Toro Rosso new recruit Pierre Gasly would be ready to give up his chances of winning the Super Formula title in Japan if he is asked to race in the US Grand Prix. The Austin race clashes with the final round of Japan’s premiere single-seater series in which Gasly currently sits second. But his impressive
Despite widespread calls for increased humanitarian aid and economic activity, the approximately 1.8 million people living in the Gaza Strip have been further isolated from the outside world following Israel’s closure Sunday, and Egypt’s closure last week, of border crossings into the Palestinian territory. The Israeli Defense Ministry stated Sunday it has closed its Erez
On May 10, 2013, a Guatemalan court found former dictator and army general José Efraín Ríos Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. It was an historic decision: the first time a former head of state had been prosecuted successfully in his native country for genocide, and the first time a high-level leader was convicted
Luxury car maker Aston Martin will see its visibility increase next season in F1 as it becomes the title sponsor of Red Bull Racing. The Milton Keynes-based outfit will officially compete under the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing banner in 2018, as the two companies strengthen ties which have already yielded the development of the
Calls for peace and diplomacy in Yemen continue to fall on deaf ears as a Saudi-led coalition launched heavy airstrikes on the impoverished nation Friday evening. United Nations officials and other foreign diplomats are fleeing Yemen on Saturday after war planes pummeled the capital Sanaa. According to witnesses, bombs fell “all through the night and
Carlos Sainz insisted that he was suffering no ill-effects after his big crash in morning practice at Suzuka. The Spanish driver damaged his car when he hit the barriers on the exit of turn 11, after dropping a wheel on the grass. “Obviously, the accident in FP1 was a bit of a pity,” he sighed.
The U.S. Olympic Committee’s decision last month to make Boston its candidate for the right to host the 2024 Summer Games has generated much excitement within the city and its environs. It has also engendered considerable opposition. Although Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has pledged to expend no public funds except for upgrading city infrastructure, critics
Indonesia’s Rio Haryanto, who raced for Manor in F1 last year, will attend this week’s Formula E pre-season test which kicks off in Valencia today. Haryanto contested 12 races with Manor last season before a lack of funds forced him out of the sport. While Formula E has confirmed the 21-year-old drivers’ presence in Valencia
Red Bull Racing management is to meet with Renault after the Monaco Grand Prix to discuss their future together. The French manufacturer currently supplies the team with power units badged under the TAG Heuer brand. Their association goes back to 2007 and includes four world championship seasons. However relations have become strained in recent seasons.
FIA president Jean Todt says there’s not a ghost of a chance that Formula 1 will scrap next year’s three-engine rule despite the prospect of even more grid penalties undermining the sport. In their bid to cut costs, Formula 1 teams agreed on an annual decrease of the power unit allocation, with a three-engine limit