The Haas F1 Team succeeded in getting both cars into the top ten at Monaco, the first time in the team’s short history that it’s earned a double-points finish. In fact, the last time that an American team finished with both cars in the points was in Austria in 1986. But now the team is […]
Valtteri Bottas believes his position swap with Lewis Hamilton in Hungary on Sunday reflected a harmony which benefits the Mercedes team. After failing to mount an attack on the leading Ferrari duo Hamilton gave the third place position back to his team mate, as he had promised earlier on in the race when he asked […]
Promoters of the Red Bull Ring are joining F1 in their efforts to bring the sport closer to the fans, with several novel initiatives scheduled for next weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. The home race for Red Bull’s teams will see a raffle draw deliver to three lucky fans a prize-winning ride in F1’s official Safety […]
Telemetry data pulled from Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes W08 by the FIA stewards conclusively prove that the Brit did not brake-test Sebastian Vettel or lift off unexpectedly . Vettel was handed a 10-second stop-and-go penalty during the Azerbaijan GP and given three penalty points on his licence for ‘dangerous driving’ after venting his anger by ramming […]
Jolyon Palmer’s FP2 session ended in the barriers on Friday, and that was just what the Brit didn’t need at a time when his seat at Renault is in jeopardy. Renault Sport F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul acknowledged recently that Palmer was now in hot water and under pressure to deliver, having failed to score a […]
This week’s decision by the FIA decision to mandate the controversial ‘halo’ cockpit protection system for 2018 came as a bit of a surprise. Talk about the ‘halo’ system had cooled in recent months. Last weekend in Silverstone saw a test run for an alternative concept, the shield. However that didn’t go down very well […]
BELFAST – How can we explain that in the 2lst century we are still training millions of men and women in our armed forces and sending them to war? There are more choices than war or peace, there are multi-optional choices and a civilian-based non-military diplomatic-political policy has more chance of succeeding in solving a violent […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has moved key ministers and welcomed new faces to cabinet to help navigate a minority government amid growing strife in two Prairie provinces. Weeks after an election that saw his Liberals lose their majority and find themselves shut out of Alberta and Saskatchewan — where the so-called “Wexit” movement is stoking […]
Some Canadian universities are urging their exchange students in Hong Kong to consider returning home as the semi-autonomous Chinese territory is beset by escalating violence between government officials and pro-democracy protesters. Dozens of Canadians remained in Hong Kong on Monday, according to several institutions reached by The Canadian Press — many of which said it […]
VANCOUVER — Three rowers who accused coach Barney Williams of harassment and verbal abuse say the University of Victoria has threatened them with disciplinary action if they speak about the results of the investigation. An appeal process examining the allegations has ended and athletes were provided with a report Thursday, but they said in a […]