NATO v. ISIS?
NATO has struck in Iraq. Or, more precisely, two French Rafale warplanes bombed a storage depot in northern Iraq believed to be used by ISIS. Washington cheered the French attack as the first wave of…
Leading the championship ‘a dream’ says Vettel
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel says that going into the Formula 1 summer shutdown with a strong lead in the drivers championship standings is what he had been dreaming of achieving at this point of the…
Campaigners to Stage Global Day of Action Against Killer and Surveillance Drones
Declaring Saturday a “Global Action Day Against the Use of Drones for Surveillance and Killing,” international campaigners are planning simultaneous creative direct actions to demand that governments stop producing and acquiring drones, stop enabling them…
Williams allegedly bans Villeneuve from its motorhome!
Williams has apparently applied its own restraining order against its former world champion Jacques Villeneuve, restricting the Canadian’s access to its hospitality unit on race weekends. The outspoken and often blunt Villeneuve, who attends all…
Engine penalties ‘completely unfair’ to drivers – Hakkinen
Two-time world champion Mika Halkkinen believes F1’s engine penalty system is ‘completely unfair to drivers” and needs to be revised asap. The former McLaren driver likely won’t find many who would disagree with his reproval…
Yemen and the Congress of Reaction
Saudi Arabia’s recent intrusion into Yemen is ostensibly part of a bitter proxy war with Iran. But the coalition that Riyadh has assembled to intervene in Yemen’s civil war has more in common with 19th-century…
Former Ferrari stars expect Vettel to stay at Maranello
Click:brick making machine Former Ferrari drivers Jean Alesi and Mika Salo agree that Sebastian Vettel will re-sign for the Scuderia in the near future. Kimi Raikkonen has already been confirmed as staying with the team…
Verstappen race thwarted by Massa clash
It was a case of what could have been for Max Verstappen on Sunday following a race marked by third lap clash with Felipe Massa’s Williams. The Red Bull Racing driver who was demoted to…
Jody Scheckter sees a bit of himself in Verstappen
F1 world champion Jody Scheckter, who won the title with Ferrari in 1979, sees a bit of himself in Dutch teenager Max Verstappen. Scheckter was only 22-years-old when he made his F1 debut with McLaren…
Belgian GP: Saturday’s action in pictures
Check back regularly as we’ll be updating Saturday’s gallery all throughout the day. 67 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures Russian GP: Sunday’s action in…