Fernando Alonso revealed just how much he’s been pushing lately to prepare for the grueling season which lies ahead. Since December 1st, according to his track record posted on Instagram, the McLaren driver has cycled 1,820km, run 437km, swam 59km, has done various sports for 60 hours and karted another 30 hours. All that, and…
Australian GP: Friday’s action in pictures
After the smiles and poses of media day, everyone got down to business on Friday in Melbourne. Check out our first batch of pictures from the action in Albert Park. 78 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures Click Here: Cheap FIJI Rugby Jersey Russian GP:…
Magnussen is keeping Haas’ excitement in check
Haas’ Kevin Magnussen contained his excitement despite an impressive session on Thursday which saw the Dane achieve the second fastest time of the day. The US outfit enjoyed a trouble-free and productive day of running, with Magnussen clocking in with 153 laps, the fastest of which was 1m18.360. While encouraged by the result, Magnussen refrained…
U.N. Security Council Takes “Historic” Stand on Killings of Journalists
When war breaks out, most non-combatants run the other way. But a handful of courageous reporters see it as their duty to tell the world what’s happening on the ground. And many pay a high price. Since 1992, 1,129 journalists have been killed on the job, 38 percent of them in war zones, according to…
Toro Rosso faces setback but Honda isn’t to blame
Toro Rosso, which topped the mileage chart last week, suffered a setback today, with Pierre Gasly achieving just one lap in Monday’s afternoon session. The Frenchman had put 57 trouble-free laps under his belt in the morning and was aiming for more of the same after the lunch break, but a brake system issue kept…
Hawaii to Norway to Scotland: Divestment Movement Racks Up Wins
Rack up some more wins for divestment: the University of Hawaii System, the University of Edinburgh, and the Norwegian wealth fund have all within the last week answered the growing global call for institutions to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry. Norway’s parliamentary parties announced on Thursday that the government would divest its $900…
Does Tommy Hilfiger deal mean Hamilton has re-upped at Mercedes?
Mercedes announced yesterday that it had signed a multi-year partnership with designer apparel company Tommy Hilfiger. Now it’s emerged that the team’s star driver, four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, was a prime mover in pulling the deal together. “Lewis made contact [with Tommy Hilfiger] last summer,” Mercedes boss Toto Wolff confirmed on Tuesday. “It’s a…
As Pressure Mounts, Europeans Rally in Streets for Greek Dignity
As an emergency summit concluded in Brussels on Monday with no clear resolution for the spiraling Greek debt crisis, a call throughout the streets of Europe for lenders to ease their punishing “reforms” in Greece is reverberating. On Sunday, more than 5,000 protested in Brussels, Belgium—the site of the ongoing negotiations between the Greek government…
Team agreement on F1 future is ‘impossible’, says Horner
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says that Formula 1’s new owners should abandon hope of achieving a consensus among the teams about the sport’s future direction. Formula 1 needs to sort out its technical future from 2021 onwards. There are also negotiations for the renewal of the Concorde Agreement which lays out how the…
Ahead of Proposed Ceasefire, Saudi Arabia Pummels Yemen with Heavy Bombing
Just hours before a five-day humanitarian ceasefire is set to take place, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday pummeled Yemen with airstrikes, hitting the capital Sanaa and the southern port of Aden, according to witnesses. Backed by Washington, the bombings are in-step with escalating attacks in the lead-up to the planned temporary truce. On Monday, the coalition…