Sports / Formula One

Controversy at Malaysian GP 25 Mar 2013 - 12:08 am

German F1 driver Sebastian Vettel (left) of Red Bull Racing and Australia’s Mark Webber, also of Red Bull Racing, chat during the driver’s...

Vettel apologises to Webber after ‘mistake’ 25 Mar 2013 - 12:08 am

SEPANG, Malaysia: Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel apologised to Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber yesterday after ignoring orders and stealing a Malaysian Grand...

Q & A with Andre Villas-Boas Your childhood dreams: 25 Mar 2013 - 12:05 am

When I was a kid, I dreamed a lot of different things. At the age of 10, I wanted to be a football...

Vettel takes pole in wet Sepang 24 Mar 2013 - 12:48 am

SEPANG, Malaysia: Red Bull’s Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel made the most of a well-timed change of tyres in a rainy qualifying...

Raikkonen still the fastest 23 Mar 2013 - 04:53 am

SEPANG: Kimi Raikkonen carried the form that propelled him to a season-opening victory to Sepang yesterday after the Finn edged a fascinating first...

Bullish Hamilton says Melbourne no ‘lucky shot’ 22 Mar 2013 - 04:37 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Formula One star Lewis Hamilton warned last week’s fifth-place finish with new team Mercedes was no “lucky shot” and suggested he...

Donald confident ahead of Masters 20 Mar 2013 - 12:21 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Luke Donald said yesterday that losing golf’s number one ranking had a silver lining, by allowing him to prepare for the...

Hamilton to critics: You know nothing! 20 Mar 2013 - 12:20 am

LONDON: Lewis Hamilton has taken a swipe at critics, including former Formula One drivers, who had warned that his move to Mercedes was...

Malaysia will be different, says world champion Vettel 18 Mar 2013 - 11:38 pm

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is on his way to take the third place at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. MELBOURNE:...

Raikkonen tops Melbourne field 18 Mar 2013 - 04:53 am

Finnish Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen (centre) of the Lotus F1 Team holds his trophy on the podium after winning the Australian Grand...

Rain spoils mood in Melbourne 17 Mar 2013 - 01:01 am

Australian F1 driver Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing in action during the first part of the qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix...

Vettel fastest in first outing 16 Mar 2013 - 04:54 am

MELBOURNE: World champion Sebastian Vettel put his rivals firmly in their place by dominating both practice sessions on the opening day of the...

F1: Vettel begins quest for fourth world title 14 Mar 2013 - 01:13 am

FROM LEFT: McLaren’s Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain, Ferrari’s Spanish driver Fernando Alonso and Renault’s Kimi Raikkonen of Finland. Button has...

Ecclestone gives race pass to Hamilton’s bulldog 13 Mar 2013 - 11:50 pm

Melbourne: A dog’s life in Formula One, if your owner is Lewis Hamilton, means a VIP pass to the races and being pampered...

Webber not keen to step down 13 Mar 2013 - 11:08 pm

Red Bull’s Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia answers questions from schoolchildren before a news conference in Melbourne yesterday, ahead of the...

Perez of McLaren ‘desperate’ for first win in Formula One 13 Mar 2013 - 11:08 pm

London: McLaren expect their new Formula One signing Sergio Perez to win races this season and the 23-year-old Mexican is ‘desperate’ to do...

Ecclestone sees new opportunity for F1 IPO 13 Mar 2013 - 11:07 pm

LONDON: Formula One’s postponed flotation could be re-launched later this year, the sport’s commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone said yesterday. “Last year I thought...

Kobayashi to race for Ferrari in Endurance Championship 13 Mar 2013 - 12:02 am

ROME: Japan’s ex-Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi (pictured) will compete in this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship as the first Asian to race...