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Drivers see Malaysia as prime circuit for DRS

Drivers see Malaysia as prime circuit for DRS

Rediff.com8 Apr 2011

Formula One's introduction of adjustable rear wings was intended to make overtaking easier and drivers agree this weekend's Malaysia Grand Prix will be the perfect venue to test its effectiveness.

Indian F1 GP was good start; shame it can't return: Damon Hill

Indian F1 GP was good start; shame it can't return: Damon Hill

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

Former Formula One World champion Damon Hill says the decision to scrap the Indian Grand Prix after just three years of its launch was a "shame", especially as the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida has a "great track".

Racing Point ready to move on from cash-starved Force India era

Racing Point ready to move on from cash-starved Force India era

Rediff.com14 Feb 2019

Racing Point have put the cash-starved Force India days behind them and now have the resources to show Formula One what they can really do, the Canadian-owned team said.

F1 drivers pay tribute to Wheldon, Simoncelli

F1 drivers pay tribute to Wheldon, Simoncelli

Rediff.com28 Oct 2011

Formula One drivers Jenson Button and Mark Webber will pay a special tribute to late British racer and friend Dan Wheldon at this weekend's inaugural Indian Grand Prix after a grim month for motorsport.

Button celebrates sixth win in seven races

Button celebrates sixth win in seven races

Rediff.com7 Jun 2009

Jenson Button ran away with the Turkish Grand Prix Sunday to stretch his overall Formula One lead to 26 points with a sparkling sixth victory from seven races.

Narain expects good race at Barcelona

Narain expects good race at Barcelona

Rediff.com5 May 2005

'Let's hope that my good results at the Barcelona track will bring me luck this weekend,' said Jordan's Indian driver.

McLaren fire early warning

McLaren fire early warning

Rediff.com8 Jul 2005

Formula One: Why does Vettel get booed on podiums?

Formula One: Why does Vettel get booed on podiums?

Rediff.com29 Oct 2013

German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel has said that he believed boos were coming from people who did not want to see one team and driver winning so much.

All you need to know about F1's youngest race winner Verstappen

All you need to know about F1's youngest race winner Verstappen

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Factbox on Dutch driver Max Verstappen, who became Formula One's youngest race winner, aged 18, at the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday.

Force India drivers apologise on bad day for team

Force India drivers apologise on bad day for team

Rediff.com6 Oct 2013

Force India drivers Adrian Sutil and Paul Di Resta made their apologies to rivals and colleagues on Sunday after a disappointing Korean Grand Prix for the Formula One team.

Narain clinches Jordan F1 deal

Narain clinches Jordan F1 deal

Rediff.com3 Feb 2005

Jordan GP chief Alexander Schnaider announced the signing of the 28-year old Indian and Tiago Monteiro of Portugal as its race drivers for the season.

Meet India's Paris Olympics-bound relay teams

Meet India's Paris Olympics-bound relay teams

Rediff.com6 May 2024

A low-down on the eight runners -- four men and four women -- who finished second in their qualifying heats to make the Olympic cut.

Narain sets the pace at Catalunya

Narain sets the pace at Catalunya

Rediff.com13 Apr 2006

Karthikeyan today set a scorching pace on the first of four-day testing for Williams F1 team.

F1: Double delight for triumphant Perez in Baku

F1: Double delight for triumphant Perez in Baku

Rediff.com30 Apr 2023

Sergio Perez beat teammate and championship leader Max Verstappen to win the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday and continue Red Bull's Formula One domination with a double success in Baku.

Like father, like son: Schumacher's son impresses in Formula 4

Like father, like son: Schumacher's son impresses in Formula 4

Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

Michael Schumacher's 16-year-old son Mick sprayed the winner's champagne after capping an impressive debut weekend.

Di Resta, Hulkenberg to race for Sahara Force India

Di Resta, Hulkenberg to race for Sahara Force India

Rediff.com16 Dec 2011

Britain's Paul di Resta and Germany's Nico Hulkenberg will race for Sahara Force India next season, the Formula One team said on Friday. Hulkenberg will replace compatriot Adrian Sutil at the Silverstone-based team.

F1: Alonso on front row in Miami, but win a long shot

F1: Alonso on front row in Miami, but win a long shot

Rediff.com7 May 2023

Fernando Alonso will start the Miami Grand Prix on the front row alongside pole sitter Sergio Perez, providing Aston Martin the chance for a win, believes team principal Mike Krack.

Renault face Singapore race fixing charges

Renault face Singapore race fixing charges

Rediff.com5 Sep 2009

Renault will face charges of fixing last year's Singapore Grand Prix by staging a crash that helped Spaniard Fernando Alonso win, Formula One's governing body said on Friday. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that Renault representatives had been summoned to an extraordinary meeting of its World Motor Sport Council in Paris on September 21, the Monday before this year's Singapore race.

Schumacher aims to qualify for bike race

Schumacher aims to qualify for bike race

Rediff.com29 Mar 2008

Michael Schumacher has ruled out any chance of winning when he takes part in his first competitive motorbike race in Italy.

British GP to stay at Silverstone

British GP to stay at Silverstone

Rediff.com26 May 2004

The circuit's owners announced they had secured a deal to stage the race in 2005 and 2006.

Rev up your engines. F1 season's here!

Rev up your engines. F1 season's here!

Rediff.com13 Mar 2019

Mercedes set for proper fight with Ferrari in Melbourne

The Man Behind Pathaan

The Man Behind Pathaan

Rediff.com25 Jan 2023

As their latest star-studded collaboration Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham and Deepika Padukone readies for release this Wednesday, Sukanya Verma offers a lowdown on everything Siddharth has directed so far.

McLaren replace Montoya with De la Rosa

McLaren replace Montoya with De la Rosa

Rediff.com11 Jul 2006

The Spaniard will replace the Colombian at McLaren for the rest of the season.

Former Ferrari driver Massa to quit at end of F1 season

Former Ferrari driver Massa to quit at end of F1 season

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

The 35-year-old Williams driver, who won 11 races for Ferrari between 2006 and 2008 and finished overall runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 world championship, is out of contract at the end of the year.

F1: Vettel first Ferrari driver since Schumi to win Monaco GP

F1: Vettel first Ferrari driver since Schumi to win Monaco GP

Rediff.com28 May 2017

Finnish team mate Kimi Raikkonen, who started on pole for the first time in nine years but lost the lead in the pitstops, made sure of a Ferrari one-two with Hamilton finishing seventh for Mercedes after starting 13th.

Race of Champions called off due to Thai protests

Race of Champions called off due to Thai protests

Rediff.com2 Dec 2013

This month's Race of Champions motorsport event in Bangkok has been called off due to political upheaval in the Thai capital, organisers said on Monday.

Unstoppable Verstappen vrooming towards greatness

Unstoppable Verstappen vrooming towards greatness

Rediff.com9 Oct 2022

Verstappen suffered two retirements from the first three races but has otherwise finished all but two rounds in the top three.

Fan at Australian F1 GP left bleeding after hit by car debris

Fan at Australian F1 GP left bleeding after hit by car debris

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

A spectator at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix suffered a cut to his arm when struck by a piece of debris from Kevin Magnussen's car.

A1 GP: India out of Feature Race

A1 GP: India out of Feature Race

Rediff.com20 Nov 2005

Armaan Ebrahim collided with Pakistani driver Adam Khan in the Feature Race

Jenson Button says Abu Dhabi will be his last race

Jenson Button says Abu Dhabi will be his last race

Rediff.com24 Nov 2016

Jenson Button says he has no plans to race again in Formula One after Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, even though McLaren are keeping the door open for a possible return in 2018. "I go into this weekend thinking it is going to be my last race. I think that is the best way to be," the 2009 world champion told reporters on Thursday. "At this moment in time I do not want to be racing in Formula One past this race. I think of this as my last race and hopefully everybody else does as well."

How Swift Changed Maruti's Thinking

How Swift Changed Maruti's Thinking

Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

Swift Dzire has clocked 2.5 million in sales, and you might, in a non-too-distant future, see headlines that the DZire has done 3 million as well, observes Suveen Sinha.

Focus on safety in motor racing after Simoncelli's death

Focus on safety in motor racing after Simoncelli's death

Rediff.com24 Oct 2011

Motorsport was plunged into more grief and introspection on Sunday by a second death in a week amid intensified concern for safety standards in all forms of racing around the world.

Leclerc on pole in Austin as Verstappen has lap deleted

Leclerc on pole in Austin as Verstappen has lap deleted

Rediff.com21 Oct 2023

Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for Sunday's US Grand Prix after Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen had a faster lap deleted for exceeding track limits and dropped to sixth on the grid.

What Vettel must do to stay in F1 title race...

What Vettel must do to stay in F1 title race...

Rediff.com3 Oct 2018

Sebastian Vettel may need to rely on a stroke of luck at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday if the German wants to keep alive his diminishing hopes of claiming a fifth Formula One title.

Hamilton uneasy over return to Saudi Arabia

Hamilton uneasy over return to Saudi Arabia

Rediff.com17 Mar 2023

With the human rights issues in Saudi Arabia, seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton expressed unease over travelling to the country for the upcoming Jeddah Grand Prix.

Narain to race for India in A1

Narain to race for India in A1

Rediff.com16 Jan 2007

Narain Karthikeyan will race for the team at Taupo, New Zealand, in the A1GP this weekend.

Toyota in three-year deal with Ralf Schumacher

Toyota in three-year deal with Ralf Schumacher

Rediff.com7 Jul 2004

Ralf, the brother of world champion Michael, will race for Toyota from the 2005 season.

PIX: Red Bull's Verstappen wins second Formula One title

PIX: Red Bull's Verstappen wins second Formula One title

Rediff.com9 Oct 2022

The Dutch driver won the race at Suzuka, with Leclerc demoted from second to third behind Red Bull's Sergio Perez for cutting the final chicane while defending from the Mexican on the last lap.

PIX: F1 swerves Hamilton ban on piercings and jewellery

PIX: F1 swerves Hamilton ban on piercings and jewellery

Rediff.com7 May 2022

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will race in Sunday's inaugural Miami Grand Prix after Formula One swerved a showdown with the Mercedes driver over their ban on piercings and jewellery.

Ferrari rope in Fred Vasseur from Sauber as their GM

Ferrari rope in Fred Vasseur from Sauber as their GM

Rediff.com13 Dec 2022

Vasseur and his compatriot Nicolas Todt, son of Jean and manager of Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc, are close and founded the junior series ART racing team together.