Teams running Renault power in 2018 will hopefully get a boost in qualifying as the manufacturer works on delivering a special engine mode which its rivals already have. Renault’s progress on the engine front has put its power unit almost at the same level as Mercedes and Ferrari, at least on race day. In qualifying…
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Pascal Wehrlein’s F1 future is in jeopardy!
Pascal Wehrlein’s future in F1 appears to be far from guaranteed, with an extension of his stay at Sauber in 2018 very unlikely. Thanks to his close relationship to Sauber’s owners, Marcus Ericsson has a very good chance of remaining with the Swiss outfit. But the team’s extension of its contract with Ferrari also implies…
Ocon leaves tensions behind and moves on to Austria
Esteban Ocon will give himself a fresh start at the Red Bull Ring next weekend, leaving behind the tensions which lingered in the aftermath of a complicated race in Baku. The Force India driver finished P6 in Azerbaijan, wrestling is way into the points after a run-in with team mate Sergio Perez which left the…
Is the Apocalypse Us?
Think of it as the true end of the beginning. Last week, Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, the final member of the 12-man crew of the Enola Gay, the plane (named after its pilot’s supportive mother) that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died at age 93. When that first A-bomb left its bomb bay at…
Sauber’s Kaltenborn views F1 as too technical
Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn believes technology has become far too prominent and complex in Formula 1, and too difficult for the average fan to understand. The advent of the hybrid engine in F1 in 2014 ushered in an impressive era of technical sophistication which has yielded outstanding results in terms of performance, but also a…
Twitter Adds ‘Hide Reply’ Function To Try To Improve Online Conversation
Twitter says it tested the “hide reply” function for months in the U.S., Canada and Japan. Twitter is letting users become their own moderators. The company announced Thursday that it has rolled out a new feature allowing users to hide replies to their tweets. “Everyone should feel safe and comfortable while talking on Twitter,” said…
Biofuels Not All They're Cracked Up To Be, Report Finds
“The quest for bioenergy at a meaningful scale is both unrealistic and unsustainable,” says a new report from the World Resources Institute that calls into question Western governments’ support for energy policies that encourage large-scale conversion of plants into fuel. The study, “Avoiding Bioenergy Competition for Food Crops and Land” (pdf), published Thursday, is a…
US Marine Charged with Murder in Philippines
Joseph Scott Pemberton, a U.S. Marine, has been charged by Philippines prosecutors with murder for allegedly killing Jennifer Laude, a 26-year-old transgender Filipina woman, in October of this year. Laude was brutally beaten and murdered in the port city of Olongapo on October 2 and Pemberton was the last individual seen with her in the…
'Pulisic's hard work & patience has paid off' – Tomori 'happy' for Chelsea team-mate after hat-trick at Burnley
The Blues defender was delighted to see the summer signing grab his first goals for the club in a comfortable win at Turf Moor at the weekend Christian Pulisic’s superb treble in Chelsea’s 4-2 win over Burnley on Saturday was a just reward for his “hard work and patience” behind the scenes, according to Fikayo…
Ozil can provide creativity Emery's Arsenal are sorely lacking – Parlour
The 31-year-old former club-record signing has only played twice this season, but is set to feature in the Carabao Cup against Liverpool on Wednesday Mesut Ozil can provide the creative spark Arsenal have been lacking if he is reintegrated into the first-team squad, according to former Gunners midfielder Ray Parlour. The former Germany international is…