Month: November 2019

It was a romantic summer weekend for Brooklyn Beckham and Chloë Grace Moretz. The young couple showed off sweet pictures of each other on their respective Instagram accounts. On Sunday, 17-year-old Beckham shared a snap of him and his actress girlfriend sitting outside on lawn chairs under an umbrella holding hands. He simply captioned it with two heart emojis. In his other hand, Beckham appears to be holding a bag of Funyuns. Risking bad breath…

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This morning saw British super brand Burberry report strong H1 results, despite continued unrest in Hong Kong shaking profits in the region. Hong Kong revenue dropped from 8 percent to 5 percent of global sales for Burberry in H1, with the brand claiming the significant decline was largely driven by a fall in mainland Chinese tourists. As protests in the former British colony continue, Burberry said its sales in Hong Kong declined by a “double-digit” figure,…

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This post originally appeared on Quartzy, our content partner. This year’s Singles’ Day shopping festival, an enormously successful Chinese e-commerce marketing effort that has grown so huge it’s practically an economic indicator, is offering one reassuring signal amid the US-China trade war. The 24-hour shopping extravaganza was created in 2009 by e-commerce giant Alibaba to promote its platform for brands, now known as Tmall, and boost domestic buying in the midst of a global recession.…

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There’s hope that Formula 1 will enjoy more overtaking this year following the sport’s rule changes, with Daniel Ricciardo claiming to have been able to closely follow another car this week in Barcelona. In a bid to promote closer racing and improve overtaking opportunities up and down the field, Formula 1 has implemented a series of aerodynamic changes to its cars. New rules have governed the design of the 2019 chargers’ front and rear wings,…

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Lewis Hamilton rejected Max Verstappen’s suggestion that an unwritten rule exists between drivers that governs on-track behavior during out laps in qualifying. The Red Bull charger took aim at Sebastian Vettel and both Renault’s drivers after Saturday’s shootout session in Shanghai, accusing the group of ruining an attempt at a last-ditch effort in the closing stages of qualifying by overtaking before the end of his out lap. “So they f****d up my entire build up,…

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It’s been confirmed that Williams F1 will receive financial compensation for the damage done to their car during last week’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix race weekend. A drain cover came loose early in the first free practice session on Friday in Baku, and was sucked open by the aerodynamic power of Formula 1 cars as they ran over it. Click Here: collingwood magpies 2019 training guernsey The unfortunate driver to be in the wrong place at…

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Haas boss Guenther Steiner says he will no longer waste his time formally expressing his grievances to FIA stewards who “are just not up to being stewards”. Click Here: new zealand rugby team jerseys During qualifying in Monaco, Haas’ Romain Grosjean was blocked in Q2 by a slow-moving and inattentive Pierre Gasly. The impediment, which cost Grosjean a spot in Q3, warranted a three-place grid drop for the Red Bull driver and the addition of…

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After inviting potential suppliers to bid for Formula 1 gearbox components, brake systems and wheel rims, the FIA has opened a tender for fuel system elements for 2021. The deadline for companies to submit bids has been set at June 15, with the governing body announcing its decision by July 15. Like the previous tenders, the contract will cover a period starting in 2021 and concluding at the end of the 2024 season, although the…

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FIA race director Michael Masi brought back the black and white flag warning at Spa last weekend, insisting the banner should now be considered the equivalent of football’s yellow flag. Masi re-introduced in Belgium the cautioning standard that warns a driver of an on-track “unsportsmanlike conduct” and which was last used in the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix to put Lewis Hamilton on notice for weaving. Former F1 race director Charlie Whiting had abandoned use of…

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Lewis Hamilton might be starting from the front row of the grid in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, but he wasn’t happy with the antics of his rivals in qualifying at Monza. Almost none of the drivers got to start their final flying laps in Q3 after the pack got held up by cars playing ‘cat and mouse’ games on their outlap in order to pick up the all-important tow from a car in front. “We’re…

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