Sports / Formula One

Injured driver’s family at his bedside in Japan 07 Oct 2014 - 02:43 am

YOKKAICHI, Japan: The parents of Jules Bianchi arrived at his bedside in intensive care in Japan yesterday, 24 hours after he underwent surgery...

Villeneuve calls for changes to protocols 07 Oct 2014 - 02:19 am

LONDON: Formula One must change its Safety Car protocol and make their deployment automatic with every crash, the 2007 world champion Jacques Villeneuve...

Hamilton wins Japanese GP marred by Bianchi crash 06 Oct 2014 - 06:39 am

British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (left) of Mercedes AMG GP holds his trophy on the podium after winning the Japanese Formula One...

Rosberg roars to pole at Japanese GP 04 Oct 2014 - 11:20 pm

German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Mercedes steers his car during the first practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix at the...

Vettel to leave Red Bull, set for Ferrari 04 Oct 2014 - 11:19 pm

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing puts on a balaclava in the garage during the third practice session at the Suzuka Circuit yesterday....

Langdon fourth in Reading qualifying 04 Oct 2014 - 11:18 pm

Al Anabi driver Khalid AlBalooshi of UAE makes his opening qualifying attempt at the 30th annual NHRA Nationals in Reading, Pennsylvania. READING, Pennsylvania:...

Five facts about Sebastian Vettel 04 Oct 2014 - 11:17 pm

Five facts on Germany’s four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel q Vettel won the world drivers’ championship in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. But...

Alonso says all going to plan with his F1 future 04 Oct 2014 - 11:17 pm

SUZUKA, Japan: Fernando Alonso indicated his Formula One future was in his own hands despite Red Bull announcing yesterday that four-time world champion...

Hamilton tops practice in Japan as typhoon looms 03 Oct 2014 - 11:58 pm

SUZUKA, Japan: Championship leader Lewis Hamilton stayed ahead of Mercedes team-mate and rival Nico Rosberg in yesterday’s Japanese Grand Prix practice as teenager...

Typhoon could hit F1 preps for Russia 03 Oct 2014 - 11:55 pm

SUZUKA: The worst impact from a typhoon lurking off the coast of Japan will be felt the day after the Japanese Formula One...

Hamilton braces for Rosberg fightback 03 Oct 2014 - 01:07 am

Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain waves to fans at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, western Japan, yesterday, ahead of Sunday’s...

Schoolboy racer Verstappen worries driving legends 03 Oct 2014 - 01:06 am

SUZUKA, Japan: The Formula One establishment is nervously watching to see how Max Verstappen -- too young to drive a car on his...

Team change ‘not in my head’ says Vettel 03 Oct 2014 - 01:05 am

SUZUKA, Japan: World champion Sebastian Vettel laughed off persistent speculation about his future yesterday, insisting it was far from his mind in the...

‘Three Rs’ spell out Hamilton’s lead after Singapore Grand Prix 23 Sep 2014 - 01:42 pm

SINGAPORE: For a Singapore Grand Prix that began with confusion over self-censorship and concluded with Lewis Hamilton leading the standings, the race weekend...

Resurgent Langdon climbs back in point standings 23 Sep 2014 - 01:41 pm

ENNIS, Texas: After dropping from third to seventh in the point standings following the first race of the Countdown to the Championship NHRA...

F1: Hamilton wins Singapore GP 22 Sep 2014 - 12:37 am

SINGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton regained the Formula One drivers’ world championship lead yesterday when he claimed victory in the Singapore Grand Prix after his...

Last-gasp effort earns Hamilton Singapore pole 20 Sep 2014 - 11:57 pm

Caption SINGAPORE: A remarkably cool Lewis Hamilton snatched a dramatic last-gasp pole position from his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg for today’s Singapore Grand...

FIA delays radio ban to ensure ‘fairness’ for all 20 Sep 2014 - 02:58 am

SINGAPORE: Formula One has back-tracked on a planned clampdown on radio and pitboard messages for reasons of fairness but remains determined to end...