Liberty Media has discarded plans to reshuffle Formula 1’s calendar in the near future, but remains committed to a restructuring in the long term. F1 commercial boss Sean Bratches was keen on grouping races by world regions in order to ease the sport’s logistics and travel constraints. While the concept remains on the cards, its […]
Max Verstappen believes that the new Red Bull will prove to be faster than Ferrari – despite finishing behind both Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. “I really enjoyed qualifying today,” said Verstappen, whose Q3 time of 1:21.879s puts him fourth place on Sunday’s starting grid. Although his time […]
To put it bluntly, humanity has been trashing the planet like never before. And unless immediate changes take place, the prognosis for global health and the natural systems on which civilization depends is bleak. So finds a new report from The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health, written by 15 leading academics and policymakers. Entitled […]
Less than twelve months after his horrific life-threatening crash in British F4 at Donington, Billy Monger will be returning to racing next weekend. The 18-year-old who lost both legs a year ago has sealed a deal with Carlin to race in the BRDC British Formula 3 series which kicks off at Oulton Park. Monger surmounted […]
Formula 1 has offered itself a musical theme, the fruit of the creative mind of talented Hollywood composer Brian Tyler. Last week, we detailed the inspiration and writing process behind Tyler’s work which was recorded by the London Philarmonic. Yesterday, the 45-year-old composer posted his epic composition on Twitter, but married to some of the […]
Officials from more than 100 governments are expected to attend the first weapons trade conference in Mexico this week to address the global arms race fueling human rights abuses and war crimes. The inaugural Conference of State Parties, taking place in Cancun from August 24-27, will follow the lead of the global Arms Trade Treaty […]
Haas’ Romain Grosjean has another mid-field rival to contend with but ultimately he sees Toro Rosso-Honda’s form as “amazing” for Formula 1. The doubters outweighed the rest of the F1 paddock when it came to assessing Toro Rosso’s chances of performing this season following its switch to Honda power. But Pierre Gasly’s impressive P4 finish […]
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner is all for adding a second F1 race in the US, but warned that an expanded calendar could at some point choke the fan’s interest. Steiner greeted positively the news that Miami has put itself on the ranks as a potential venue for Formula 1, believing the American Haas team […]
Daniel Ricciardo successfully claimed pole position for the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix with a new track record time of 1:10.810s. The Red Bull was pushed hard by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who will start alongside the Australian on the front row of the grid. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton will line up alongside the second Ferrari of Kimi […]
Barcelona Circuit de Catalunya set the record straight with regard to last Sunday’s pre-race protocol which was criticized by the president of the Royal Spanish Automobile Federation. President Manuel Aviñó Roger accused the Spanish Grand Prix race promoters of delivering a political message when they played the Catalan anthem before the start of the event, […]