Ma Qing Hua to replace Narain for Italian GP practice
September 5th, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Monza (Italy), Sep 5 (IANS) Ma Qing Hua will become the first Chinese to drive in the Formula One Championship Friday when he replaces Narain Karthikeyan in the HRT ... Read more...
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Moscow raceway targets MotoGP standard
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's first international-standard racetrack will be extended and modified in a project to make the circuit suitable for hosting a MotoGP round, circuit manager Ekaterina ... Read more...
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Dull Moscow track is a shame: Prost
July 16th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Volokolamsk (Russia), July 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost added his voice to those criticizing Russia's new international-standard circuit for its lack of overtaking potential, calling ... Read more...
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We’ll race Karthikeyan entire season: HRT
February 17th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) India's Narain Karthikeyan was handed a permanent driver's slot with the HRT Formula One team on the strength of his showing in the Indian Grand ... Read more...
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i1 Series car gets the nod from drivers
December 20th, 2011 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Yas Marina (Abu Dhabi), Dec 20 (IANS) The i1 Supercar Series car hit the track at the Yas Marina circuit here Tuesday and was given the thumbs up by all ... Read more...
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Former F1 driver Perez-Sala named new HRT team principal
December 15th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 15 (IANS) Former Formula One driver Luis Perez-Sala was Thursday appointed the team principal of Hispania Racing Team (HRT) after the exit of Collin Kolles, who was part ... Read more...
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Force India not ready to take an Indian driver
October 13th, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Vijay Mallya, team principal of the newly named Sahara Force India Formula One team, Wednesday said he is still not ready to have an Indian ... Read more...
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Rock bands to perform at motor show
October 7th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Popular bands like Them Clones, Advaita, and Faridkot are set to rock the Motor Match, a one-of-its-kind comparative motor show, in the run up to ... Read more...
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More Grand Prix will popularise motor racing: Hamilton (Lead)
September 27th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 27 (IANS) More Grand Prix (GP), investments and sponsors would make motor racing popular in India, as the exciting sport had caught up with the youth, British Formula ... Read more...
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Hamilton vrooms, zooms & vows Bangalore fans
September 27th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 27 (IANS) British Formula One (F1) driver Lewis Hamilton Tuesday stepped on the gas to vroom, zoom and vow about 10,000 frenzied fans on a 500-metre stretch on ... Read more...
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Aussie F1 driver Webber undecided on Red Bull future
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, May 3 (ANI): Australia Formula One driver Mark Webber has said he is still unsure what team he will be racing for in 2012.With his Red Bull racing contract expiring ... Read more...
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Force India’s Paul di Resta gives up dancefloor after landing dream F1 job
January 30th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27(ANI): Force India's new full-time driver Paul di Resta has revealed how he ditched the party lifestyle to make it to Formula One.Di Resta now leaves brother Stefan to cut ... Read more...
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Narain Karthikeyan to make F1 return with Hispania
January 8th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 8(ANI): Narain Karthikeyan is set to return to Formula 1 after a six-year absence to race for the Hispania team.Karthikeyan, who became the first Indian F1 driver when racing for ... Read more...
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Karun to test with GP2 teams
November 26th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 26 (IANS) Karun Chandhok will get back behind the wheel of a race car this week here following his first season in the Formula 1 World Championship.Chandhok will ... Read more...
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Australia hoping to win FIFA World Cup bid with feminine charms
November 25th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 25 (ANI): It looks like Australia is hoping to persuade FIFA bosses in the World Cup bid by sending a female-led delegation to Zurich where the decision on who ... Read more...
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Webber says his physique is wrong for F1
September 12th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 12(ANI): Red Bull driver Mark Webber has admitted that he does not possess the 'best physique' for a Formula One driver.Webber said that his height of 185cm is 11cm taller ... Read more...
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Force India test-driver Resta to have his own ‘Whyte and Mackay’ label
July 8th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Uphall (Scotland), July 8(ANI): Test-driver for the Force India Formula One Team, Paul di Resta, will today launch his very own global whisky label.The 24-year-old will have his 'Whyte and ... Read more...
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Formula One drivers blasted as lazy by Ron Walker
April 8th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 8(ANI): Australian Grand Prix Corporation Chairman, Ron Walker, has hit back at local Formula One hero Mark Webber called Australia a "bloody nanny state" in the wake of fellow F1 ... Read more...
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Schumacher snubbed for not joining drivers’ association
March 28th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 28(ANI): Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has been snubbed by his fellow drivers on his F1 comeback.Schumacher has not rejoined an organization crucial to track safety, amid fears he ... Read more...
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Castrol ranking: Karthikeyan best among Indian drivers
January 15th, 2010 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 15 (IANS) Narain Karthikeyan, the first and the only Indian to have raced in Formula One, is ranked 126 in the Castrol Rankings for 2009.
The rankings are motor sport's first-ever ... Read more...
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Button needed to spurred by Dad to show potential
October 19th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.19 (ANI): New Formula One champion Jenson Button says he once overhead his father John tell his mother Simone: "I don't think the boy has it."He was dozing in the back ... Read more...
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Button warms up for Japan Grand Prix with foot massage from girlfriend
October 2nd, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 2 (ANI): F1 driver Jenson Button has revealed the secret of his splendid track display at Japanese Grand Prix after a disastrous run in Singapore GP last week - a ... Read more...
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Hamilton wants to win two more F1 world titles
March 22nd, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 22 (ANI): British Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he is not just aiming one more world title, but two. The next target on the remarkable 24-year-old''s ... Read more...
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Chandhok signs up with Portugese team for GP2 series
February 3rd, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) India's Karun Chandhok has signed up with Portugese team Ocean Racing Technology for the GP2 Main Series. It will be Chandhok's third season in GP2 having earlier driven ... Read more...
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Aditya Patel to race in Macau motor race
November 12th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 12 (IANS) Aditya Patel, the 19-year old from Chennai, will be the lone Indian in fray at the famed and notorious Guia street circuit in Macau where Formula BMW Pacific ... Read more...
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Doting artist creates Lewis Hamiltons portrait with 250k tiny dots of paper!
October 30th, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 30 (ANI ): A racing fanatic, from Manchester, has created a huge picture of Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton, which consists of 250,000 tiny dots of paper discarded from ... Read more...
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Coulthard confirms this season is his last as a F1 driver
July 4th, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Silverstone (Britain), July 4 (DPA) David Coulthard confirmed that the 2008 season will be his last as a Formula One driver but that he will stay on at his Red Bull Racing ... Read more...
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Lewis Hamilton calls Monte Carlo victory the highlight of his life
May 26th, 2008 - 4:42 pm ICT by admin
London , May 26 (ANI): F1 driver Lewis Hamilton has called the moment he drove to victory at the rain-lashed Monaco GP the highlight of his life.The victory, a 17-year-old dream, ... Read more...
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How Lewis Hamilton almost lost his Formula One dream
November 14th, 2007 - 3:01 am ICT by admin
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