Month: November 2019

Despite Haas’ impressive speed at the outset this season, Kevin Magnussen is wary of making positive predictions for next weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The US outfit confirmed in Australia its ‘dark horse’ label this season, with both Magnussen and Romain Grosjean qualifying in the top seven in Melbourne and holding their own on Sunday only to see their efforts destroyed by an incredible double pitstop blunder. Both drivers enthused over the speed and efficiency of…

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After 31 hours of tense weekend talks—and five years of crippling austerity—Greece and its foreign creditors have struck a deal: an €86 billion bailout that will keep Greece in the Eurozone in exchange for controversial economic reforms that include tax hikes, pension overhauls, and severe budget cuts if the nation misses fiscal targets imposed and monitored by the so-called Troika. #ThisIsACoup Tweets European Council president Donald Tusk made the announcement of what he referred to…

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Claire Williams says all the hard work in the world won’t bring success back to Williams, as the “financial discrepancy” between F1’s teams is just too big. The Grove-based outfit’s deputy team principal, who has been at the helm since 2013, believes a $150 million budget cap currently under consideration by Formula 1’s management could provide salvation for the sport. But if the changes do not come to pass, Williams is pessimistic about the future.…

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Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg says the gap between F1’s mid-field and its trio of front-runners points to a lot of hard work ahead for the French outfit. While Renault certainly wasn’t expecting to close its deficit to Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull over the winter, the team was hopeful of inching a bit closer. There is no doubting the squad’s progress, with Hulkenberg taking away many positives from the Melbourne weekend, but a big shortfall in…

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Kevin Magnussen proved that Haas F1’s lauded pre-season testing pace was no fluke, and very much the real deal. The Dane put in a final lap of 1:23.187s in Saturday’s qualifying session for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. “The car was nice to drive in qualifying,” Magnussen reported afterwards. “It was just there, and performing. “I was able to push brake points – get off the brakes earlier and earlier with every lap,” he…

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The Formula One Group published its 2018 second quarter results on Wednesday, revealing a $23 million revenue drop for the sport’s ten teams. For the April-June period, F1 generated revenue of $588 million, or $28 million less than in the same period in 2017. The revenue allocated to the ten teams dropped from $330 million to $307 million, or a $23 million difference year-over-year. Overall, F1’s operating income was down 69% from $45 million to…

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Another day, another major star added to Marc Jacobs’s buzzy fall 2016 campaign. On Wednesday morning, the beloved New York designer took to Instagram to introduce Kendall Jenner as the latest model to join his autumnal portfolio, which includes portraits of Missy Elliott, Cara Delevingne, Courtney Love, and more famous faces. Dressed in an all-black frock and sky-high platform boots from the runway collection, Jenner looks like a pro in the red-tinged campaign image. For…

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Sebastian Vettel is expecting an entente cordiale with Charles Leclerc next season at Ferrari, believing the two drivers should work together in the interest of the Scuderia. Leclerc’s past credentials and a highly impressive maiden F1 season with Ferrari will propel the Monegasque to the next level in 2019 as he moves to the House of Maranello. Leclerc will take over from Kimi Raikkonen, with whom Vettel has enjoyed a good working relationship since joining…

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If Formula 1 puts together a good format for the future, there is no reason Ferrari will quit the sport ensures FIA President Jean Todt. Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne took a negative stance on F1’s 2021 regulation blue print when it was tabled last year to teams, saying the draft called into question the sport’s DNA, a state of affairs which could entice the Scuderia to leave Grand Prix racing. Recently however, the Fiat-Chrysler chairman…

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The Formula 1 community is back in Europe, and Spain is historically the rallying point for the first round on the continent. Barcelona, a venue everyone knows like the back of their hand, is within trucking distance of everyone’s base so it’s the logical race where significant upgrades are introduced, as well the team’s motorhomes. Click Here: collingwood magpies 2019 training guernsey Here are our pictures from Thursday’s build-up at the Circuit de Catalunya. 74…

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