McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button said that they are keen to win the inaugural Indian Grand Prix and the remaining two races of the season so that they can lay a strong base for next year.
The official press conference of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix was interrupted by power failure at the Buddh International circuit, in New Delhi, on Friday.
Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy won the first edition of the I S Bank Ataturk Women Grand Prix chess tournament, defeating Marie Sebag of France in a nail-biting finale. She finished the tournament with a commendable 8.5 points out of a possible 11.
Mexican Sergio Perez said he was on the up after finishing third in Sunday's Russian Grand Prix to hand Force India only the third podium finish in the team's Formula One history.
Nico Rosberg seized pole position for the Russian Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with world champion Lewis Hamilton joining his team mate on the front row in a perfect qualifying for Mercedes.
Flammini would like to see a Grand Prix in Rome from 2011 but any plan would have to be approved by Formula One's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who is not short of would-be hosts.
The Rs 2,500 crore K K Modi group on Tuesday made a foray into the fast-growing cosmetics market, eyeing a ten per cent share of the Rs 800 crore segment.
McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has played down fears that a tax wrangle could jeopardise next month's inaugural Indian Formula One Grand Prix. The Briton, who is chairman of the teams' association FOTA, said Indian tax law posed a problem but rejected speculation that it could be serious enough to prevent the teams travelling to Delhi for the October 30 race.
Sahara Force India recorded a double points finish at the home British Grand Prix with Sergio Perez finishing a creditable sixth, just ahead of teammate Nico Hulkenberg, at Silverstone on Sunday.
The much-awaited homologation of the Budh International Circuit (BIC), venue for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, is all but over with the FIA team, led by technical director Charlie Whiting, giving a thumbs up to the 5.14km race track.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for his home British Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg qualifying alongside on the front row.
Embattled Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya on Friday made a rare public appearance in the United Kingdom as he attended the free practice sessions ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix, in Silverstone.
If the early response is anything to go by, the organisers of the Indian Grand Prix should have little to worry about over the turnout for the country's inaugural Formula One race on the outskirts of Delhi on October 30.
Take a look at the factbox on Mercedes driver and Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton.
Like most years, this year also the Monaco GP was graced by the presence of glamorous folk including Hollywood celebrities.
Schumacher crashed on the fastest part of the circuit at Indianapolis, spinning on the banking at turn 13 where speeds reach around 320kph.
Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber roared back to form and denied world champion team mate Sebastian Vettel a third successive British Grand Prix pole position at a damp Silverstone on Saturday.
'We have finalised the investigation into Sebastian Vettel's tyre at Spa. Detailed conclusions from the technical analysis will be presented at Monza'
The 2009 French Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled for financial reasons, organisers said on Wednesday.
It was a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, as R M V Gurusaidutt, K Srikanth and c won their respective first round matches while others crashed out of the men's singles, in Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday.
Entering the tournament as the top seed in the women's singles, rising shuttler P V Sindhu will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2013, starting in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.
Indian shuttlers had a field day in the KLRC Bulgarian Grand Prix in Sofia. Aditi Mutatkar, in the women's singles, Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas, in the men's doubles, and the mixed doubles pair of V Diju and Jwala Gutta entered the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Rising shuttler P V Sindhu has been given the top billing in the women's singles event at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold 2013 starting in Kuala Lumpur from April 30.
The Canadian Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2009 Formula One calendar with the season remaining at 18 races.
Mercedes were summoned by stewards post-race for the infringement.
Paul di Resta finished fourth with an impressive drive to give Sahara Force India Formula One team the best show so far this season at the incident-filled Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton's hopes of a second successive pole position disappeared on Saturday when he was handed a five-place penalty on the Bahrain Grand Prix starting grid for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Nicole Scherzinger is often seen by Hamilton's side at his biggest races and she did turn heads as she arrived to support her man in Abu Dhabi.
Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez were handed grid penalties for next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix after Formula One stewards ruled they were to blame for collisions in Sunday's race in China.
The reinstated Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix is likely to be cancelled because of opposition from teams, commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Wednesday.
The 17th place finish at the Belgian Grand Prix was hardly what Giancarlo Fisichella would have liked but the Italian is not crying over spilt milk and instead, is hoping to make amends at his home race in Monza on Sunday. The Force India driver expects the local crowd to cheer for him but he also recognises the fact that it is also going to be a challenge to live up to their expectations.
The 23-year-old Briton will start Sunday's race with Ferrari's Brazilian Felipe Massa, his main title rival, alongside on the front row.
Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel took his fifth victory in six races when he won a crash-hit Monaco Grand Prix thriller for Red Bull on Sunday.
Triple jumper Mayookha Johny on Sunday became the first Indian woman to breach 14m mark while creating a new national record en-route to winning bronze in the third and final leg of the Asian Athletics Grand Prix in Wujiang, China.
'As of now, we have not discussed what will be the new dates for Indian Grand Prix competitions and Federation Cup'
Schumacher's Ferrari team mate Rubens Barrichello of Brazil crossed the line second with Spaniard Fernando Alonso third in a Renault.
Summary of all sports events and persons that made news on Thursday.
Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two when he won the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of team mate Mark Webber on Sunday.
Yaya Toure has no intention of leaving Premier League champions Manchester City and is looking forward to the new season with them, he said on Friday.
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