Formula 1 britain grand prix

* Leicester City soccer club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai tycoon, was killed along with four others when his helicopter crashed and then exploded after a Premier League match on Saturday, the soccer club and police said. * Britain's Lewis Hamilton celebrated his fifth Formula One world championship on Sunday after a Mexican Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen for the second year in a row. * American Nelly Korda shot a flawless four-under-par 68 in the final round to win her maiden LPGA title by two strokes at the Swinging Skirts Taiwan Championship on Sunday. * India's Khalin Joshi fired a decisive birdie on the 18th hole to clinch his maiden Asian Tour title at the Panasonic Open India tournament in New Delhi on Sunday. * Roger Federer claimed his 99th career ATP Tour title on Sunday (Oct 28) but he had to battle to defeat Romanian qualifier Marius Copil 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 in the Swiss Indoors final at Basel. * Big-serving South African Kevin Anderson secured his spot at … [Read more...] about Tennis: Svitolina wins WTA Finals in Singapore

Lewis Hamilton scorched to Singapore Grand Prix pole position in his Mercedes with a red hot lap of 1min 36.015sec at the Marina Bay street circuit on Saturday (Sep 15). Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after taking pole position after qualifying at the Marina Bay City Circuit ahead of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start on the front row for Sunday's race alongside Hamilton after coming second, 0.319sec behind the Englishman, but Sebastian Vettel could only manage third. "That felt like magic," said a delighted Hamilton of his storming lap record, which was an astonishing 3.4 seconds quicker than last year's pole effort. "It was really special, I don't think there was a bad moment in the lap, it was just perfect," he added. "I don't know where it came from but it all came together. It's one of the best laps I can remember." Ferrari's Vettel, who is 30 points behind Hamilton in … [Read more...] about Hamilton scorches to pole for Singapore Grand Prix

Ferrari's German driver Sebastian Vettel (right) celebrates with his winner's trophy as second-placed Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton looks on. (Andrej ISAKOVIC/AFP) The four-time champion seized the lead at the start and fought back after losing the initiative during two safety car periods to register his second win at Silverstone and the 51st of his career. Vettel's win for Ferrari wrecked Hamilton's hopes of taking a record fifth win in succession and a record sixth overall, but the Englishman ? who was last after a collision with Kimi Raikkonen on the opening lap ? produced a heroic drive to finish second for Mercedes. His team-mate Valtteri Bottas, on older tyres, led entering the closing laps, but was unable to resist Vettel or his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who finished third. Bottas was fourth. It was Ferrari?s first win in Britain since 2011. Daniel Ricciardo came home fifth for Red Bull ahead of Nico Hulkenberg of Renault, Esteban Ocon of Force India, … [Read more...] about Formula One: Vettel edges Hamilton to win British Grand Prix