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The Williams F1 team has announced that it has appointed Dirk de Beer as its new head of aerodynamics. De Beer previously held the role of chief aerodynamicist at Ferrari for three years, having been appointed by then-technical director James Allison. However when Allison left the team in July, de Beer also quickly departed Maranello […]

‘Life president’ role mooted for Ecclestone

November 25, 2019 | News | No Comments

New reports this week suggest that Formula One’s longtime commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone may be made “life president” by the sport’s new owners Liberty Media Group in order to move him to one side and make way for a new man at the top. Sky Sports has reported that Ecclestone will step down as chief […]

Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne is considering an investment in the Formula One Group as proposed by F1’s new owners. Liberty Media has set aside an allocation of 19 million shares of its publicly traded entity FWONK destined to be sold to the sport’s teams at a favourable price but with specific terms. So far teams […]

The National Security Agency has had agents in China, Germany, and South Korea working on programs that use “physical subversion” to infiltrate and compromise networks and devices, according to documents obtained by The Intercept. The documents, leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, also indicate that the agency has used “under cover” operatives to gain access […]

F1 fans’ worst fear is creeping in.. already!

November 25, 2019 | News | No Comments

Fears of F1’s new regulations failing to improve the overall spectacle of Gran Prix racing crept in after just a few hours of pre-season testing yesterday. The substantial increase in downforce of F1’s 2017 cars is impacting the front-end grip of a car tucked behind another, as Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa were quick to […]

The human economy is currently too big to be sustainable. We know this because Global Footprint Network, which methodically tracks the relevant data, informs us that humanity is now using 1.5 Earths’ worth of resources. We can temporarily use resources faster than Earth regenerates them only by borrowing from the future productivity of the planet, […]

Susie Wolff driving ban upheld by British court

November 25, 2019 | News | No Comments

Former Formula 1 test and development driver Susie Wolff has failed in her appeal against a driving ban for speeding. “I’m not a girl racer, I save my speed for the race track,” Wolff told the court. “It is a hugely embarrassing situation to find myself in “I’m a professional driver and to be caught […]

Hamilton gives new team mate a big thumbs-up

November 25, 2019 | News | No Comments

Lewis Hamilton says he’s getting on better with Valtteri Bottas than any other team mate he’s had in Formula One. Bottas joined the team just a month ago after Nico Rosberg’s shock retirement at the end of 2016. The Finn was quick in the first pre-season test, ending the week with the fastest time. “What […]

Click:Doshisha As U.S. officials tout progress they say occupation forces have brought Afghanistan, people in that country are offering a much more bleak view. According to a new Gallup World Poll, Afghans are expressing record suffering, and have given record-low ratings to their own lives. The poll, which calculated responses from face-to-face interviews with roughly […]

Just two weeks before the 2017 Grand Prix season kicks off in Australia, the second round of pre-season testing gets underway this morning at 9:00 CET at the Circuit de Catalunya, and we’ll be on site with live timing and commentary. Just follow the  ‘LIVE’ link here. As we progress through the week, and with […]