Formula 1’s former CEO Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed speculation that he could set up a rival series to Formula One. Ecclestone, who was ousted as CEO last Monday, insists that he would never undermine the existing championship, an event he guided and built up over several decades. “I have built the championship over the last
As everyone counts down the days to the start of the new season, teams are already in overdrive preparing for the epic moment when their new designs will hit the track. Crews are busy assembling, fine-tuning, configuring every single component and part of their 2017 challenger down to the last rivet, screw, nut and bold.
Luca Furbatto, who engineered designs for McLaren, Toro Rosso and Manor, says there are reasons to be worried about the racing in 2017. With the emphasis on aerodynamics and mechanical grip this year following the adoption of wider wings and tyres, the Italian says F1 could continue its historical trend of favouring the teams with
Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams was today appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) at Buckingham Palace. Claire was honoured in the Queen’s 2016 Birthday Honours List for her services to Formula One. “Today is a very proud day for me, but this is also a bit of a surprise,”
Locking in at least another decade of U.S. military entanglement, the United States and Afghanistan signed a controversial Bilateral Security Agreement at a ceremony in Kabul on Tuesday. The provisions of the pact will allow for U.S. training, funding, and arming of the Afghan military and keep thousands of U.S. troops beyond what President Obama
Ferrari is the next team to pull the covers off its 2017 challenger, with an unveil set to take place at Maranello this morning at 9h45 CET. The Scuderia’s new war horse is expected to be denominated the SF70-H. The car will enjoy a shakedown run after its presentation for the purpose of filming. The
Robert Kubica appears to be ramping up his efforts to return to single seater racing after testing a Formula E car at Donington on Tuesday. Sources are reporting that the former BMW and Renault F1 driver, who sampled a GP3 racer in Italy last month, is considering an opportunity to race in the burgeoning all-electric
Authorities in France on Thursday announced the launch of an investigation into a series of mysterious drones that have been sighted flying over a number of the nation’s nuclear power facilities. Unmanned aircraft have been documented flying over seven separate facilities operated by the state-owned nuclear power company EDF between Oct. 5 and Oct. 20,
Renault’s Jolyon Palmer is hoping he’ll finally get a break for the problem-ridden weekends he has endured since the season got underway in Melbourne. The Brit inauspiciously hit the wall in Australia only to be plaque by brake problems in the race while he got just a handful of laps under his belt in China.
Williams rookie Lance Stroll will be happy with a more spacious environment this weekend in China with which to continue his difficult F1 apprenticeship. The 18-year-old got caught out by the narrow Albert Park layout in Melbourne a fortnight ago when he crashed out of the final practice session. The Canadian thus welcomes Shanghai’s more