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F1: Perez still confident McLaren can win

May 23, 2013

McLaren finished last year with the fastest car, and Jenson Button winning the final race in Brazil, but they have lost their way over the European winter. #Formula One #LifeInTheFastLane #Sergio Perez #F1 #McLaren #racing
F1 tyre changes to be less dramatic than feared

May 20, 2013

Motorsport director Paul Hembery told Reuters that the Italian company would find a solution that all teams could agree on without the outcome having a major impact on the championship. #Formula One #LifeInTheFastLane #F1 #Tyres #racing
Honda to return to F1 in 2015 as McLaren engine supplier

May 16, 2013

In recent years, Honda has been criticised for lacking the daring zeal it once had as an innovator. Ito hopes participation in the sport could change that view. #Sports #Formula One #LifeInTheFastLane #F1 #McLaren #Honda #racing

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Big bucks: Horse racing and the mini-boom in Pune realty

Oct 19, 2012

Many outstation racing enthusiasts prefer to maintain outright ownership residential properties throughout the year. The racing season in Pune translates into great revenue on the property market. #HowThisWorks #Pune #Horse racing #Pune Turf Club
F1: Jerez tells us Red Bull will be the winner again

Feb 15, 2012

At the end of the day the objective is to win the championship; so if it is done in an ugly car, so be it. #Sports #Formula One #Red Bull Racing #LifeInTheFastLane #McLaren
How more Indians can find their way to Formula One

Jun 22, 2011

Remember that only 24 drivers in the world make it to the grid. So, here is a road map to help you along the way. #Motorsport #LifeInTheFastLane #Auto racing #Formula Three #F1

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Renaultsport Megane Red Bull Racing RB8

2013-05-21 09:02:00

Renault and Red Bull Racing have celebrated their win in last season’s Formula 1 world title with the special edition RB8 – limited to just 30 units in the UK. The Red Bull Racing Megane is finished in Twilight Blue, a colour inspired by the Formula One #Red Bull Racing #Renault #Formula One
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Eddie Ahern adds to racing shame after 10-year ban

2013-05-22 23:01:00

Eddie Ahern faces a long ban from racing Hot on the heels of the Frankie Dettori and Godolphin drug scandals, the Group One-winning rider and former West Brom footballer Neil Clement were punished by the British Horseracing Authority for their role in th #Frankie Dettori #Neil Clement #West Bromwich Albion FC
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Matt Tifft Impresses In ARCA Debut For Win-Tron Racing At Toledo Speedway

2013-05-21 15:30:00

TOLEDO, Ohio (May 21, 2013) – - Looking more like a regular than an inexperienced rookie, Matt Tifft, in his No. 89 DOC 360 Chevrolet Impala, finished an impressive fifth in his ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards debut at Toledo Speedway in the Mena #Ohio #North Carolina #Frank Kimmel

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Money, sleaze take the sheen off imperious Chennai Super Kings

Given the huge legal, moral and ethical stakes, Srinvasan and Meiyappan should have voluntarily clarified their position and should have offered to face an investigation.
How the Woolwich attack will harm the British Muslim community more

For Muslims in Britain, there comes one thing after another to get defensive about, and at quite short intervals. The Muslim community will be cornered into paying a price for the brutality of these two killers.
Explainer: Why Sensex has fallen over 300 points today

Chidambaram ‘s soothsaying may not work when the markets are driven largely by foreign institutional investors (FIIs)
PM carrying out responsibility with great dignity, says Sonia

Rejecting the talk about two power centres and differences between them, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said there is “collective leadership” between her and Manmohan Singh and “we all stand by” the Prime Minister who will complete his term.

Why India is concerned about supplying arms to Afghanistan

From across the Hindu Kush, a plea for Indian help. Hamid Karzai wants New Delhi to provide artillery and military transport aircraft. It won’t cost India much—but New Delhi is worried about upsetting Pakistan, and wary of making commitments before it becomes clear which way the political wind is blowing in Kabul.
Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police

With the glut of information regarding the IPL spot fixing scandal and the three cricketers how much of it can we really trust?
Phaneesh Murthy admits to relationship with employee

This is the second time the IT industry veteran has been involved in a sex scandal.
Despite BJP edge over Cong, both NDA and UPA are conjectures

Opinion polls show the BJP and the NDA ahead of the Congress and UPA. But it is the regional parties that are likely to make the biggest gains. NDA and UPA are post-poll creatures

Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Try following a game on twitter or with friends or at the ground. At every step of the way, the spot-fixing question raises itself.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

JM Financial will nominate Pandit as the non-executive chairman of the proposed bank. Pandit and Aiyar will have the right to purchase shares up to the amount prescribed by the RBI in this entity.
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.