Formula 1 has confirmed that it will return to Shanghai next year following new deal inked with the promoters of the China Grand Prix. The new three-year agreement between Formula One Management and Shanghai Juss Sports Development will begin in 2018. Shanghai was originally earmarked for April 8 on the 2018 calendar, but the race…
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McLaren feeling boosted by performance in Asian events
It’s been a tumultuous season for the McLaren-Honda partnership, but racing director Eric Boullier believes that the team has become stronger since the end of the European stage of the 2017 championship. Just before the Singapore race, McLaren and Honda confirmed they were splitting at the end of the season. That same weekend, Stoffel Vandoorne…
Verstappen and Vettel very much alike – Horner
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner showed no restraint yesterday as he praised Max Verstappen for his Malaysia GP win. The young Dutch prodigy trounced the opposition in Sepang to secure his second F1 victory and become the sport’s youngest driver to record two race wins. “A great performance by the whole team and fantastic…
The time has come to give Hamilton full backing – Lauda
As the going gets tough in the title fight between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, Niki Lauda believes the Mercedes driver now deserves the full backing of the team. Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix saw another two-way battle between the men at the top of the Drivers’ standings, leaving third-placed Valtteri Bottas adrift in their wake….
Circuit Paul Ricard confirms French GP layout
Organisers of the French Grand Prix have confirmed the track layout which will be used next year at the Circuit Paul Ricard for the event’s return to the F1 calendar. The race, scheduled on June 24 2018, will use the track’s traditional 5.8km configuration although several turns have been slightly altered to take into consideration…
Hamilton: Austin pole not as easy as it looked!
Lewis Hamilton made winning his 72nd Formula 1 pole position look easy on Saturday, in qualifying for the 2017 United States Grand Prix. It’s his second pole in a row in Austin, and his 11th of the 2017 season. The time of 1:33.108s was the fastest lap recorded at the Circuit of the Americas since…
‘Angry’ Marchionne raps Ferrari’s knuckles and makes changes
Click:travel agency in china Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne is taking measures to ensure the Italian squad does not endure another reliability disaster such as the one it endured in Sepang. Click Here: Rugby league Jerseys The Scuderia’s nightmare weekend started with an engine failure in qualifying for Sebastian Vettel and ended with the demise of…
Poverty and Fear Still Rankle, Ten Years After the Tsunami
It took just 30 minutes for the killer waves to leave 350,000 dead and half a million displaced. Less than one hour for 100,000 houses to be destroyed and 200,000 people to be stripped of their livelihoods. For many thousands of people in South Asia, the Christmas holidays will always double as a memorial for…
Vettel planning to take new power unit elements
Already facing a start from the back row of the grid for Sunday’s Malaysian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is set to incur a number of extra penalties for additional power unit elements. Vettel was unable to set a time in qualifying after his Ferrari lost drive on its outlap. That was despite a precautionary engine…
Facial Recognition-Fest: UK Police Scan 100,000 Concertgoers
Just in time for facial recognition technology to lose its few privacy allies in the U.S., police in the U.K. demonstrated just what that kind of mass surveillance of the public might look like in reality. Over the weekend, Leicestireshire police planted a series of “strategically placed cameras” throughout the grounds of an outdoor concert—ironically…