News for 'formula one championship'

One vacancy or two at Williams?

One vacancy or two at Williams?

Rediff.com26 Feb 2004

We will be F1 champions, says Ferrari's Alonso

We will be F1 champions, says Ferrari's Alonso

Rediff.com13 Jul 2010

Ferrari will still win the Formula One championship despite failing to score any points in Britain at the weekend, according to their double world champion Fernando Alonso.

Third championship title renders Vettel speechless

Third championship title renders Vettel speechless

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

It all came good for Sebastian Vettel just when it all seemed to be going wrong on Sunday in a Brazilian Grand Prix that turned the Red Bull driver into Formula One's youngest triple world champion.

PIX: Don't miss Hamilton's podium strip

PIX: Don't miss Hamilton's podium strip

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

Lewis Hamilton bared body and soul on Sunday after stripping down to his waist on the podium following his victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Hungary GP PHOTOS: 'Happy' Hamilton savours first win for Mercedes

Hungary GP PHOTOS: 'Happy' Hamilton savours first win for Mercedes

Rediff.com28 Jul 2013

Britain's Lewis Hamilton seized his first win for Mercedes in the Hungarian heat on Sunday while Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel forged 38 points clear in the Formula One championship after finishing third.

Technical Director Mauro Forghieri of Ferrari dies at 87

Technical Director Mauro Forghieri of Ferrari dies at 87

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

His Ferrari 312T car, in various guises, won four constructors' and three drivers' championships with Lauda and Scheckter.

F1: Bottas wins sprint but Verstappen on pole at Monza

F1: Bottas wins sprint but Verstappen on pole at Monza

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

McLaren's Australian Daniel Ricciardo will join the Dutch 23-year-old on the front row for the first time since the pair were team mates at Red Bull in 2018.

'Brawn could dominate season'

'Brawn could dominate season'

Rediff.com29 Mar 2009

This year's Formula One championship could be over halfway through the season unless teams find a way to stop the incredible new Brawn GP outfit, Ferrari driver Felipe Massa said on Saturday. Ferrari have won a record 16 constructors' championships, including the last two, but Massa said the sport's newcomers appeared to be in a class of their own after a stunning debut in qualifying for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Blown engine sends Alonso out

Blown engine sends Alonso out

Rediff.com10 Sep 2006

Renault's Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso retired from the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday with a blown engine 10 laps from the end.

F1: Verstappen 'on another planet' with victory in China

F1: Verstappen 'on another planet' with victory in China

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

Max Verstappen won Formula One's first Chinese Grand Prix in five years on Sunday.

Di Resta earns six points for Force India

Di Resta earns six points for Force India

Rediff.com12 May 2013

Paul di Resta added six more points to Sahara Force India's kitty with a seventh-place finish at the Spanish Grand Prix of the Formula One Championship, while teammate Adrian Sutil finished 13th in Barcelona on Sunday.

Button says failure has prepared him for success

Button says failure has prepared him for success

Rediff.com3 Apr 2009

Years of hard slog and failure have made success all the sweeter for Formula One championship leader Jenson Button.

India GP: Vettel leads Red Bull one-two in practice

India GP: Vettel leads Red Bull one-two in practice

Rediff.com25 Oct 2013

Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two in Friday's first free practice for an Indian Grand Prix that looks sure to secure the German a fourth successive Formula One title.

Hamilton wins Belgian GP to take title lead

Hamilton wins Belgian GP to take title lead

Rediff.com29 Aug 2010

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won a chaotic and thrilling Belgian Grand Prix to seize back the Formula One championship lead from Red Bull's Mark Webber on Sunday.

Force India car good enough for podium finish: Hulkenberg

Force India car good enough for podium finish: Hulkenberg

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

The chase for that elusive podium finish continues but Sahara Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg said that his team has the car and technology to achieve a top-3 finish in one of the remaining five races in this year's Formula One Championships.

'Women can hack it against the men in F1'

'Women can hack it against the men in F1'

Rediff.com5 May 2019

The 65-year-old South African says those who raise such obstacles are talking rubbish.

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.

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.

Hamilton on pole for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Hamilton on pole for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Rediff.com3 Nov 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on pole position with Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber also on the front row.

Indian Grand Prix is very special: Vettel

Indian Grand Prix is very special: Vettel

Rediff.com28 Oct 2012

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix on Sunday and stretched his Formula One championship lead over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who was a battling second, to 13 points with three races remaining.

Vettel races to victory in Japan, cuts Alonso's lead

Vettel races to victory in Japan, cuts Alonso's lead

Rediff.com7 Oct 2012

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday and blew the Formula One championship wide open with five races remaining after Ferrari's Fernando Alonso spun out at the start.

Alonso crashes out of Japanese GP

Alonso crashes out of Japanese GP

Rediff.com7 Oct 2012

Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso crashed out of the Japanese Grand Prix seconds after the start on Sunday.

Hamilton seeking repeat win in Canada

Hamilton seeking repeat win in Canada

Rediff.com4 Jun 2008

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton wants Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix to be a re-run of last year's race but Robert Kubica is hoping for something very different. The two drivers left their mark on the 2007 race, with McLaren's Hamilton taking his breakthrough first Grand Prix win in Montreal while BMW Sauber's Kubica suffered the biggest crash of his career.

Hungarian Grand Prix: Rosberg snatches pole from Hamilton

Hungarian Grand Prix: Rosberg snatches pole from Hamilton

Rediff.com23 Jul 2016

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg snatched pole position from Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton in the final seconds of a marathon Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying session on Saturday.

Alonso, Hamilton crash out of Belgian GP

Alonso, Hamilton crash out of Belgian GP

Rediff.com2 Sep 2012

Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the Belgian Grand Prix at the start on Sunday.

India GP: Vettel fastest in India GP practice

India GP: Vettel fastest in India GP practice

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

Sebastian Vettel picked up where he left off on Friday by lapping fastest in free practice for an Indian Grand Prix that could bring the Formula One championship leader a fourth win in a row.

British GP could go ahead despite quarantine restrictions

British GP could go ahead despite quarantine restrictions

Rediff.com11 May 2020

Formula One is working to put on a British Grand Prix in July even if the country imposes quarantine measures on visitors during the COVID-19 crisis, F1 sources said.

Champion Vettel chasing Schumi's seven in Abu Dhabi

Champion Vettel chasing Schumi's seven in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com1 Nov 2013

James Hunt would doubtless have done it differently but Sebastian Vettel's idea of bliss after winning the Formula One championship for the fourth year in a row was a few quiet days at home.

F1: Silverstone agrees to hold back-to-back races

F1: Silverstone agrees to hold back-to-back races

Rediff.com15 May 2020

Formula One is seeking to make up the numbers after three races, including this month's traditional Monaco showcase, were cancelled and seven others postponed.

Hamilton title favourite after Japan win

Hamilton title favourite after Japan win

Rediff.com30 Sep 2007

While the 22-year-old Briton celebrated his fourth victory of an extraordinary debut season, his closest rival and double world champion team Fernando Alonso crashed out of an action-packed and rain swept race.

We have nothing to lose, says Alonso

We have nothing to lose, says Alonso

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

Winner of two Formula One championships in Brazil, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso says he feels less pressure and has nothing to lose as he chases another in Sunday's title-decider at Interlagos.

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.

Abu Dhabi GP: Alonso gets ready to bare his teeth

Abu Dhabi GP: Alonso gets ready to bare his teeth

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Like the Samurai warrior that he has tattooed across his back, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso goes into Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix refusing to give up and ready to fight tooth and nail for victory.

The best images from the Indian Grand Prix

The best images from the Indian Grand Prix

Rediff.com29 Oct 2012

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Indian Grand Prix on Sunday and stretched his Formula One championship lead over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. Here's a look at some top class action from the race.

Force India F1 team renamed, stripped of constructors' points

Force India F1 team renamed, stripped of constructors' points

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

The Force India Formula One team will race in this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix as a new mid-season entry stripped of 2018 constructors' championship points.

Alonso finds possibilities to claim F1 c'ship

Alonso finds possibilities to claim F1 c'ship

Rediff.com15 Oct 2012

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso lost his lead in the Formula One championship but still found positives to take away from a Korean Grand Prix dominated by Red Bull rival Sebastian Vettel on Sunday.

Vettel back on pole in Japanese Bull run

Vettel back on pole in Japanese Bull run

Rediff.com6 Oct 2012

Dominant double World champion Sebastian Vettel took pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix for the fourth year in succession on Saturday, with Mark Webber to start alongside the German on an all-Red Bull front row.

F1: Championship leader Hamilton in holiday mood after Hungarian victory

F1: Championship leader Hamilton in holiday mood after Hungarian victory

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

The four-time world champion's fifth win of the season for Mercedes left him on 213 points to 189 for Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who finished second, and relishing the prospect of a stress-free family holiday.

BAR can be winners this season

BAR can be winners this season

Rediff.com30 Apr 2004

But BAR are aiming to finish the Formula One championship as runners-up to Ferrari, according to technical director Geoff Willis.

Rosberg on pole for Canadian Grand Prix

Rosberg on pole for Canadian Grand Prix

Rediff.com8 Jun 2014

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday, with team mate and closest rival Lewis Hamilton having to settle for second place on the grid.