New Delhi: With just three days to go for the Indian Grand Prix 2012, McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has said he may get a tough challenge from defending champion Sebastian Vettel this weekend. Hamilton, whose individual hopes of glory in the drivers championship are all but over, also felt that Ferraris Fernando Alonso could not be taken lightly at the second edition of the race. I will try best to...
12:30 PM, Oct 25, 2012
India cricketer Gautam Gambhir and Red Bull driver Mark Webber play a little cricket during a promotional event for the Indian GP. ...
09:29 AM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Formula One championship rivals Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso both have cause for optimism in this weekend's Indian Grand Prix, as their fight for the title gets down to its final four races. Vettel's victory in the series' previous race in Korea made it three straight grand prix wins, snatching the drivers' championship lead from Alonso, who had led by as much as 40...
09:11 AM, Oct 25, 2012
Greater Noida: They have a healthy 77-point lead over Ferrari with just four races left in the season but Red Bull driver Mark Webber says they are not taking the constructors' title for granted and "hunger" for success is still there in them. "Hunger is still there as every race is a new challenge for us. We would like to win every race to end the season on a high,"...
08:30 PM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: Current Formula 1 driver's champion Sebastian Vettel believes that the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) is one of the most challenging circuits in the world. "The BIC really has emerged as one of the most challenging circuits on the calendar for the drivers. I loved the track layout last year, but not just because I won the race. With an average speed of 235 km/h, the course is the...
05:45 PM, Oct 22, 2012
Hordes of Indian fans will gather with anticipation for another glimpse of Formula One superstar Sebastian Vettel when the defending champion attempts to retain his title at the 60-lap Indian Gran Prix starting October 26. Vettel's hard fought Korean GP win marked his third win of the season and the two-time world champion is eyeing a fourth consecutive victory next weekend. I loved the track layout last year, but not...
03:47 PM, Oct 20, 2012
New Delhi: Sebastian Vettel has fond memories of Indian Grand Prix as he won the inaugural race last year and the defending champion says the layout of the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) makes it a challenging race. Vettel will go into the October 28 race with a six point lead over Ferrai's Fernando Alonso. "I loved the track layout last year, but not just because I won the race. With...
10:50 PM, Oct 19, 2012
London: Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has shown reluctance over Sebastian Vettel's reported move to the Italian outfit for the 2014 Formula One season. A BBC report on Monday claimed that Vettel was set to leave Red Bull in 2014 with his current championship rival Fernando Alonso "sanctioning his arrival" at Ferrari. "Sources inside Ferrari say they have signed a contract with Vettel, 25, with an option to join in...
06:36 PM, Oct 15, 2012
43-year-old Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner jumped over 1,20,000 feet to land safely on Earth. He is the first skydiver to break the sound barrier in the highest and fastest freefall in history. Felix has broken Joe Kittinger's 52-year-old record for the highest and fastest skydive. Felix has successfully completed 2,500 skydives in the past. His latest jump took place in New Mexico. ...
10:04 AM, Oct 15, 2012
Seoul: Like a distance runner coming off the final corner with more of a kick than anyone else, Red Bull's Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel has made his move and hit the front in the title race. Whether he can make it stick down the home straight, the last four long-haul races, depends on how Ferrari and Fernando Alonso respond after the German forged six points clear in Korea...
09:09 AM, Oct 15, 2012
With four races " Indian, Abu Dhabi, United States and Brazilian Grand Prix " to go, it's boiling down to between Red Bull and Ferrari for both the Drivers and Constructors championship in the 2012 Formula One season. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is leading the championship table with 215 points while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has 209, which guarantees a battle between the two F1 giants in the final four races...
12:01 AM, Oct 15, 2012
Yeongam (South Korea): Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix on Sunday to move ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in the Formula One championship standings by six points with four races remaining. Vettel started second on the grid behind Mark Webber but overtook his teammate on the first turn and never relinquished the lead, finishing 8.2 seconds ahead of Webber. Alonso was third, 13.9 seconds off the...
01:30 PM, Oct 14, 2012
Yeongam: Red Bull have a car advantage but Ferrari can beat them with teamwork, Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso said on Saturday before a Korean Grand Prix that his rivals are favoured to win. Alonso is four points ahead of Red Bull's double champion Sebastian Vettel with five races remaining worth a total of 125 points. Red Bull swept the front row in qualifying, with Australian Mark Webber on...
06:03 PM, Oct 13, 2012
Yeongam: Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time in Friday's practice for the Korean Grand Prix, edging Red Bull teammate Mark Webber and Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso. Vettel, who has won the previous two races to move within four points of Ferrari's Alonso in the drivers' standings, was 0.032 seconds faster than Webber at the Yeongam circuit. Alonso was 0.328 seconds off the pace. McLaren driver Jenson Button was...
12:50 PM, Oct 12, 2012
Yeongam: Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso sees no reason to change his attacking tactics at this weekend's Korean Grand Prix even though his lead in the Formula One drivers' championship has been reduced to just four points over defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull. Alonso has won three races this year but hasn't taken checkered flag since the German GP in July. His lead was slashed further when he crashed...
03:07 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Suzuka: The Formula One title battle is turning into a straight duel between Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel for the honour of becoming the youngest triple world champion. By winning Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix after Alonso had spun off at the start, 25-year-old Vettel slashed the 31-year-old Spaniard's lead to four points with five races - a maximum 125 points - remaining. Finland's 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen...
05:50 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Suzuka: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix from pole on Sunday to close within four points of the top of the Formula One championship standings as leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari crashed out of the race at the first turn. Vettel, who also won the previous race in Singapore, is moving within sight of a third straight title " something only previously achieved by Juan-Manuel Fangio...
01:24 PM, Oct 07, 2012
