Daily Archives: November 17, 2019

Ecclestone: ‘Money will always keep Mercedes at the top’

Rule changes won’t prevent Mercedes from sustaining its dominant position in Formula 1, says Bernie Ecclestone, as the Silver Arrows outfit will always be lavishly funded. The German squad is on the verge of conquering its fifth consecutive Constructors’ title, thanks to its engineering excellence since the advent of the hybrid era, while its drivers […]

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Leclerc will boost Ferrari in 2019, predicts Brawn

Formula 1 director of motorsports Ross Brawn believes that Charles Leclerc will bring much needed new energy to Maranello in 2019. The 21-year-old Monaco native will join Ferrari after a single season at Sauber where he finished in the points on ten occasions, with a best finish of sixth place in Azerbaijan. He claimed 39 […]

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Stunning Ricciardo denies Verstappen in Red Bull lock-out

Daniel Ricciardo pulled out a very special lap indeed in qualifying for the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, to thwart his Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen’s hopes of becoming Formula 1’s youngest ever pole winner. The Australian’s final Q3 run clocked in at 1:14.759s which meant that 0.026s ahead of Verstappen. The Red Bull lockout […]

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Wolff: Hamilton ‘thoughtful’ comments on India ‘spun out of context’

Click:biodegradable confetti cannon Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has defended Lewis Hamilton after the social media backlash that hit the Brit following his comments on F1’s former Grand Prix in India. Click Here: Crystal Palace Shop The five-time world champion said he had felt “very conflicted” about racing in India given the contrast he observed between […]

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Alonso names the one achievement that surpasses his F1 titles

As a new chapter dawns on Fernando Alonso’s motorsport career, the Spaniard looks back on his past achievements and notes one accomplishment that surpasses all his race wins and titles. Click Here: Golf special The two-time F1 world champion has picked out his 2005 Premio Principe de Asturias award – bestowed upon a personality for […]

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Barcelona pre-season data ‘not the most relevant’ – Perez

Racing Point’s Sergio Perez says the massive data collected by teams during pre-season testing won’t be of significant value next weekend at Barcelona. Buoyed by a productive sixth-place finish in Azerbaijan, Perez will be looking to sustain his momentum at the Circuit de Catalunya. “The result in Baku was a big boost for us,” said […]

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Grosjean ready to go on the ‘attack’ with Haas in Australia

Romain Grosjean won’t be cruising Down Under when the Australian Grand Prix weekend kicks off, with the Haas driver set to activate attack mode at the outset. In terms of performance, Grosjean is hoping Haas’ VF-19 will prove as efficient and incisive in Melbourne as its predecessor was last year, when the US outfit was […]

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From Good Works to Good Ideas: Educating the #SolutionaryGeneration

Kids are doing all sorts of good works these days. More often than not their efforts are focused on: 1) Raising money for charities2) Collecting and providing food and essentials to the poor, and/or3) Participating in local clean-up efforts to protect neighborhood environments. Such efforts are positive and should be encouraged. Yet because these good […]

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Silverstone trashes ‘pure fiction’ report of ticket sales offer to F1

The BRDC has rubbished a story published by the Mail on Sunday and website Pitpass claiming that it would hand over tickets sales to F1 to secure the future of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The report claimed that the venerable British institution and the proud owner of Silverstone had suggested to Liberty Media […]

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Rich Nations Failing to Meet Climate Obligations at Expense of Poor: Report

The U.S. and other wealthy nations are not pulling their weight in the climate change fight and may be setting the world on an even more devastating climate track, a new report published Monday reveals. Globally, governments’ pledges to limit greenhouse gas emissions are not adequate to stave off an average surface temperature warming of […]

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