'They have a big obsession' – Villa backs Guardiola's Man City for Champions League glory
The forward won the competition at Barcelona and talked up his former boss’ chances of lifting the trophy this season David Villa believes Pep Guardiola can lead Manchester City to Champions League success after hailing the Spanish manager. Former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss Guardiola lifted the trophy twice during his time at Camp Nou,…
Liberty Media urges teams to have a vested interest in F1
Liberty Media, or the Formula One Group as we should now call it, is urging teams to invest in the sport despite their apparent reluctance to do so. The company has set aside $400 million worth of shares, offered to the teams at a price of $21.26 which represents almost a 25 percent discount to…
Ecclestone offers views on Hamilton’s future team-mate
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has weighed in on the name of Lewis Hamilton’s future team-mate following Nico Rosberg’s surprise retirement from Formula One. The 2016 world champion broke the news on Friday afternoon ahead of the FIA Prize giving ceremony in Vienna, saying he is keen to spend more time with his family after achieving his…
Hamilton against sharing telemetry with team mates
Lewis Hamilton has said he would like to see an end to the practice of team mates being able to scour each other’s telemetry after practice and qualifying sessions. “I go out, do my laps, do all my homework – the other guy can see everything,” said Hamilton in an online interview for UBS. “I…
Marko: Red Bull ‘could take half a season’ to match Mercedes
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has conceded that it could take half the season before Red Bull is in a position to outpace Mercedes. “Mercedes is still the favourite,” Marko told Sky Sports this week. “They have the fastest engine, they have the best driveability. “Renault is catching up. How much? We will see…
Ecclestone to remain a ‘source of advice’ for F1 board
Bernie Ecclestone surrendered his role as Formula 1’s CEO to chairman Chase Carey on Monday, with immediate effect. The rumors of Ecclestone’s exit – to which the 86-year-old hinted at himself – had ramped up ever since Formula 1’s takeover by Liberty Media last summer. The decision brings to an end one of the most…
Follow pre-season testing ‘LIVE’ with F1i!
F1i will be in the thick of the action this week with ‘Live’ timing and commentary directly from the Circuit de Catalunya. Just follow this ‘LIVE’ link here. As the 2017 cars are driven in anger for the very first time this year, it will be interesting to see if the greatest looking cars will…
Fossil Fuel Extraction Could Exacerbate Water Wars, Report Finds
In addition to contaminating groundwater supplies and destabilizing fault lines, fracking is exacerbating water scarcity worldwide. Close to 40 percent of the world’s shale gas and tight oil resources are in areas that are either arid or under high to extremely high levels of water stress, according to a report released Tuesday by the World…
Hamilton predicts tight title battle in 2017
Lewis Hamilton believes that the 2017 championship battle could be one of the closest in Formula 1 history. He was talking after claiming victory in the Chinese Grand Prix. That puts the Mercedes driver equal on points with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel after two races. “I think it’s going to be one of the closest ones,…
Perez seeks to extend points-winning run in Singapore
Force India star Sergio Perez knows that he will be under huge pressure this weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Mexican is locked in a heated battle with his team mate Esteban Ocon this season. Ocon is just three points behind Perez in the drivers’ standings, and the two have clashed on multiple occasions…