Hamilton comes out on top in rain-hit Brazil qualifying
Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix from pole position after a rain-hit qualifying session in Interlagos. The Mercedes driver set a new track record time of 1:07.281s at Interlagos to see off the threat of Sebastian Vettel by just 0.093s. However the Ferrari driver will have a potential advantage in the race having…
Vandoorne set back by McLaren ‘politics’ and lack of support
Stoffel Vandoorne believes team politics and a lack of support from McLaren contributed to his disappointing performance in 2018 and his subsequent departure from F1. The Belgian driver was perceived as one of the sport’s brightest young talents when he stepped into the limelight with the Woking-based outfit in 2017. But the team’s dismal state…
Szafnauer rubbishes Marko’s ‘conspiracy theory’ claims
Force India boss Otmar Szafnauer says that claims his driver Esteban Ocon deliberately tried to take out race leader Max Verstappen during the Brazilian Grand Prix are absolutely groundless. Verstappen had just succeeded in putting Ocon a lap down, but the French driver fought back and tried to repass the Red Bull going through the…
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
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