Month: November 2019

Max Verstappen said that he was suffering from issues with his turbocharger during today’s qualifying session for the British Grand Prix. He suggested that if he hadn’t been held back by the problems then the Red Bull could have been a contender for pole position. “We had a really good set-up, but we had turbo…

Heading into qualifying, Ferrari had set itself up as a strong challenger for pole position for the British Grand Prix with Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel topping the times in final practice. But their pace fell away over the three rounds of qualifying on Saturday afternoon. While Leclerc topped the times in Q2 he could…

Circuit of The Americas boss Bobby Epstein says the US Grand Prix in Austin is on track for record ticket sales, with the event getting a big boost from the success of Netflix’s ‘Drive to Survive’ series. In early November, COTA will host its eighth USGP, with event gaining momentum over the years to become…

Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly says the horrific accident suffered by F3 racer Alex Peroni at Monza has finally convinced him of the crucuao usefulness of the Halo safety device. In a terrifying sequence of events that took place in the F3 race on Saturday morning, Campos driver Alex Peroni hit a sausage kerb on the…

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen took over from Ferrari and Charles Leclerc in Friday’s second free practice session, the Dutchman edging the Monegasque by 0.335s. Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas was 0.646s adrift from the day’s pace-setter, with teammate Lewis Hamilton right behind but ahead of Sebastian Vettel. 2019 Russian Grand Prix Free Practice 2…

Tributes have been flooding in from around the world of motorsport following the death of Formula 2 racer and Renault junior Anthoine Hubert in a devastating accident at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, aged 22. “Our thoughts are with Anthoine’s friends and family at this tragic time,” said Cyril Abiteboul, managing director of Renault Sport Racing. “Anthoine…

Pirelli is set to nominate the tyre specifications that shall constitute its 2020 range of compounds after collecting additional data from a final test that took place at Barcelona this week. Click Here: New Zealand rugby store The test involved F1’s three front-running teams – Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes – which covered a total…

Lewis Hamilton had little option than to concede Charles Leclerc’s superior pace at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, following the qualifying session for the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver found himself 0.763s off the Monegasque’s stunning pole time, and was also forced off the front row by a late flier from Leclerc’s Ferrari team mate…

Is President Obama promising to veto a bill over fears that it could make U.S. officials the subject of lawsuits over drone strikes and other deadly acts during its War on Terror? The pending legislation in question is the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), authored by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Charles Schumer…

It might have been a moment that jolted Israelis to their senses. Instead the video of an Israeli soldier shooting dead a young Palestinian man as he lay wounded and barely able to move has only intensified the tribal war dance of the Israeli public. Last week, as the soldier was brought before a military…