Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda won’t be returning to the F1 paddock this year, the Austrian remaining in intensive care in Vienna until he is definitely out of harm’s way. Lauda is still enduring the effects of a life-saving liver transplant that took place last month, and remains under heavy scrutiny from the faculty’s doctors….
Month: November 2019
Brawn: 2021 regulations will be deemed successful if new teams enter F1
Ross Brawn believes the success of Formula 1’s 2021 regulation platform will be measured by the sport’s ability to attract new entrants. F1’s sporting manager has yet to release the final set of rules and regulations that shall hopefully usher in a new prosperous era for Formula 1. Lowered costs and a more equitable distribution…
Grosjean energised by ‘all or nothing’ qualifying
Click:electronic integrated circuits Romain Grosjean will start tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix from fifth place on the grid after a nail-biting qualifying session affected by stop-start rain and damp track conditions. It couldn’t have been a better situation for the Haas driver, who admitted that he loved days when it came down to making the correct…
Felipe Massa races the fastest animal on earth!
In an attempt to ruffle a bird of prey’s feathers, Felipe Massa spread his electric wings ahead of next weekend’s opening round in Saudi Arabia of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E championship. The former F1 driver challenged a peregrine falcon – the fastest animal on earth, capable of flying at almost 350 km/h –…
Mika Hakkinen: ‘Bring back a tyre war to Formula 1!’
Two-time world champion Mika Hakkinen believes a proper tyre war between Pirelli and another manufacturer would spice up the competition in Formula 1. Since 2007, exclusivity has governed Grand Prix racing’s tyre supply contracts, with Bridgestone preceding Pirelli’s current deal which started in 2011 and will run until the end of 2019. For Hakkinen, who…
Brazilian GP: Bottas and Mercedes in command of FP2
It was a small edge – just 0.003s – but one which allowed Valtteri Bottas to top Friday’s second free practice session in front of team mate Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was third, just 0.073s behind the afternoon’s leader, while Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen rounded off the top-five. 2018 Brazilian Grand…
Refugees Trapped at Hungarian Border Attacked With Tear Gas, Water Cannons
Hungarian police fired water cannons and tear gas at refugees seeking to cross razor-wire barriers at the Serbian border on Wednesday, part of the country’s escalating crackdown on survivors of war and poverty seeking entry en route to Western Europe. The confrontations occurred in what has become a “no man’s land” between the Serbian village…
WRC – Lappi claims early Rally Mexico lead after opening street stage
Finland’s Esapekka Lappi snatched an early lead on Thursday evening in the 16th Rally Guanajuato México after scoring the quickest time of 1min 00.6sec in the opening 1.14km night stage along the narrow cobbled streets in the centre of Guanajuato. The Toyota driver takes an advantage of just one-tenth of a second over Norway’s Andreas…
FIA Junior WRC – Julius Tannert & Jürgen Heigl take Tour de Corse victory
Click:hot sale Chlorine tabletsJulius Tannert claimed a nail-biting FIA Junior WRC Championship rally victory on Tour de Corse as Tom Kristensson maintains his championship lead after a thrilling three-way fight for the lead with Dennis Rådström. The rally produced four different stage winners with Jan Solans claiming the opening stage on Friday, though a puncture cost…
WEC – 2020 FIA WEC SUPER SEBRING DATES CONFIRMED
The event had been confirmed as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship 2019/20 calendar by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Wednesday 5th December in St Petersburg with the date to be confirmed, which it has today. The second edition of the Super Sebring weekend will feature the WEC’s 1,000 Miles of Sebring…