Former Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo has not been invited to this weekend’s 70 year Ferrari festivities at Monza. The iconic car manufacturer is pulling out all the stops to commemorate its seven decade existence with special branding on the Scuderia’s cars and a series of dedicated events. Oddly, di Montezemolo, who also celebrated his …
Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen both appeared unconcerned by the loss of track time on Friday as a result of heavy rain hitting the afternoon’s free practice in Suzuka. “We kind of expected it to be a wet afternoon,” Raikkonen told reporters after the end of a truncated FP2. “We’d run a little …
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Mercedes F1 chairman Niki Lauda has come down on the side of Max Verstappen after the stewards’ controversial decision to penalise the Red Bull driver in Austin. Verstappen executed a spectacular pass on the inside of Turn 17 on the final lap of the US Grand Prix, snatching third place from Kimi Raikkonen. He was …
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A proposed New Year’s Resolution: in 2015, let’s not punish the Palestinians for joining the International Criminal Court. No doubt some Members of Congress – presumably, the ones who aren’t busy resigning for felony tax evasion or defending themselves for schmoozing with white supremacists – will try to gin up an outrage festival and demand …
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As talks between Hong Kong protesters and the Chinese government began on Tuesday, the region’s current chief executive C.Y. Leung spoke out against free elections on the grounds that it would empower the poor. In his first interview with foreign media since the pro-democracy movement began, Leung said that if the public were allowed to …
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Renault advisor Alain Prost believes the French manufacturer’s new engine supply deal with McLaren is in the company’s best long term interests. As the McLaren-Honda partnership painfully dissolved and reached its epilogue last weekend in Singapore, the Woking-based outfit has tied its fate to Renault for a three-year period from 2018. The two companies will …
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Felipe Massa has staked his claim to retain his seat at Williams for another season. The Brazilian retired from Formula 1 at the end of last season. However, the team soon recalled him when Valtteri Bottas was signed by Mercedes to replace the retiring Nico Rosberg. Paul di Resta, Pascal Wehrlein and Robert Kubica have …
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Lewis Hamilton have McLaren’s new MCL33 contender two thumbs up yesterday as he responded to a message posed by former foe Fernando Alonso on Instagram. McLaren unveiled yesterday its stunning ‘papaya orange’ racer which it hopes will lead its charge up the field in 2018 after three years of purgatory for the Woking-based outfit. Alonso’s …
Esteban Ocon is no longer a rookie, but foregoing the label also means higher expectations from his team in 2018. The French driver’s first complete formative year in Formula 1, after his debut with Manor in 2016, has been nothing short of remarkable. With the exception of Brasil, where a collision with Romain Grosjean on …
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As it prepares its 2018 charger for Renault power, McLaren is ramping up its expectations for next season despite the French manufacturer’s recent reliability woes. Renault’s engines have suffered from a spell of failures lately which have hit both the works team and its customers, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso. Click Here: Germany Football …
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