In April 2004, a year after the start of the Iraq War, US troops were embroiled in a bitter urban insurgency that was to last another five years and leave Iraq deeply insecure. One particular incident that month in the disputed city of Fallujah powerfully illustrated the problem for the US. It also showed the
Thinking about why the celebrations to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall seemed so inadequate, I remembered a story told to me over lunch 20 years ago by a British spy, who I shall call Jim. In the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unification of
Fernando Alonso’s triple crown dream will have to wait another year, the McLaren driver failing to make the grid in Sunday’s six-car shootout for a spot on the last row of the Indy 500. McLaren and Alonso’s troubles at Indy began from the outset this week with electrical issues restricting the team’s running at the
Full race results from the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, round 11 of the 2019 Formula 1 season. 2019 German Grand Prix – Revised race results Pos Driver Team Gap Stops 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 64 laps – 1:44:31.275s 5 2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari + 7.333s 5 3 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso + 8.305s
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that when it comes to the team’s 2020 line-up, Esteban Ocon is just as worthy of a seat at the Silver Arrows outfit as incumbent Valtteri Bottas. Ocon has been biding his time this season following his forced exit from Racing Point at the end of last year, serving as
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen emerged on top following a wild and wet German Grand Prix, which saw multiple incidents and safety cars as the weather played havoc with proceedings. Verstappen finished over seven seconds clear of Sebastian Vettel after the Ferrari driver recovered from a back row starting position. Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat claimed the
Honda F1 boss Toyoharu Tanabe believes the good performance enjoyed by the engine manufacturer at Silverstone last time out sets it up nicely for Hockenheim. Honda put three of the four cars it powers in the top ten at the British Grand Prix with Red Bull’s Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen finishing fourth and fifth
Daniel Ricciardo says the current three-week break for Formula 1 provides an opportunity for team and driver to step back and take stock of the first part of the season. Ricciardo’s bold move from Red Bull to Renault hasn’t so far panned out as expected for the Aussie, with early reliability issues and a lack
Heading into the final six races of the current season, Max Verstappen already knows that he will still be with the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing team next season. However the identity of his 2020 team mate remains unknown at this point, with both Alexander Albon and Pierre Gasly still in the running. A return
Race day dawned cloudy and bleak at Spa for reasons that went well beyond the weather. The paddock and the fans desperately needed something to smile about, and Charles Leclerc and Ferrari delivered that moment. Check out our recap in pictures of the 2019 Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps. 112 You may also like Japanese GP: