Toto Wolff witnessed an impressive response from Mercedes’ engineers at the team’s post-race debrief in Sepang as the German squad tackles its performance slump. Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton increased their advantage over Ferrari and Sebastia Vettel thanks to the latter’s reliability woes, but the relative under-performance of its W08 has left the team with more…
Bottas not ruling himself out of title fight
Valtteri Bottas isn’t giving up on winning the 2017 world title despite a deficit in the championship which increased against his rivals in Spa. The Mercedes driver looked set for a podium finish in Sunday’s Belgian GP before a Safety Car period bunched up the field and ultimately led to both Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi…
Hartley studies 50-page ‘How to drive a Toro Rosso’ manual!
With such a short time before his F1 baptism of fire in Austin, Brendon Hartleyis doing his best to get up to speed with his new Toro Rosso mount. Sophisticated racings cars are nothing new for the Porsche works driver, but an F1 drive stills needs a good amount of knowledge and preparation. “I’ve just…
Ricciardo left chasing after cautious start
Daniel Ricciardo took a cautious approach to the start of his Malaysian GP, a costly attitude which led the Aussie to lose ground at the outset on the front-runners. Following Kimi Raikkonen’s demise even before the race got underway, Red Bull Racing was left to challenge poleman Lewis Hamilton off the line when the lights…
Why We Need Professional Revolutionists
No revolt can succeed without professional revolutionists. These revolutionists live outside the formal structures of society. They are financially insecure—Vladimir Lenin spent considerable time in exile appealing for money from disenchanted aristocrats he would later dispossess. They dedicate their lives to fomenting radical change. They do not invest energy in appealing to power to reform….
Indigenous Communities Take Chevron to Global Court for 'Crimes Against Humanity'
Chevron’s repeated refusal to clean up its toxic contamination of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest constitutes an “attack” on civilian populations and should be investigated by the International Criminal Court in the Hague, impacted indigenous and farming communities charged this week in a formal (pdf) to the global body. “In the context of international criminal law, the…
Abiteboul: Extra incentive to do well at Malaysia
Renault says it has extra motivation as it aims to keep its improving form going at the next Grand Prix in Malaysia. Jolyon Palmer scoredhis first points of the season for the team last weekend in Singapore. That helped the team move up to seventh in the constructors’ championship. They now have their eyes set…
All-Out War in Libya Predicted without Further Peace Talks
UNITED NATIONS – Libya is teetering on the edge of all-out war, with a brutal stalemate and misery for civilians predicted unless a recent minor diplomatic breakthrough can be built upon. The International Crisis Group (ICG), a non-governmental organisation working to prevent and resolve conflict, warned Thursday of a “dramatic turning point” in the “deteriorating…
Grosjean sells out Hamilton at drivers’ meeting!
Click:925 Sterling Silver Custom Jewelry Gift Haas’ Romain Grosjean triggered an argument at last the drivers’ meeting in Suzuka this weekend, when he questioned Lewis Hamilton’s post-race behaviour. The traditional Friday meeting, chaired by Charlie Whiting, kicked off with the FIA race director telling Sebastian Vettel that after his run-in with Lance Stroll on the…
Teams speculate on Liberty’s plans ahead of announcement
Ahead of a big presentation from Formula 1’s new owners Liberty Media about the future direction of the sport, teams have been busy wondering what the announcement will bring. According to media reports, it will present its 2021 engine regulations on October 31. Until then no one is quite sure what Liberty has planned –…