Valtteri Bottas’ run to eighth in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix was the best the Finn could manage in a race in which the Mercedes driver was forced to deal with an engine overheating issue. Bottas faced a difficult challenge from the outset after his qualifying crash on Saturday led to a gearbox change and a…
After dining on cod on July 7, European leaders representing the economic elites went back to work figuring out how to run over the Greek majority in Europe’s first democracy. The serving of cod, presumably from Iceland, is ironic considering that it was the Icelanders who six years ago defied European investors — and by…
The planet Earth, with mankind’s help, is leap-frogging into sweltering new territory. With the monthly update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) out Monday, three of the world’s official climate reporting agencies agree that June 2015 was the hottest on record, and that this year is shaping up to be the hottest year…
Formula 1’s former boss Bernie Ecclestone has added his voice to those calling for engine performance to be equalised. The 87-year-old, who was ousted by new owners Liberty at the start of 2017, said it was the only way to stop one or two teams dominating the sport. “I’m a big fan of Mercedes,” he…
Kevin Magnussen will line up fifth on Sunday’s German Grand Prix starting grid, the Dane delivering to Haas its best qualifying performance since it joined the F1 grid in 2016. Magnussen was consistently in the midfield mix through the first two segments of the Saturday afternoon session, ultimately edging team mate Romain Grosjean by 0.344s…
Charaf-Eddin Ait-Tales may be visually impaired, but when it comes to Formula 1, as a superfan of the sport, he can see the action just as clearly as the next guy. Click Here: West Coast Eagles Guernsey A casual encounter between Charaf – a regular visitor to the paddock – and F1 presenter Will Buxton…
Valtteri Bottas spent his entire afternoon staring at the rear end of Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari, the Mercedes never getting close enough to mount a proper attack on his fellow Finn. The duo was locked in the position they started from – fourth and fifth respectively – for the duration of the 78-lap race, racing on…
Formula 1 officials admit that there is little they can do about the presence of groundhogs on Montreal’s Ile de Notre-Dame. One of the small ground mammals ventured onto the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve during Friday’s free practice session last week. It was hit by Romain Grosjean’s Haas, destroying his front wing – the groundhog coming…
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel would welcome Charles Leclerc at Ferrari in the future, insisting the Sauber rookie has the potential to race for the Scuderia. Leclerc blitzed the opposition last season in Formula 2 before the House of Maranello promoted its junior driver to engine customer Sauber where the Monegasque has scored points in…
Brendon Hartley says Toro Rosso’s outstanding performance in the second round of the championship in Bahrain fueled unjustified expectations for the Faenza-based outfit. Hartley’s team mate Pierre Gasly scored a remarkable fourth-place finish at Sakhir, generating a perception that Toro Rosso and Honda would be a force to be reckoned with in the midfield this…