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‘Spurs should have got Ancelotti over Mourinho’ – Tottenham legend sees Portuguese as poor fit

The ex-Chelsea and Manchester United coach has taken the reins in north London, but Chris Waddle believes an Italian tactician should have been sought Carlo Ancelotti would have been “a better fit” for Tottenham than Jose Mourinho, says Chris Waddle, with questions asked of whether a Portuguese tactician is the right “type” for Spurs. In…

By JohnValbyNation November 23, 2019 0

Boullier lauds ‘amazing’ aero development at McLaren

McLaren may be enduring one of its worst seasons ever but racing director Eric Boullier is praising the team’s ‘amazing’ aerodynamic development in 2017. Pinned down by the dismal performance and reliability of its Honda power unit, McLaren is still struggling to extract itself from the doldrums after three years of under-performance. Click Here: essendon…

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Formula 1 posts an increase in revenue in 2017

Formula 1 enjoyed an increase in overall revenue in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year, with a total revenue of $616M. Operating income decreased however from $90M to $45M as operating expenses grew in the three-month period from April to June. “We just passed the halfway point in the…

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Bird wins first round of New York ePrix

Sam Bird won Saturday’s round of the first ever New York ePrix after an action-packed race which concluded with a two-lap sprint following a late Safety Car period. Bird held on to win from Jean-Eric Vergne by 1.3 seconds and the Frenchman’s Techeetah team mate Stéphane Sarrazin. Surprise poleman Alex Lynn, running in his first…

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Is McLaren inching closer to Mercedes?

A split-up between McLaren and Honda now appears to be only matter of when rather than if, with the Japanese manufacture itself admitting doubts about its F1 future. McLaren executive Jonathan Neale offered an interesting answer to the media when asked about a specific hurdle in the F1 regulations linked to a potential supply of…

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Vettel wraps up 2017 at the top of the timesheet

Formula 1 teams concluded their 2017 campaign on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, with Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel remaining at the top of the timesheet. Pirelli’s two-day tyre test ended with the German driver comfortably ahead, although Vettel did not improve on his morning’s best of 1:37.551. Mercedes Valtteri Bottas on the other did go faster…

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Newey said no to Mercedes and Ferrari in 2014

Red Bull chief designer Adrian Newey has revealed that he turned down an offer to join Mercedes in 2014. Newey told the BBC that he had been approached by both Mercedes and Ferrari after Red Bull’s fortunes abruptly waned following their fourth constructors title the year before. “We had this change in engine regulations in…

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Honda fast tracks its way to improvements with Ilmor

Honda’s recent progress has partly been the result of the Japanese manufacturer’s collaboration with an outside consultant believed  to be llmor. According to Motorsport.com, Mario Illien’s engineering company was brought in earlier this year to help Honda solve its persistent reliability and performance issues. Honda would not reveal the identity of the manufacturer’s consultants but…

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