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…
Bernie Ecclestone believes F1’s quest for safety has changed the public’s perception of the sport’s drivers, eroding their glory and aura. Formula 1 hasn’t been immune to the advent of a sanitized and politically correct world, a trend which has clearly accelerated under the governance of Liberty Media and the FIA, as the sport is…
A long history of military dictatorships, brutal civil war, and generalized violence fueled by drug cartels and gangs effectively silenced the people of Guatemala for decades. This prolonged period of civic inaction has resulted in widespread feelings of resignation and cynicism that have allowed the status quo to perpetuate itself. That all changed recently, as…
Despite setting a new unofficial track record in pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Wednesday, Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo still believes that Mercedes remains on top heading into 2018. “I’m sure Mercedes are still the top dogs at the moment,” Ricciardo told Sky Sports News. “But I don’t feel we are far off….
Corporate polluters are driving global warming and must not be allowed to steer—or even participate in—the ongoing processes of the United Nations whose stated aim is to develop global solutions to the climate crisis, a coalition of civil society organizations declared Wednesday. Twenty organizations, including Amazon Watch and Climate Action Network International, delivered a petition…
Last week’s settlement between the Justice Department and five giant banks reveals the appalling weakness of modern antitrust. The banks had engaged in the biggest price-fixing conspiracy in modern history. Their self-described “cartel” used an exclusive electronic chat room and coded language to manipulate the $5.3 trillion-a-day currency exchange market. It was a “brazen display…