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Hamilton splashes to pole 30 Mar 2014 - 02:16 am

British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (centre) of Mercedes AMG GP reacts after he took pole position, followed by second-placed German Formula One...

Alonso delighted to qualify on second row 30 Mar 2014 - 02:16 am

Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Scuderia Ferrari in action during the qualifying session ahead of the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix...

Tyre gamble fails to pay off for Button 30 Mar 2014 - 02:15 am

Tyre gamble fails to pay off for Button SEPANG: A gamble on tyres failed to pay off for McLaren’s Jenson Button, but the...

F1: Rosberg is quickest in Malaysian GP practice 29 Mar 2014 - 08:24 am

LEFT: Red Bull’s F1 driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drinks after the second practice session of the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International...

McLaren target more pace after tough day 29 Mar 2014 - 08:18 am

SEPANG: A new promising nose box failed to lift the concerns of McLaren’s Jenson Button that his team could struggle to match the...

Crushing win for Rosberg 17 Mar 2014 - 10:40 am

Rosberg holds the trophy. MELBOURNE: Nico Rosberg drew first blood for Mercedes in the new Formula One season with a dominant Australian Grand...

Hamilton snatches Aussie pole as Vettel flops 16 Mar 2014 - 09:26 am

British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AMG GP steers his car during qualifying at the Albert Park Circuit for the Australian...

F1: Embattled Vettel vows ‘maximum’ in record bid 14 Mar 2014 - 06:33 am

Formula One drivers British Lewis Hamilton (left) of Mercedes AMG Petronas and German Sebastian Vettel of Infiniti Red Bull Racing are seen during...

Massa set for Schumi helmet tribute 14 Mar 2014 - 06:33 am

MELBOURNE: Felipe Massa will display a message of support for Michael Schumacher at Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, the first Formula One race since...

Hamilton rejects Mercedes ‘favourites’ tag 14 Mar 2014 - 06:27 am

MELBOURNE: Lewis Hamilton has had little call to hose down expectations since joining Mercedes, but the Briton has been on the front foot...

Vettel chases record 10th successive win 13 Mar 2014 - 01:45 am

Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia drives his Infiniti Red Bull car alongside a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet plane during...

‘Small’ signs of hope for Schumacher: Family 13 Mar 2014 - 01:26 am

GRENOBLE, France: Michael Schumacher is showing “small, encouraging signs” of recovery from injuries sustained in a ski accident, his family said yesterday, while...

Putin says Russian Grand Prix on track 09 Mar 2014 - 04:08 am

SOCHI, Russia: Preparations for the first ever Grand Prix in Russia are on track, President Vladimir Putin told Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone,...

Bribery case hangs over Formula One boss Ecclestone 08 Mar 2014 - 12:47 am

LONDON: A German bribery trial that opens next month in Munich will decide the fate of Bernie Ecclestone, the 83-year-old Briton who has...

Bahrain circuit to honour Schumacher 03 Mar 2014 - 01:51 am

Red Bull’s Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany takes the ‘Michael Schumacher turn’ as he drives his car during day four of...

Hamilton on top on final day of testing 03 Mar 2014 - 01:50 am

MANAMA: Formula One teams wrapped up pre-season testing in Bahrain yesterday with Lewis Hamilton on top of the timesheets and his Mercedes team...

Kuwaiti stars Al Ansari and Al Shatti seal Losail MX Championship titles 02 Mar 2014 - 10:32 am

The podium winners at the MX1 race 2 pose for a picture at Losail DOHA: Kuwaiti motocross star Moaath Al Ansari yesterday bagged...

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...