In his race to Fast Track the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership “free trade” deal, U.S. President Barack Obama made a stop at the Oregon headquarters of Nike, a large multinational with notoriously poor labor standards, to promote the behemoth pact. The irony was not lost on the dozens of protesters who greeted Obama outside the Portland…
The lower house of the French Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a measure authorizing expansive, unprecedented, and invasive surveillance of citizens and foreigners, with little judicial oversight. The new spying powers, developed over the course of the last year, gained momentum in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris in January that killed 17…
George Russell jumped straight out of the Force India F1 car at the end of free practice 1 in Abu Dhabi, and then successfully won pole position for the GP3 finale. It had been a busy day for the 19-year-old. He started off with GP3 practice and then took part in Formula 1 Free Practice…
Haas formally unveiled its 2018 charger, the VF-18, in the Barcelona pitlane this morning at the crack of dawn. Check out the gallery of the car which will carry the US outfit’s hopes as well as those of its drivers, Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen. 8 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in…
Williams F1 chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has admitted that he’s disappointed the team finished so far behind Force India in 2017. Willians clinched fifth place in last year’s constructors standings, but was over 100 points behind their rivals. That was a lot more than Lowe had been expecting – and he didn’t believe it…
Robert Kubica’s difficulty in adapting to Pirelli’s new tyres is allegedly the reason behind Williams decision to run Sergey Sirotkin alongside Lance Stroll this year. Polish sports website Sportowefakty.wp.pl published an interview with BBC‘s Andrew Benson in which the F1 reporter offered some insight on what transpired during the post-race Pirelli tyre test in Abu…
Former Williams reserve Paul di Resta sees a fair amount of risk associated with the Grove-based outfit’s decision to rely on an inexperienced line-up this season. Along with Robert Kubica, di Resta was a strong contender for the Williams drive alongside Lance Stroll, but Russian rookie Sergey Sirotkin was ultimately handed the coveted seat. Williams…
The 2018 Formula 1 grid is complete and ready to roll, with the FIA publishing this season’s entry list which includes a few new race numbers and name changes among the 20-strong field. Legendary marque Aston Martin now enjoys an official presence on the F1 bill after boosting its involvement with Red Bull Racing. McLaren…
Kevin Magnussen would consider a full-time switch to IndyCar after his career in F1, and the opportunity to tackle the Indy 500. Fernando Alonso’s US endeavors last year at Indi, when the two-time world champion ran competitively at the Brickyard, undoubtedly captured the attention of a few of his F1 colleagues, including Magnussen who has…
The solution to the current mess in the Middle East is to bring back imperialism—that’s what an influential foreign policy thinker is straight-facedly claiming. Robert Kaplan has been dispensing advice for decades on how to manage the world, and his words have often been heeded. In the mid-1990s, his book Balkan Ghosts apparently helped convince President…