Greater Noida: It would have been an ideal result for Sahara Force India had both its cars earned points in their home Grand Prix here on Sunday, but the team is still a happy unit with Nico Hulkenberg's eighth-place finish, considering the poor qualifying.
Paul di Resta ended outside the points bracket, finishing the race in 12th position after starting from 16th. However, Hulkenberg gained four positions from his P12 from the grid to acquire four points for the side.
Since none of the Sauber drivers could finish in top-10, Force India managed to reduce the gap with the Swiss team to 23 points.
"It was a good team effort. All the cars in front were quite a bit ahead and quicker as well. That's the maximum we could have achieved today. It was smooth race smooth weekend. We had aimed to finish with points and we should be happy with it," said Hulkenberg, who had passed Sauber's Sergio Perez in lap 13 when he was in DRS zone....
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07:33 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Greater Noida: Two-time defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull has sought to quash rumors of an impending move to Ferrari, seeking to reassure team members who see fresh reports he has reached a deal with the Italian team. After winning Sunday's Indian Grand Prix, Vettel said there could "be some concerns back in the factory" but that he was "100 per cent behind them." Rumors of a...
07:15 PM, Oct 28, 2012
New Delhi: Defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull on Sunday termed "discipline and focus" as the two main ingredients of success after winning his second successive Indian Grand Prix on Sunday. A flying Vettel faced no challenge whatsoever as he led from the start to finish at the Buddh International Circuit and recorded his fourth win on the trot to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 13...
06:52 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Greater Noida: India doesn't have a legacy in Formula One drivers but Narain Karthikeyan is a "talented driver who could have done wonders had he be racing for any other team" than minnows Hispania Racing (HRT), feels former multiple Grand Prix winner David Coulthard. Handicapped by his not so advanced car, Karthikeyan and his team HRT is languishing at the bottom of the 2012 Formula One Championship, but Coulthard said...
05:21 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Greater Noida: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel extended his 2012 Formula One championship lead over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by winning the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday. The win, which is Vettel's fourth consecutive triumph of the season, increased his lead in the drivers' championship table to 13 points over Alonso with three more races to go in the season. Starting the race from the pole...
04:33 PM, Oct 28, 2012
The victory helped Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel extend his 2012 F1 championship lead over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to 13 points. ...
02:28 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Greater Noida: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh said that he was proud of the fact that a Formula One race was being held in the country and hoped a win for Ferrari would see him being gifted a road car from the Italian team. The off-spinner is a Ferrari guest and spent most of his time at the team garage. "I am proud that an event of this magnitude is being held...
01:57 PM, Oct 28, 2012
Get all the update from the Indian Grand Prix 2012. Also, on this episode, find out how different is KTM 200 Duke from Bajaj Pulsar 200NS. ...
11:25 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Greater Noida: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel grabbed the pole to lead the pack of 24 cars at the starting grid of the 2012 Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday, with team-mate Mark Webber in the second position and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in the third completing the first three starting positions. Here's how the grid looks like after the qualifying on Saturday: 1. Sebastian Vettel, Germany,...
07:12 PM, Oct 27, 2012
After sweeping all three practice sessions, the defending champion is the favourite to claim the pole position. ...
04:20 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Greater Noida: Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the Indian Grand Prix on Saturday, edging out team-mate Mark Webber by four-hundredths of a second for Red Bull's third straight front-row sweep. McLaren pair Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button qualified third and fourth at the Buddh International Circuit, ahead of the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. Alonso trails Vettel by six points in the drivers'...
03:05 PM, Oct 27, 2012
After sweeping the three practice sessions, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel stormed the qualifying sessions to grab his fifth pole of the season. ...
01:35 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: India on Friday objected to Formula One team Ferrari's decision to put the Italian Navy flag on their cars at Indian Grand Prix race in an apparent solidarity with two marines facing murder charges in the country, saying this did not reflect "the spirit of sports". "Using sporting events to promote causes which are not of a sporting nature is not in keeping with the spirit of sports,"...
12:10 AM, Oct 27, 2012
CNN-IBN's Sandeep Srikkanth experiences of what is going on in the garage of the teams at the BIC? ...
10:55 PM, Oct 26, 2012
The seven-time world champion said his main focus will be on notching some points for Mercedes at Indian GP. ...
10:36 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Greater Noida: Kamui Kobayashi's future with the Sauber Formula One team will not depend on whatever new sponsorship money he might raise, team principal Monisha Kaltenborn said on Friday. Without saying whether the Japanese would be staying or leaving next season, Kaltenborn reminded reporters at the Indian Grand Prix that the Swiss team was fully aware he had no financial backers when they hired him in 2010. "If you look...
09:58 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Greater Noida: In his maiden sojourn at the Buddh International Circuit here, Sahara Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg is satisfied with the free practice on Friday and said he was shaping up well for the qualifying session at the Indian Grand Prix on Friday. Hulkenberg, who ended eighth at the second practice session, said that he had achieved what he had wanted to do on Friday. "It was my first...
08:49 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Greater Noida: Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali on Friday refused to be drawn into the raging controversy surrounding its decision to race with the Italian navy flag on their cars at Sunday's Indian Grand Prix as a gesture of solidarity towards its marines facing trial in India over murder charges. Domenicali declined to comment on the issue in an official FIA press conference at the Buddh International Circuit here after...
07:55 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Greater Noida: Red Bull dominated the practice sessions by putting both the cars at the top in FP 2 but Sebastian Vettel, who had the fastest time, reckons that the qualifying result may be different. After the final practice session on Saturday morning, the drivers will fight for the positions on the grid for Sunday's race. "Friday's are always difficult with so many things changing. The track improvement was quite...
07:34 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Greater Noida: The Formula One Airtel Indian Grand Prix trophy was unveiled on Friday at Buddh International Circuit. The trophy is an aesthetic interpretation of a contemporary and forward looking India on a global pedestal. The idea behind selecting this design was to ensure that it symbolises the spirit of F1 fandom in India. The trophy personifies the energy of 2012 F1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix and showcases the best...
06:23 PM, Oct 26, 2012
