Ericsson fighting for his F1 future at Sauber
Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson has admitted that he might be out of Formula 1 at the end of the current season. “Fact is that I don’t have a contract for next season,” Ericsson told the official…
Mark your calendars for the 2018 season’s dates
As a reminder, we’ve put together the 2018 Formula 1 calendar which includes all the race dates, testing dates and, eventually, the teams’ launch dates. The latter schedules will obviously be updated as they come…
F1 safety standards ‘a zillion times better’ – Mansell
Nigel Mansell CBE praised F1’s modern safety standards, insisting drivers racing back in his day faced a massive ‘downside’ if something went wrong. The 31-time Grand Prix winner and 1992 world champion unsurprisingly drew the…
Lauda could head into retirement after 2020
Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda could call it a day at the end of 2020 and terminate his involvement in Formula 1. The 68-year-old Grand Prix legend recently announced that he would relinquish his role…
Tost: ‘Far too early to speculate on Honda engine penalties’
Toro Rosso’s Franz Tost says he’ll wait to see how the Honda engine performs in testing before he worries about engine penalties in 2018. Formula 1’s power unit restrictions will tighten even further next year,…
On Verge of Victory, Europe's Ascendant Left Declares 'Subservience is Over'
“History is knocking at our door,” declared Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the leftwing coalition party of Syriza in Greece, during a speech addressed to thousands of supporters in Athens on Thursday night as he…
For Environment and Indigenous Communities, Inter-Oceanic Canal = Total Catastrophe
Urgent measures need to be taken to address the human rights violations and potentially irreparable harm to biodiversity a controversial inter-oceanic canal portends, a group of scientists from the U.S. and Latin America state. The…
Democracy Is For Life, Not Just Elections
A mate who I trust said to me: “You know what this election boils down to? Who do you want to be protesting against on May 8th? Or whenever they finish counting, negotiating and posturing?…
Aston Martin gets serious about F1 with key staff moves
Legendary British car manufacturer Aston Martin is slowly but surely inching closer to Formula 1 as recent key staff moves at the company indicate. The luxury brand, which will become Red Bull Racing’s main sponsor…
Bottas: ‘Everyone starting from zero again in 2018’
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says he’s looking forward to getting back in the car after the long winter break. He added that his second season with the team will give him a brand new chance…