Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists that despite recent setbacks which have cost the team its lead in the drivers and constructors championships, the W09 is still the fastest car on the grid. “We didn’t score as many points in the triple-header as we had hoped for,” Wolff admitted. “A lot of that was down to…
Month: November 2019
Ferrari reveals long-term contract with Leclerc
Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene confirmed in Singapore that new recruit Charles Leclerc has been signed up for a period of four years. As the Scuderia banks on the future of its young talent, Leclerc’s signing will make the 20-year-old Monegasque the team’s youngest driver in its history since 19-year-old Ricardo Rodriguez was offered a…
Hartley jubilant to finally make it through to Q3
It’s been a tough season for Brendon Hartley, but the Toro Rosso driver finally had real cause to celebrate on Saturday after making it through to the final round of qualifying for the first time in his Formula 1 career. The Kiwi will line up in eighth place on the grid for the Hungarian Grand…
Russell winds up test with new unofficial Hungaroring record
Mercedes young driver George Russell ensured that the Silver Arrows ended two days of in-season testing at the top of the timesheets at the Hungaroring. He completed 116 laps on Wednesday, a marked upturn on the 49 he’d been limited to on Tuesday due to gearbox issues. His fastest lap of 1:15.575s was a new…
Armed With 'Advanced Killing Technology,' Humans Act as Planet's 'Super-Predators'
Click:hermes康康 Humans are exceeding the bounds of natural systems and acting as “super-predators,” a new report finds. The analysis by researchers from the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, University of Victoria (UVic), and the Hakai Institute, and published in the journal Science, looked at over 300 studies that compared human hunter predation and that of non-humans. Whereas…
'Beyond Bleak': Why Nobody in the World Wants to Know the Horror That Is Yemen
In a situation that can only be described as ‘beyond bleak,’ the combined threats of war, food shortages, and an acute water crisis in Yemen have come together to put the Middle East’s poorest nation on the brink of one of the world’s most ignored humanitarian disasters. Amnesty International said this week that likely war…
Mercedes fully behind strategist Vowles despite bad call
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has offered his full support to James Vowles after the Silver Arrows strategist fumbled a crucial call in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. Mercedes decided not to bring in Lewis Hamilton when a virtual safety car was deployed following the retirement of the team’s other driver, Valtteri Bottas. The strategy call proved…
Gasly ready to pick up the baton at Red Bull Racing
F1 pundits have singled out Pierre Gasly as the man most likely to replace Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull Racing. And if called upon, the Frenchman is ready for the opportunity. Gasly has been impressive from the outset this season, delivering to Toro Rosso all of its points-scoring results, including a sixth-place finish just before…
Haas unhappy with Renault’s non-respect of inter-team pact
Haas boss Guenther Steiner has pointed the finger at Renault, claiming the French manufacturer broke an inter-team pact following its protest of Romain Grosjean at Monza and the French driver’s subsequent exclusion from the race’s results. The floor element of the French driver’s Haas VF-18 was found not to comply with the technical regulations as…
Red Bull’s Ticktum casts doubt over Schumacher’s sudden wins
Following another clear defeat in Austria this weekend, Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum has cast a rather insidious doubt over Mick Schumacher’s five-race winning streak. Ticktum, who desperately needs to win the FIA European F3 series to garner enough points to possibly race with Toro Rosso in F1 next season, endured another setback at the…