Formula 1 teams are aspiring to come together and form their own union in order to defend their financial interests following the sport’s takeover by Liberty Media. According to Autosport.com, a prominent senior F1 team member is spearheading an effort to form an alliance protecting their assets, notably the ‘Constructors’ Championship Bonus’ enjoyed by Mercedes,…
Read moreVettel crashes at Fiorano during Pirelli test day
Pirelli started its first day of wet tyre testing with Ferrari at Fiorano but running was cut short when Sebastian Vettel crashed at the outset of the test. In a bid to test and improve its 2017 wet weather tyres and compound , Pirelli has scheduled a series of specific sessions with Ferrari, Mercedes and…
Read moreHulkenberg unworried by Sirotkin’s FP1 breakdown
Nico Hulkenberg was confident that Renault has taken care of the problem on his R.S.17, and doesn’t expect any problems over the remainder of the weekend. The car was in the hands of the team’s test and development driver Sergei Sirotkin for the morning practice session in Sochi. However the car broke down on its…
Read moreBrawn: Staged finish in Austria 2002 a big mistake for Ferrari
Almost fifteen years after the infamous Austrian Grand Prix which saw Ferrari order a stage finish, Ross Brawn admits the call was big mistake. In the closing stages of the race, a comfortably-leading Rubens Barrichello was ordered by the Ferrari pit wall to hand over victory to second-place man Michael Schumacher, so the German could…
Read more‘Mourinho’s won more trophies than Spurs have in their entire history’ – Ex-Tottenham boss accepts ‘baggage’ of serial winner
Gerry Francis, who spent three years in north London between 1994 and 1997, believes a proven Portuguese is the man to deliver long-awaited silverware Jose Mourinho is the right man to deliver success at Spurs, says Gerry Francis, with the Portuguese having “won more trophies in his career than Tottenham have won in their whole…
Read moreLiverpool boss Klopp: We can't be brilliant every game
The Reds manager was pleased to see his side get all three points at Crystal Palace in a match where they weren’t at their best Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted that his side won’t be brilliant in every match after a hard-fought 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. The Premier League leaders went…
Read moreGiovinazzi replaces Wehrlein at Sauber!
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…
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