Rookie Alex Albon received a lucky break in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the Toro Rosso driver scoring his first F1 points thanks to Renault’s double DNF on Sunday. Albon, who holds British and Thai passports, also became the first driver from Thailand to score championship points since Prince Bira of Siam…
Read moreMore patience required for convalescent Lauda – Marko
In all likelihood, Niki Lauda won’t be standing post in the Mercedes garage in Melbourne next month as the Austrian still has “a long way to go” on his path to a full recovery according to Helmut Marko. The Mercedes non-executive chairman is still in recovery mode after a critical condition diagnosed in July led…
Read moreMick Schumacher rumored to be on his way to Ferrari!
Following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mick Schumacher could soon pass through the gates of Maranello, with the young German rumored to be joining Ferrari’s young driver programme. After clinching the European Formula 3 title this year, Schumacher will step up to the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2019 with the Prema Powerteam,…
Read moreFerrari confirms Schumacher for post-Bahrain GP test!
Ferrari has confirmed that Mick Schumacher will test for the Scuderia next week in Bahrain, while Alfa Romeo will also give the young German a run at Sakhir. The post-Bahrain Grand Prix in-season test will see Schumacher drive the Italian outfit’s SF90 on Tuesday while Sebastian Vettel will take over testing duties on the second…
Read moreStroll aiming to ‘unlock more potential’ from RP19 in China
Racing Point’s Lance Stroll heads to China hoping to capitalize on last week’s testing programme as the team aims to unlock more potential form its RP19 contender. While Racing Point has finished in the points in Melbourne and Bahrain, the latter proved challenging for the pink squad, with Stroll finishing well down the order while…
Read moreF1 puts a hilarious twist on the best soundbites of 2018
The end of the year traditionally sees every F1 media outlet deliver its share of seasonal reviews, driver ratings, best overtakes, top shots or readers’ poll. The official Formula 1 website has gone down a different route, entrusting award-winning animator/illustrator Nick Murray Willis with his own take on the 2018 season. One in which the…
Read moreLauda not suffering from pneumonia says physician
It was reported last weekend that Niki Lauda had suffered a setback in his recovery efforts after contracting influenza, but the Austrian’s doctor has denied that pneumonia has set in. The Mercedes non-executive chairman was spending the holidays with his family in Ibiza where he was still in recovery mode after last summer’s heavy surgery…
Read moreBombed Planes, Bombed Cities, Bombed Countries as Syria War Goes Global
A bombed passenger airliner that killed 224. Dramatic and deadly attacks against civilians in Paris, Beirut, Baghdad, and elsewhere that killed hundreds more. Escalating airstrikes by foreign fighter jets, drones, and cruise missiles against targets inside Iraq and Syria that are killing untold numbers of innocent people. It’s not a world war—at least not yet—…
Read moreGasly on Honda performance gains: ‘You can feel it!’
Red Bull Racing’s Pierre Gasly – with a year of Honda experience under his belt – says the Japanese manufacturer’s claimed progress over the winter has been real. The Red Bull camp ramped up at the start of the year its expectations regarding its new engine supplier, contending that Honda’s power unit had made significant…
Read more'Another Arctic Victory' as Norwegian Oil Giant Abandons Offshore Leases
Norweigan oil company Statoil on Tuesday announced that, following in the footsteps of Royal Dutch Shell, it too would end its Arctic oil exploration program. Although their terms do not expire until 2020, the oil giant is abandoning 16 Statoil-operated leases, and its stake in 50 leases operated by ConocoPhillips, all in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea….
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