The Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton claimed a commanding one-two on the grid for tomorrow's Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana 2013 after a dramatic Q3 qualifying session in Barcelona on Saturday.

Force India's Paul di Resta qualified 10th for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Mountmelo.

Felipe Massa pushed Ferrari to the fore in the final free practice session for the Formula 1 Gran Premio de Espana 2013 here at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday morning, just shading Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus by just 0.006s.

There's nothing better than his home track for Milan-born Luca Salvadori, pole-sitter for today's 6pm 10-lap race. The PATA by Martini Yamaha rider, at his 2nd full season in STK600, raised the competition to a new level with few minutes to go by lapping in the low 1'51s and finally setting a new Lap Record for the class in 1'51.271.

Following overnight rain, Monza's Autodromo Nazionale tarmac conditions improved during the 45-minute Qualifying 2. Top-10 saw no changes in position from yesterday's first session, with the battle to qualify for this afternoon's Superpole that was all about the remaining 5 slots.The first qualifying session for the eni FIM Superbike World Championship took place today on dry conditions and riders were able to get up to speed at the super-fast Monza's Autodromo Nazionale.

The first qualifying session for the eni FIM Superbike World Championship took place today on dry conditions and riders were able to get up to speed at the super-fast Monza's Autodromo Nazionale.

Tom Sykes dominated race 1 to get the 6th race win of his career - the 1st of 2013 - at Assen's TT Circuit on Sunday.

Gauthier Duwelz (MTM Racing Team Yamaha) keeps his winning streak alive after a close battle with his team mate Adrian Nestorovic to get on the top step of the podium on Saturday's Superstock 600 European Championship Race at Assen.

Eddi La Marra (Barni Racing Team Ducati) secured his first pole position of the season - the 3rd of his career in STK1000 - with a last lap effort which placed him 0.015 ahead of team mate Niccolò Canepa, who was first at the time.

Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) got his 7th career pole position at Assen on Saturday with an astonishing 1'38.375 lap-time.

The top-15 riders from Qualifying faced today the challenge of Tissot-Superpole to secure the best positioning on the grid for Sunday's two races at the iconic Assen's TT Circuit.

The second Pole Position of the PATA European Junior Cup powered by Honda, was claimed by Frenchman Guillaume Raymond (Activebike), who snatched the top spot with his final lap.

Gauthier Duwelz (MTM Racing Team Yamaha) continues his perfect streak by scoring the pole position after STK600 Qualifying 2 at Assen.

The final race for Round 3 of eni FIM Superbike World Championship at Assen saw a close battle between race 1 winner Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team), who pulled away at the front in the early laps.

Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull simply annihilated their opposition in Bahrain on Sunday, and though the world champion's three-stop race left him only 9.1s ahead of Kimi Raikkonen's two-stopping Lotus, the margin of superiority was significantly greater than that.

British Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta of Force India missed the podium by 2.2 seconds as he finished fourth in the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on Sunday.

Nico Rosberg snatched Mercedes' second pole position in a row in Bahrain on Saturday, when his lap of 1m 32.330s beat Sebastian Vettel's best of 1m 32.584s in the Red Bull.

Tom Sykes of Kawasaki Racing Team, scored the 12th Super pole of his career and set a new Best Lap of 1'56.339, at the MotorLand Aragon on Saturday.

Gauthier Duwelz of the MTM Racing Team will start the European Superstock 600 race on pole position, due to a superb performance in Qualifying 2. The Belgian improved MotorLand Aragon Best Lap again with 2'04.837 time, proving himself in a perfect shape.

Tom Sykes showed his intentions ahead of Superpole at Motorland Aragon by comfortably pacing Q2, ahead of Eugene Laverty and Jonathan Rea.

Eugene Laverty has picked up from where he left from Australia by ending the opening day of World Superbike action at Motorland Aragon with the quickest lap time.

Fixi Crescent Suzuki team principal Paul Denning has said that Leon Camier will not take part in the second round of the World Superbike Championship at Motorland Aragon after injuring his knee during Q1.

The two Force India cars will start 11th and 13th at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix after failing to qualify for Q3 here at the Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday.

Lewis Hamilton will aim for a third Chinese Grand Prix victory in Shanghai on Sunday after taking pole position on Saturday with a best lap of 1m 34.484s in the final, Q3 qualifying session in which everyone minimised mileage in order to preserve their tyres.

Practice One for this weekend's Chinese round got off to a relatively leisurely start in Shanghai International Circuit on Friday morning, under overcast skies and 32 degrees Celsius ambient temperature.

Felipe Massa emerged fastest from a second practice session at the Shanghai International Circuit on Friday in which lap times were heavily affected by rubber thrown off Pirelli's soft-compound tyres.

Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies set the pace during first free practice at Motorland Aragon, ahead of Tom Sykes, Eugene Laverty and Leon Camier.

Claire Williams, who has been recently appointed as deputy team principal of Williams feels that Formula One is no longer the patriarchal enclave as it used to be.

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa says the next week will reveal if the Italian team's remodelled Formula 1 car will deliver success in 2013.

Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen will not be testing as scheduled in Barcelona after coming down with suspected food poisoning overnight. The team's third driver, Davide Valsecchi, will take over for the morning session.

Caterham Formula 1 Team launched its 2013 car on the first day of pre-season testing here and one addition to the car's striking new livery is McGregor, the Dutch fashion company that traces its roots back to New York in 1921.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors hope to reach the first HIL final were dashed as they failed to win their semi-final match against Delhi Waveriders, who beat them by 3-1 margin in the semi-final at the Birsa Munda AstroTurf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Feb 9.

Rolex, the leading luxury watchmaking brand and a pioneer of sports sponsorship, will become the Title Sponsor of the 2013 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix.

Jalandhar: Punjab Warriors lost their home game against visitors Ranchi Rhinos by 2-3 margin at the Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on February 4.

The 24th match of the Hockey India League between Jaypee Punjab Warriors and Ranchi Rhinos ended in a draw, with both teams scoring a goal each at the Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Feb 3.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors once again dominated Mumbai Magicians in the Hockey India League Tournament by scoring their third win against the hosts with a 3-1 margin at the MHA Mahindra Stadium here on Jan 31.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors would look to quickly forget the humiliating defeat against league leaders Delhi Waveriders and return to winning ways when they take on bottom-placed Dabur Mumbai Magicians in their Hero Hockey India League encounter at the Mahindra Hockey stadium in Mumbai on Jan 31.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors defeated hosts Uttar Pradesh Warriors by 4-3 margin to move to third position in the HIL points table at the Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.

Lewis Hamilton has said that Mercedes must adopt a patient approach to their 2013 campaign rather than thinking of immediately winning races.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors would be keen to continue their winning form when they take on Uttar Pradesh Wizards in an away game of the Hockey India League (HIL) on Sunday at the Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium in Lucknow.

Brazil's Felipe Massa will be the first driver to test Ferrari's 2013 Formula 1 car.

Jaypee Warriors defeated Mumbai Magicians by 4-3 margin to win their second match of HIL at the Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on Thursday.

Formula One tyre suppliers Pirelli have unveiled what they describe as a 'revolutionised' new range of tyres for the 2013 season, with the aim of producing more pit stops and increasing overtaking.

The match between Jaypee Punjab Warriors and Uttar Pradesh Wizards ended in a draw with both teams scoring two goals each, at the Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on Tuesday.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors defeated Mumbai Magicians 4-2 to register their first win in HIL, at the MHA Mahindra Stadium here on Sunday.

Williams have announced that their 2013 car, the Renault-powered FW35, will be launched at the start of next month's second pre-season test, at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya in Spain.

Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, has appointed Dr Ian Roberts as the sport's new medical rescue coordinator, replacing Dr Gary Hartstein.

Jenson Button believes that there will be less uncertainty with the Pirelli tyres in 2013 than there was last year. As in 2012, the Italian manufacturer has made changes to the construction of their tyres ahead of the new season, but Button is confident that the teams will cope better this time around.

Mark Webber will be the number two to Sebastian Vettel in 2013, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said.

Red Bull driver Mark Webber is all praise for the team engineer Adrian Newey, whose joining the team has seen the F1 team winning the constructors' title three times since 2010.

Formula 1 Chief Executive Officer Bernie Ecclestone is planning to have a night race on the streets of Bankok by 2015.

Team principal Stefano Domenicali has said that Ferrari will use separate design coordinators for their 2013 and 2014 Formula One cars in a bid to make its technical department more efficient.

Formula 1 team Lotus have announced that Romain Grosjean will again partner Kimi Raikkonen next year, giving the team an unchanged driver line-up for the 2013 season.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel surpassed the great Ayrton Senna's record to become the youngest triple champion in Formula One history.

McLaren have confirmed that they will unveil their new car, the Mercedes-powered MP4-28, on January 31 in the UK.

Marussia have announced that Max Chilton will race for them in 2013. The 21-year-old British rookie takes the second seat at the team alongside Timo Glock.

The team, whose factory is situated next to the British Grand Prix venue, are the first squad to confirm the date of their new car launch.

Norbert Haug will leave his position as head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport at the end of 2012, it has been announced. After spending more than 22 years in the role his contract will come to an end by mutual agreement with Mercedes' board of management.

Felipe Massa says he heads into the winter feeling more optimistic about his future in wake of his strong end to the season.

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel knows that winning a fourth successive Formula One world title next season will be difficult.

At the 2012 Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Prize Giving Gala held in Istanbul, Turkey on Dec 7th, Mr Sameer Gaur, MD & CEO, Sports International Limited (JPSI) won the 'Best F1 Race Promoter' award for the second year in a row. The FIA award recognizes JPSI's hard work to make India a proud host of Formula One with the state of the art, Buddh International Circuit (BIC).

The venue may change but the names are familiar, as once again Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing picked up their FIA Formula One World Championship trophies at the FIA Prize Giving Gala on Dec 7 evening.

Cyclist Pannasenko Nikita of Kazakhstan managed to edge past German Plarre Matthias in a photo-finish to win the final leg of the Tour de India at the Buddh International Circuit on Dec 9, also emerging the overall winner with 16 points.

Sahara Force India are set to announce the drivers' line-up for the 2013 Formula One season next week with Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil looking the most likely combination.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone feels that Michael Schumacher should not to have come out of retirement in 2010. The German may be remembered for the wrong reasons, he was quoted as saying.

Japan's Yuudai Jinkawa recovered from a heavy crash on Dec 1 to win the fourth and final round of MRF Challenge 2012 at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here on Dec 2.

England's Jordan King completed an emphatic double in the MRF F2000 championship while Japan's Yuudai Jinkawa walked away from a spectacular crash after ramming into a straying Tom Gladdis of Gibraltar on the opening day of the Sidvin Festival of Speed at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here on Dec 1.

On a day of highs, 16-year old Aston Hare from Johannesburg, South Africa, clinched the championship in the JK Racing Asia Series in his maiden single-seater season while India's Aditya Patel notched his first international race in this category as the Sidvin Festival of Speed concluded at the Buddh International Circuit, here on Dec 1.

New Delhi: Valtteri Bottas, who will be racing for Williams next season, says his objective is to improve his driving in the coming year.

The 2012 season may now be over, but for F1 fans eager to get ahead of the game, the official 2013 F1^TM Live Timing and Track Positioning App from Soft Pauer is now available at a discounted rate for a limited time only*.

Formula 1 team Ferrari on Friday accepted FIA's explanation regarding Sebastian Vettel's pass of Jean-Eric Vergne in the Brazilian Grand Prix on Nov 25, accepting the matter is now closed.

On Nov 25 Interlagos hosted one of the most thrilling and closely-fought title finales in decades and saw Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel outscore Ferrari's Fernando Alonso by just three points to take his third successive drivers' crown. One man who knows all about close competition is three-time world champion Niki Lauda, who won his 1984 title by just half a point from team mate Alain Prost. Speaking at an interview, Lauda hails the 2012 season.

Williams have announced that Finnish test driver Valtteri Bottas will be promoted to a race seat for 2013, partnering Pastor Maldonado, who has been retained for a third season. Bottas, with Williams since 2010, replaces Bruno Senna in the team's line-up.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel may have finished only sixth in a stunning Brazilian race on Nov 25, as McLaren's Jenson Button headed the Ferraris of title rival Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa home, but it was enough to make him the first triple world champion since Michael Schumacher.

Sauber have finalised their line-up for the 2013 season with confirmation that test and reserve driver Esteban Gutierrez is to be promoted to the team's second race seat. The 21-year old Mexican will partner the recently-confirmed Nico Hulkenberg, who joins Sauber from Force India.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton continued to dominate in Sao Paulo on Nov 23, finishing Practice Two 0.274s ahead of Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel as the top nine cars were again within a second of each other.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton carried on where he left off last week in Texas, on top of the pile after first practice here at Interlagos on Nov 23 morning. But the times were incredibly close as a second covered the fastest 11 cars.

In addition to their normal allocation, the Formula One teams will have two extra sets of next year's prototype Pirelli tyres at their disposal for Friday's free practice sessions in Brazil this weekend, in order to give them an idea of the characteristics of the Italian firm's 2013 rubber.

So here we are, at the title-deciding finale in Interlagos to a wonderful Formula One season. Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso going mano a mano for the drivers' world championship.

FIA plans to limit DRS use in practice and qualifying next season to the designated DRS zones should not have a fundamental impact on how teams approach its usage - as long as there are two zones at each track. That is according to McLaren technical directory Paddy Lowe.

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo vowed his team will fight to the last lap of Formula One's season to seal the drivers' championship for Fernando Alonso.

The last time Formula One cars raced in the US McLaren's Lewis Hamilton scored a brilliant victory, and he repeated that on the series' return in a spectacular shootout with Sebastian Vettel in the first United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on Nov 18.

Sebastian Vettel's progress to an inevitable pole position could not be interrupted at the Circuit of The Americas on Saturday afternoon in Austin, but it was a much closer-run thing than might have been expected.

Sebastian Vettel continued Red Bull's domination of practice for this weekend's US round at the Circuit of The Americas on Friday afternoon.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel stamped his mark on proceedings as the first free practice session at the Circuit of The Americas drew to a close in the crisp morning air of Texas on Friday.

The new Austin circuit will be an ideal showcase for Formula 1 cars' capabilities when pushed to the limit, according to Jenson Button.

McLaren insist they are not overly concerned about reliability going into this weekend's 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, despite a car failure having robbed Lewis Hamilton of almost certain victory at the last round in Abu Dhabi.

Sebastian Vettel can make his 100th Formula One race a historic one by being crowned the youngest triple world champion on Nov 18 at Austin.

HRT Formula One team is up for sale, its owners Thesan Capital has announced 16 months after buying a majority stake in the Spanish outfit from Jose Ramon Carabante.

Caterham team principal Tony Fernandes intends to leave the role at the end of this season in order to focus on the Caterham Group's road-car business, as well as his various other commercial interests.

Lewis Hamilton's unstoppable form continued in qualifying here on Yas Island as night fell on Saturday, his lap of 1m 40.630s proving uncatchable as he took his 25th pole position for McLaren.

McLaren jumped back to the fore in the final practice session in Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon, with Lewis Hamilton setting the pace throughout to head Jenson Button by 0.290s.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel rose to the top of the pile as dusk fell in Abu Dhabi, but the world champion ended FP2 only 0.168s ahead of FP1 pacesetter Lewis Hamilton for McLaren.

McLaren driver Jenson Button feels that Lewis Hamilton's departure will be a major loss for the F1 team.

McLaren got their Abu Dhabi campaign off to a dramatic start with the two fastest times on Nov 2, as Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button dominated Practice One.

He says that he is certainly not going to be Sergio Perez's 'older brother', and is unsure what he will learn from the young Mexican when he becomes his team mate at McLaren next year, but Jenson Button was nothing but upbeat in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi: Ferrari's Fernando Alonso insists his chances of winning the F1 championship aren't over yet, despite Red Bull's Vettel winning the past four races and driving a faster car.

The odds continue to favour Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull as the world championship fight heads straight from India, which yielded them their fourth consecutive victory of the season, to this weekend's 2012 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe says he sees nothing wrong with the intensive development work being carried out by leading teams on the designs of their exhaust exits and related rear bodywork.

Toro Rosso will continue with their current driver line-up of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne for the 2013 season, the Italian team have confirmed. It will be the second year with the Red Bull-backed squad for both men.

Nico Hulkenberg is to move from Force India to Sauber next season, the Swiss team confirmed on Oct 31. Sauber will announce their second 2013 driver at a later date, leaving Kamui Kobayashi's F1 future uncertain.

Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello has expressed his desire to return to Formula 1, saying he is motivated and prepared for a new challenge.

New Delhi: Team Lotus Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen is looking forward to a successful next season, after signing a new deal with his current team.

Stefano Domenicali, the Ferrari team chief has admitted that Red Bull is the quicker car.

The F1 season which saw seven different winners in first seven races, may end up with one man, winning seven in a row at the end of this season.

Kimi Raikkonen is, as expected, set to continue racing with Lotus next year. It follows a successful comeback season for the Finn, who lies third in the championship on the back of six podium finishes and point-scoring results in all but one 2012 round.

It was an evening that left music lovers spellbound! Legendary rock guitarist Carlos Santana brought the house down with his powerful strumming, and left fans asking for more as he took to the stage for his maiden concert in Greater Noida on Oct 28.

Championship leader Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull said he had the perfect race as the German led from start to finish to record his successive wins at the Indian Grand Prix in Greater Noida on Oct 28.

Indian fans bid their fond goodbye to the 43-year-old F1 legend Michael Schumacher, the sevent-time world champion and winner of the 91 GP races. The Indian GP saw Schumacher's last race in the country.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel may have won the second edition of the Indian Grand Prix, but Fernando Alonso was truly the crowd favourite at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) last Sunday.

Sahara Force India were satisfied with one of their cars finishing in the top-10 at their home race in BIC on Sunday.

Sebastian Vettel was never remotely challenged in the second Indian Grand Prix on Sunday, winning it even more easily than he did the first a year ago.

Formula One drivers must thank their physios for keeping them fit during the gruelling season. Gerry Convy, who is associated with Paul di Resta, also shares his thoughts. "I live in England and Paul lives in Monaco. So we are on the phone regularly and before every break I mail him programs on fitness and diet," Convy said.

The sheer distance of the track from the capital city had no bearing as a sizeable number of fans turned up for the races on a sunny on Sunday afternoon.

A bevy of celebrities, including film stars, cricketers, olympians and politicians, Sunday thronged the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here to witness the second edition of the Indian Grand Prix. Among those spotted were Bollywood actors Neha Dhupia, Gul Panag, Dino Morea, Sonali Bendre with her husband Goldie Behl, Mandira Bedi and Bengali actress Locket.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Formula One Indian Grand Prix for the second consecutive time at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on Oct 28.

Formula One drivers must thank their physios for keeping them fit during the gruelling season. Whether traveling together on the F1 calendar or being away during the off-season, they stay connected.

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.

Greater Noida: Double World champion Sebastian Vettel said on Saturday that he was wary of the challenge the McLaren and Ferrari posed on race-day despite dominating the practice and the qualifying sessions at the Indian Grand Prix.

Sahara Force India have a lot to do for improving on their ordinary qualifying performance at the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix here on Sunday.

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso said on Saturday that they needed to improve their cars in the remaining races to catch the two speeding Red Bulls.

There has been an influx of Formula One fans from overseas for the Indian Grand Prix here and they are having a ball. For them the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) is not just a track for competition, a rendezvous for socialising.

India's Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan said he was happy to start from the penultimate spot ahead of at least one of the Marussias in his home Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit.

Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana, who is set to entertain music lovers in India, says that country's strong spirituality inspires him manifold.

Vettel's best lap of 1:25.283 was enough for the 35th pole position of his career. Mark Webber secured a Red Bull front row with 1:25.435.

Highly-rated veteran Formula 1 driver Pedro de la Rosa says he has been hugely impressed with his Indian HRT teammate Narain Karthikeyan.

Greater Noida: Sahara Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya made his highly anticipated appearance at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here Saturday and ruled out any possibility of a protest by employees of Kingfisher Airlines.

The times tightened up again in final practice session on October 27 for the 2012 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix, as everybody did their best on low fuel loads on the soft Pirelli tyres.

Greater Noida: The man known as the fastest Indian in the world had a mixed day on October 27 when the action started at Buddh International Circuit.

Red Bull's title-chasing Sebastian Vettel laid down a marker for the 2012 Formula 1 Airtel Indian Grand Prix when he was quickest in both free practice sessions at Buddh International Circuit on October 26.

Greater Noida: Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen admitted that the likelihood of a late challenge for the world championship is slim, effectively leaving it as a two-horse race between Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is the star the Jaypee Group, the organisers of the Formula One Indian Grand Prix, have chosen to wave the chequered flag on Sunday.

The Formula One Airtel Indian Grand Prix trophy was unveiled on October 26 here at Buddh International Circuit.

It is not easy being a reserve driver in Formula One. While the regulars hog the limelight during the race weekends, the third driver quietly goes about doing his chores in the garage.

When everyone is in the fast lane, his may seem a low-key job, driving a car at a slow speed. Never mind the speed, he has a crucial role - to ensure nothing untoward happens on the track and beyond. He drives what is known in Formula One a safety car and his responsibility is to make sure everyone around the circuit is safe and secure.

Red Bull began to tighten their grip on the Indian Grand Prix on October 26, as Sebastian Vettel finished FP2 at the Buddh International Circuit 0.118s clear of team mate Mark Webber, who was in turn 0.599s ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel emerged fastest from a gripping first practice session here at the Buddh International Circuit on Oct 26, as the advantage went back and forth between Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari, with Mercedes chasing hard.

Indian racing star Karun Chandhok was glad to see the phenomenal success of the Indian Grand Prix.

Title contenders Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso are not reading much into the ongoing trend of the Formula 1 season. With four races to go and Vettel having a six point lead, the duo feel it would all boil down to who has a better "package" on the day.

Just as at the inaugural race at the Buddh International Circuit in 2011, Sebastian Vettel has to start favourite in New Delhi after Red Bull's recent startling run of form has yielded three consecutive victories and moved him into the lead of the world championship for the first time since Bahrain.

Greater Noida: Dust has become a thing of the past at the Buddh International Circuit, say the Formula 1 drivers here for the second Indian Grand Prix.

Greater Noida: Michael Schumacher is on his last visit to India as a Formula 1 driver. The seven-time World Champion says the surprising "love and warmth" of the Indian fans will stay with him forever.

Greater Noida: McLaren's Formula 1 driver tweeted that the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here is one of the best circuits.

Race cars speeding through long straightaways and careening to negotiate tight curves, causing a deafening noise, were a novelty for the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) here exactly a year ago when the Formula One caravan ignited the inaugural Indian Grand Prix.

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 on Sunday.

Greater Noida: Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa says it was time for repaying the faith Ferrari had shown in him by giving the Brazilian an extension at the Maranello outfit.

McLaren's Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton says it is unfortunate that Narain Karthikeyan is in a another car and a move to Sahara Force India could do wonders for him and India.

Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton said he will have big shoes to fill when he moves to Mercedes from McLaren in 2013. The 27-year-old Hamilton will be replacing seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher.

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Mark Webber said rival Fernando Alonso of Ferrari has a good chance of bagging the title over his teammate Sebastian Vettel.

Edoardo Mortara and Davide Valsecchi will join the previously announced Nicolas Prost for Lotus's Abu Dhabi young driver test, which will take place following the 2012 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit next month.

McLaren are predicting no let-up in the intensity of the 2012 development race over the final four races, thanks to the closeness of the competition between the top teams and the fact that any performance gains can almost certainly be utilised next season.

"Sachin Tendulkar has just been an incredible cricketer and one of the most amazing sportspersons the world has seen. Australians have utmost respect for Tendulkar. The government, the people, everyone respects him," said Red Bull's Mark Webber.

Williams' Formula 1 driver Pastor Maldonado said the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) is one of his favourites in the calendar.

New Delhi: Finnish Formula 1 driver Heikki Kovalainen said he is excited to race at the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday.

With Fernando Alonso having lost his championship lead to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel at the last round, Ferrari go into this weekend's 2012 Formula 1 Airtel Indian GP on the back foot.

Narain Karthikeyan, the first Indian to try his hand at big time motor racing, insists his future is hitched to Formula One -- and HRT at that. Ruminating on another tough season, Karthikeyan hopes for his best finish of the year at the second edition of the Indian Grand Prix.

The Sauber Formula One team and its partner Oerlikon are to continue their successful collaboration till 2015. The Oerlikon logo will continue to appear on both sides of the upper engine cover of the new Sauber race car and on the team gear and equipment.

Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi is as much looking forward to the Formula One Indian Grand Prix as he is on laying his hands on some butter chicken.

Sahara Force India drivers Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg turned stylists when they handpicked clothes to dress models at a store of team's clothing partner, Hackett London.

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.

Sahara Force India team principal Vijay Mallya is expecting another spectacular Indian Grand Prix over the weekend, saying a double points finish at the BIC will be a fitting result for the team's home race.

Sahara Force India drivers Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg say the team's focus at its home race over the weekend will be to get both cars in points and possibly a podium finish.

Formula 1 team Red Bull confirmed their line-up for the young driver test at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit from Nov 6-8.

To mark the return of F1 racing to America next month with the 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Austin's all-new Circuit of The Americas, Hublot,has decided to introduce a special watch.

Former Formula 1 World Champion Mario Andretti officially opened the new Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin.

Formula 1 driver Jenson Button said that he really enjoys driving at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) in Greater Noida, where he finished second last year at the Indian Grand Prix.

McLaren's Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton believes that the Buddh International Circuit has a lot in common with the Belgian circuit Spa-Francorchamps.

For all their lavish praise for the organisation of Formula One Indian Grand Prix, the journeymen would love to see hassle-free visa processing, adding in the same breath that things have improved this time around compared to last year.

Despite facing retirements in last couple of races, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg hopes for a good performance in the 2012 Indian Grand Prix on October 28 at Buddh International Circuit.

Narain Karthikeyan, the Indian driver of the HRT is excited about the forthcoming Indian Grand Prix on October 28.

The Formula One fraternity is expecting the second edition of the Indian Grand Prix to be a greater success than the inaugural one last year. The race last year was a big success with around 95,000 fans turning up on that Sunday.

Kimi Raikkonen, the Team Lotus driver of the Finnish origin, who was away for couple of years from the F1 racing and made a comeback earlier this year, feels he was never away.

Seven time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher says it will be interesting to see if the enthusiasm among the Indian fans has remained as it was during the inaugural Indian Grand Prix.

As the date of the 2012 Indian Grand Prix nears, all the drivers are gearing up to make a mark at the Buddh International Circuit on October 28, 2012.

It will not be just sleek cars at the 2012 Indian Grand Prix but adding to the heat of the Formula One race at the Buddh International Circuit, will be grid girls in equally sleek attire.

Seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher reveals a plan to take up competitive cowboy-style riding.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors hope to reach the first HIL final were dashed as they failed to win their semi-final match against Delhi Waveriders, who beat them by 3-1 margin in the semi-final at the Birsa Munda AstroTurf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Feb 9.

Jalandhar: Punjab Warriors lost their home game against visitors Ranchi Rhinos by 2-3 margin at the Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on February 4.

The 24th match of the Hockey India League between Jaypee Punjab Warriors and Ranchi Rhinos ended in a draw, with both teams scoring a goal each at the Birsa Munda Astroturf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Feb 3.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors once again dominated Mumbai Magicians in the Hockey India League Tournament by scoring their third win against the hosts with a 3-1 margin at the MHA Mahindra Stadium here on Jan 31.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors would look to quickly forget the humiliating defeat against league leaders Delhi Waveriders and return to winning ways when they take on bottom-placed Dabur Mumbai Magicians in their Hero Hockey India League encounter at the Mahindra Hockey stadium in Mumbai on Jan 31.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors defeated hosts Uttar Pradesh Warriors by 4-3 margin to move to third position in the HIL points table at the Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors would be keen to continue their winning form when they take on Uttar Pradesh Wizards in an away game of the Hockey India League (HIL) on Sunday at the Dhyan Chand Astroturf Stadium in Lucknow.

Jaypee Warriors defeated Mumbai Magicians by 4-3 margin to win their second match of HIL at the Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on Thursday.

The match between Jaypee Punjab Warriors and Uttar Pradesh Wizards ended in a draw with both teams scoring two goals each, at the Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar on Tuesday.

Jaypee Punjab Warriors defeated Mumbai Magicians 4-2 to register their first win in HIL, at the MHA Mahindra Stadium here on Sunday.