Greater Noida: Felipe Massa did not have the best of current Formula One season but the Ferrari driver is determined to end the year on a high and feels some good results in the remaining four races would augur well for the Italian outfit in 2013. After a poor start to the season, which saw him struggle to make the final part of qualifying and subsequently challenge for points during...
04:51 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Greater Noida: Sauber's Mexican driver Sergio Perez cancelled his Indian Grand Prix media commitments due to illness on Thursday with doubts about whether he would be fit for Friday practice. Sauber said Perez had a cold and a decision would be made on Friday with Mexican reserve Esteban Gutierrez, who has been tipped to move up to a race seat with the Formula One team next year, available as a...
04:40 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Greater Noida: Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn said on Thursday that tyre strategy would play a big role in the outcome of the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix come Sunday. The Mercedes team have struggled with tyre wear this entire season and last year dust on the track played a key role in setting tyre strategies. "We will have to anticipate how the cars will behave on race day. Tyre...
04:16 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Greater Noida: Formula 1 team McLaren's sporting director Sam Michael is expecting an intense contest to the end of the season due to the closeness of the competition among the top teams. "We're going to push to the end. The thing is the gaps are very small now and it only takes one or two-tenths to swing things from one way to another. It's great for everyone watching Grand Prix...
03:38 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Greater Noida: German Formula 1 driver Timo Glock said that the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here is a fantastic track. "India, in my opinion, is a fantastic track. As soon as we did our first practice runs at the BIC last year, I enjoyed it straight away. There are so many special sections to the track, especially turn three, which is a very extreme corner. You have to completely turn...
03:32 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Indian Grand Prix is an emotional race for Dehradun-born Sauber F1 team principal Monisha Kaltenborn, who says the native country is where "my heart will always be". Monisha, who etched her name in the record books after becoming the first woman team principal in the history of F1, feels that her strong Indian connect has helped her to stay focussed and determined. "Our value systems are very strong....
02:26 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: In a bid to prevent any protests by striking Kingfisher Airlines staffers during the upcoming Formula One motor racing, the management top brass on Thursday met the agitators in Delhi to try to break the deadlock over payment of salary dues. Airline promoter Vijay Mallya, who co-owns the Sahara Force India team that is participating in the Indian Grand Prix, does not want to see any disruption by...
01:46 PM, Oct 25, 2012
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
New Delhi: The Kingfisher Airlines employees in Delhi are divided over accepting the management's offer of a staggered settlement of dues, according to sources. Sources say the engineering staff in Delhi wants to accept the management offer to pay four months' salary by October 26. But a majority of other staff members are opposed to the idea, say sources. Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Agarwal will meet the engineering staff later...
12:13 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Agarwal will meet employees on Thursday in Delhi. The deadline for employees to join back work ends on Thursday but they have other plans. They are preparing to gherao the F1 track in Greater Noida to protest against Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya. The UB group chairman will be attending the Indian GP at Greater Noida this weekend. Employees want to be paid 4...
09:59 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
New Delhi: Ferrari will race with the flag of the Italian navy on their cars at this weekend's Indian Formula One Grand Prix in a gesture of support for two Italian sailors charged with killing Indian fishermen. The Italian team said on their website on Wednesday they would be paying tribute to the navy as "one of the outstanding entities of our country". The statement added the gesture was "also...
08:53 AM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines crisis continues as employees are set to gherao the Formula 1 track in Greater Noida to protest against Vijay Mallya. This after the UB group Chairman upset them by claiming that he would be attending the races but staying mum on the salary row. Mallya is expected to come to Delhi on October 26 which the employees have set as the last date for their four...
07:21 AM, Oct 25, 2012
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar defends party president Nitin Gadkari over corruption allegations. Congress's chief ministerial candidate for Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh apologises to media for threatening it. Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya confirms plans to attend Indian Grand Prix in Noida later this week even as the airline's staff protest demanding payment of salaries. ...
10:36 PM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: This may raise hackles further. Troubled Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya will reportedly be flying to the Indian Grand Prix event at Greater Noida later this week in a helicopter, even as unpaid employees of the airline company plan to hold protests at the venue, demanding a meeting with him. The employees of Kingfisher Airlines have been seeking to speak directly to Mallya regarding their issues, but have...
09:19 PM, Oct 24, 2012
With exactly three days to go for the Indian Grand Prix, organisers have slashed ticket rates in a welcome bid to fill the stadium to capacity. ...
12:25 PM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: Williams' Formula 1 driver Pastor Maldonado said the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) is one of his favourites in the calendar. "India is enjoyable because it's so different and the track is one of my favourites. It's still a new track but it has a good combination of medium and high-speed corners, chicanes and good changes in direction," said Maldonado of Venezuela was quoted as saying on the Formula...
10:32 AM, Oct 24, 2012
New Delhi: Expect no Lady Gaga this time! But a mix of international DJs (disc jockeys) and entertainers from the famous Cirque du Soleil club are set to rev up the action at Arjun Rampal's official after-parties for the second Formula One Indian Grand Prix. Also, the actor-businessman is set to make his big debut behind the console. "I will make a debut (as a DJ), but I don't put...
06:26 PM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: Sahara Force India team principal Vijay Mallya is expecting another spectacular Indian Grand Prix over the weekend, saying a double points finish at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) will be a fitting result for the team's home race. Mallya, who has been away from public glare following the suspension of his Kingfisher airlines, will attend the October 26-28 event at BIC. "I remember how proud I felt last...
01:48 PM, Oct 23, 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
