Alexander Albon is apparently now the favourite to race alongside F1 returnee Daniil Kvyat at Toro Rosso next season. The British-Thai F2 racer’s chances of joining the F1 grid in 2019 were given a massive boost following reports that Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marlo is in talks with Nissan to free Albon from his…
Read moreAbiteboul: Weight of F1 cars going in the wrong direction
Renault Sport F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says the weight of Grand Prix cars should be reduced and not increased in the future in order to better challenge a driver’s skills. Over the past few seasons, the minimum weight of F1’s cars has gradually increased, with the hike often pegged to annual technical changes such wider…
Read moreButton sees ‘big year’ ahead for Vettel, and perhaps a tough decision
If Charles Leclerc puts Ferrari team mate Sebastian Vettel under pressure this year, the German could be facing some tough decisions about his F1 future says Sky F1 pundit Jenson Button. As one of the brightest young talents in F1, Leclerc is generating big expectations and fostering views that the Monegasque will be a force…
Read moreRaikkonen takes victory in Austin as title stays alive
F1 veteran Kimi Raikkonen took the lead of the United States Grand Prix heading into the first corner, and drove a flawless race to achieve his 21st career Grand Prix win over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton’s attempt to make use of an early Virtual Safety Car didn’t pay off, forcing him into a…
Read moreMcLaren defends partnership with BAT – denies link to big tobacco
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has defended the F1 team’s partnership with new sponsor British American Tobacco, insisting it has no relationship with the tobacco industry. BAT’s presence in Formula 1 loomed large between 1999 and 2006, when the company co-owned the BAR outfit and promoted its Lucky Strike brand. Thereafter, it fell under the general…
Read moreIs This War World III?
There are 60 million refugees in the world, the same number as were refugees at the end of WW II. On October 31 in an unprecedented joint warning, the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross called for “states to stop conflicts, respect international…
Read moreAfter 13 Years Without Charge, Shaker Aamer to be Freed From Guantanamo
Shaker Aamer, the last remaining UK prisoner in Guantánamo Bay prison, will be released and allowed to return home, a British government spokesperson announced Friday. Aamer, 46, a Saudi citizen and UK resident, has been held at the U.S. military base in Cuba for 13 years without charge and has twice been cleared to go…
Read moreAntibiotics Expert Warns It's 'Almost Too Late' to Stop Global Superbug
Following the discovery in the UK of bacteria that resist the most common antibiotic of last resort, a leading British expert is warning it is “almost too late” to stop a global superbug crisis. “The routine preventative use in farming of colistin, and all antibiotics important in human medicine, needs to be banned immediately.”—Cóilín Nunan,…
Read moreCorbyn Victory Energizes the Alienated and Alienates the Establishment
“I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast,” the Queen told Alice in Through the Looking-Glass. By lunchtime on Saturday that number would have been fast approaching double figures. The leftwing stalwart Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership election. His first act as leader would be to address a huge rally welcoming refugees….
Read moreAfter the Iran Nuclear Agreement: Will the Nuclear Powers also Play by the Rules?
When all is said and done, what the recently-approved Iran nuclear agreement is all about is ensuring that Iran honors its commitment under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) not to develop nuclear weapons. But the NPT—which was ratified in 1968 and which went into force in 1970—has two kinds of provisions. The first is that…
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