Condé Nast, the media company behind the titles Vogue, Glamour, Vanity Fair and Allure, has announced its intention to eliminate the use of non-recyclable plastics by 2025, as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The publisher has also joined the UN Fashion Chater for Climate Action. In addition to these…
Read moreFormula 1 launches new eSports World Championship!
Formula 1 is partnering with game developer Codemasters and specialised company Gfinity to launch an official eSports F1 World Championship. The novel concept’s inaugural season will enjoy its first event in September to coincide with the launch of the new F1 2017 game. A qualifying system will determine the 40 quickest Sim racers who will…
Read moreSingapore GP: All the pictures from Friday’s action
The day kicked off to a wet start at Marina Bay but the sun quickly dried the tarmac before the night set in and Singapore worked its magic. Check out the pics from Friday’s on and off-track action. 42 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures…
Read moreRenault deal provides McLaren with chassis benchmark – Ojjeh
McLaren’s Mansour Ojjeh says its engine deal with Renault will put the team in compare mode with Red Bull Racing in 2018 with regard to the quality of it chassis. Ojjeh, McLaren’s oldest shareholder, is looking forward to next season’s challenge after its painful and fruitless period with Honda. The team has embarked on a…
Read moreAston Martin consults with ex-Ferrari engine man Marmorini
As it continues to study a potential opportunity to produce an F1 power unit for the future, Aston Martin is consulting with ex-Ferrari and Toyota engineer Luca Marmorini. Click Here: Golf Equipment Online Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer revealed recently that the luxury car maker had recruited the brainpower and expertise necessary to develop an…
Read more1918: On When a War Ended (Though Others Would Follow)
Looking back at the years of fury and carnage, Colonel Angelo Gatti, staff officer of the Italian Army (Austrian front), wrote in his diary: “This whole war has been a pile of lies. We came into war because a few men in authority, the dreamers, flung us into it.” No, Gatti, caro mio, those few…
Read moreForce India duo prep for last visit to ‘special and cool’ Sepang
For different reasons, Force India’s Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon are both big fans of the Malaysia GP which will see its last running in Sepang next weekend. Malaysia appeared on the F1 calendar in 1999 for the very first time, and from the outset, the race was a favourite among the drivers. The event…
Read moreSainz: ‘Red Bull dealt with my situation perfectly’
Despite his move to Renault next season, Carlos Sainz will remain under Red Bull’s control in the future, a state of affairs he understands and accepts. Formula 1’s recent complicated engine supplier maneuvers have resulted in a positive outcome for the Spanish driver who has been granted his wish to step up his career by…
Read moreFrance Arrests a Comedian For His Facebook Comments, Showing the Sham of the West’s “Free Speech” Celebration
Forty-eight hours after hosting a massive march under the banner of free expression, France opened a criminal investigation of a controversial French comedian for a Facebook post he wrote about the Charlie Hebdo attack, and then this morning, arrested him for that post on charges of “defending terrorism.” The comedian, Dieudonné (above), previously sought elective office in…
Read moreLima: A Positive End to a Brreakthrough Year for the Climate Movement?
There is no question: 2014 has been a key year for the politics of climate change already, even before the latest round of climate talks get under way in Lima, Peru, next week. This is the year that you, and people like you, turned the latest, frightening warnings from climate science into a message of…
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