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Montoya to leave Formula One

Montoya to leave Formula One

Rediff.com9 Jul 2006

The McLaren driver will leave Formula One at the end of this season to drive in NASCAR.

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

Born on March 30, 1948, Jordan competed in motor racing's junior series before becoming a driver manager and then a team owner.

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.

Ferrari signs China's first F1 racer Zhou Guanyu

Ferrari signs China's first F1 racer Zhou Guanyu

Rediff.com5 Feb 2025

Ferrari appointed Zhou Guanyu as a Formula One reserve driver on Wednesday after the Chinese lost his race seat with Swiss-based Sauber.

Hamilton has full faith in Ferrari after China debacle

Hamilton has full faith in Ferrari after China debacle

Rediff.com3 Apr 2025

Lewis Hamilton has expressed his total confidence in Ferrari after the Italian Formula One team's double disqualification in China.

Formula One broadens its horizons

Formula One broadens its horizons

Rediff.com1 Mar 2004

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

Formula One under pressure end alcohol sponsorship

Formula One under pressure end alcohol sponsorship

Rediff.com22 May 2015

Formula One was accused of sending out a mixed message on alcohol at the Monaco Grand Prix on Friday by giving extensive publicity to drinks brands while campaigning for road safety.

Antonelli becomes F1's youngest polesitter in any format at Miami

Antonelli becomes F1's youngest polesitter in any format at Miami

Rediff.com3 May 2025

The 18-year-old, preparing for only his sixth Grand Prix weekend, lapped with a best time of one minute 26.482 seconds to pip McLaren's championship leader Oscar Piastri by 0.045 seconds.

Brad Pitt's F1 movie blends real drama with Hollywood flair

Brad Pitt's F1 movie blends real drama with Hollywood flair

Rediff.com25 Jun 2025

The racing scenes in Brad Pitt's new F1 movie are impressively authentic but the filmmakers have also made much of how the sport's past is woven into the plot -- with a hefty slice of Hollywood artistic licence.

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.

Raikkonen rules out Formula One return

Raikkonen rules out Formula One return

Rediff.com21 Aug 2010

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen is unlikely to return to Formula One, he was quoted as saying on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Snow hits Formula One testing

PHOTOS: Snow hits Formula One testing

Rediff.com28 Feb 2018

Snow hit the third day of Formula One's pre-season testing on Wednesday, with no cars on track for the first two hours while the medical helicopter remained grounded in near-freezing temperatures.

Rossi says no to Formula One

Rossi says no to Formula One

Rediff.com25 May 2006

Meet Formula One's baby, Max Verstappen!

Meet Formula One's baby, Max Verstappen!

Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

the Belgian Grand Prix paddock digested news that 16-year-old Dutch driver Max Verstappen will become the sport's youngest ever starter when he makes his debut for Toro Rosso next year.

Brawn returns to Formula One in management role

Brawn returns to Formula One in management role

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

Former Ferrari technical director and world championship-winning team principal Ross Brawn stepped back into the Formula One arena on Monday in the new role of managing director for motorsport.

Ecclestone made Formula One a global business

Ecclestone made Formula One a global business

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

Bernie Ecclestone's eye for a deal has made him a fortune and turned Formula One motor racing into a global money-spinner, but a bribery trial threatens to end his long reign as the head of the business.

Gill, Mallya in Formula One duel

Gill, Mallya in Formula One duel

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

Barely a day after Force India's historic podium finish at the Belgian Grand Prix, a war of words broke out between Sports Minister M S Gill and Vijay Mallya on the government's refusal to acknowledge Formula One as a sport.

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.

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.

F1: Verstappen takes Saudi pole after Norris crashes

F1: Verstappen takes Saudi pole after Norris crashes

Rediff.com20 Apr 2025

World champion Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in dramatic style on Saturday.

Mosley wants more Formula One cuts

Mosley wants more Formula One cuts

Rediff.com9 Jan 2009

Formula One's governing body has urged teams to build on cost-cutting measures for this year by taking further steps for the future, including possible voluntary budget caps.

Formula One viewing figures down in 2012

Formula One viewing figures down in 2012

Rediff.com18 Feb 2013

A significant drop in Chinese viewers pushed down Formula One's global television audience last year, according to figures compiled by the sport's commercial rights holder.

Bahrain stages Formula One race amid protests

Bahrain stages Formula One race amid protests

Rediff.com21 Apr 2013

Protesters blocked several roads and police fired teargas at a school in Bahrain on Sunday, activists said, as the Gulf state staged a Formula One race promoted by the government as pure sport but seen by the opposition as a public relations stunt.

Formula One: 'Bianchi crash was bad luck'

Formula One: 'Bianchi crash was bad luck'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

The crash that left French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi in a critical condition with severe head injures was down to bad luck rather than poor judgement by Japanese Grand Prix race officials, a track spokesman said on Tuesday.

PIX: Verstappen makes it four wins in a row at Imola

PIX: Verstappen makes it four wins in a row at Imola

Rediff.com18 May 2025

Max Verstappen celebrated Red Bull's 400th Formula One race with a fourth win in a row at Imola on Sunday.

Hamilton excited for Ferrari debut but keeps modest target

Hamilton excited for Ferrari debut but keeps modest target

Rediff.com13 Mar 2025

'This is the most exciting period of my life, so I'm really just enjoying it and I'm so excited to get in the car tomorrow.'

It's McLaren one-two as Piastri wins Spanish GP

It's McLaren one-two as Piastri wins Spanish GP

Rediff.com1 Jun 2025

Verstappen collided with Leclerc and twice with Mercedes' George Russell after the safety car restart.

F1: Ferrari plunge to new qualifying low

F1: Ferrari plunge to new qualifying low

Rediff.com18 May 2025

It was the first time in seven races that Ferrari had failed to get at least one of their cars into the top 10.

Formula One faces BIG shake-up after Liberty deal

Formula One faces BIG shake-up after Liberty deal

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

Formula One faces its biggest shake-up in decades with the announcement on Wednesday that US cable TV mogul John Malone's Liberty Media has agreed to take control of the cash-generating glamour sport.

Honda set to exit Formula One

Honda set to exit Formula One

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

Honda are pulling out of Formula One motor racing and will close their team down if no buyer is found by the end of the year.

Timeline of Formula One's spying controversy

Timeline of Formula One's spying controversy

Rediff.com13 Sep 2007

McLaren were stripped all of their points in the 2007 Formula One constructors championship and fined $100 million in the spying case.

Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in practice in Monaco

Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in practice in Monaco

Rediff.com24 May 2025

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll collected a one-place grid drop for Sunday's race after stewards ruled the Canadian was to blame for the collision with Leclerc running into him at the hairpin.

Formula One: Ten down, ten to do

Formula One: Ten down, ten to do

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

The Formula One season in 2012 has been the sport's most divisive one. On one hand, there's constant overtaking and incredible unpredictability: for the first time in F1 history, seven different drivers won the first seven races.

Formula One faces calls for cockpit change

Formula One faces calls for cockpit change

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

Formula One is facing fresh calls to consider closed cockpits after French driver Jules Bianchi's accident in Japan last weekend, though opinions are mixed about the potential benefits. Cockpit covers were tested by the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) after Brazilian Felipe Massa suffered severe head injuries when he was hit by a bouncing spring in Hungary in 2009. In 2012, tests were carried out using a forward roll hoop -- a metal structure placed right in front of the driver -- after other experiments with a jet fighter-style canopy and windshields. None were developed beyond the testing stage, but drivers and teams suggested at the Russian Grand Prix they could be revisited after Bianchi suffered a severe brain trauma when his Marussia crashed into a recovery tractor at Suzuka.

Formula One's McLaren hearing

Formula One's McLaren hearing

Rediff.com29 Apr 2009

McLaren, the team of world champion Lewis Hamilton, appear before Formula One's governing body in Paris on Wednesday for lying to stewards at last month's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The possible sanctions range from a reprimand to being thrown out of the championship.

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.

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".

Formula One teams face protests

Formula One teams face protests

Rediff.com26 Mar 2009

The Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams Formula One teams face an attempt to bar them from the Australian Grand Prix Thursday in a controversy that threatens to sour Sunday's season-opening race. The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said Red Bull, Renault and Ferrari have lodged protests on grounds the rivals' cars did not comply with technical regulations.