Sports / Formula One

Vettel suffers test wipeout 02 Mar 2014 - 10:31 am

German driver Sebastian Vettel (right), of Infiniti Red Bull Racing team, and mechanics push his car after a breakdown during a four-day pre-season...

Skelleftea to host the FIM Snowcross World Championship 02 Mar 2014 - 10:06 am

FUNCHAL, Portugal: Since Youthstream took over the rights to the Snowcross World Championship in 2011 they have attempted to take Snowcross to a...

Smedley follows Massa to Williams F1 team 26 Feb 2014 - 12:46 am

LONDON: Former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley is following Brazilian driver Felipe Massa to the Williams Formula One team, where he will take...

Female driver aims for Grand Prix spot 25 Feb 2014 - 10:49 am

British development driver Susie Wolff (right) poses behind the Williams FW35 Formula One racing car during its launch before a training session at...

Williams announce partnership with Petrobras 19 Feb 2014 - 12:18 am

LONDON: Williams have signed a multi-year partnership with Brazilian oil company Petrobras, the Formula One team said on Tuesday. The former champions had...

Austin Dillon wins Daytona 500 pole in No.3 18 Feb 2014 - 12:31 am

left: NASCAR Sprint Car driver Austin Dillon celebrates after winning the pole for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach,...

Probe into Schumacher fall closed 18 Feb 2014 - 12:23 am

PARIS: French investigators have ruled out any third party involvement in the ski accident of former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and...

Schmid extends championship lead 02 Feb 2014 - 12:50 am

Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah, Silver Category Round 4 Race 1 winner at the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, poses for a picture...

Red Bull’s Formula One test nightmare continues 01 Feb 2014 - 12:09 am

A member of Ferrari F1 team checks a Pirelli tyre outside his box during pre-season testing at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain. ...

Ferrari intrigued by McLaren suspension 31 Jan 2014 - 06:43 am

Ferrari mechanics stand on a tow truck as Formula One racing driver Fernando Alonso of Spain has his F14 T car towed away,...

F1: Vettel struggles on day two of testing in Jerez 30 Jan 2014 - 10:35 am

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain drives the new MP4-29 during pre-season testing at the Jerez racetrack in southern Spain, yesterday....

Hamilton starts new F1 turbo era with a crash 29 Jan 2014 - 10:05 am

JEREZ, Spain: Lewis Hamilton crashed his Mercedes, world champion Sebastian Vettel failed to complete a timed lap and McLaren’s car stayed in the...

Double points finale up for debate: Mercedes chief 29 Jan 2014 - 10:01 am

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain: Mercedes executive director Toto Wolff believes a controversial plan to award double points for the final race of...

Alonso sees parallels in the past at Ferrari launch 26 Jan 2014 - 02:09 pm

London: Ferrari unveiled their eye-catching 2014 Formula One car yesterday with Fernando Alonso hoping a fifth season with the team will be as...

F1 tweaks rules but double points set to stay 25 Jan 2014 - 07:30 am

LONDON: Formula One looks set to go ahead with a controversial decision to award double points for the last race of the season...

Button reunited with his two little ducks 11 Jan 2014 - 12:29 am

LONDON: McLaren’s Jenson Button (pictured) has chosen to roll back the years and race this season with the number 22 that he used...

Schumi’s wife urges media to leave family alone 08 Jan 2014 - 10:55 am

Corinna Schumacher, the wife of German Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher. GRENOBLE, France: Michael Schumacher’s wife pleaded yesterday with journalists to leave...

Ferrari will keep Raikkonen busy 02 Jan 2014 - 01:58 pm

LONDON: Kimi Raikkonen (pictured) is no more a fan of Formula One simulators than Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo but the Finn can...