Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto insists the Italian outfit “will never give up” on its title chances despite being trounced in Barcelona for a fifth consecutive time this season by Mercedes. Scuderia drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were left trailing their arch-rivals in qualifying at the Circuit de Catalunya and failed to produce any sort…
Bottas beats Hamilton to Race 1000 pole in Shanghai
Valtteri Bottas dug deep to deny his Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton and claim pole position for the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix after a tense qualifying session on Saturday morning in Shanghai. It’s the Finn’s seventh pole position in Formula 1 and the 59th front row lock-out for the Mercedes squad. Ferrari pair Sebastian Vettel…
Vettel and Leclerc play down Ferrari ‘miscues’ in Spain
Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc didn’t feel that periods of confusion on the Ferrari pit wall during the Spanish Grand Prix had affected the outcome of the race, or led to tension between them out on track. “I think today as the race happened, we maximised the points,” insisted Vettel, adding that the safety car…
Di Grassi delivers home win to Audi at Berlin E-Prix
Lucas di Grassi conquered in Berlin his second Formula E victory of the series’ 2018/19 season, the Brazilian delivering a home win to his Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler squad. Di Grassi, who lined up third on the grid of Saturday’s race held at Berlin’s iconic Tempelhoff airport, built his triumph as early as the third…
Final starting grid for the 2019 Belgian GP
Click:algaecide Wholesale A raft of engine changes – forced or strategic – have led to a bundle of penalties at Spa for many drivers and to a rearranged starting grid. In addition to the collection of demotions that were known since Friday, a few last minute changes have further tweaked the starting order. Alfa Romeo’s…
Ricciardo sees ‘substance’ behind Renault’s bright outlook
Daniel Ricciardo has seen the data that supports Renault’s belief that it will take a significant step forward when a compelling upgrade package is introduced at the French Grand Prix later this month. Renault’s aim of leading F1’s midfield charge at the outset has fallen well short of expectations, undermined by engine reliability concerns early…
Does US-Russia Deal in Syria Spell End of 'Assad Must Go' Policy?
he United States and Russia on Monday announced that a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria will go into effect on Saturday, February 27. “If implemented and adhered to, this cessation will not only lead to a decline in violence, but also continue to expand the delivery of urgently needed humanitarian supplies to besieged areas and…
Vettel has no problem with use of Ferrari team orders
Sebastian Vettel was on the receiving end of some unwanted team orders during the Belgian Grand Prix, when he was instructed by the Ferrari pit wall to move over for his team mate Charles Leclerc. It came after he briefly lost second place to Lewis Hamilton at the start of the race, only to get…
'Staggering Reach' of UK Surveillance and 15-Year Coverup Revealed
Newly released documents reveal the “staggering extent” of the British government’s mass surveillance of its citizens, ongoing since at least the 1990s, and its 15-year coverup of those operations. The documents, acquired by the London-based watchdog group Privacy International, show that the UK’s intelligence agencies—MI5, MI6, and Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)—”routinely requisition personal data from…
‘Venice Is On Its Knees’: Mayor Blames Worst Flood Tide In 50 Years On Climate Change
Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro trudges through high water in St. Mark’s Square on Wednesday, the result of an exceptionally high tide in the scenic Italian city. Updated at 2:55 p.m. ET “Venice is on its knees,” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro says as the lagoon city suffers through some of the worst flooding in its history. The…