News for 'formula 1 champion'

Albon denies penalised Leclerc a virtual F1 hat-trick

Albon denies penalised Leclerc a virtual F1 hat-trick

Rediff.com4 May 2020

The Thai's victory over his Ferrari rival gave Red Bull something to celebrate on a day that should have seen the return of Max Verstappen's home Dutch Grand Prix after a 35-year absence.

Hamilton to launch programme to make F1 more diverse

Hamilton to launch programme to make F1 more diverse

Rediff.com21 Jun 2020

'The time for platitudes and token gestures is over'

Wimbledon: Federer seeded second, Nadal drops to three

Wimbledon: Federer seeded second, Nadal drops to three

Rediff.com26 Jun 2019

Defending champion Novak Djokovic tops the draw while new world number one Ash Barty is top seed in the women's singles.

Shorts: Jehan races to commanding win at Monza

Shorts: Jehan races to commanding win at Monza

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Ramkumar-Balaji win Cassis Challenger title.

F1: Mercedes, Ferrari unveil sleek beasts for 2022 season

F1: Mercedes, Ferrari unveil sleek beasts for 2022 season

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

Ferrari carry burden of history and expectation as they unveil 2022 car.

Australian Grand Prix likely to be postponed due to COVID-19

Australian Grand Prix likely to be postponed due to COVID-19

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

'We have set out our 2021 calendar and look forward to the return of F1 in March this year.'

F1 Pitlane Tales: 'Mick Schumacher has earned Ferrari F1 test'

F1 Pitlane Tales: 'Mick Schumacher has earned Ferrari F1 test'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

Vettel will be sharing Ferrari testing duties with the 20-year-old at Bahrain's Sakhir circuit next week after the second grand prix of the season.

Four-times F1 champion Vettel joins greats with Indian GP win

Four-times F1 champion Vettel joins greats with Indian GP win

Rediff.com27 Oct 2013

The German becomes the fourth quadruple champion and only the third driver to land four titles in a row after Germany's seven-times winner Michael Schumacher and the late Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio.

PIX: Perez goes from last to first in astonishing Sakhir GP

PIX: Perez goes from last to first in astonishing Sakhir GP

Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

Perez, who vaulted to fourth in the overall standings after Sunday's race, is the first Mexican driver to win a race since Pedro Rodriguez took victory in the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix.

Unstoppable Verstappen vrooming towards greatness

Unstoppable Verstappen vrooming towards greatness

Rediff.com9 Oct 2022

Verstappen suffered two retirements from the first three races but has otherwise finished all but two rounds in the top three.

Sachin @ 50: The A to Z of Master Blaster

Sachin @ 50: The A to Z of Master Blaster

Rediff.com24 Apr 2023

As Sachin Tendulkar completes his 50th birthday, an A-Z listing about the 'Little Master'.

Ferrari to replace Raikkonen with Leclerc in 2019

Ferrari to replace Raikkonen with Leclerc in 2019

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

Finland's 2007 Formula One World champion Kimi Raikkonen will leave Ferrari at the end of the season in a swap with Sauber's Charles Leclerc, both teams announced on Tuesday.

Eight sportspersons on TIME 100 most influential list

Eight sportspersons on TIME 100 most influential list

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

The athletes on the US magazine's list have enjoyed sporting success as well as promoting other causes.

Schumacher documentary is headed to Cannes

Schumacher documentary is headed to Cannes

Rediff.com12 May 2019

Schumacher turned 50 on January 3 but has not been seen in public

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.

F1 drivers fully support 'ghost races': GPDA chief

F1 drivers fully support 'ghost races': GPDA chief

Rediff.com23 May 2020

F1, Silverstone still optimistic despite UK quarantine rules

Nadal and Osaka scoop top Laureus awards

Nadal and Osaka scoop top Laureus awards

Rediff.com7 May 2021

Britain's Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed the inaugural Athlete Advocate of the Year Award for his involvement in the fight against racism.

F1: Bottas takes pole, penalty for Hamilton in Turkey

F1: Bottas takes pole, penalty for Hamilton in Turkey

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Verstappen took a grid penalty at the previous race in Russia and finished second after starting at the back of the field, his progress helped after late rain caused problems for others.

Leclerc wins pole in Austria; Hamilton handed grid penalty

Leclerc wins pole in Austria; Hamilton handed grid penalty

Rediff.com29 Jun 2019

Red Bull's Max Verstappen, last year's winner at his team's home circuit, qualified third.

Why Lewis Hamilton deserves a knighthood

Why Lewis Hamilton deserves a knighthood

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

'He is outspoken, he is playing his part and using his fame for positive purposes. He is a fantastic ambassador and having a knighthood will only increase his opportunities to do that work.'

Hamilton suspects long COVID after suffering fatigue, dizziness

Hamilton suspects long COVID after suffering fatigue, dizziness

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

Lewis Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to miss last year's penultimate Sakhir Grand Prix in December.

F1: McLaren sign 13-year-old American karter Ugochukwu

F1: McLaren sign 13-year-old American karter Ugochukwu

Rediff.com22 Mar 2021

New York-born Ugo Ugochukwu won last year's European FIA OKJ European kart championship after taking a string of titles in the United States.

Vettel to join Aston Martin from Ferrari in 2021

Vettel to join Aston Martin from Ferrari in 2021

Rediff.com10 Sep 2020

Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will race for Aston Martin, the new name for the Canadian-owned Racing Point team, on a multi-year deal after leaving Ferrari at the end of the season.

F1: Stroll ends Mercedes' streak with shock pole in Turkey

F1: Stroll ends Mercedes' streak with shock pole in Turkey

Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

Canadian Lance Stroll celebrated an astonishing first Formula One pole position for Racing Point in a crazy weather-hit Turkish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.

We are a bit short, but have enough runs: Ashwin

We are a bit short, but have enough runs: Ashwin

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

Ravichandran Ashwin termed India's first innings score as slightly below par on a "two-paced" Wanderers pitch, but added that it could be enough for their bowling arsenal to make a match of the second Test against South Africa.

Sports Shorts: Schumacher Jr to drive father's Ferrari

Sports Shorts: Schumacher Jr to drive father's Ferrari

Rediff.com30 Jun 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday

Verstappen wins Mexico City GP to stretch F1 lead

Verstappen wins Mexico City GP to stretch F1 lead

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

Red Bull closed the gap to champions Mercedes in the constructors' standings to one point.

Leclerc puts Ferrari on pole at Monza; F3 driver survives crash

Leclerc puts Ferrari on pole at Monza; F3 driver survives crash

Rediff.com8 Sep 2019

Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session that ended in farce and with drivers under investigation.

Hamilton back on top in 70th Anniversary GP practice

Hamilton back on top in 70th Anniversary GP practice

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

Six time world champion Lewis Hamilton, winner of the British Grand Prix from pole position at the same circuit last weekend and 30 points clear of Valtteri Bottas after four races without spectators, was 0.138 seconds slower.

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.

British GP tyre problems due to wear on long final stint

British GP tyre problems due to wear on long final stint

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

Six times Formula One world champion Hamilton won the race at Silverstone on three wheels and a flat tyre after his front left deflated on the final lap with some 3.8 km between him and the finish.

Mick Schumacher on following his legendary father's footsteps

Mick Schumacher on following his legendary father's footsteps

Rediff.com10 Aug 2018

Mick Schumacher, who is the son of legendary driver Michael Schumacher, has said that Formula One has always been his goal and he is still aiming for the same.

Russians, Belarusians to compete as neutrals at Winter Paralympics

Russians, Belarusians to compete as neutrals at Winter Paralympics

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

Earlier in the day, Russia was banned from defending its Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup titles but its players will still be allowed to compete at the Grand Slams and in regular tour events.

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.

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: Hamilton hunts down Verstappen for victory in Brazil

F1: Hamilton hunts down Verstappen for victory in Brazil

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton hunted down Max Verstappen to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday and slash his Red Bull rival's Formula One lead to 14 points in one of the greatest drives of his career.

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.

Schumacher to undergo 'secret treatment' in Paris

Schumacher to undergo 'secret treatment' in Paris

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Schumacher was taken to the Pompidou hospital in southwest Paris on Monday afternoon, Le Parisien said, without citing its sources.

Verstappen on top in Turkey as Hamilton slips

Verstappen on top in Turkey as Hamilton slips

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

The times at the Istanbul Park circuit, hosting a Formula One race for the first time since 2011, were largely meaningless.

F1: Sainz to replace Vettel at Ferrari next year

F1: Sainz to replace Vettel at Ferrari next year

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Spaniard Carlos Sainz will make a dream move to Ferrari next year, with Australian Daniel Ricciardo replacing him at McLaren, as Formula One's driver carousel took another big twirl on Thursday with the 2020 season yet to start. Ferrari said 25-year-old Sainz, who replaces four times World champion Sebastian Vettel alongside young Monegasque Charles Leclerc at the sport's most glamorous team, had signed for 2021 and 2022.