Esteban Ocon is confident that Mercedes’ support and awareness of his potential will enable him to pick up in 2020 where he left off at the end of last season. After two impressive full seasons of F1, racing for Force India, Ocon’s career has been put on halt following Mercedes’ inability to find a spot …
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It was an unsatisfactory end to pre-season testing for Robert Kubica who felt that Williams’ last day of running in Barcelona had been thwarted by a car “not representative to what it should be”. Williams rolled out its FW42 two days late following a build-up delay, but once the Grove-based outfit got going its 2019 …
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Formula 1’s appears to have a veritable craving for expanding into Asia, with the Philippines seen as Liberty Media’s next potential target on the eastern continent. According to the Independent, the Formula One Group filed trademark applications earlier this month for a ‘Philippine Grand Prix’ and a ‘Manila Grand Prix’. The report mentions that the …
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Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul confirmed in Monaco that F1’s future regulation platform won’t be decided by the end of June, although a technical draft should allow teams to begin preparations for 2021. For the last twelve months, Formula 1, the FIA and the teams have worked to elaborate the sport’s future technical and commercial …
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Williams rookie George Russell believes that Patrick Head’s presence within the team is what the beleaguered outfit needs to help it deal with its struggles. The Grove-based squad announced in Bahrain that its legendary co-founder and former technical director has returned to F1’s trenches as a consultant, tasked with the mission of helping Williams’ engineering …
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Racing Point’s Sergio Perez proved once again why Baku City Circuit is one of his favourite tracks on the Formula 1 calendar. The Mexican driver has been on the podium here twice before, in 2016 and 2018, and he was looking full of confidence again this weekend as he flew to fifth place in qualifying …
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As a wave of French airstrikes targeted the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria overnight and as British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for the UK to respond similarly to Friday’s attacks in Paris, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday warned against a potentially counter-productive military response and said that a political settlement should …
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Ten European Union countries agreed on Tuesday to some aspects of a so-called “Robin Hood Tax” on financial transactions, offering a model for U.S. politicians who have thus far showed little resolve on standing up to Wall Street high-rollers. “Now it’s time for U.S. policymakers to also stand up to the Wall Street bullies.”—Sarah Anderson, …
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Click:ERP System Vendor The US IndyCar series will introduce into its series in 2020 an aeroscreen cockpit safety device developed by Red Bull Advanced Technologies. The device follows the development undertaken by Red Bull for Formula 1 several years ago but which was eventually discarded for the benefit of the halo. RBAT says the enhanced …
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Some folks would have you believe that it would be all unicorns and ponies in Syria if only President Obama weren’t so reluctant to use military force. If only President Obama would send more ground troops, or establish a “safe zone” along the Turkey-Syria border, or impose a “no fly zone,” or bomb more with …
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