Month: November 2019

Billionaire Haim Saban, a longtime Clinton donor, defended Hillary Clinton’s commitment to Israel in an interview on Israel’s Channel One preceding the former secretary of state’s announcement of her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination last Sunday. When asked about Clinton’s position on the Iran framework agreement, Saban claimed to “know where she stands but I…

At a summit on Monday, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif turned the tables on the countries demanding that Iran keep its nuclear program for solely civilian, electricity generation. Zarif called for all countries to give up nuclear weapons, including Israel and the US. Iran does not have a nuclear bomb and gives no signs…

Lewis Hamilton is under pressure for 2018 to use the n°1 race number traditionally associated with reigning world champions, but the Briton will have none of it. For the past few years, drivers have allowed to choose a personal and permanent race number, leaving the world champion with the option of not using number ‘1’….

Tom Kristensen has given his seal of approval to Fernando Alonso’s bid to compete in this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race. “I admire the way Fernando goes about his racing,” the nine-time Le Mans winner said. “He has a passion for motorsport as a whole, and not only his career in Formula 1 “He’s…

Reliability issues put Fernando Alonso out of contention at Daytona but another familiar name was in the winner’s circle at the end of the 24-hour endurance classic. The #5 Action Express Cadillac DPi-V.R. of Christian Fittipaldi, Filipe Albuquerque and Joao Barbosa took top honours at Daytona on Sunday, the crew achieving a new mileage record…

Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has said that the sport should consider a dramatic move to all-electric cars in the future. It’s a typically explosive comment from Ecclestone, in much the same style that he used to keep teams in line when he was in charge. But this time it’s new owners Liberty Media…

Renault unveiled its new R.S.18 earlier this week but says major design details were purposefully omitted from the car’s images. While the French team presented a brand new livery, its R.S.18 however looked very similar to last year’s car, prompting the belief that Renault had opted for a conservative approach to its 2018 contender. But…

Red Bull Racing is the latest team to announce the launch date of its 2018 RB14 car which will take place on Monday, February 19. The specific date puts the Milton Keynes-based outfit in second position so far on F1’s 2018 launch grid which is currently headed by Williams which will pull the covers off…

Brendon Hartley sees no point in commenting on the speculation surrounding his future at Toro Rosso, the Kiwi standing by the terms of his contract with the Faenza-based squad. Reports emerged earlier this week that Toro Rosso had approached McLaren to inquire about the possibility of its junior driver Lando Norris joining the Italian team…

Force India’s Esteban Ocon would relish a title fight with Max Verstappen, his old rival from F3 in which the two locked horns in massive battles together. The Dutch prodigy is already a bona fide three-time Grand Prix winner while Ocon, a Mercedes protégé, has yet to secure his first podium finish. But few doubt…