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F1: Piastri takes dominant sprint pole in Belgium

F1: Piastri takes dominant sprint pole in Belgium

Rediff.com25 Jul 2025

Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen will join the Australian on the front row.

F1: Piastri beats Norris in rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix

F1: Piastri beats Norris in rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix

Rediff.com27 Jul 2025

McLaren's Oscar Piastri beat teammate and title rival Lando Norris in a rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix to stretch his Formula One lead to 16 points.

Belgian GP: Norris Pips Piastri To Seal Pole Position

Belgian GP: Norris Pips Piastri To Seal Pole Position

Rediff.com26 Jul 2025

McLaren's Lando Norris edged out championship-leading teammate and Formula One title rival Oscar Piastri to take pole position for what could be a wet and chaotic Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Verstappen Kickstarts New Red Bull Era In Style!

Verstappen Kickstarts New Red Bull Era In Style!

Rediff.com26 Jul 2025

Verstappen starts new Red Bull era with Spa sprint win

F1 Reveals 2026 Calendar: Madrid GP To Replace...

F1 Reveals 2026 Calendar: Madrid GP To Replace...

Rediff.com10 Jun 2025

Formula One will have two races in Spain next season with Madrid's new street circuit making its debut in September and Italy's Imola dropping off the 24-round calendar, F1 and the governing FIA announced on Tuesday.

Verstappen heartbroken as F1 set to axe his favorite track

Verstappen heartbroken as F1 set to axe his favorite track

Rediff.com19 May 2025

Four-time world champion Verstappen said he understood, with Monza having a contract to 2031 for the Italian Grand Prix, but also felt the loss.

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer

Former F1 team boss Eddie Jordan dies of cancer

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

Born on March 30, 1948, Jordan competed in motor racing's junior series before becoming a driver manager and then a team owner.

Motor racing: Dutch teenager van't Hoff dies in crash

Motor racing: Dutch teenager van't Hoff dies in crash

Rediff.com1 Jul 2023

Dutch teenager Dilano van't Hoff died in an accident during a wet Formula Regional European Championship race at Belgium's Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

F2 disaster: Indian driver walks away from deadly crash

F2 disaster: Indian driver walks away from deadly crash

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

Indian driver Kush Maini on Sunday survived a horrifying crash after he stalled at the start of the feature race in Formula 2, a support race to Formula 1.

Red Bull suffers another trophy malfunction!

Red Bull suffers another trophy malfunction!

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

Red Bull suffered a second trophy malfunction in a week on Sunday after the one handed to the winning constructor at the Belgian Grand Prix was broken after a celebratory team photograph.

F1: Verstappen set for five place grid penalty in Belgium

F1: Verstappen set for five place grid penalty in Belgium

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

Max Verstappen will have a five place grid penalty for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after a gearbox change.

PHOTOS: Schumacher's son Mick takes father's 1994 car for a spin

PHOTOS: Schumacher's son Mick takes father's 1994 car for a spin

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

Mick Schumacher, the son of Formula One great Michael, marked the 25th anniversary of his father's first Grand Prix victory by driving a lap in the German's championship-winning 1994 Benetton car ahead of the Belgian race.

In a league of his own, victories keep Verstappen's fire burning

In a league of his own, victories keep Verstappen's fire burning

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

The next race is Verstappen's home Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort after the August break and Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said his driver was a once in a generation talent.

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.

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.

Rosberg on pole for Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Verstappen

Rosberg on pole for Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Verstappen

Rediff.com27 Aug 2016

Germany's Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday to seize pole position for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix.

Check out F1's record 24-race calendar for 2024

Check out F1's record 24-race calendar for 2024

Rediff.com27 Feb 2024

Formula One will have a record 24 races in the season that starts in Bahrain on Saturday.

Verstappen wins Austrian GP to extend world championship lead

Verstappen wins Austrian GP to extend world championship lead

Rediff.com2 Jul 2023

Max Verstappen won Red Bull's home Austrian Grand Prix from pole position and with the fastest lap on Sunday for the team's 10th successive Formula One victory and ninth in nine races this season.

F1: Verstappen takes eighth win in a row in Belgium

F1: Verstappen takes eighth win in a row in Belgium

Rediff.com30 Jul 2023

Verstappen, who started sixth after a five-place grid penalty, extended his championship lead over Perez to 125 points after taking the chequered flag 22.3 seconds ahead of the Mexican.

Hamilton dedicates Belgian GP pole to late actor Chadwick Boseman

Hamilton dedicates Belgian GP pole to late actor Chadwick Boseman

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

Hamilton, who had also topped Saturday morning's final practice session, never look like being challenged throughout the qualifying hour.

F1: Vettel seeking Belgian break at happy hunting ground

F1: Vettel seeking Belgian break at happy hunting ground

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, winner of 52 races, has gone more than a year since he tasted victory at last year's Belgian race.

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap

F1 PIX: Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula One history.

PHOTOS: Dominant Hamilton cruises to Belgian GP win

PHOTOS: Dominant Hamilton cruises to Belgian GP win

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

Lewis Hamilton extended his lead at the top of the overall Formula standings with an unchallenged drive to victory in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix. The Briton, who started from pole and led every lap, crossed the line 8.4 seconds ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas who gave Mercedes a one-two finish.

Belgian Grand Prix: Off the track!

Belgian Grand Prix: Off the track!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2013

The Formula One drivers are rested and hopefully not rusted after a four-week break. The track - Spa-Francorchamps is all set to welcome the drivers.

D'Ambrosio to replace Grosjean at Italian GP

D'Ambrosio to replace Grosjean at Italian GP

Rediff.com4 Sep 2012

Belgian driver Jerome d'Ambrosio will race for Lotus in the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at Monza this weekend in place of the suspended Romain Grosjean, the team said on Tuesday.

Belgian GP: Force India's Di Resta qualifies in top-10

Belgian GP: Force India's Di Resta qualifies in top-10

Rediff.com1 Sep 2012

Sahara Force India's Paul di Resta on Saturday qualified 10th on the grid while his teammate Nico Hulkenberg will start Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix in the 12th position as action returns to Formula One after the summer break in Spa-Francorchamps.

PIX: Verstappen wins in Belgium from 14th on the grid

PIX: Verstappen wins in Belgium from 14th on the grid

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

IMAGES from the Belgian F1 Grand Prix

PIX: Hulkenberg records career-best 4th position at Belgian GP

PIX: Hulkenberg records career-best 4th position at Belgian GP

Rediff.com2 Sep 2012

Nico Hulkenberg scorched his way to a career-best fourth place and Paul Di Resta finished 10th as Sahara Force India secured 13 points from theaction-packed Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday.

And Sgt Schumacher's Club Band plays on

And Sgt Schumacher's Club Band plays on

Rediff.com27 Aug 2011

It began because of tear gas. Twenty years ago, the French-Belgian Bertrand Gachot was all set to drive for the Jordan team at his home grand prix, the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit, but handcuffs got in the way.

Schumacher marks 20 years in his living room

Schumacher marks 20 years in his "living room"

Rediff.com25 Aug 2011

Michael Schumacher celebrates a major milestone at Spa-Francorchamps this weekend, even if the glory years of the seven times world champion form part of Formula One's history rather than its present.

Force India warn against another Spa surprise

Force India warn against another Spa surprise

Rediff.com24 Aug 2010

Force India return to the scene of their greatest race this weekend with scant hopes of repeating last year's Belgian Grand Prix heroics.

Vettel wins in Spa despite Button heroics

Vettel wins in Spa despite Button heroics

Rediff.com28 Aug 2011

Sebastian Vettel drove a superb race to win the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Mark Webber as Red Bull enjoyed a one-two at Spa-Francorchamps.

Belgian GP: Sutil grabs 5th spot

Belgian GP: Sutil grabs 5th spot

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

Force India's Adrian Sutil notched up a career-best equalling performance in Formula One by finishing fifth at the rain-marred and action-filled Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday.

Schumacher apologises to Barrichello by text

Schumacher apologises to Barrichello by text

Rediff.com27 Aug 2010

Michael Schumacher apologised to Rubens Barrichello by text on Thursday for almost forcing his former Ferrari team mate into a wall at this month's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Audi to enter Formula One in 2026

Audi to enter Formula One in 2026

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

Formula One will have a new power unit from 2026 with the focus on sustainability and a more cost-efficient future.

We've delivered on promise: Mallya

We've delivered on promise: Mallya

Rediff.com31 Aug 2009

A huge monkey off Force India's back, team chairman Vijay Mallya said the Formula One outfit has actually delivered on its promise of a podium finish one year before the 2010 deadline it had set.

F1's record 24-race calendar for 2023

F1's record 24-race calendar for 2023

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Formula One will have a record 24 races next season with Las Vegas making its floodlit debut in November and Monaco signing a new deal to secure its place on the calendar until at least 2025.

I did no wrong at Spa, says Hamilton

I did no wrong at Spa, says Hamilton

Rediff.com23 Sep 2008

Lewis Hamilton told a F1 appeal court that he had gained no advantage from a chicane-cutting controversy that cost him victory in this month's Belgian Grand Prix.

Alonso and Button demoted to back of grid

Alonso and Button demoted to back of grid

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will start last in Sunday's Belgian Formula One Grand Prix after being hit with heavy grid penalties for changes to their Honda power units.

Leclerc raises Ferrari hopes with Italian GP pole

Leclerc raises Ferrari hopes with Italian GP pole

Rediff.com11 Sep 2022

Charles Leclerc seized pole position for the Italian Formula One Grand Prix and sent Ferrari hopes soaring on Saturday while Mercedes' George Russell joined him on the front row once penalties were applied.