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British and Australian MotoGP races cancelled

British and Australian MotoGP races cancelled

Rediff.com29 May 2020

The British Grand Prix was scheduled for Silverstone on Aug. 30 while the Australian round had been due at Phillip Island on Oct. 25.

F1: Verstappen on pole for fifth race in a row

F1: Verstappen on pole for fifth race in a row

Rediff.com8 Jul 2023

Max Verstappen took his fifth pole position in a row at the British Grand Prix.

Ecclestone sets Silverstone a December deadline

Ecclestone sets Silverstone a December deadline

Rediff.com20 Nov 2009

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has set Silverstone a December deadline to keep next year's British Grand Prix on the calendar.

Silverstone saved for at least five years

Silverstone saved for at least five years

Rediff.com9 Dec 2004

Britain has hosted a Grand Prix every year since the first Formula One championship race at Silverstone, a former World War Two airfield, in 1950.

BRDC chairman ousted after Silverstone deal

BRDC chairman ousted after Silverstone deal

Rediff.com13 Jan 2005

Ray Bellm, who played a key role in securing a five-year deal for the Silverstone Grand Prix, was voted out of office at a BRDC board meeting.

Button can end home jinx at Silverstone

Button can end home jinx at Silverstone

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Victory at Silverstone on Sunday would mean more to Jenson Button than anyone on the Formula One starting grid but his championship-leading McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton has no intention of letting that happen.

F1 drivers fully support 'ghost races': GPDA chief

F1 drivers fully support 'ghost races': GPDA chief

Rediff.com23 May 2020

F1, Silverstone still optimistic despite UK quarantine rules

Silverstone signs 17-year British GP deal

Silverstone signs 17-year British GP deal

Rediff.com7 Dec 2009

Silverstone's owners secured the future of the British Formula One Grand Prix on Monday after agreeing a 17-year deal with the sport's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

F1's record 23-race calendar for 2022

F1's record 23-race calendar for 2022

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

Miami makes its debut in May while Qatar drops off for a year due to hosting the football World Cup and China is still missing due to COVID-19 restrictions.

F1: Mudbath memories haunt rain-hit Silverstone

F1: Mudbath memories haunt rain-hit Silverstone

Rediff.com6 Jul 2012

Memories of the mudbath and mayhem of 2000 haunted the British Grand Prix on Friday as rain triggered monster traffic jams and left thousands of frustrated Formula One fans queuing for hours to get in.

Brad Pitt Makes F1 'Debut'

Brad Pitt Makes F1 'Debut'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

The movie star stars as a racing driver who steps out of retirement to compete alongside an up-and-coming rookie against the titans of the sport.

British Grand Prix: Hamilton on pole at Silverstone

British Grand Prix: Hamilton on pole at Silverstone

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

The pole was Hamilton's eighth in nine races this season and the 46th of his career for the championship leader, who won at Silverstone last year and has a 10 point advantage over the German.

Kareena's Hot Mirror Selfie!

Kareena's Hot Mirror Selfie!

Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

Kangana plants a tree... Disha promotes Kalki...Kriti makes memories at the British Grand Prix...

Susie Wolff joins F1 men at Silverstone test

Susie Wolff joins F1 men at Silverstone test

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

The wife of Mercedes motorsport head and Williams shareholder Toto will be driving the FW35 car on Friday in a young driver test that has been thrown open to race regulars as well to allow Pirelli to test tyres after controversial recent blowouts.

COVID-hit Vettel out of Bahrain GP, Hulkenberg to race

COVID-hit Vettel out of Bahrain GP, Hulkenberg to race

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

Hulkenberg is the team's reserve driver and has stood in for them three times already since he last raced full time in Formula One with Renault in 2019.

No chance of qualifying change for Silverstone

No chance of qualifying change for Silverstone

Rediff.com6 Jul 2004

Formula One's governing body has dismissed a move by commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone to change qualifying for Sunday's British Grand Prix.

'Formula One has a 50-50 chance of going racing'

'Formula One has a 50-50 chance of going racing'

Rediff.com30 Apr 2020

Formula E founder Alejandro Agag reckons both his electric series and Formula One have a 50-50 chance of getting races run due to the coronavirus pandemic that has stalled both championships. The Spaniard, whose city-based series started last November and completed five races before the virus forced it off the streets, said it was unclear how much was going to be possible as restrictions eased.

Stroll fastest as Hulk returns at Racing Point

Stroll fastest as Hulk returns at Racing Point

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

Max Verstappen lapped with a best time of one minute 27.422 seconds.

Spotted: Narain Karthikeyan

Spotted: Narain Karthikeyan

Rediff.com17 Jul 2007

Reader Sumit Pal sent us this picture from North Hampton.

Perez waiting on COVID test for clearance to race

Perez waiting on COVID test for clearance to race

Rediff.com6 Aug 2020

Mexican Sergio Perez was waiting for the go-ahead to race in Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix after ending quarantine for COVID-19 on Thursday.

Sochi open to Russian F1 race double-header

Sochi open to Russian F1 race double-header

Rediff.com4 Jun 2020

Russian Grand Prix organisers said on Thursday they were open to hosting two back-to-back races in Sochi this season to help Formula One flesh out a calendar reduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sochi, with a circuit winding around the Olympic Park used for the 2014 Winter Games, is due to host the Russian Grand Prix on September 27 although that stage of the calendar remains uncertain.

Mercedes' Russell wins tense Austrian F1 Grand Prix

Mercedes' Russell wins tense Austrian F1 Grand Prix

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

Mercedes' George Russell celebrated a surprise Austrian Grand Prix win on Sunday after Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen and McLaren's Lando Norris collided late in the race

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.

F1 celebrates 1,000th race, give or take a few

F1 celebrates 1,000th race, give or take a few

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

The fact is that some of the 999 championship races thus far have been questionable Grands Prix and several past race winners never even drove a Formula One car.

Exclusive: Ajith living his racing dream!

Exclusive: Ajith living his racing dream!

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

Ajith exclusively talks about his first test race at Formula 2 Championships.

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.'

Ralf Schumacher ready to race

Ralf Schumacher ready to race

Rediff.com13 Sep 2004

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.

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.

Why Racing Point car is not just a 'pink Mercedes'

Why Racing Point car is not just a 'pink Mercedes'

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

Team principal Otmar Szafnauer and technical Andrew Green said in a video interview at last weekend's British Grand Prix that it was time to 'give credit where credit was due'.

Chandhok third in GP2 feature race

Chandhok third in GP2 feature race

Rediff.com6 Jul 2008

Karun Chandhok set the Silverstone track on fire with a sensational third-place finish in the GP2 feature race after starting 10th on the grid in his iSport International car.

Mexican F1 race to go ahead

Mexican F1 race to go ahead

Rediff.com21 Sep 2017

Mexican Grand Prix organisers say next month's Formula One race in Mexico City will go ahead as planned despite the capital being hit by its deadliest earthquake in three decades.Mexican Grand Prix organisers say next month's Formula One race in Mexico City will go ahead as planned despite the capital being hit by its deadliest earthquake in three decades.

Coronavirus: Austria to host delayed season's first F1 race

Coronavirus: Austria to host delayed season's first F1 race

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

The first race at the Red Bull Ring would be on the July 3-5 weekend.

Red Bull confirm Klien for four races

Red Bull confirm Klien for four races

Rediff.com10 Jun 2005

Austrian Christian Klien will race the next four Grands Prix for Red Bull and probably the two after that as well

F1 Schedule for 2024 season: Record number of Grands Prix

F1 Schedule for 2024 season: Record number of Grands Prix

Rediff.com5 Jul 2023

Formula One will have a record 24 Grands Prix in 2024 with China back on the calendar after a five-year absence.

Abu Dhabi GP: Di Resta finishes sixth, Sutil 10th

Abu Dhabi GP: Di Resta finishes sixth, Sutil 10th

Rediff.com3 Nov 2013

Force India had something to cheer about. Paul Di Resta delivered a great result for Sahara Force India by finishing sixth, his second-best of the season, while Adrian Sutil came 10th in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.

British GP tyre problems due to wear on long final stint

British GP tyre problems due to wear on long final stint

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

Six times Formula One world champion Hamilton won the race at Silverstone on three wheels and a flat tyre after his front left deflated on the final lap with some 3.8 km between him and the finish.

Here's a look at the revised F1 calendar

Here's a look at the revised F1 calendar

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

The governing FIA and sport's commercial rights holders Liberty Media have suggested a reverse-grid qualifying race on the second Saturday to decide that Sunday's starting order and add to the excitement.

Turkey on 19-race F1 calendar

Turkey on 19-race F1 calendar

Rediff.com11 Dec 2004

PIX: Ferrari's Sainz takes his first F1 win in a thriller

PIX: Ferrari's Sainz takes his first F1 win in a thriller

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz claimed his first Formula One victory on Sunday in a thrilling British Grand Prix halted by a first-lap crash and with the added mayhem of a track invasion by protesters.