Kimi Raikkonen was frustrated to finish in fifth place in the Chinese Grand Prix. He felt that he could have done better, if only Ferrari had got the strategy right. While the team decided to pit his team mate Sebastian Vettel for new tyres on lap 34, they left Raikkonen out for five laps longer….
Sebastian Vettel came into this world 30 years ago today, and Kimi Raikkonen went out of his way to offer a very special gift to his team mate, living up to his nickname ‘The Iceman’ in the process. Ferrari isn’t really renowned for its humour but it’s never too late to show a bit of…
Red Bull’s Helmut Marko has hailed F1 and Liberty Media for the sport’s step forward since the departure of former supremo Bernie Ecclestone. As a prominent sponsor in Grand Prix racing and the owner of two teams, Red Bull has followed the sport’s slow but sure transformation which has come into effect this season. And…
After meeting with Brazilian officials in Sap Paulo recently, former F1 supremo isn’t confident in the future of the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. The 86-year-old was entrusted by F1’s new CEO Chase Carey to convince Brazilian officials to secure the future of the race. But Ecclestone, who returned to the paddock in Bahrain two…
Many Formula 1 drivers have their own line of clothes and merchandise, but Max Verstappen has gone a step further, opening his own brick-and-mortar shop! The official Max Verstappen store will open on Saturday, June 17 in the Dutch town of Swalmen, and will be the home of Verstappenshop.nl offering the driver’s full online collection….
As a tenuous ceasefire takes hold, the besieged Gaza strip must contend with the path of death and destruction left by Israel’s month-long military assault, including 1,939 Palestinian lives lost, 9,886 wounded, over 200,000 displaced, and more than 10,000 Palestinian housing units severely damaged or completely ruined. Israeli critics of the “Operation Protective Edge” and…
One of the big sticking points in the TTIP talks has been the EU’s prohibition on imports of beef treated with growth hormones. EU officials continue to insist the issue is off the table, but U.S. officials keep pushing it right back on. Just this week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told reporters at…
The 34-year-old has admitted that he gets a special buzz from playing pressure fixtures that is missing at other times Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he would only play the big games if it were up to him. The 34-year-old has long been recognised as one of the finest players in the world,…
The former Fulham and Sunderland manager is eager to get back into coaching and admits a prominent role at a new MLS franchise would appeal to him Former Wales boss Chris Coleman would like to be the first manager of David Beckham’s new MLS franchise Inter Miami, but admits the ex-England captain has been ignoring…
Renault reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin will be taking over from Nico Hulkenberg in Friday’s first practice session at Sochi, with the Russian set for more outings later this year. The 21-year-old from Moscow is without a full-time race schedule this year after racing in GP2 for two years, but as part of sponsor SMP’s young…