Webber sees Alonso racing at Le Mans as ‘a mistake’
Mark Webber says Fernando Alonso’s plan of dovetailing a Le Mans effort with his F1 commitment is a mistake given the specific requirements of the endurance classic. In his quest for motorsport’s Triple crown – or winning the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indy 500 and Le Mans – Alonso is expected to race in the…
Wolff: Bottas has ‘no excuse’ for not matching Hamilton in 2018
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas has the ability to fight Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel for the world championship this season. “That’s what he has to do,” Wolff told ESPN in an exclusive interview this week, when asked if Bottas would be able to challenge his team mate for the title. “If…
Haiti’s Political Earthquake
Five years after the now-infamous Haitian earthquake, the small country faces another crisis. As Haitians mourn the earthquake that robbed them of their loved ones and livelihoods, they’ll also be treated to yet another meltdown of their government. With President Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly and members of the opposition proving unable to organize parliamentary elections, the…
Month After Cyclone, Half of Vanuatu Still Has No Clean Water
More than 100,000 people in Vanuatu—half the country’s population—still lack access to clean water, a month after Cyclone Pam devastated the Pacific island nation, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday. Two-thirds of Vanuatu’s water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged, wrecked, or contaminated, UNICEF said in a statement. “There is water but quality…
A Nuclear Weapons Ban Emerging
Every moment of every day, all of humanity is held hostage by the nuclear nine. The nine nuclear nations are made up of the P5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and their illegitimate nuclear wannabes Israel, North Korea, India and Pakistan spawned by the mythological theory of deterrence. This theory has fueled…
Guilty of Killing Journalists, Israel Mocks Foreign Correspondents in Gaza
Israel on Monday provoked the outrage of journalists and human rights campaigners alike when its foreign ministry released a short, animated video mocking foreign correspondents reporting from Gaza. Critics say the video is especially offensive given Israel’s history of repressing, harassing, and killing journalists, particularly in last summer’s 50-day military assault on Gaza. In a…
Britain Votes in 'Down to the Wire' Election
Voters in the United Kingdom went to the polls on Thursday in the tightest election in decades as Prime Minister David Cameron faced off with the Labour party’s Ed Miliband. “This race is going to be the closest we have ever seen,” Miliband told supporters on Wednesday night. “It’s going to go down to the…
Haas improvements for 2018 focused on aerodynamics – Steiner
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner believes his team’s biggest improvement next year must be on the aerodynamic front. The US outfit performed at a reasonably good level for its second season of Grand Prix racing, with improved consistency and performance. Haas is targeting further progress in 2018, with a focus on aerodynamics, an area of…
Rosenqvist wins in Marrakesh to take championship lead
Felix Rosenqvist pulled off a late move on long-time race leader Sébastian Buemi to clinch victory in the Marrakesh ePrix, the third race of the 2017/18 ABB FIA Formula E championship. It’s the Mahindra driver’s second win in a row. He was also declared the winner of the second Hong Kong race last month, following…
Pirelli predicts big performance gains for 2018
Click:Semi-automatic laser cutting machine Formula 1 tyre manufacturer Pirelli has predicted another big reduction in lap times for the 2018 season. The company is expanding the line-up of compounds it will be offering to teams this year. It’s adding a new superhard option at one end of the spectrum, and a hypersoft at the other.…