Jolyon Palmer was looking forward to the opportunity of moving up the grid in Barcelona after a troubled first four races with Renault this year so far. While his runs in free practice since yesterday morning appeared to bode well for qualifying, the Brit was unexpectedly eliminated in Q1 with a disappointing P17 result. “To…
Read moreMercedes likes Sainz, but Red Bull holds the cards
Toro Rosso’s Carlos Sainz is held in high regard by many F1 teams on the grid, including Mercedes according to Toto Wolff. Following reigning world champion Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement last December, Mercedes discretely inquired about the young Spanish driver’s availability, but a water tight contract with Red Bull quickly discarded that option. Still, Toto…
Read moreWilliams introduces update package for FW40 in Austria
In a bid to recoup its ‘best-of-the-rest’ title, Williams have brought an updated FW40 to the Austrian Grand Prix featuring a series of aerodynamic changes. The Grove-based outfit has been outrun so far this season by rival Force India and sits fourth in the Constructors standings 42 points behind its rival. Williams’ challenger sports a…
Read moreDid Alonso park it? Honda finds no issues with engine
Fernando Alonso retired his McLaren-Honda on lap 25 of the Belgian GP, invoking a power loss but Honda has found no issues with the Spaniard’s engine. Alonso was off to a thundering start at Spa, rocketing off the grid from P10 and moving up to seventh by the second lap. It was all downhill from…
Read more‘On fire’ Verstappen still putting the jigsaw together – Webber
Former F1 driver Mark Webber believes that Max Verstappen will only gain from his current woes which have seen the Red Bull racer retire in four of the last six races. The young charger was racing with the leaders on Sunday when his engine expired after just ten laps, forcing the Dutchman into a bitter…
Read moreToro Rosso hauled in front of the Stewards for ‘unsafe’ car!
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…
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