Motorsport

Sam Bird believes “what goes around comes around” after supporting McLaren team-mate Taylor Barnard’s quest for a maiden Formula E podium in Sao Paulo. McLaren left the Brazil season-opener earlier this month with a double points finish as Barnard became the youngest podium finisher in the all-electric championship’s history in third, one spot above Bird. The British duo had considerably…

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao | Photo Credit: ANI The Telangana High Court has passed an interim order not to arrest former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president K.T. Rama Rao till December 30 in a case of corruption registered by Telangana ACB over release of funds for Formula-E Race during BRS government. In a relief…

Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar will replace Red Bull-bound Liam Lawson at RB in 2025. Editor’s Picks 1 Related French driver Hadjar, 20, will step up to partner Yuki Tsunoda at the junior team. Lawson’s move to the senior Red Bull team as the replacement for the outgoing Sergio Perez was confirmed by the team on Thursday. His arrival completes…

Isack Hadjar will make his Formula 1 debut in 2025 as Yuki Tsunoda’s new team mate at Racing Bulls, the team which competed as RB this year. He will move into the seat vacated by Liam Lawson following his promotion to Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen. Hadjar said he was “very excited” by the announcement. “This is huge for myself,…

BRS working president and the former IT minister of Telangana, KTR finds himself in the midst of a legal mess as he has been named in the infamous Formula E scam. The ACB named him as the A1 in this financial fraud case while IAS officer Aravind Kumar is implicated as A2. While things are shaping up in such a…

Earlier, BRS MLAs submitted an adjournment motion, urging the Speaker to allow a discussion on the Formula-E controversy. Updated On – 20 December 2024, 11:14 AM Telangana Assembly Hyderabad: The Telangana Assembly witnessed chaos on Friday as BRS MLAs demanded a discussion on allegations surrounding the Formula-E car race. Both treasury and opposition benches engaged in sloganeering…

Dec 19, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker reached rare air in the Week 16 edition of “Thursday Night Football.” As the second quarter wound down, the Denver Broncos were flagged for interference on a fair catch, resulting in a 15-yard advance for the Chargers. This unexpected call gave Los Angeles a unique choice: attempt a…

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) would be formed to probe alleged irregularities in the contract awarded to a private company to collect tolls on the Hyderabad Outer Ring Road (ORR). After coming to power last December, the state Congress government has raised allegations about the contract to collect tolls along the…

Dec 19, 2024, 05:19 PM ET Liam Lawson has been announced as Sergio Pérez’s replacement for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Editor’s Picks The 22-year-old, who has only made 11 grand prix starts over two seasons with Red Bull’s junior team, will be teammates with four-time world champion Max Verstappen. Red Bull boss Christian Horner has said it was a…

In the round-up: The European Commission confirmed it is investigating whether Formula 1 owner Liberty Media’s proposed takeover of motorcycle racing series Moto GP should go ahead. In brief Liberty faces EC probe The EC is concerned Liberty Media would have too much power to control the prices for broadcasting the two highly popular motorsport series if it owned both…

BRS working president K T Rama Rao addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Thursday (December 19, 2024). Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao defended the transfer of ₹55 crore to the organisers of the Formula-E race last year and said the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has no locus standi to book a case since there was…

The phrase “Formula E” will be extensively heard in Telangana political circles henceforth amidst media reports that former IT Minister and the principal instigator of this event, KTR like to be arrested due to his involvement in an alleged financial scam in the case. Coming to the facts of the case, and the charges filed against KTR, here’s a details…

Dec 19, 2024, 12:07 PM ET In the end, the writing was on the wall for Sergio Pérez. “Obviously the benchmark is always your teammate,” Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said in Abu Dhabi. “And the car has won nine races with Max [Verstappen] at the wheel.” It was a cutting remark immediately after the latest — and ultimately…

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday (December 19, 2024) registered an FIR against BRS working president and MLA K T Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad during the previous regime, official sources said. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma had recently granted…

Liam Lawson admitted he found it difficult to ignore the obvious prospect of a Red Bull promotion in the final races of 2024. Lawson has been confirmed as Sergio Perez’s replacement for 2025. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The news of Perez’s exit and Lawson’s likely promotion picked up steam in the final weeks of the year. “It was tough… Abu…

Yuki Tsunoda has missed his best chance to join Red Bull’s Formula 1 team, after they announced his team mate Liam Lawson will race for them in 2025. Red Bull handed Lawson his chance to drive for their top team after just 11 starts with their junior squad. They picked him over Tsunoda, who has driven for RB (previously known…

Pascal Wehrlein merited his world title after making no season-defining errors. He only non-scored twice due to collisions that weren’t his fault. Vastly improved qualifying was key; three poles meant nine bonus points, three more than his title-winning margin. His campaign began with victory in Mexico and at Misano he benefited from Oliver Rowland’s woes to win again. PLUS: The overlooked…

After four years, Sergio Perez’s stint as Max Verstappen’s team mate is over. He was the fifth driver to take on what increasingly looks like one of the toughest jobs in Formula 1. But while Verstappen monopolised the drivers’ championship during that time, Red Bull haven’t swept the constructors’ titles in the way they did in the Sebastian Vettel-Mark Webber…

BRS MLAs presenting a memorandum to the Speaker G. Prasad Kumar requesting to hold a discussion on Formula E-race issue in the Assembly Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) working President K. T. Rama Rao has dared the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to initiate a discussion on Formula E-Race issue in the State Assembly. In an open letter to the…