‘Thick boned’ Ricciardo found new McLaren a tight squeeze

Daniel Ricciardo says he struggled to nestle his “wide hips” inside McLaren’s new car during his initial seat fitting, putting him on the limit of the MCL35M’s cockpit dimensions. F1 teams’ quest for optimal aerodynamics over the years has led to slimmer cockpits that have proven to be a tight or downright uncomfortable fit for …

Model lives upended by Covid

Paris – “What fashion week?” says French model Christelle Yambayisa, only half-joking. Normally, at this time of year, the world’s fashionistas would have descended en masse on Paris for the latest womenswear collections. Instead, the whole thing has been relegated to the internet once again due to the pandemic, and models are having to find …