Daily Archives: November 16, 2019

Sainz convinced Red Bull/Ferrari faster than McLaren benchmark

Carlos Sainz kept McLaren at the top of the timesheet on Wednesday, but the Spaniard is under no illusions that Red Bull and Ferrari have the potential to beat his benchmark time. Sainz picked up where team mate Lando Norris left off on Tuesday, posting the fastest lap so far in pre-season testing at the […]

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New Mercedes race engineer equates to ‘fresh start’ for Bottas

Valtteri Bottas will be working with a new race engineer this year, a change the Mercedes driver believes will provide him with “a bit of a fresh start” for 2019. Internal changes in Mercedes’ engineering department led to Tony Ross – Bottas’ former race engineer – assigned to the German manufacturer’s new Formula E programme. […]

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Renault anxious about ‘crucial’ delay to 2021 regulations

The Renault F1 team says that the ongoing delay in finalising new rules for the sport for 2021 and beyond is becoming a major headache. Renault’s F1 president Jerome Stoll said that it was ‘crucial’ that the sport’s owners Liberty Media gave teams some certainty on the issue of F1’s future direction. “We are very […]

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Gallery: Sauber’s F1 cars – from 1993 to 2018

Sauber will remain a constructor in F1 this year, but its name will no longer appear as an entrant, with partner Alfa Romeo taking over the title. The Swiss outfit – founded in the 1970s by Peter Sauber – made its first appearance on the Grand Prix grid at Kyalami in 1993, with drivers Karl […]

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Williams still fighting to protect its independence

Click:my giftcardmall com mygift Williams will continue to fiercely protect its independence as an F1 constructor, with the team looking forward to F1’s 2021 regulations which should enforce its status. While several of its mid-field rivals have leveraged on their close technical relationship with manufacturer teams, Williams has remained a fully independent outfit, a state […]

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Brawn happy to see positive effects of fastest lap point

Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn says the bonus point for fastest lap scheme introduced this season is gaining traction with teams and drivers. In a bid to spice up the show in the closing stages of a race, F1 and the FIA decided to award an extra championship point to the driver that secures […]

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Ferrari won’t protest stewards’ ‘wrong’ decision on Verstappen

Scuderia Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto believes the stewards’ decision not to take further action in the incident opposing Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is wrong, but the Italian outfit won’t contest the ruling. Ferrari was hoping the stewards would have followed the Scuderia’s view that Verstappen had caused a collision and pushed Leclerc […]

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Trade Trumps Climate Change Action at COP21

You’ve heard of off-Broadway, the smaller plays that don’t reach blockbuster audiences.  In Paris, we have a similar dynamic. While leaders inside the Paris Climate Conference do their trade-offs and political manoeuvring inside, a truly international group of activists are also gathering outside the official conference. I have been attending these events: the Alternatiba People’s Climate […]

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Nick Murray Willis delivers his hilarious mid-season review

While everyone is taking stock of the first half of the 2019 F1 season, cartoonist Nick Murray Willis has just delivered his own mid-year review. The talented artist’s well-known specialty is pairing commentary soundbites from the world of sport to his hilarious and unhinged animated drawings. The comedic effect is weird but wonderful, and works […]

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Détente and the New Cold Wars

The essential key to addressing real threats to international security and peace, as well as to resolving smaller wars and regional conflicts, is to reverse the present trend toward Cold Wars with Russia and China. The world needs active cooperation among the United States, Russia, China and other influential countries, through agreement and cooperation within […]

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