Ousted Sirotkin admits it’s ‘a tough moment for me’
The confirmation of Robert Kubica’s return to the grid next season with Williams has left Sergey Sirotkin out in the cold, and the Russian driver admits its “a tough moment”. The 23-year-old endured a difficult debut season in F1, hindered by the poor performance of Williams FW41, but in the eyes of many pundits he…
McLaren announces 2019 MCL34 launch day
McLaren will unveil its 2019 challenger with a little help from Cupid apparently, although the Woking-based outfit’s car will likely be draped in papaya once again. McLaren will launch its Renault-powered MCL34 on Valentine’s Day on February 14, according to the team’s post on social media. McLaren’s new design will hopefully help Formula 1’s second…
‘Equal’ Gasly will be free to race Verstappen, says Marko
Pierre Gasly will not be held back by team orders in 2019 when he joins Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing. That’s according to the team’s motorsports advisor Dr Helmut Marko, who says the two drivers will be given equal status at the start of next season’s campaign. But Marko also makes clear that there…
Dan Ticktum banking on Red Bull F1 test in 2019
Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum hopes he’ll be given an opportunity to test with Red Bull later this year, ahead of a possible graduation to F1 in 2020. The two-time Macau Grand Prix winner was initially earmarked for a run with Red Bull Racing at last year’s in-season test in Hungary, but a lack of…
Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards wins reelection in Louisiana, another blow for GOP
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has stunned Republicans again, narrowly winning a second term Saturday as the Deep South’s only Democratic governor and handing President Trump another gubernatorial loss this month. In the heart of Trump country, the moderate Edwards cobbled together enough cross-party support with his focus on bipartisan, state-specific issues…
The shifting Democratic 2020 field is on full display at California party convention in Long Beach
1/11 Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the newest candidate in the 2020 race, speaks to reporters Saturday. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) 2/11 Presidential candidates Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg greet each other after Klobucher addressed the Women’s Caucus. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) 3/11 Kamala Harris hugs Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia…
Putin just offstage in impeachment drama
WASHINGTON — When the impeachment inquiry opened in September, it centered on a single question: Did President Trump block U.S. military aid to muscle Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden and others, and risk national security to boost his reelection campaign? The evidence is steadily mounting that he did. Click Here: cheap shoe stores Now, the scandal…
Paul George dominates as Clippers crush Hawks without Kawhi Leonard
The debut of the Clippers’ superstar duo never materialized Saturday. Instead, fans saw a one-man show. With Kawhi Leonard absent for his fourth game of the season, Paul George turned in a historic performance in his first home game as a Clipper, scoring 37 points in 20 minutes in his team’s 150-101 victory over Atlanta…
Nick Rakocevic leads USC to victory over Nevada
Highlights from USC’s 76-66 victory over Nevada on Saturday. RENO, Nev. — Nick Rakocevic scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and USC beat Nevada 76-66 on Saturday night. Daniel Utomi added 12 points and Elijah Weaver scored 11 for USC. After Nevada took a 21-18 lead with 8:33 left in the first half, USC went…
Racing! Country House remains Kentucky Derby winner
Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as Bob Baffert has another good 2-year-old. The big news of the weekend is that a federal judge in Kentucky dismissed the lawsuit that would have restored Maximum Security as the winner of the Kentucky Derby. The ruling came Friday afternoon…