Ferrari junior Antonio Giovinazzi topped the first day of testing at the Hungaroring, smashing Sebastian Vettel’s official lap record after a 1m15.648s run on Pirelli’s hypersoft tyre. The young Italian picked up after lunch where he left off in the morning, accumulating a total of 96 laps over a productive day as he handled the […]
Lewis Hamilton, whose love of music is well known, added his voice to the chorus of tributes that have poured in for Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. The 76-year-old singer and legend passed away on Thursday after losing a battle to pancreatic cancer. Hamilton, who has often said that he could embark on a career […]
Attendees at the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium in Istanbul from 20 countries produced, and 60 of them signed, a declaration this week warning of the dangers of climate change and urging urgent action to curb carbon dioxide emissions. But, I fear the press reporting on this meeting is exaggerating its significance. Contemporary Islam is […]
Longtime critic of the Eurozone’s destructive commitment to austerity, Italian comedian-turned-political activist Beppe Grillo has launched what one news outlet called a “full-throated attack” on the single currency, saying his country should throw off that “anti-democratic straitjacket” by nationalizing its banks and taking a stronger stance against the demands of elite financial interests. Grillo, who […]
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick finally got the opportunity to showcase his skill and strength for NFL talent scouts on Saturday. However, Kaepernick didn’t attend the original workout planned by the NFL to be held at the Atlanta Falcons’ practice facility and made public Tuesday. “I’ve been ready for three years. I’ve been denied for […]
Women’s hockey pioneer and Canadian treasure Hayley Wickenheiser will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. Wickenheiser is the Canadian women’s program’s all-time leading scorer and debuted on the national team in 1994 when she was only 15. The 41-year-old, originally from Shaunavon, Sask., played on boys’ teams growing up in Calgary, […]
Sebastian Vettel admitted that it meant a lot to him to stop Lewis Hamilton claiming another British Grand Prix victory this weekend. “We’ve won on their home ground!” a thrilled Vettel said in Italian over the team radio after claiming the chequered flag at Silverstone on Sunday. “For us it was important,” he told Sky […]
Daniel Ricciardo believes he’ll have to wait until 2020 to become a regular podium contender in F1 with his future team Renault. The Aussie will be moving from Red Bull Racing to the French outfit next season, but barring any exceptional circumstances he doesn’t believe Renault will be in a position to challenge for a […]
Robert Kubica’s amazing F1 comeback efforts could soon be rewarded with a race seat at Williams if events unfold accordingly in the coming days or weeks. A frantic game of musical chairs involving several drivers could be set to begin following the take-over of Force India by the Lawrence Stroll-led consortium. The end result would […]
Chasing from behind on Sunday, Daniel Ricciardo was moving nicely up the order when the Red Bull driver’s charge was suddenly halted by what Renault has identified as a clutch issue. Red Bull elected to install a brand new Spec-C Renault power unit in the Aussie’s RB14, a change that came with an unavoidable grid […]