Hanoi city officials confirmed on Thursday that Vietnam will make its grand entry into Formula 1 in 2020 with a world championship event staged on the streets of the country’s capital. The exact venue and circuit will be unveiled at a ‘gala’ event next week, the Hanoi People’s Committee said in an invite to the…
Month: November 2019
Lewis Hamilton is PETA’s 2018 Person of the Year
It’s perhaps just an honorary award to add to his banner year, but Lewis Hamilton will likely be proud of PETA’s decision to bestow upon him their annual ‘Person of the Year’ accolade. The ‘People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ association has commended the five-time world champion for becoming vegan and encouraging people around…
Austin penalty puts Grosjean on the brink of race ban
Romain Grosjean has edged dangerously close to a one-race ban after his collision with Charles Leclerc in Austin resulted in a grid drop and one licence penalty point for the Haas driver. Grosjean hit the Monegasque’s Sauber at the entry to Turn 12 on the opening lap of the US Grand Prix, spinning his rival…
Hulkenberg: Renault prospects for 2019 ‘hard to gauge’
Nico Hulkenberg says that Renault is focussed on making a big leap forward in 2019, but admits that the team will remain in the dark right up until the start of pre-season testing. “It’s always really hard,’ Hulkenberg said this week when asked to predict how the factory team would fare next year. “It’s all…
Mexican official, promoters reject GP ‘bribery’ reports
The head of Mexico’s National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports has fiercely refuted reports that she had said that the Mexican Grand Prix was the result of bribery and corruption. Former athlete Ana Gabriela Guevara was quoted last week by France’s AutoHebdo as saying “a lot of bribes were paid to bring this event…
Vettel won’t be giving Mick Schumacher any tips
Mick Schumacher is now a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy but that won’t earn him any driving lessons from Sebastian Vettel. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey The son of seven-time F1 world champion Michael Schumacher is likely well on his way to stardom, the 19-year-old methodically climbing the ladder to the pinnacle of motorsport….
Tost’s recipe to improve F1: ‘Slash downforce levels by 50%!’
Toro Rosso’s Franz Tost says that reducing downforce “by a minimum of 40-50%” would go a long way towards improving the quality of Grand Prix racing. The upcoming 2019 F1 season will see the implementation of several aerodynamic rule changes that will include a simpler front wing, less sophisticated barge boards and a bigger deeper…
Hulkenberg ‘encouraged’ by Renault test performance
Nico Hulkenberg pronounced himself satisfied with the progress that Renault has made over the course of eight days of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Although the team suffered some early problems with its DRS system in the first week, these were quickly remedied and the R.S.19 showed both speed and reliability in the…
Leading Powers to Double Renewable Energy Supply by 2030
Eight of the world’s leading economies will double their renewable energy supply by 2030 if they live up to their pledges to contribute to curbing global warming, which will be included in the new climate treaty. A study published this month by the World Resources Institute (WRI) analysed the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) of…
As Experts Push for 'Killer Robot' Ban, UK and US Stand in the Way
Click:NBA zhibo The U.S. and UK are undermining attempts by the United Nations to negotiate over the future of autonomous weapons—or “killer robots”—talks which, if delayed further, could come too late to prevent so-called “robot wars.” Technology and human rights experts have been pushing for the UN to preemptively ban machines that can kill on…