He perhaps wasn’t the easiest driver to deal with at the Scuderia, but Fernando Alonso’s win at Daytona last weekend warranted a big accolade from former Ferrari president, Luca di Montezemolo. Alonso put his outstanding talent to good use in Florida with Wayne Taylor Racing, hammering home his superiority over his rivals with a series…
Read morePerez: ‘Stroll can guide the team quite nicely’
Racing Point’s Sergio Perez says new team mate Lance Stroll has the ability to play a significant role in moving the pink outfit forward, thanks to his speed and technical feedback. Stroll’s move from Williams to Racing Point has been well chronicled, the young Canadian having the good fortune to have been handed a drive…
Read moreKubica: Remaining in F1 will be ‘a difficult task’
Robert Kubica believes the most difficult part of his sensational comeback will be to remain in F1 beyond the 2019 season. Thanks to his determination and grit, the 34-year-old Pole has won his first big battle: returning to the grid, eight years after a rally crash left him supposedly lost for the sport. After extensive…
Read moreSainz takes on second MGU-K for Bahrain after Melbourne bust
McLaren’s Carlos Sainz will be taking on a second MGU-K element for this weekend after the failure of the Renault element in Melbourne. A thorough post-race inspection of the kinetic motor generator unit revealed that the component had been damaged beyond repair in Australia, forcing Sainz to take the second of only three authorized MHU-K’s…
Read moreBahrain Free Practice 1 – Results
Full results from Free Practice 1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir, round 2 of the 2019 Formula 1 season. Click Here: Golf special 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix – Free Practice 1 results Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:30.354s 20 2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:30.617s + 0.263s 21 3…
Read moreMonaco Speed Trap: who is the fastest of them all?
It’s the most iconic and challenging track in Grand Prix racing, with as many pitfalls as it has corners, one of which is the slowest in F1. But who said that Monaco was slow? Certainly not Charles Leclerc who, for all of Ferrari’s comedy of errors that deprived the local hero from a spot in…
Read moreTicktum hails ‘big step’ with Red Bull after maiden run in F1
Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum labeled his maiden run in an F1 car as a “big step” in his career, and a useful day of work for the Milton Keynes-based team. Ticktum was among Wednesday’s marathon runners in Bahrain on the final day of the in-season test, with the rookie putting 135 laps under his…
Read morePirelli: Late demand for low-deg tyres for 2020 a ‘big challenge’
Pirelli admits it’s facing a “big challenge” ahead to comply in time with Formula 1’s late demand for low-degradation tyres for 2020. In a bid to improve the racing next season, Formula 1 has reversed its long-standing stance on tyres and plans on turning away from high-degradation compounds to low tyre wear in order to…
Read moreVettel has no problem with use of Ferrari team orders
Sebastian Vettel was on the receiving end of some unwanted team orders during the Belgian Grand Prix, when he was instructed by the Ferrari pit wall to move over for his team mate Charles Leclerc. It came after he briefly lost second place to Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race, only to get…
Read moreNot Just Oceans and Atmosphere, Rapid Warming Killing World's Lakes
The world’s lakes are warming at a faster rate than oceans and atmosphere, a trend that may already have triggered major changes in aquatic ecosystems, according to a new report published in Geophysical Research Letters on Wednesday. Click Here: New Zealand rugby store Globally, lakes have been heating up an average of 0.34°C (.61°F) per…
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