Force India’s Fernley: ‘Hulkenberg penalty not a good precedent’
Force India team principal Bob Fernley says the FIA stewards’ decision to hand a time penalty to Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg yesterday sets a bad precedent. The German gained an advantage over Sergio Perez on the opening lap of Sunday’s Abu Dhabi GP by running wide at the sequence of Turns 11 to 13. Force India…
Whiting not keen on permanent stewards for F1
Despite recent controversy, FIA race director Charlie Whiting doesn’t believe Formula 1 is in need of a panel of permanent stewards. F1’s FIA stewards recently came under the spotlight as a result of a controversial call made against Max Verstappen in the US Grand Prix at Austin. Over the past twelve months, the stewards’ rulings…
Red Bull to provide technology to Honda – Marko
Red Bull will lend Honda a helping hand for 2018 in a bid to ensure the Japanese manufacture puts together a competitive package for Toto Rosso next year. Honda has transferred its engine supply from McLaren to the Faenza-based squad, and Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko says the company is supporting its partner’s efforts…
It’s a hat trick for ‘Personality of the Year’ Max Verstappen!
Max Verstappen collected his third consecutive ‘Personality of the Year’ award at last night’s FIA prize giving event in Versailles, Paris. Click Here: Cheap France Rugby Jersey The 20-year-old Red Bull Racing driver was celebrated for his on-track flamboyant style and achievements in a campaign which saw him clinch two Grand Prix wins, in Malaysia…
The Debt Slavery Must End to Prevent Environmental Catastrophes: Will Greece Kick Start a Paradigm Shift?
Greeks are used to making history, and they are at it again. What does the recent rise of Syriza, with the appointment of the financial minister Yanis Varoufakis, mean for global environmental change? Click Here: cheap rugby league jerseys A not-so-subtle fil rouge, contingent upon both resource consumption and waste production, exists between economic and…
Grid girls not the reason for lack of female presence in F1 – Stewart
Sir Jackie Stewart believes the lack of a top female Grand Prix driver has no link whatsoever with decades of grid-girl presence in F1. Liberty Media kicked up a storm last week when it confirmed its decision to take the girls off the grid at Grand Prix events, because their presence was no longer in…
Europe’s Border Policy is Designed to Push Refugees into the Sea
Click:香港普通话心理咨询 Shortly before a huge migrant boat disaster early this month, The Sun, a daily paper owned by Rupert Murdoch, published a column by British TV star and rightwing provocateur Katie Hopkins calling migrants “cockroaches” and “a plague of feral humans.” Not long after it went to press, as many as 850 refugees drowned in the Mediterranean when their wooden fishing…
2017 review: Steady sophomore season for Haas
F1i’s look back over the 2017 Formula 1 world championship season team-by-team and driver-by-driver puts Haas in the spotlight. Haas F1 Team We’re used to seeing Formula 1 teams suffer from that ‘difficult second album’ syndrome. After scoring a unexpectedly bright breakthrough success during their début season, all too often such teams suffer a sophomore…
Stroll targets qualifying form as main area of improvement
Lance Stroll says he’ll be focusing on his performance in qualifying in 2018, an area of particular weakness for the Canadian during his rookie year in F1. The 19-year-old scored seven podium finishes in his maiden season with Williams, his best result coming in Azerbaijan where Stroll put in a flawless performance to finish on…
Marchionne gets tough: ‘Don’t call my bluff!’
Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne says doubters are wrong to call his bluff, insisting anyone who doesn’t take his quits threats seriously is “playing with fire”. After reviewing last month the broad lines of Formula 1’s proposed 2021 regulation platform, Marchionne issued a quit threat, saying he would not hesitate to pull Ferrari out of Grand…