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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...

Prost warns Mercedes over Singapore street fighters 19 Sep 2014 - 09:04 am

Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany poses in his garage for photos ahead of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix night race...

Hamilton, Rosberg welcome sound of radio silence 19 Sep 2014 - 08:52 am

SINGAPORE: Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have welcomed the sound of radio silence for the final six races of their dramatic duel for...

Bottas eyes top three finish for Williams 19 Sep 2014 - 08:52 am

SINGAPORE: Valtteri Bottas and his much-improved Williams team are keeping their feet firmly on the ground this weekend as they assess their ambitions...

Rosberg, Hamilton set to renew rivalry in Singapore 18 Sep 2014 - 12:30 am

An aerial view of the street circuit for this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. SINGAPORE: Mercedes team-mates Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton renew their...

Formula 1 teams warned against coded messages 17 Sep 2014 - 12:52 am

LONDON: Formula One’s governing body has banned teams from sending drivers coded messages under a controversial clampdown on the use of radio communications...

Mercedes name teen Wehrlein as reserve driver 16 Sep 2014 - 03:58 am

LONDON: Nineteen-year-old German Pascal Wehrlein has been appointed reserve driver for the dominant Mercedes Formula One team after becoming the youngest winner in...

Langdon, AlBalooshi excel at Carolina National qualifying 14 Sep 2014 - 12:54 am

CONCORD, North Carolina: Reigning World Champion Shawn Langdon and his teammate, Khalid AlBalooshi, made excellent efforts yesterday for the Qatar Al Anabi Racing...

Marquez in San Marino for win number 12 13 Sep 2014 - 06:56 am

Spanish MotoGP driver Marc Marquez of Repsol Honda Team in the team garage during the second free practice session at the Misano Circuit,...