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Dutch DJs spinning tunes from home to beat coronavirus lockdown blues
Amsterdam | By Reuters | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
UPDATED ON NOV 25, 2020 09:20 AM IST
In normal times, Dutch disc jockeys perform for thousands of fans at electronic dance shows around the world. But with festivals cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, most have spent a chunk of 2020 in lockdown producing music and streaming sets online.
Vietnam dropped from 2021 F1 calendar, Saudi Arabia added
Associated Press | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON NOV 10, 2020 05:41 PM IST
The April slot for the Vietnamese Grand Prix was listed as “TBC” on the calendar published on Tuesday with no explanation and no mention of Vietnam.
Bottas wins in Russia as penalties dash Hamilton’s record bid
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON SEP 27, 2020 07:42 PM IST
The Briton’s lead over Bottas shrunk to a still healthy 44 points after 10 of 17 races, with the Finn collecting a bonus point for fastest lap.
Hamilton’s record bid fades after double penalty
Karachi | By Reuters
UPDATED ON SEP 27, 2020 06:07 PM IST
Stewards had notified the Mercedes driver, who was on pole at Sochi, before the start that he was under investigation.
F1 should not try and engineer freak results, says Wolff
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON SEP 13, 2020 01:13 PM IST
The concept is back on the table after last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza turned into a shock thriller after being stopped at the halfway point and then restarted with a jumbled up field.
Lewis Hamilton opens up about difficult days and loneliness
Reuterss | By Reuters
UPDATED ON SEP 04, 2020 12:22 PM IST
The 35-year-old Mercedes driver had posted a message on social media earlier explaining how there were two sides to him, one the “cut-throat hungry racer” and another who was “figuring life out, day by day”.
Ferrari not expecting any miracles after poor Belgian GP showing
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2020 09:50 AM IST
Ferrari were dominant at the Spa-Francorchamps track in 2019, finishing one-two in every practice session and locking out the front row in qualifying.
Hamilton dedicates F1 pole position to Chadwick Boseman
Belgium | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON AUG 30, 2020 02:26 AM IST
The British driver dedicated his latest exceptional drive at the Belgian Grand Prix to American actor Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer on Friday at the age of 43.
Verstappen leads 2nd practice at Belgian GP
Spa-Francorchamps | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON AUG 28, 2020 09:22 PM IST
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen posted the fastest time in the second practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday.
Lewis Hamilton expects another tough battle with Verstappen
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON AUG 16, 2020 09:38 AM IST
The 22-year-old will line up third on the grid, one slot higher than he had last Sunday when he came through to win with clever tyre strategy while Mercedes suffered from blistering in the hot conditions.
F1 driver Sergio Perez will race in Spain after negative virus test
MONTMELO | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2020 04:32 PM IST
The Racing Point driver missed the past two races at Silverstone in England after contracting the virus on a visit back home to Mexico last month. He flew by private plane to visit his mother in hospital.
Formula 1: Softer tyres throw up a fresh challenge for Hamilton
Silverstone | By Reuters
UPDATED ON AUG 05, 2020 09:09 PM IST
Hamilton’s win after a last lap tyre failure will go down as one of his most dramatic and came after he completed more than three quarters of the race on a single set.
Renault break curfew to fix Daniel Ricciardo’s car
SILVERSTONE | By Reuters
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2020 04:08 PM IST
The team said they had detected a hairline fracture on the chassis after Friday’s two practice sessions at Silverstone and the Australian will have a new chassis for the rest of the weekend.
F1’s pandemic pause spurs Hamilton to race on for 2-3 years
Silverstone | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2020 11:48 AM IST
“The COVID-19 lockdown, whilst it was a negative, in some ways it gave a lot of life, a lot of energy to focus on some other things,” Hamilton said Thursday, “and that time off was a bit of breathing space, and provided a bit of energy to perhaps go longer.”
Beating Ferrari would be big boost for McLaren, says Norris
LONDON | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 28, 2020 07:48 AM IST
Norris believes McLaren have a real chance of finishing ahead of Ferrari in the Formula One constructors’ championship this season. If they do, the 20-year-old Briton has no doubt about how much it would mean for morale.
Márquez back on bike 4 days after surgery on broken arm
JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2020 03:53 PM IST
The Spaniard crashed near the end of last Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez de la Frontera, which marked MotoGP’s first race since the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Injured Marquez aiming for August return after successful surgery
By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 21, 2020 08:51 PM IST
Marquez suffered the injury when he crashed four laps from the end of the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on Sunday.
‘They need to do more’: Lewis Hamilton criticises F1 after ‘rushed’ anti-racism gesture
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 20, 2020 08:31 AM IST
Hamilton, who won from pole position to take the championship lead after three races, again took a knee while wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt, but some drivers were either too late or remained standing.
Lewis Hamilton Hamilton wins 8th Hungarian GP to equal Schumacher F1 record
BUDAPEST | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON JUL 19, 2020 08:35 PM IST
Max Verstappen was second for Red Bull, despite crashing his car on the way to the grid in early drama that had his mechanics scrambling to fix the damage before the start.
Max Verstappen starts in Hungary despite crashing on way to grid
BUDAPEST | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 19, 2020 07:20 PM IST
Verstappen nursed the car to the grid where mechanics swarmed around it, some running back to the garage for a new wing while others worked on the front left suspension as the clock ticked down to the start.
Max Verstappen tells Russell to mind his own business
BUDAPEST | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 19, 2020 10:22 AM IST
Briton Russell, who has yet to score a point with struggling Williams after a barren debut season in 2019, qualified an impressive 12th and one place ahead of Albon.
Sebastian Vettel fastest in rain-soaked 2nd practice for Hungarian Grand Prix
Budapest | By Associated Press
PUBLISHED ON JUL 17, 2020 09:32 PM IST
Defending F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, who was fastest in the first practice for Mercedes, was one of seven drivers not to post a time in the second session.
F1 proving to be a bruising experience for Lando Norris
Budapest | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 17, 2020 10:22 AM IST
He flew back home to Britain for checks earlier this week after feeling chest pains at last weekend’s Styrian Grand Prix in Austria, where he finished fifth to move up to third in the overall standings.
Rain master Hamilton storms to Styrian GP pole
Lewis Hamilton | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 12, 2020 08:45 AM IST
In a session that started 46 minutes late after a washed out final practice, the Briton powered through the spray to go top with a time 1.216 seconds quicker than Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Styrian GP qualifying could be postponed to Sunday
Reuterss | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 11, 2020 06:21 PM IST
Stewards said the session had been cancelled on the recommendation of the governing FIA’s safety delegate.
Valtteri Bottas wins F1’s season-opening Austrian GP, Hamilton in 4th
SPIELBERG, Austria | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON JUL 05, 2020 08:47 PM IST
The race was interrupted three times by a safety car and nine of 20 drivers abandoned, including both Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon — who tried to overtake Hamilton on the outside with 10 laps left, touched wheels and flew off track.
Hamilton makes a statement as F1 gets back on track
SPIELBERG, Austria | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUL 04, 2020 07:02 AM IST
Hamilton, wearing a ‘Black Lives Matter’ helmet in a black Mercedes with ‘End Racism’ written on it, set a best time of one minute 04.304 after also going fastest in opening practice with a time of 1:04.816.
Hamilton fastest in the 1st practice for Austrian Grand Prix
Speilberg, Austria | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON JUL 03, 2020 05:16 PM IST
The British driver was .356 seconds ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas on the 4.3-kilometer (2.7-mile) Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg nestled at the foot of the Styrian mountains in southern Austria.
Strict diet, boxing bouts get F1 drivers ready for season
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Sandip Sikdar
UPDATED ON JUL 01, 2020 12:48 PM IST
Pierre Gasly, instead of going home, stayed in Dubai for two months acclimatising to warmer temperatures for F1’s summer period, following the strictest diet he has ever been on, doing cardio and weight exercises.
Lewis Hamilton happy with form after test return at wet Silverstone
London | By Reuters
UPDATED ON JUN 11, 2020 09:20 AM IST
A day after his team mate Valtteri Bottas returned to action in dry conditions, Hamilton put his title-winning 2018 Mercedes W09 car through its paces on a greasy track after early showers.