SMP Racing aims for Sirotkin-Kvyat line-up at Le Mans
SMP Racing founder Boris Rotenberg wants to see Daniil Kvyat join his SMP LMP2 squad at Le Mans this year. The 23-year-old Russian who departed the Red Bull family at the end of last year will be Scuderia Ferrari’s reserve and development driver in 2018. But Rotenberg would also like to see Kvyat behind the…
The FIA approves Formula 1’s first Halo supplier
The FIA has announced that Dutch company CP Tech has received certification as F1’s first supplier of the mandatory Halo cockpit protection system. A subsidiary of Dutch group Nedschroef, the company is a provider of ultra-strong components and solutions for the automotive and motorsport industry, and it will be included in the FIA Technical List…
Raikkonen to step down from Ferrari at the end of 2018!
Scuderia Ferrari has announced that Kimi Raikkonen will step down from his current role at the end of the 2018 season. “During these years, Kimi’s contribution to the Team, both as a driver and on account of his human qualities, has been fundamental,” Ferrari said in a statement released Tuesday morning. “He played a decisive…
Marchionne could leave Ferrari earlier than expected!
Fiat Chrysler and Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne could soon step down from his executive positions following an imminent decision by the Italian automotive group’s board of directors. Reports suggest the Fiat Chrysler board’s decision to accelerate Marchionne’s succession plan is rooted in a medical condition from which the 66-year-old manager is currently suffering, and which…
Report Refutes Mexican Government's Line on 43 Missing Students
Families are demanding justice after a report released Sunday by independent experts refuted the Mexican government’s official explanation for why 43 students from Ayotzinapa, Guerrero state disappeared last September. The government concluded in January that the students were detained by local police then handed over to a criminal organization, which executed them and burned their…
Di Grassi on Uruguay ePrix pole – but under investigation
Reigning Formula E champion Lucas di Grassi claimed pole position for the 2018 CBMM Niobium Punta del Este ePrix in Uruguay, the sixth round of the 2017/18 ABB FIA Formula E championship. Di Grassi claimed the top spot with a superpole time of 1:13.948s, a quarter of a second faster than Virgin’s Alex Lynn. However…
Watch live: Trump impeachment hearing Day 3
Today’s House impeachment inquiry hearings kicked off at 9 a.m. ET. A second hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET. WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s House impeachment inquiry hearings kick off a breakneck week of public testimony, with Democrats bringing in nine witnesses to testify before leaving Thursday for the Thanksgiving recess. First up is Lt. Col. Alexander…
House passes short-term spending bill as talks falter
WASHINGTON — The House passed a short-term spending bill Tuesday that would keep federal agencies running for another month in hopes that the additional time will help negotiators wrap up more than $1.4 trillion in unfinished appropriations bills. The bill would avert a Thanksgiving government shutdown, but opens the door to a possible shutdown just before…
Watch live: Gordon Sondland testifies at Trump impeachment hearing
Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, has emerged as a pivotal link between the president and a shadow foreign policy led by Rudolph W. Giuliani. WASHINGTON — Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, has emerged as a pivotal link between the president and a shadow foreign policy led by Rudolph W. Giuliani,…
Washington Prep begins on positive note with basketball win over Crossroads
As much as Washington Prep coach Jovante King enjoyed his team’s 63-59 win over Crossroads on Tuesday in an opening game of the Harvard-Westlake tournament, he was really focused on a nonleague game scheduled for Wednesday against City Section power Taft. Last season, the Generals lost to Taft and it cost them dearly in playoff…