes to fifth successive title in Brazil?

Will Hamilton power Mercedes to fifth successive title in Brazil?

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

For Mercedes to be denied in Brazil, Ferrari will have to score 13 points more than Mercedes -- a feat they have managed only twice in 19 races so far this year.

Russell to join Hamilton at Mercedes in all-British lineup

Russell to join Hamilton at Mercedes in all-British lineup

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

George Russell will replace Valtteri Bottas and race for Mercedes next season in an all-British line-up with seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton, the Formula One team said on Tuesday.

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.

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to double his F1 lead

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to double his F1 lead

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

Red Bull's Mexican Sergio Perez was a distant third, struggling with dehydration after a water bottle failure in the Texas heat.