Sports / Formula One

Motorsport: Schumacher wrong to return, says Ecclestone 09 Dec 2012 - 01:42 am

LONDON: Michael Schumacher should have stayed in retirement rather than risked his reputation in a disappointing Formula One comeback with Mercedes, Bernie Ecclestone...

F1 set for 20 races in 2013 06 Dec 2012 - 12:26 am

LONDON: Formula One could have 20 races again next season after the sport’s governing body said yesterday it had pencilled in an unspecified...

Motor racing: We’ve yet to see best of Vettel, warns Red Bull boss 28 Nov 2012 - 11:59 pm

LONDON: Sebastian Vettel has been backed by his Red Bull principal to get even better as a driver having become the youngest triple...

Vettel committed to stay at Red Bull 27 Nov 2012 - 12:05 am

SAO PAULO: Sebastian Vettel has dampened speculation he is set to jump ship from Red Bull and join Ferrari in 2014 by saying...

Alonso says 2012 was best season of his career 27 Nov 2012 - 12:04 am

SAO PAULO: Fernando Alonso failed to win a third Formula One championship on Sunday but the Ferrari driver still rated his season as...

Curtain down on Schumacher’s colourful career 27 Nov 2012 - 12:04 am

SAO PAULO: Michael Schumacher (pictured) bade an emotional farewell to Formula One on Sunday after finishing seventh in the Brazilian Grand Prix, bringing...

Vettel seals historic treble 26 Nov 2012 - 12:02 am

German Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel (left) of Red Bull Racing celebrates with his compatriot Michael Schumacher of Mercedes AMG after winning his...

Hamilton on pole for McLaren in Brazil 25 Nov 2012 - 02:06 am

From Left: Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia, McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button of Britain pose for a...

I have nothing to lose: Alonso 23 Nov 2012 - 01:12 pm

FROM LEFT: Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastien Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and Bruno Senna pose after a press conference at the Interlagos...

Hamilton wins in the US, takes title race to Brazil 20 Nov 2012 - 01:06 am

Racing Legend Mario Andretti (second left) poses with Britain’s Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes (second right) on the podium after winning the United States...

Third spot is like victory: Alonso 20 Nov 2012 - 01:01 am

AUSTIN, Texas: Fernando Alonso said finishing third in yesterday’s United States Grand Prix was, for him, as good as a win after he...

Don’t write off Nuerburgring for 2013: Owner 19 Nov 2012 - 03:39 pm

FRANKFURT: The owner of Germany’s Nuerburgring motor racing track has said the popular Formula One venue could still host the German Grand Prix...

Formula One: Vettel on top again in Texas 18 Nov 2012 - 01:12 am

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives past the Observation Tower during the third practice session of the US F1...

Glamour sport returns to the US 18 Nov 2012 - 12:52 am

AUSTIN, Texas: Once a Formula One wasteland, the United States is suddenly being viewed as a land of promise for the world’s glamour...

US GP: Vettel fastest in first practice 17 Nov 2012 - 03:04 am

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives ahead of Williams Formula One driver Pastor Maldonado of Venezuela (right) during the...

Vettel looks to make 100th race an historic one 16 Nov 2012 - 12:05 pm

AUSTIN, Texas: Sebastian Vettel can make his 100th Formula One race the United States Grand Prix an historic one here on Sunday by...

Cancer survivor eyeing F1 comeback 13 Nov 2012 - 08:56 am

Dean Stoneman, a former F2 World Champion, during Aspire4Sport at Aspire Dome in Doha yesterday. Stoneman won the FIA F2 Championship in 2010,...

Formula One drivers told to avoid racy language 10 Nov 2012 - 06:07 am

LONDON: Formula One drivers have been told to mind their language after world champion Sebastian Vettel (pictured left) and race winner Kimi Raikkonen...