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Cyclone Tauktae moves into Gujarat, 6 dead in Maharashtra

Cyclone Tauktae moves into Gujarat, 6 dead in Maharashtra

Rediff.com18 May 2021

Tropical storm 'Tauktae' (pronounced as Tau'Te) which had intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm, lies close to the Gujarat coast, the India Meteorological Department said. "The landfall process has started and will continue during next two hours," the IMD said.

Williams considers sale of F1 team; Renault staying

Williams considers sale of F1 team; Renault staying

Rediff.com29 May 2020

Williams Grand Prix Holdings (WGPH) published results for 2019 showing Formula One revenue slid to 95.4 million pounds ($117.6 million) in 2019, down from 130.7 million pounds the previous year.

F1 pit lane tales: New high for Mallya's Force India with podium finish

F1 pit lane tales: New high for Mallya's Force India with podium finish

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

Force India reached the giddy heights of second place in the Formula One constructors' championship on Sunday after Mexican Sergio Perez secured only the second podium finish in the team's history.

PIX: Brilliant Hamilton blazes to Melbourne pole

PIX: Brilliant Hamilton blazes to Melbourne pole

Rediff.com24 Mar 2018

The Briton lapped the Albert Park circuit in a searing one minute and 21.164 seconds to cross the line 0.664 seconds clear of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.

Hungarian GP: Double points finish for Force India

Hungarian GP: Double points finish for Force India

Rediff.com30 Jul 2017

By virtue of this show, Sahara Force India collected six points from the race and consolidate its fourth position at the Constructor's standings with 101 points.

F1: Bottas wins Azerbaijan GP to retake championship lead

F1: Bottas wins Azerbaijan GP to retake championship lead

Rediff.com28 Apr 2019

Valtteri Bottas won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday and retook the Formula One lead from team mate Lewis Hamilton after a fourth successive one-two finish for Mercedes.

Why F1 champion Hamilton went vegan

Why F1 champion Hamilton went vegan

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

The Formula One world champion said it has taken him 32 years to understand the impact he was having.

Vettel leads Ferrari front row lockout in Suzuka

Vettel leads Ferrari front row lockout in Suzuka

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

Qualifying took place at a sunny Suzuka on Sunday morning after being postponed from its usual Saturday slot due to the approach of Typhoon Hagibis.

F1 PHOTOS: Hamilton ends season with a win in Abu Dhabi

F1 PHOTOS: Hamilton ends season with a win in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

Briton now 18 wins away from Michael Schumacher's all-time record

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton takes F1 lead with fourth win in a row

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton takes F1 lead with fourth win in a row

Rediff.com11 May 2014

Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to chalk up his fourth victory in a row and wrest the Formula One championship lead from Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg.

F1: Red Bull need to up their game

F1: Red Bull need to up their game

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

Four days before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Horner said his team still had plenty of ground to make up, however.

F1: Ricciardo handed grid penalty for Brazilian GP

F1: Ricciardo handed grid penalty for Brazilian GP

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

Stewards said the sixth new turbocharger exceeded the driver's permitted allocation, triggering the automatic drop.

F1 fires up, four months late and without a crowd

F1 fires up, four months late and without a crowd

Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

Since the traditional Australian opener was cancelled in March, Formula One has agreed changes to help teams hard hit by COVID-19.

Will Ferrari's Vettel replace Rosberg at Mercedes?

Will Ferrari's Vettel replace Rosberg at Mercedes?

Rediff.com4 Dec 2016

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Williams' Valtteri Bottas have all been highlighted in media speculation but 22-year-old German reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein remains the bookmakers' favourite.

Force India hoping to finish off on a high in Brazil

Force India hoping to finish off on a high in Brazil

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

Sahara Force India will guard against complacency in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, the final race of the 2013 Formula One season, as the team wants to finish sixth in the constructors' title and the drivers want to sign off on a high.

Hamilton's road to his seventh title, race by race

Hamilton's road to his seventh title, race by race

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

The Mercedes driver, with a record 94 wins, is the most successful Formula One driver of all time. The following details his progression to the 2020 title.

Leclerc is Ferrari's new number one, says Hamilton

Leclerc is Ferrari's new number one, says Hamilton

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

Lewis Hamilton believes Charles Leclerc has usurped four times world champion team mate Sebastian Vettel as Ferrari's favourite.

F1: Hamilton, Vettel kick off race for fifth title in Melbourne

F1: Hamilton, Vettel kick off race for fifth title in Melbourne

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

This year marks the first that two quadruple champions are competing in the same season and their battle to see who joins Argentine legend Juan Manuel Fangio in second place on the all-time list with five titles promises to light up the series.

Sauber unveil swanky new car, drivers

Sauber unveil swanky new car, drivers

Rediff.com2 Feb 2013

Sauber unveiled a new-look car with slimmer sidepods and two new drivers on Saturday but declined to say whether they could improve on last year's sixth place in the constructors' championship.

Red Bull put woman on podium in F1 first

Red Bull put woman on podium in F1 first

Rediff.com22 Apr 2013

Champions Red Bull claimed a Formula One first on Sunday by sending a female team member up to the podium to collect their constructors' trophy after Sebastian Vettel won the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Force India eye points for both cars at Indian GP

Force India eye points for both cars at Indian GP

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Inconsistent double points finish has dented Sahara Force India's standing in the championship table, team principal Vijay Mallya conceded on Tuesday, expressing hope that both his drivers will end in the points bracket at the home Indian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Colliding team mates: Force India's big headache this season!

Colliding team mates: Force India's big headache this season!

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

Force India vowed to rein in fractious Formula One drivers Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez after more costly collisions between the pair at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Alonso says his focus is Mercedes, not Vettel

Alonso says his focus is Mercedes, not Vettel

Rediff.com12 Oct 2013

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is sure to win this year's Formula One title and Ferrari's focus is now on finishing ahead of Mercedes in the constructors' championship, Fernando Alonso said on Saturday.

We are better force now: Mallya

We are better force now: Mallya

Rediff.com8 Apr 2013

Sahara Force India do not depend now just on wet weather conditions to upset the big teams as the car is competitive enough in all conditions, team principal Vijay Mallya asserted on Monday.

Why Racing Point car is not just a 'pink Mercedes'

Why Racing Point car is not just a 'pink Mercedes'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Team principal Otmar Szafnauer and technical Andrew Green said in a video interview at last weekend's British Grand Prix that it was time to 'give credit where credit was due'.

Pitlane tales: Daruvala finishes creditable fourth in Formula 2

Pitlane tales: Daruvala finishes creditable fourth in Formula 2

Rediff.com2 Aug 2020

Dan Ticktum, who is also into his maiden Formula 2 season like Daruvala, won the race from pole position with another rookie, Christian Lundgaard, finishing second. Louis Deletraz was third.

Hamilton matches Schumacher's record with 91st win

Hamilton matches Schumacher's record with 91st win

Rediff.com11 Oct 2020

Hamilton said he only realised the significance of what he had done when he came into the pitlane after taking the chequered flag.

Brazilian Grand Prix: Team by team analysis

Brazilian Grand Prix: Team by team analysis

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Team by team analysis of Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix (listed in championship order).

Infiniti become Red Bull title sponsor

Infiniti become Red Bull title sponsor

Rediff.com25 Nov 2012

Nissan's premium car brand Infiniti will become title sponsor of Formula One world champions Red Bull next season under a new four-year deal, both parties announced on Sunday.

Alternator a 'ticking time bomb' for Red Bull

Alternator a 'ticking time bomb' for Red Bull

Rediff.com20 Nov 2012

Red Bull and Renault will be working flat out to ensure Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel does not go into next weekend's title showdown in Brazil with a 'ticking time bomb' deep inside his car.

Sauber can expect no favours from Hulkenberg

Sauber can expect no favours from Hulkenberg

Rediff.com2 Nov 2012

Germany's Nico Hulkenberg has promised to do his best to help Force India beat Sauber in the Formula One constructors' championship even if it costs his future team millions of dollars.

Verstappen wins as Hamilton draws a blank in Austria

Verstappen wins as Hamilton draws a blank in Austria

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

Max Verstappen won Red Bull's home Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton suffered his first race retirement since 2016 and lost the Formula One championship lead to Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

COVID-19 positive Hamilton to miss Sakhir F1 GP

COVID-19 positive Hamilton to miss Sakhir F1 GP

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

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.

McLaren's 2007 'spy' fine declared tax deductible

McLaren's 2007 'spy' fine declared tax deductible

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

The McLaren Formula One team have argued successfully in Britain that a record 32 million pound fine they paid after a 2007 spying controversy should be tax deductible.

Tauktae tears up Gujarat coast; 13 dead

Tauktae tears up Gujarat coast; 13 dead

Rediff.com18 May 2021

Even as Tauktae's intensity weakened, it left behind a trail of destruction with as many as 13 people losing their lives in different parts of Gujarat, including Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Patan, Amreli and Valsad, officials said.

Force India sets sight on fourth place after car upgrade

Force India sets sight on fourth place after car upgrade

Rediff.com30 Jun 2015

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.

Belgian GP: Force India's Di Resta qualifies in top-10

Belgian GP: Force India's Di Resta qualifies in top-10

Rediff.com1 Sep 2012

Sahara Force India's Paul di Resta on Saturday qualified 10th on the grid while his teammate Nico Hulkenberg will start Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix in the 12th position as action returns to Formula One after the summer break in Spa-Francorchamps.

Vettel committed to Red Bull after third title

Vettel committed to Red Bull after third title

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

Sebastian Vettel has dampened speculation he is set to jump ship from Red Bull and join Ferrari in 2014 by saying he is "extremely committed" to the team who helped him claim a third consecutive Formula One title on Sunday.

PIX: Check out Ferrari's new car for 2020 F1 season

PIX: Check out Ferrari's new car for 2020 F1 season

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

Ferrari showed off their 2020 Formula One car with a theatrical show of pride and passion on Tuesday, assuring success-starved fans that it was also very different under the skin to last year's model. The SF1000, marking the Italian team's 1,000th race that comes up this year, is the car Ferrari hope can end six years of Mercedes domination and dash Lewis Hamilton's bid to equal Michael Schumacher's record seven titles.

F1 PIX: Hamilton takes 90th win at dramatic Tuscan GP

F1 PIX: Hamilton takes 90th win at dramatic Tuscan GP

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

Images from the Tuscan F1 Grand Prix held at at Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero in Tuscany, Italy, on Sunday.