Fernando Alonso will not extend his involvement with Toyota in the World Endurance Championship for the series’ 2019/20 super season, but the Spaniard is expected to pursue other opportunities with the Japanese manufacturer. Alonso’s seat in the Toyota Gazoo Racing LMP1 squad will be taken by former Porsche works driver and 2017 Le Mans winner…
Read moreHigh-voltage issue robbed Albon of top-10 finish at Silverstone
A high-voltage cautionary signal generated by Honda’s power unit deprived Toro Rosso’s Alex Albon of a top-ten finish in Sunday’s British Grand Prix. The British-Thai racer launched his race from P9 and held his own for most of the afternoon thanks to a spirited and steady driver. Albon’s first pit stop and switch from soft…
Read moreRacing Point has ‘some tricks up its sleeve’ for Singapore
SportPesa Racing Point team principal Otmar Szafnauer says the pink squad will introduce “a big update” in Singapore as it aims to conclude its 2019 season as the fourth fastest team on the grid. The Silverstone-based outfit is currently seventh in the Constructors’ standings, 37 points behind fourth-placed team McLaren. In terms of points, overhauling…
Read moreLeclerc happy with lap, unhappy with Q1 ‘unnecessary’ mistake
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…
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