News for 'pole position'

Muted Hamilton ends Red Bull pole run

Muted Hamilton ends Red Bull pole run

Rediff.com15 Oct 2011

Unsmiling assassin Lewis Hamilton killed off Red Bull's run of 16 pole positions in a row with the fastest lap in qualifying for McLaren at the Korean Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday.

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.

Australian GP: Hamilton on pole

Australian GP: Hamilton on pole

Rediff.com17 Mar 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday ahead of teammate Jenson Button as world champion Sebastian Vettel was banished to the third row of the grid.

F1: Bottas takes pole in Abu Dhabi

F1: Bottas takes pole in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2017

The pole was the Finn's second in a row, after Brazil two weeks ago, and fourth of the campaign. Hamilton had been aiming for his 12th of the year.

F1: Hamilton beats the elements to seize pole in wet Hungary

F1: Hamilton beats the elements to seize pole in wet Hungary

Rediff.com28 Jul 2018

The Briton's Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas will line up alongside on the front row of the starting grid with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel behind them.

Raikkonen takes provisional pole

Raikkonen takes provisional pole

Rediff.com21 May 2005

Narain Karthikeyan finished 17th in Saturday's first qualifying for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

F1: Verstappen snatches pole for Abu Dhabi finale; Hamilton 3rd

F1: Verstappen snatches pole for Abu Dhabi finale; Hamilton 3rd

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

World champion Lewis Hamilton, back in the car after his COVID-19-enforced absence at last week's Sakhir Grand Prix, was third but only 0.086 seconds off the pace.

Vettel on pole for Red Bull in Melbourne

Vettel on pole for Red Bull in Melbourne

Rediff.com17 Mar 2013

World champion Sebastian Vettel will start the Formula One season-opener from pole position on an all-Red Bull front row later on Sunday after posting the fastest time in the rain-delayed qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.

Kovalainen on pole for British GP

Kovalainen on pole for British GP

Rediff.com5 Jul 2008

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen seized the first pole position of his Formula One career at the British Grand Prix on Saturday.

Vettel puts Ferrari on pole at Canadian Grand Prix

Vettel puts Ferrari on pole at Canadian Grand Prix

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

Vettel, who won from pole position last year in Canada to revive Ferrari's title hopes, will be hoping for the same on Sunday with world championship leader Hamilton, chasing a record equalling seventh win in Montreal, starting alongside him.

Webber beats Vettel for British GP pole

Webber beats Vettel for British GP pole

Rediff.com9 Jul 2011

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.

Vettel on pole for European Grand Prix

Vettel on pole for European Grand Prix

Rediff.com25 Jun 2011

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel chalked up his seventh pole position in eight races this season on Saturday as Red Bull swept the front row in qualifying for the European Grand Prix.

Alonso takes record pole for Renault

Alonso takes record pole for Renault

Rediff.com22 Mar 2003

Leclerc stuns with pole hat-trick in Singapore

Leclerc stuns with pole hat-trick in Singapore

Rediff.com21 Sep 2019

The race has been won from pole eight times out of 11 editions.

What C P Radhakrishnan's Choice Means For Modi, BJP

What C P Radhakrishnan's Choice Means For Modi, BJP

Rediff.com18 Aug 2025

By naming a sworn swayamsevak for vice president, the Modi-Shah duo have sent out a clear and positive message to Nagpur, where the RSS headquarters is located, explains N Sathiya Moorthy.

Rain master Hamilton storms to Styrian GP pole

Rain master Hamilton storms to Styrian GP pole

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

Lewis Hamilton managed to make the most of the adverse conditions to take pole position for Sunday's race.

Raikkonen on pole for Ferrari debut

Raikkonen on pole for Ferrari debut

Rediff.com17 Mar 2007

Alonso, who will make his McLaren debut after winning the Formula One championship for the past two years with Renault, had to make do with second place on the starting grid.

Hamilton storms to Singapore pole

Hamilton storms to Singapore pole

Rediff.com27 Sep 2009

World champion Lewis Hamilton put McLaren on pole position for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix after title contender Rubens Barrichello crashed in the dying seconds of Saturday's qualifying. The Briton lapped the floodlit 5.067km Marina Bay street circuit in one minute 47.891 seconds to top the timesheets, with the final session red-flagged with just 26 seconds remaining on the clock.

Vettel takes pole for home German GP

Vettel takes pole for home German GP

Rediff.com24 Jul 2010

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel snatched pole position for his home German Grand Prix on Saturday after beating Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by barely the blink of an eye.

Tata Steel Chess: Can Gukesh surpass Anand?

Tata Steel Chess: Can Gukesh surpass Anand?

Rediff.com31 Jan 2025

Praggnanandhaa will meet pre-event rating favourite Fabiano Caruana of United States while Abdusattorov has to tackle the solid defences of Vincent Keymer of Germany in the other key clashes of the 11th round.

Webber seizes pole hat-trick in Turkey

Webber seizes pole hat-trick in Turkey

Rediff.com29 May 2010

Formula One championship leader Mark Webber completed a hat-trick of pole positions at the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday to hammer home Red Bull's qualifying supremacy.

Vettel storms back to take Hungary pole

Vettel storms back to take Hungary pole

Rediff.com30 Jul 2011

Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel roared back to form with pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday after his Red Bull mechanics worked through the night to get his car up to speed.

Button puts McLaren on pole in Belgium

Button puts McLaren on pole in Belgium

Rediff.com1 Sep 2012

Jenson Button celebrated his 50th Formula One race for McLaren by ending a three-year wait and taking pole position in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Trulli takes pole at rainy Spa

Trulli takes pole at rainy Spa

Rediff.com28 Aug 2004

Raikkonen takes British Grand Prix pole

Raikkonen takes British Grand Prix pole

Rediff.com10 Jul 2004

Kimi Raikkonen will start Sunday's British Grand Prix from pole position after a flying qualifying lap that showed McLaren were back in business.

Schumacher takes pole at Magny-Cours

Schumacher takes pole at Magny-Cours

Rediff.com15 Jul 2006

Michael Schumacher seized pole position as Ferrari swept the front row at the French Grand Prix

Raikkonen on pole for Spanish GP

Raikkonen on pole for Spanish GP

Rediff.com8 May 2005

Renault's championship leader Fernando Alonso was pushed off the front row for his home Spanish Grand Prix.

Chinese GP: Vettel back on pole in Shanghai

Chinese GP: Vettel back on pole in Shanghai

Rediff.com16 Apr 2011

Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel seized his fourth pole position in a row for Red Bull at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday.

Late drama as Perez storms to pole in Saudi GP

Late drama as Perez storms to pole in Saudi GP

Rediff.com27 Mar 2022

Sergio Perez stormed to a stunning maiden pole position under the floodlights in a crash-interrupted qualifying session on Saturday

Barrichello's pole is Button's nightmare

Barrichello's pole is Button's nightmare

Rediff.com18 Oct 2009

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello seized pole position on Saturday for his home grand prix in a nightmare scenario for championship-leading Brawn team mate Jenson Button.

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Rosberg ends Hamilton's pole run

Rosberg ends Hamilton's pole run

Rediff.com10 May 2015

Nico Rosberg denied world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton a fifth pole position in a row by seizing the top slot for Mercedes at the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday.

Hamilton on pole again as McLaren dominate

Hamilton on pole again as McLaren dominate

Rediff.com24 Mar 2012

Lewis Hamilton put his McLaren on pole for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday, as the team locked up the front row of the starting grid for the second race in a row.

Barrichello takes US pole

Barrichello takes US pole

Rediff.com20 Jun 2004

Swiatek to face resilient Anisimova for Wimbledon glory

Swiatek to face resilient Anisimova for Wimbledon glory

Rediff.com11 Jul 2025

Poland's Iga Swiatek could become only the third woman since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of her first six major finals, joining Margaret Court and Monica Seles, but Swiatek is not taking the big-hitting Anisimova lightly.

Button puts BAR on pole in Canada

Button puts BAR on pole in Canada

Rediff.com11 Jun 2005

Michael Schumacher was second and Narain Karthikeyan 17th on the start grid for Sunday's Canadian GP.

Alonso takes provisional pole

Alonso takes provisional pole

Rediff.com2 Apr 2005

Jarno Trulli was second for Toyota, while Michael Schumacher took third place in the new F2005 in the first qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Button grabs first pole at Imola

Button grabs first pole at Imola

Rediff.com24 Apr 2004

Vettel takes Japan GP pole ahead of Webber

Vettel takes Japan GP pole ahead of Webber

Rediff.com10 Oct 2010

Sebastian Vettel pipped championship leading Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber to pole position in a rain-delayed Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session on Sunday.

Hamilton honours Lauda with Monaco pole for Mercedes

Hamilton honours Lauda with Monaco pole for Mercedes

Rediff.com25 May 2019

A glaring error by Ferrari denied Charles Leclerc the chance to shine at home, with the 21-year-old failing to make it through the first phase and qualifying only 16th after going fastest in final practice.