Pascal Wehrlein apparently didn’t get the green light from the faculty to test next week in Barcelona and will be replaced by Antonio Giovinazzi. The German sustained a back injury in last month’s Race of Champions event in Miami. While he emerged from the spectacular barrel-roll crash unscathed, as a measure of caution he has…
Read moreMourinho will get Tottenham into Champions League places, anything less is a 'disaster' – Redknapp
The ex-Spurs manager has backed the new arrival to be a success in north London while also defending the decision to sack Mauricio Pochettino Harry Redknapp believes that Tottenham will achieve a top-four finish with Jose Mourinho in charge, and claims anything less would be a “disaster” for the club given the money spent on their…
Read moreVlisco launches City of Joy fabric collection
Vlisco, a Dutch printer of wax fabrics, has teamed up with five designers including British-Nigerian fashion designer Tolu Coker to showcase a collection of fabrics designed to honour and raise funds for the women of the City of Joy, a transformational leadership community for women, who are survivors of brutal rape and mutilation by soldiers…
Read more‘Only one week left’ to save Manor
Manor F1 Team may have as little as one week remaining to find a new investor if it is to salvage its spot on the Formula One grid in 2017, according to reports. Just Racing Services Ltd, the company that operates the race team, went into administration last week. Now the team faces a race…
Read moreTost predicts ‘year of excitement and uncertainty’
Scuderia Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has said he expects 2017 to be a year of unparalleled excitement and uncertainty within the sport, as a result of tyre and aerodynamic rules changes along with the takeover of the sport by new owners. “The sport’s technical regulations have undergone one of the biggest changes we…
Read moreStroll worthy of F1, but ‘rich kid’ image a burden – Villeneuve
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Jacques Villeneuve doesn’t doubt Lance Stroll’s ability to perform at the highest level, but his financial backing means he’ll have to work even harder to prove his worth. The Williams rookie picks up a baton for Canada which Villeneuve dropped in 2006 when he retired from Grand Prix racing. Stroll has benefitted from his father’s…
Read moreVandoorne : ‘New cars will take every corner up a notch’
McLaren rookie Stoffel Vandoorne believes the downforce and mechanical grip of the 2017 cars will simply upgrade every corner by a notch in terms of speed. New aero rules and wider tyres are forecasting much faster cars this season, especially in the corners, a prospect which has the Belgian raring to go. “I think everything…
Read moreCEO Carey: More races in the US but no ‘Americanisation’ of Formula 1
Chase Carey, Formula 1’s new CEO, says it is not Liberty Media’s intention to ‘Americanise’ Grand Prix racing, but the sport can be made much more popular in the US. Earlier this year, Carey said the Formula 1 calendar was the equivalent of having 20 Super Bowl events in the year. The media took the…
Read moreF1 leaning towards active suspension, and even 4×4!
As discussions about the controversial trick suspension concept brought to the forefront by Ferrari continue, F1 teams appear to be seriously considering a return of active suspension. Based on a document submitted by McLaren, the sophisticated system, which was banned in 1993, is one possible solution discussed by the teams for 2018 as a means…
Read moreMcLaren-BMW tie-up for F1 complete nonsense, says Woking
McLaren automotive announced this week a partnership with BMW based on the design and development of future power trains. The news prompted some fertile minds to suggest a return of the German manufacturer to Formula 1, with Woking its partner of choice. Click Here: cheap kanken backpack But McLaren were quick to dismiss the fantasy…
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