Mercedes shows caution with Spa and Monza tyre selections
Mercedes has chosen to follow a conservative approach to tyre selection for the upcoming Belgian and Italian Grands Prix, at power circuits Spa and Monza. Pirelli’s range at the classic Ardennes venue will include the supersoft, soft and medium compounds. And the cautious Silver Arrows team has chosen just six sets of the supersoft red-rimmed…
Norris: ‘Fresh start’ for McLaren in 2019 in team’s best interest
McLaren recruit Lando Norris believes the team’s all-new driver line-up for 2019 offers the Woking-based outfit an opportunity for a “fresh start”. Norris will partner with Carlos Sainz next season at McLaren as Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne depart the team. The Spaniard has decide to move on to hopefully greener pastures, perhaps in IndyCar,…
Ferrari’s Camilleri still pondering the future of Kimi Raikkonen
Recently nominated Ferrari boss Louis Camilleri insists the Scuderia has not yet reached a decision on whether to keep Kimi Raikkonen in its driver line-up for 2019. Camilleri, who took over the leadership of the House of Maranello earlier this summer after Sergio Marchionne’s untimely passing, is rumored to be in favour of keeping the…
In a nutshell: which tyres for the German GP?
Formula 1 returns to Hockenheim next weekend, a track where Grand Prix racing’s latest-spec wider and faster cars have never raced. The German venue, which has retained an atmosphere of tradition despite its revamped lay-out, is a favourite among many drivers for its blend of long straights and technical sections. Pirelli’s range of tyres at…
Water Being Used as Weapon of War in Syrian Conflict, UN Warns
The United Nations on Tuesday said it has reason to believe that groups in the Syrian conflict are using the country’s scarce water supply as a weapon of war. “There is increasing evidence that parties to the conflict are using water to achieve military and political gains,” the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared in…
Fracked Gas Won’t Achieve Paris Climate Goals, But Empowering Communities Could
The United States is undergoing a massive energy transition that isn’t receiving enough attention, and it could render the Paris climate agreement meaningless. We’re swapping one climate-damaging fuel, coal, for another that is actually worse: fracked gas. It’s a stark contradiction for U.S. climate policy. The Obama administration used its executive power to push the agreement…
International Pledges Not Enough to Avoid Worst Impacts of Climate Change
The world is still on track to experience “the worst impacts of climate change,” according to a new report, as nations’ pledges to reduce carbon emissions still fall substantially short of what’s needed to keep warming levels beneath the 2°C threshold. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management (MIT…
Russia returns three Ukrainian navy boats seized in Strait of Kerch ahead of Putin-Zelenskiy meeting
Russia has returned three naval vessels it seized from Ukraine a year ago in an apparent bid to ease tensions ahead of a crucial summit between the countries next month. Ukraine’s navy confirmed that two gun boats and a tug "had begun moving towards mainland Ukraine" by Monday afternoon. The Berdyansk, Nikopol, and Yany Kapu were sailing from…
Cows swept out to sea during Hurricane Dorian found alive after swimming for miles
Three cows swept off an island in North Carolina during Hurricane Dorian have been found alive on a neighbouring island after swimming several miles to safety. Dorian pounded the US state with fierce winds and destructive tornadoes when it made landfall on the Outer Banks island chain in September. The hurricane generated a “mini tsunami”…
Hong Kong protesters attempt daring escape down ropes as police seal off university
Protesters in Hong Kong staged a daring breakout from a university besieged by police last night as parents pleaded with authorities to spare the young activists, some of them high-school students, who remain inside. The escape came as police said Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University had turned into a "powder keg" and student leaders accused authorities…