Romain Grosjean has praised his team for the progress it has made over the course of 2019, and the positive atmosphere that Haas has maintained during the season. The French driver struggled in the first half of the season and failed to score any points in the first eight races. He finally got back into…
Bottas would be fighting for title without ‘joke’ bad luck
Valtteri Bottas believes he would be fighting Lewis Hamilton “flat-out” for the championship without the bad luck that has often set him back this season. The Finn held his own at Mercedes in the early part of the season, contending for outright wins in Shanghai and Baku until unfortunate circumstances wreaked havoc on his chances…
Williams won’t ‘apportion blame’ for embarrassing FW42 delay
Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams won’t play the blame game and point the finger at any one individual responsible for the “embarrassing” delay in getting the team’s FW42 up and running. Williams’ 2019 charger suffered a production set back that saw the car make its track debut for pre-season testing only on Wednesday afternoon…
Ferrari’s Binotto opens up about Arrivabene split and Mercedes contact
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto says divergences between himself and former Scuderia boss Maurizio Arribanene on the team’s internal management led to the latter’s ousting. Last summer, rumors of a simmering conflict between the top two Ferrari men started swirling around the F1 paddock. Arrivabene dismissed the stories as ‘fake news’, but the divide between…
Perez feels that ‘next big thing’ Ocon stole his thunder
Sergio Perez believes his results last season were not properly appreciated, especially in light of the interest generated by his Force India team mate Esteban Ocon. Perez concluded his 2018 campaign eighth in the Drivers’ standings, which was four spots and 13 points ahead of Ocon, while he also scored his team’s only podium of…
Israel Prepares Troops After Most Brutal Day Since Mosque Crackdown
The Israeli government is considering deploying troops in East Jerusalem after what reports say was the worst day of violence since the state’s renewed crackdown on the occupied Palestinian community began at the start of the month. Quoting a senior Jerusalem official, Haaretz reports that Israel’s security cabinet convened Tuesday evening and is expected to…
Ferrari to mark Schumacher’s 50th birthday with special exhibition
Ferrari will commemorate the 50th birthday of Michael Schumacher with a special exhibition set to take place in January in Maranello. Between 1996 and 2006, Schumacher was the final link of a dream team that brought the Scuderia six Constructors’ titles and five Drivers’ crowns, and which forged the German driver’s legend. Schumacher retired from…
Making Money from Misery? Disaster Capitalism from the Migrant Crisis to Afghanistan and Haiti
When disaster strikes, who profits? That’s the question asked by journalist Antony Loewenstein in his new book, “Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing out of Catastrophe.” Traveling across the globe, Loewenstein examines how companies such as G4S, Serco and Halliburton are cashing in on calamity, and describes how they are deploying for-profit private contractors to war…
The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab in American History
The release Thursday of the 5,544-page text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership—a trade and investment agreement involving 12 countries comprising nearly 40 percent of global output—confirms what even its most apocalyptic critics feared. “The TPP, along with the WTO [World Trade Organization] and NAFTA [North American Free Trade Agreement], is the most brazen corporate power grab…
Che Guevara's Son on Obama's Historic Cuba Visit: "Let's See"
Days ahead of President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba, the oldest son of revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara has expressed mixed feelings about the historic visit. He will be the first sitting president to visit the island nation in nearly nine decades. Camilo Guevara spoke to the Guardian about the implications of the trip, which begins…