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Daniel Ricciardo says that he still very much wants to inspire fear and command respect as a prospective race winner every time that he lines up on the starting grid. Ricciardo’s tenure with new team Renault had a troubled start with back-to-back retirements in Melbourne and Bahrain, but a points finish in Shanghai has made […]

Alexander Albon is looking forward to racing on the streets of Baku next week, a venue the Toro Rosso rookie has successfully mastered in the past in Formula 2. Albon was credited with a “fantastic race” in China by team boss Franz Tost who underlined the British-Thai racer’s performance and top-ten finish which more than […]

Alfa Romeo team boss Fred Vasseur is convinced Antonio Giovinazzi will recover after a muted start to his 2019 campaign with the Swiss outfit. The young Ferrari protégé has yet to score a top-ten finish this season while team mate Kimi Raikkonen picked up points at each of the first three rounds. Giovinazzi’s weekend in […]

Last week’s surprise announcement that McLaren had signed a deal to resume using Mercedes power units in 2021 sent quite a few shockwaves through the F1 paddock in Sochi last weekend. McLaren used engines from the German manufacturer from 1995 until 2014. But that relationship was strained in 2007 by the explosive revelations subsequently dubbed […]

Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul says the French outfit is keeping its options open regarding Nico Hulkenberg’s future beyond 2019 amid rumors of a renewed interest by the team in Esteban Ocon. Ocon – whose career is managed by Mercedes’ Toto Wolff – was close to joining Renault last summer but was ultimately dismissed in […]

Click:Guizhou China Map​ Sebastian Vettel says the updates implemented in France on Ferrari’s SF90 haven’t delivered the step forward that was expected. The Scuderia introduced a revised front wing and brake duct for its 2019 contender as it seeks to improve the car’s low-drag aero weakness Vettel – who concluded Friday’s FP2 session fourth with […]

It’s been another weekend of mixed fortunes for the Ferrari team, despite walking away from the French Grand Prix with a solid third place for Charles Leclerc. “It means the hard work I do pays off and it’s always good to see it in the results,” Leclerc said after the race. “I gave it everything. […]

Update: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan resoundingly won London’s mayoral race on Friday, overcoming an “appalling dog whistle campaign” to become the city’s first Muslim mayor. “Right across London, black, white, and brown have gone out and voted for unity,” former minister and Labour MP for Tottenham David Lammy told The Independent. “This is the first […]

Q: What’s the difference between the coup that overthrew the elected government in Thailand in Thailand in 2014 and the coup that has now removed the elected government in Brazil? A: The coup-makers in Thailand wore uniforms. The Brazilian Senate has just voted 55 to 22 to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. She will be suspended […]

As the Heathrow 13 escape prison after direct action to stop a 3rd runway, climate activists in Norway face a lawsuit for blocking a mining company’s drilling site. Civil disobedience is quickly becoming an important tool for the environmental movement. Protests have been loud and growing, even before Nordic Mining – a small prospecting company […]