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Sutil and Bianchi in Force India test

Sutil and Bianchi in Force India test

Rediff.com19 Feb 2013

Germany's Adrian Sutil and Frenchman Jules Bianchi, rivals for the coveted last remaining seat on the Formula One grid with Force India, will both test for the team in Barcelona this week.

Doctors to start waking up Schumacher

Doctors to start waking up Schumacher

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

Doctors treating seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher will begin lowering his sedation level in order to start the process to wake him up, his agent said on Thursday.

Pirelli surprised by driver threat, no plan to quit

Pirelli surprised by driver threat, no plan to quit

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

Under pressure Formula One supplier Pirelli has been surprised by the threat of a German Grand Prix boycott by drivers but expects no problems with its new tyres and is planning to stay in the sport.

Court rules for F1 driver Van der Garde against Sauber

Court rules for F1 driver Van der Garde against Sauber

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

An Australian court has found in favour of Dutch driver Giedo van der Garde in his bid to force the Sauber Formula One team to let him drive for them this season.

Can F1 team mates be real mates? Why not, say McLaren drivers

Can F1 team mates be real mates? Why not, say McLaren drivers

Rediff.com19 Jul 2019

History suggests that when drivers are fighting for race wins and championships, and enjoy equal status in the same competitive cars, then real friendship is often the first casualty.

McLaren's Button quashes retirement rumours, set to race in 2016

McLaren's Button quashes retirement rumours, set to race in 2016

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

Button said he was confident the team would overcome its "current difficulties" to achieve great successes in the future.

Former racing champion Ashwin Sundar dies in mishap

Former racing champion Ashwin Sundar dies in mishap

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

Former national racing champion Ashwin Sundar and his wife Niveditha died in a mishap at MRC Nagar in Chennai, on Saturday.

Wolff drives an F1 car with De Villota on her mind

Wolff drives an F1 car with De Villota on her mind

Rediff.com17 Oct 2012

Williams development driver Susie Wolff paid tribute to seriously injured Marussia tester Maria De Villota after having her first drive in a Formula One car at a damp Silverstone circuit on Wednesday.

My speed was clinching: Narain

My speed was clinching: Narain

Rediff.com28 Sep 2006

The Indian F1 ace said being a test driver will boost his reputation.

Verstappen wins battle of man vs wild

Verstappen wins battle of man vs wild

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

Max Verstappen clinched the Canadian GP, but it was a messy affair as he reached the finish line with the bloody remains of a bird!

Raikkonen to race for Ferrari next season

Raikkonen to race for Ferrari next season

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Kimi Raikkonen will race for Ferrari next season after agreeing a two-year deal that takes the 2007 Formula One World champion back to the glamour team he left in 2009.

Sports Shorts: F2 driver says 'halo' saved his life

Sports Shorts: F2 driver says 'halo' saved his life

Rediff.com15 May 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday

PIX: Trump kicks off race with limo loop, Air Force One flyby

PIX: Trump kicks off race with limo loop, Air Force One flyby

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

US President Donald Trump took a loop around the Daytona 500 racetrack on Sunday in his presidential limousine, drawing cheers from fans at NASCAR's most prestigious race not long after completing a dramatic flyby on Air Force One. Ramping up his nationwide re-election effort after his acquittal in the US Senate impeachment trial, Trump served as grand marshal at the annual National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing event, which takes place in the electoral swing state of Florida.

Del Piero-Dempsey to launch motor racing team

Del Piero-Dempsey to launch motor racing team

Rediff.com22 Jan 2013

Italian World Cup-winning striker Alessandro Del Piero has joined forces with American actor Patrick Dempsey to launch a new motor racing team which the duo hope to enter in the prestigious Le Mans 24-hour endurance race.

Maldonado signs up for Williams in 2012

Maldonado signs up for Williams in 2012

Rediff.com2 Dec 2011

Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado will race for Williams again next season with Finland's Valtteri Bottas handed the role of reserve, the Formula One team said on Thursday.

F1: Hamilton, Vettel kick off race for fifth title in Melbourne

F1: Hamilton, Vettel kick off race for fifth title in Melbourne

Rediff.com21 Mar 2018

This year marks the first that two quadruple champions are competing in the same season and their battle to see who joins Argentine legend Juan Manuel Fangio in second place on the all-time list with five titles promises to light up the series.

Nothing will stop me speaking my mind in F1: Hamilton

Nothing will stop me speaking my mind in F1: Hamilton

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

Lewis Hamilton vowed to continue speaking out despite Formula One's governing body clamping down on drivers

Lewis Hamilton offends his hometown by calling it a SLUM

Lewis Hamilton offends his hometown by calling it a SLUM

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

Lewis Hamilton has apologised to residents of his boyhood home town Stevenage for suggesting he grew up in a slum.

Montoya's brother to race

Montoya's brother to race

Rediff.com3 Nov 2003

Federico Montoya will drive for the Berlin-based Muecke team in the German Formula BMW series next year.

F1 Pitlane Tales: Force India to trial new race display system

F1 Pitlane Tales: Force India to trial new race display system

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Formula One is set to test a new on-car display system championed by Lewis Hamilton's father Anthony aimed at helping fans to follow a race without having to take their eyes off the action.

'Schumacher drives a like taxi driver'

'Schumacher drives a like taxi driver'

Rediff.com13 Mar 2005

Renault boss Flavio Briatore said the world champion has it too easy on the race track and it is about time the other drivers put him under some pressure.

McLaren drivers on podium! Wait a minute, just kidding!

McLaren drivers on podium! Wait a minute, just kidding!

Rediff.com15 Nov 2015

McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button stepped onto the Formula One podium for the first time this season on Saturday -- but only in jest after yet another qualifying nightmare in Brazil.

Formula One trials AI to tackle track limits breaches

Formula One trials AI to tackle track limits breaches

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

The July 2 Austrian Grand Prix was a high water mark for the sport with just four people having to process an avalanche of some 1,200 potential violations.

Narain ends season on positive note

Narain ends season on positive note

Rediff.com8 Nov 2004

The TATA RC motorsport driver and India's F1 hope ended the Nissan World Series in sixth position.

Formula One driver line-ups

Formula One driver line-ups

Rediff.com2 Dec 2005

Driver line-ups and race numbers for the 2006 season after the governing International\nAutomobile Federation issued the official entry list.

Monza will be a challenge for drivers: Liuzzi

Monza will be a challenge for drivers: Liuzzi

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

Primed for his first race in a Force India car, Vitantonio Liuzzi said the track at Monza for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix would be a difficult test for all the drivers and the key would be to get the exits right from the difficult corners.

Verstappen beats Piastri to Japanese GP pole

Verstappen beats Piastri to Japanese GP pole

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc qualified fourth with Mexican Sergio Perez, Verstappen's closest title rival and team mate but a massive 151 points adrift after 15 of 22 rounds, fifth and 0.773 off his team mate's pace.

Milkha Singh on the Race of his Life

Milkha Singh on the Race of his Life

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.'

Monaco GP: Verstappen overcomes rain to seal victory

Monaco GP: Verstappen overcomes rain to seal victory

Rediff.com28 May 2023

Max Verstappen led a soggy Monaco Grand Prix from start to finish on Sunday

Luizzi has lived up to my expectations: Mallya

Luizzi has lived up to my expectations: Mallya

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

Vijay Mallya remembers the raised eyebrows that greeted his decision to retain Vitantonio Liuzzi as the race driver for the 2010 season and the Force India chairman is now pleased as punch after the Italian lived up to expectations within the first two races this year.

Move over Schumacher, here come the Friday men

Move over Schumacher, here come the Friday men

Rediff.com3 Mar 2005

New engine rules should see four drivers who will not race on Sunday providing most of the early action on track in Melbourne.

Virat Kohli ventures into E motor sports

Virat Kohli ventures into E motor sports

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

Buys team in electric powerboat series.

Leclerc takes Mexican pole in Ferrari front-row lockout

Leclerc takes Mexican pole in Ferrari front-row lockout

Rediff.com29 Oct 2023

Charles Leclerc swept to pole position for the Mexico City Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday with Carlos Sainz qualifying second in a surprise Ferrari front-row lockout.

Empowering women! No more 'race queens' or 'umbrella girls'

Empowering women! No more 'race queens' or 'umbrella girls'

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

'It's old school to have such a concept as grid girls.'

Hamilton confident 'Brad Pitt can take F1 to 'new heights'

Hamilton confident 'Brad Pitt can take F1 to 'new heights'

Rediff.com7 Jul 2023

Brad Pitt's Hollywood treatment of Formula One will take the sport's already surging popularity to another level, Lewis Hamilton predicted.

We will strive to finish Melbourne race: Chandok

We will strive to finish Melbourne race: Chandok

Rediff.com21 Mar 2010

After his Bahrain debut ended inside two laps, India's Karun Chandhok reckons finishing the race at the Australian Grand Prix would be a strong result for his rookie F1 outfit.

Red Bull drivers sent to back of grid in Abu Dhabi

Red Bull drivers sent to back of grid in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com23 Nov 2014

Outgoing Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel and Australian team mate Daniel Ricciardo were sent to the back of the grid at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday after stewards ruled Red Bull had used an illegal front wing.

Formula One teams rule out Russian race boycott

Formula One teams rule out Russian race boycott

Rediff.com26 Jul 2014

Formula One teams say they will race in Russia, despite the crisis in Ukraine and downing of a Malaysian airliner, unless the country's debut Grand Prix in October is called off or they are ordered not to go.

Coming Up On OTT This August

Coming Up On OTT This August

Rediff.com31 Jul 2024

With the rains pouring down on us, August offers yet another reason to stay home!

Sato will not stay with BAR

Sato will not stay with BAR

Rediff.com23 Sep 2005