Greater Noida: Champions have egos and if you are seven time Formula One Champion Michael Schumacher, you would ideally not want hurt his ego by asking something which doesn't exactly amuse him. The most celebrated driver in F-1 history with 91-race victories hasn't won anything after his comeback three seasons ago but probe him about a dent in the legacy that he has created, the answer was an emphatic "NO."...
06:53 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
Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher, who is going to retire after the ongoing season, expects the 2012 Indian Grand Prix to be a hit like it was last year. ...
12:18 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg still remember the 'enthusiasm' and 'friendliness' shown by India last year and the two Mercedes drivers are gearing up for more interesting experience in the country, which hosts the next Formula One race on October 28. Schumacher, who will bid adieu to the sport for the second time after this season, had finished fifth just ahead of Rosberg in the last edition, won...
06:35 PM, Oct 20, 2012
Michael Schumacher could literally ride off into the sunset when he retires from Formula One next month after revealing a plan to take up competitive cowboy-style riding. The seven-times world champion, now 43, told Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in an interview on Thursday that his wife Corinna, a keen horsewoman, had suggested a possible future direction. "I'm thinking of getting involved in Western Riding competitions," declared the German. "Corinna,...
07:26 PM, Oct 18, 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
Suzuka: McLaren will 'never say never' to Lewis Hamilton returning to them one day even if that looks unlikely at the moment, team principal Martin Whitmarsh said on Friday. Hamilton, McLaren's 2008 Formula One world champion, has signed a three-year deal with rivals Mercedes and will take retiring Michael Schumacher's place there at the end of this season. The British driver assured reporters ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix...
05:49 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Suzuka: Having got the better of seven times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg is hardly quaking in his racing boots at the prospect of teaming up with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. The two are old friends, teenage team-mates in karting where they dreamed of one day driving together in grands prix, and Rosberg even gave the 2008 world champion the benefit of his advice before Hamilton decided...
03:50 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Suzuka: Michael Schumacher crashed out of Japanese Grand Prix practice on Friday, a day after announcing his retirement, while Australian Mark Webber set the pace for Red Bull. Schumacher, a seven times champion and winner six times at Suzuka, went wide into the Spoon corner and lost control with the car slewing sideways into the tyre wall. The 43-year-old German removed the steering wheel, extricated himself from the cockpit, patted...
02:49 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Suzuka: Seven-times world Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is to retire from the sport for a second time at the end of the season, the German driver told reporters ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday. His Mercedes team announced last week that Schumacher would be replaced by Briton Lewis Hamilton for the start of the 2013 campaign, leaving the 43-year-old without a drive, but rather than looking for...
01:50 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Tokyo: Lewis Hamilton does not believe he is taking a gamble by leaving McLaren for Mercedes next season, saying the move could catapult him into Formula One's pantheon of greats even if it does not pay out immediately. "No doubt it was one of the most difficult decisions I've faced in my life up to now," the 27-year-old told Reuters in an interview in Tokyo before this weekend's Japanese Grand...
09:13 AM, Oct 04, 2012
Brackley: Michael Schumacher could play a role with Mercedes next season but will probably take time to consider his options after losing his Formula One race seat to Lewis Hamilton, principal Ross Brawn said on Friday. Mercedes announced earlier that Hamilton, McLaren's 2008 champion, had signed a three-year deal and will replace 43-year-old Schumacher in 2013. The news may have signalled the end of Schumacher's unremarkable comeback but Mercedes refrained...
04:24 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Lewis Hamilton is moving to Mercedes, replacing seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher in a major shakeup that also saw Sergio Perez sign with McLaren. Hamilton has been at McLaren throughout his F1 career but the British team had been unwilling to match a lucrative offer from Mercedes, where he will team with Nico Rosberg next season on a three-year contract. The deal, which had been rumored for weeks, was...
08:58 AM, Sep 29, 2012
London: Mercedes face a difficult decision over Michael Schumacher's future in Formula One and discussions are going on with the seven-times world champion, team principal Ross Brawn said on Thursday. The 43-year-old German, the sport's most successful driver who ended three years of retirement to come back in 2010 with Mercedes, is out of contract at the end of the season. The British-based team are keen to lure Lewis Hamilton...
10:40 PM, Sep 27, 2012
It's been a month of many auto launches. Just last week we had two in a row, first the all new B-Class and just two days later Mahindra invited us for the release of their all new Quanto mini SUV. Now both these cars are niche products and create a whole new segment for themselves. Naturally we expected some pretty interesting press conferences but not quite what was in store...
12:55 PM, Sep 26, 2012
On this episode of Overdrive, we bring to you all, the news from motoring world and Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes Mumbai speed festival. ...
08:26 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Singapore: Nico Rosberg has spent hours in Mercedes' futuristic Formula One simulator preparing for Singapore's tricky street circuit but he still found it hard on Wednesday to adjust his body clock to simple things like lunch. The German, like everyone else in the paddock, has no choice but to stay on European time and become a night owl ahead of the weekend's grand prix under the floodlights in the southeast...
08:42 AM, Sep 20, 2012
Mercedes-Benz India Limited has launched the B-Class tourer in India. Priced at Rs 21.49 lakh for the B180 and Rs 24.87 lakh for the B180 Sport ex-Mumbai, the B-Class is the most affordable Mercedes one can buy in India. Under the hood lies a 1.6-litre direct injection turbocharged petrol engine which is capable of producing 122PS of power and 200Nm of torque. It is mated to a 7-speed dual clutch...
02:00 PM, Sep 18, 2012
Mumbai: McLaren and joining some other team for the next season as "rubbish" and said he was currently focused on regaining his world championship title after five years. "I have not signed up with anyone. I don't have a timeline (to sign a new contract). I have to get that (contract) sorted out. People are doing this in the background. Lot of stories are written about it, lot of speculations......
08:15 PM, Sep 16, 2012
Mumbai: Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton will be here to enthrall motorsport fans on September 16 as he will drive his racecar around Marine Drive. The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver will drive his MP4-27 through the famous south Mumbai road. The 2008 World Champion said: "I always love coming to India and I am really excited to be coming to Mumbai this time." "I am simply overwhelmed by the incredible...
06:42 PM, Sep 05, 2012
