Sports / Formula One

Formula one has become an auction: Alguersuari 17 Feb 2013 - 01:11 am

Rome: Pirelli tyre tester Jaime Alguersuari vented his frustration at failing to secure a Formula One race seat yesterday by saying the sport...

Qatar’s alBalooshi finishes fifth in Pomona NHRA qualifying 17 Feb 2013 - 01:08 am

POMONA, California: One year ago, Khalid alBalooshi was rookie Top Fuel driver for the Qatar Al-Anabi Racing Top Fuel team, the two-time NHRA...

Tough times for F1 drivers 12 Feb 2013 - 01:45 am

PARIS: In the harsh financial realities which now dictate Formula One, it really does pay to know the right people. Pay drivers are...

Mercedes ‘a new adventure’ for Hamilton 05 Feb 2013 - 01:05 am

German driver Nico Rosberg poses for the media during the presentation of the new Mercedes AMG Formula One car for the 2013-2014 season...

Alonso predicts tough times for drivers in 2013 02 Feb 2013 - 03:19 am

This undated and unlocated handout image released by the Ferrari press office yesterday in Italy shows the new Ferrari Formula One F138 unveiled...

F1 giants Ferrari turn the beast into a beauty 02 Feb 2013 - 03:18 am

This handout picture released by Ferrari photo service shows (from left) driver Felipe Massa, Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, driver Fernando Alonso,...

Di Resta flies solo at Force India launch 02 Feb 2013 - 03:17 am

SILVERSTONE: Force India gave their new Formula One car its track debut yesterday with only one driver, Britain’s Paul Di Resta, confirmed for...

Lotus eye top-three finish 30 Jan 2013 - 12:41 am

The Lotus team’s newly launched E21 car. Lotus have set their sights on a top-three finish in this year’s Formula One world championship...

Russian GP to be held in 2014, says Sochi mayor 25 Jan 2013 - 11:44 pm

MOSCOW: The Russian Grand Prix - the country’s first Formula One race - will be held in Sochi in November 2014 despite delays...

Alonso says Hamilton still his strongest rival in F1 18 Jan 2013 - 03:53 am

Rome: Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has tipped Lewis Hamilton to win races this season, despite his move from McLaren to Mercedes, and sees the...

Webber and Raikkonen swap race engineers 18 Jan 2013 - 03:53 am

LONDON: Red Bull’s Mark Webber and Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus will be working with new Formula One race engineers this season after their...

F1: Perez overawed by early days at McLaren 10 Jan 2013 - 07:15 am

LONDON: Mexican driver Sergio Perez admitted that he will need time to adapt to life at McLaren after addressing the British team’s workforce...

Formula One racing keeps fans guessing in year of surprises 23 Dec 2012 - 07:24 am

LONDON: Formula One fans have learned to expect the unexpected and 2012, despite Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull ending up as world champions...

Ferrari prefer Vettel to Hamilton 22 Dec 2012 - 12:43 am

ROME: Triple Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel (pictured) would be Ferrari’s first choice should they ever need to replace Fernando Alonso, president...

Thailand aiming for F1 race in 2015 22 Dec 2012 - 12:42 am

LONDON: Thailand expects to host a floodlit Formula One Grand Prix in Bangkok in 2015 after plans were pushed back a year, the...

Chilton clinches Marussia seat for 2013 F1 season 19 Dec 2012 - 04:27 am

LONDON: Max Chilton (pictured) will be Britain’s fourth man on the Formula One starting grid next season after back-markers Marussia said yesterday the...

F1 team chiefs vote for Alonso over Vettel 16 Dec 2012 - 12:42 am

London: Formula One team principals have voted Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso their driver of the year, despite Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel becoming the sport’s...

F1 supremo Ecclestone expects 19 races in 2013 14 Dec 2012 - 12:26 am

LONDON: Formula One looks likely to have 19 races next year despite organisers tweaking the calendar to create space for a 20th round...