Toro Rosso found itself in hot water Thursday at Silverstone when it presented Carlos Sainz car to the Stewards at scrutineering. A damaged wheel tether was found on the #55 STR12, but when the Stewards requested the component to be replaced, the team refused. “During initial scrutineering car number 55 was found to have a…
Read more‘Pumped’ Hamilton leaves Bottas disappointed in qualifying
An astonishing all-or-nothing final lap from Lewis Hamilton left the three-time world champion ‘pumped’ and delighted with the outcome. A red flag had left drivers with little time to make their final qualifying laps in Q3 on Saturday. Hamilton was in second behind his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas as the cars streamed out of…
Read moreAlonso Williams bound? Let’s keep it real…
The hottest rumor in Spa’s paddock yesterday was that Fernando Alonso had been offered a seat at Williams for 2018. Needless to say, wacky rumors abound over the summer, that’s why they call it the silly season. But there’s no disputing the fact that Alonso is considering all his options for next year as he…
Read moreHaas’ Steiner unimpressed with Sainz ‘who needs glasses’
Haas boss Guenther Steiner believes the punishment handed out to Carlos Sainz after last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix is insufficient. As the field rushed towards Turn 3/4 on the opening lap of the race and drivers jockeyed for positions, Carlos Sainz’s Toro Rosso cut across and hit Romain Grosjean’s Haas. The spat ended with Sainz…
Read moreNational Book Awards Handed To Susan Choi, Arthur Sze And More
Winners of this year’s National Book Awards each receive $10,000 along with their prize. Updated at 10:04 p.m. ET More than 1,700 books began the autumn with a chance at winning a National Book Award. Now, after a swanky ceremony Wednesday night in Manhattan, the folks behind just five of those books have each emerged…
Read moreFour-Year-Old Israeli Child, 76 Palestinians Among Recently Killed as Conflict Continues
A four-year-old Israeli child was reportedly killed by mortar fire in southern Israel near the Gaza border on Friday afternoon, the latest casualty of renewed violence between Israel and Hamas that has disproportionately claimed Palestinian lives. Since hostilities resumed Tuesday, 76 Palestinians have been killed, according to Ashraf el-Qedra, spokesman for the Ministry of Health…
Read moreAbiteboul: ‘Kubica not on our list, but that could change’
Renault Sport boss Cyril Abiteboul is keeping expectations in check following ramping speculation that Robert Kubica could return to Enstone in 2018. Kubica’s successful 155-lap test at Valencia two weeks ago and his subsequent bullish comments describing himself as physically capable of driving an F1 car at the very best level have fueled the prospects…
Read moreThe Plague: ISIS and Ebola Thrive on the Breakdown of the Existing Order
In his novel The Plague, Albert Camus describes how death comes to an ugly French port in Algeria. Thanks to an infestation of rats and the fleas they carry, the bubonic plague descends upon the city in the spring and intensifies during the hot summer. After a short period of denial, the residents panic, then…
Read moreThe Arab Spring Hangovers
Look across North Africa, and at three adjacent countries in particular, and one can see the best and some of the worst of what the Arab Spring has produced so far. Comparing the experiences of the three countries is a lesson in what helps move a country toward something resembling stable democracy, and what moves…
Read moreWhat is Marcus Rashford's net worth and how much does the Man Utd star earn?
The striker has been a regular in the Red Devils team since breaking through in 2016, but how lucrative has his rise to stardom been? Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford burst onto the scene in 2016 and he is now considered to be one of England’s best young players, with an abundance of potential. His…
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