F1 news

Bahrain Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel triumphs as Lewis Hamilton pays penalty

Vettel now leads the title race with 68 points ahead of Hamilton on 61.

Apr 17, 2017, 00:23 AM IST

Bahrain Grand Prix: Valtteri Bottas ends Lewis Hamilton run for first career pole

Bottas clocked a best lap of one minute and 28.769 seconds in the final seconds and it was, as Hamilton admitted, too good for him to beat. Hamilton had clocked 1:28.792.

Apr 16, 2017, 00:09 AM IST

Bahrain Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel puts Ferrari on top in Friday practice

The four times world champion lapped 0.400 faster than Red Bull`s Australian Daniel Ricciardo in the afternoon and then pipped Mercedes` Valtteri Bottas by 0.041 under the evening floodlights.

Apr 15, 2017, 00:17 AM IST

McLaren's Fernando Alonso to miss next month's Monaco GP for Indy 500

The two showpiece races take place on May 28 and McLaren -- whose fortunes have plummeted in F1 -- "will enter a single car in the 101st Indianapolis 500," said a team statement.

Apr 12, 2017, 17:10 PM IST

Chinese Grand Prix: Both Force India drivers among points for second straight race

Perez, who started eighth on the grid, finished ninth after being passed by Kevin Magnussen towards the end of the 56-lap race.

Apr 09, 2017, 20:10 PM IST

Chinese Grand Prix: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton romps to pole position

Hamilton jumped onto the pit wall to soak in the adulation of the crowd after clocking the fastest lap of one minute, 31.678 seconds to capture his fourth Chinese pole in five years.

Apr 08, 2017, 17:41 PM IST

Mercedes galvanised after Ferrari defeat, says Lewis Hamilton

The bitter rivalry between the former childhood friends meant Mercedes` management often had to walk a fine line, managing the pair`s unravelling relationship while reassuring them that they were being treated equally.

Apr 08, 2017, 08:35 AM IST

Chinese GP: Opening practice abandoned after a stop-start session at misty Shanghai International Circuit

Teenager Max Verstappen was fastest in his Red Bull, lapping the 5.4-kilometre circuit in one minute, 50.491 seconds.

Apr 07, 2017, 15:48 PM IST

Malaysian GP to be scrapped-off post 2017, says Prime Minister Najib Razak

Officials had said last year that Malaysia would discontinue its Formula One Grand Prix race from 2019, waving the checkered flag on one of Asia`s longest-running F1 races.

Apr 07, 2017, 12:33 PM IST

Australian Grand Prix: Force India open season with double points finish

Force India collected seven points from the weekend, one less than Williams with Felipe Massa finishing sixth.

Mar 26, 2017, 17:54 PM IST

Australian Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel shocks Lewis Hamilton to win season opening race

Finland`s Valtteri Bottas completed the podium on his debut for Mercedes.

Mar 26, 2017, 12:11 PM IST

Force India fail to make Q3 in Australian GP qualifying

Perez narrowly missed out on Q3 with the best time of 1:25.081 while Ocon, in his first race for the team, was almost half a second slower than his more experienced teammate.

Mar 25, 2017, 21:02 PM IST

Australian Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton on pole in season opener with record lap

Hamilton in a Mercedes clocked a record lap of one minute 22.188 seconds to take his 62nd career pole and sixth in Australia into Sunday's race in Melbourne.

Mar 25, 2017, 14:09 PM IST

Lewis Hamilton posts fastest time in 1st practice at F1 opener

The new regulations for 2017 allowed for wider tires with more grip and durability, greater aerodynamics, bigger fuel loads and increased downforce.

Mar 24, 2017, 10:04 AM IST

Formula One: Daniel Ricciardo seeks end to 37-year Aussie drought

Alan Jones was the last Australian to win his home grand prix in 1980, when he was also the last Australian to win the world title.

Mar 23, 2017, 14:47 PM IST

Sebastian Vettel names his 2017 Ferrari F1 car as 'Gina'

The 2017 F1 season is slated to begin with Australian Grand Prix from March 26.

Mar 23, 2017, 00:05 AM IST

Obituary: F1 legend John Surtees dies at the age of 83

Just four years after the last of those 'two-wheel' world titles, Surtees secured his unique place in motorsport history by becoming a 'four-wheel' world champion when winning the Formula One drivers' championship with Italian giants Ferrari

Mar 10, 2017, 22:51 PM IST

DON'T MISS: Photos of stunning Ferrari SF70H F1 car

Named Ferrari SF70H, it will be driven by Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen.

Feb 24, 2017, 23:05 PM IST

Wanted Vijay Mallya appears in UK for launch of Force India F1 car

Businessman Vijay Mallya, who is wanted in India for Rs 9,000 crore loan default, was on Wednesday seen at an event in UK promoting a new Formula One car launched by his team Sahara Force India.

Feb 22, 2017, 23:12 PM IST

Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari switch was a mistake: F1 legend Gerhard Berger

It is observed that if Ferrari does not considerably improve its performance in 2017, the German driver might consider switching to Mercedes.

Feb 03, 2017, 00:12 AM IST