Charles Leclerc claimed to be happy with his fourth position in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix, but the Ferrari driver was definitely not delighted with a mistake in Q1 that put his session in jeopardy. Running just behind teammate Sebastian Vettel in qualifying’s first segment, Leclerc spun as the pair exited the final corner…
Read moreBrawn: Renault improving but gap with leaders still ‘significant’
F1 motorsports boss Ross Brawn hailed Renault’s performance in Canada but lamented the gap that subsists between the sport’s top mid-field contenders and the teams at the front. Thanks to a top-ten finish achieved by both Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg in Montreal last weekend, Renault doubled its points tally in the Constructors’ standings, positioning…
Read moreAbiteboul: Heavy F1 cars leave spectators with wrong impression
Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul wants Formula 1 to bring down the weight of its cars, insisting the reduction will impact the show on the track. While lap times have dropped in the past few seasons as a result of the introduction of rules allowing for more downforce, the weight of F1 cars has followed…
Read moreHulkenberg ‘upset’ by Renault team order in Montreal
Officially, Nico Hulkenberg left Montreal with a smile on his face following Renault’s double-points finish in Canada, but behind the happy façade lingered a bothered feeling, according to team boss Cyril Abiteboul. Click Here: cheap true religion jeans In the early stage of Sunday’s race, Hulkenberg had stopped eight laps later than team mate Daniel…
Read moreVettel: Formula 1 losing German GP would be wrong
Sebastian Vettel believes that Formula 1 would be wrong to remove the German Grand Prix – or any other historical race – from its calendar, based on financial considerations alone. The event at Hockenheim delivered a thrilling and entertaining afternoon of racing, in which Vettel did his part to please the local crowd thanks to…
Read moreSpa could seek fee reduction from F1 because of Zandvoort
The organisers of the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa could seek a reduction of their franchise fee with Formula 1 as a result of the arrival on the 2020 calendar of the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. According to Belgian financial paper L’Echo, the prospect of a round of the F1 world championship taking place…
Read moreUS Airstrikes in Afghanistan Killing Civilians at Greatest Rate for Seven Years, New Figures Show
Click:skf bearing distributor The rate at which civilians are being killed by US airstrikes in Afghanistan is at its highest point since 2008, an analysis of newly published UN data reveals. Research by the Bureau shows that on average a civilian was killed every fourth drone or jet strike in 2015 – up from one in…
Read moreThe Suicide of the Liberal Church
Paul Tillich wrote that all institutions, including the church, are inherently demonic. Reinhold Niebuhr asserted that no institution could ever achieve the morality of the individual. Institutions, he warned, to extend their lives when confronted with collapse, will swiftly betray the stances that ostensibly define them. Only individual men and women have the strength to…
Read moreVettel: Ferrari needs ‘perfect race’ to defeat Mercedes
Poleman Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari will require nothing short of a “perfect race” to trounce the mighty Mercedes squad in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. Vettel topped the Saturday afternoon shootout in Montreal for the first time since Hockenheim last year, with a mad dash effort in the final minute of qualifying that edged arch-rival Lewis…
Read moreUS Among World Powers 'Adding Fuel to the Fire' in Syria
The United States, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom “have actively added fuel to the fire of the Syria conflict.” That’s the charge from 30 humanitarian groups including Oxfam, the Norwegian Refugee Council, Save the Children, and the Syrian-American Medical Society in a report (pdf) released Friday that looks at the failures of these members…
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