Formula 1

Formula 1: Carlos Sainz is determined to leave McLaren on a high

Sainz's move to Ferrari, replacing four times world champion Sebastian Vettel, was announced on May 14.

May 25, 2020, 11:54 AM IST

McLaren boss expects Sebastian Vettel to leave Formula One

Ferrari said on Tuesday that Vettel, who won all his titles with Red Bull between 2010-13, would be leaving after six years with them.

May 16, 2020, 09:30 AM IST

British motorsports legend Stirling Moss dies aged 90

Moss spent 134 days in the hospital after suffering chest infection while on holiday in Singapore.
 

Apr 12, 2020, 17:25 PM IST

Lewis Hamilton ends F1 season in style with victory in Abu Dhabi

The Briton equaled his best performance of 11 race wins in a season, winning from 17 seconds from Max Verstappen in the Red Bull, who himself managed to win his own personal duel with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to secure third place in the drivers' championship, reports Xinhua news agency.

Dec 02, 2019, 14:05 PM IST

Sebastian Vettel leads Ferrari's Singapore charge but Mercedes on top

Vettel, whose 52nd and last win came at the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix, was second and third fastest on the timesheets in Friday’s two sessions at the Marina Bay track.

Sep 21, 2019, 12:37 PM IST

Haas confirm French driver Romain Grosjean in unchanged 2020 F1 lineup

Magnussen, 26, already had a contract for 2020 while 33-year-old Grosjean had faced an uncertain future at the US-owned outfit.

Sep 19, 2019, 18:46 PM IST

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas dubs 2019 as his best season

With this year's season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the 29-year-old ended his one-year winless streak before also making a podium finish in Azerbaijan and grabbing four pole positions in 2019.

Aug 11, 2019, 16:48 PM IST

Melbourne to continue to host Australian Grand Prix until 2025

Australia is part of the motor-sport history as the country has been hosting Formula 1 World Championship since 1985.

Jul 19, 2019, 13:33 PM IST

Sebastian Vettel penalty gives Lewis Hamilton Canada Formula 1 GP title

Under pressure from Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel threw away the race on lap 48 when he went too hard into the turn-three chicane and ran on to the grass, returning to the circuit just ahead of the Briton who was forced to brake sharply or face being pushed into the wall.

Jun 10, 2019, 11:33 AM IST

Formula 1: Mercedes have discussed Ferrari move with Lewis Hamilton, says Toto Wolff

Hamilton, 34, has a contract with Mercedes until the end of 2020, by which time he could have equalled Ferrari great Michael Schumacher`s unprecedented seven titles and broken other records.

May 12, 2019, 16:03 PM IST

Formula 1: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc completes domination of Baku practice

The 21-year-old Monegasque lapped the Baku street circuit with a benchmark time of one minute 41.604 seconds on a sunny afternoon.

Apr 27, 2019, 18:41 PM IST

Formula 1: Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas out for Baku revenge

The Finn was leading around the streets of Baku last year when a puncture three laps from the end handed victory to Hamilton instead.

Apr 24, 2019, 17:46 PM IST

Ferrari wrong to use team orders so early, says Gerhard Berger

The Austrian, who won 10 Grand Prix for three different teams between 1986 and 1997, told reporters it was too early in the season to favour Vettel over his young Monegasque teammate.

Apr 19, 2019, 15:37 PM IST

Formula 1: Ferrari defend use of team orders to help Sebastian Vettel

The German`s teammate Charles Leclerc had made a better start and was in third place, with Vettel close behind, when the team gave instructions for the Monegasque to let his teammate through early on.

Apr 14, 2019, 22:09 PM IST

Formula 1: Mercedes wary of Ferrari threat despite front row lockout

Bottas, who leads five-times world champion Hamilton by a point in the standings, narrowly pipped the Briton to pole position for Formula One`s 1,000th world championship race.

Apr 13, 2019, 18:21 PM IST

Formula 1: Max Verstappen lets rip after missing out on final qualifying lap

The 21-year-old Red Bull driver qualified fifth but felt he could have been higher had he not slowed due to Ferrari`s Sebastian Vettel and the two Renaults overtaking as he was teeing up a final effort.

Apr 13, 2019, 17:13 PM IST

Formula One approves point for fastest lap from Australian Grand Prix

Formula One, which will mark its 1,000th race this year at the Chinese Grand Prix, awarded a point for the fastest lap over the first decade of its existence as a world championship from 1950-59.

Mar 12, 2019, 11:16 AM IST

Nico Rosberg most excited about Sebastian Vettel-Charles Leclerc partnership in 2019

Rosberg, who is also a Laureus ambassador, had announced a shock retirement five days after winning his maiden title in 2016, when he pipped fierce rival and teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Feb 16, 2019, 15:27 PM IST

Max Verstappen completes Brazil Grand Prix punishment at steward event

Verstappen, the youngest ever Formula One winner, was ordered to do two days of public service for an angry confrontation with Force India's Esteban Ocon at Interlagos in November.

Feb 11, 2019, 14:06 PM IST

Russian, Mexican promoters back Formula 1 rights holders

Formula One's commercial agreement with teams expires at the end of 2020 with talks underway for a potential transformation of the sport, with plans for budget caps and more equal distribution of the revenues.

Jan 30, 2019, 14:30 PM IST