Former Red Bull driver Dany Kvyat will be wearing red this year following Ferrari’s surprising announcement that it has named the Russian as one of its 2018 development drivers. Kvyat was evicted from Toro Rosso and the Red Bull family just before last year’s US Grand Prix after a disappointing period of under-performance. The 23-year-old…

Daniel Ricciardo says he doesn’t believe that the new Halo cockpit protection device will will have a radical effect on Formula 1. The Halo has been made mandatory for all teams taking part in the 2018 world championship. Its appearance has been criticised by fans, and drivers have voiced concern about visibility in the cockpit….

A “March for Dignity” drew thousands to the Spanish capital on Saturday in the latest show of mass opposition to the government’s harsh austerity policies that have slashed public goods—from education to public health to unemployment assistance. As they marched through Madrid, protesters carried banners that read, “Food, jobs and a roof with dignity. Walking…

Providing universal health coverage is a key way to address increasing global inequality, the head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan made the comment—which echoes previous comments she’s made—during a keynote address on the first of a two-day conference on universal health coverage taking place in Singapore. “Universal health coverage…

Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, along with 14 other defendants, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 years in maximum security prison and five years of parole over the killing of demonstrators outside his palace in 2012. Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected president, was convicted of ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during the clashes that…

Dear Grandson, Consider my address book — and yes, the simple fact that I have one already tells you a good deal about me. All the names, street addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers that matter to me are still on paper, not in a computer or on an iPhone, and it’s not complicated to…

Dutchman Rudy van Buren beat 30,000 fellow gamers to win McLaren’s ground breaking eSports competition and become the team’s official simulator driver. After numerous heats which began last May across a variety of different games and platforms, 12 grand finalists were invited to McLaren’s Woking headquarters to go head-to-head in one last week of testing….

Before heading into retirement at the end of last year, Felipe Massa got a sneak peak at Williams’ 2018 charger and was impressed by what he saw. The Grove-based outfit’s new car will be the first design overseen by Williams tech boss Paddy Lowe, and according to Massa, the changes compared to his FW40 machine…

Kimi Raikkonen, the oldest driver on the F1 grid, has vowed to improve this year and fight for the title. The Finn’s relative performance in the past few seasons compared to Ferrari team mate Sebastian Vettel has been disappointing. Despite failing to win in 2017 while Vettel brought home five victories, the 2007 world champion…

While many see Ferrari’s quit threats as mere theatrics, Pirelli’s Mario Isola insists the warning should be taken seriously by F1. Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne warned last November that the Italian manufacturer could leave F1 if the sport goes down a path to new engine rules which would not be in its best interest. Specifically,…