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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Haas’ Guenther Steiner believes Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull are already about 1.5 seconds clear of the rest of the 2017 field! With just two weeks to go before the lights turn green in Melbourne, the top three teams enjoy a clear edge, according to Steiner, although it’s still unclear who will lead the grid […]

The Nerazzurri boss warned his players to take it easy in the bedroom, much to the amusement of fans Inter striker Lautaro Martinez has admitted that Antonio Conte’s recent comments on how his players should carry out sexual intercourse made him laugh, but backed up his coach in asserting that players should not be overexerting […]

The new format will see four Spanish sides travel to the Middle East, with La Liga’s eternal rivals able to face off in the final if they progress A new four-team format has been finalised for the Supercopa de Espana that will see the competition moved to Saudi Arabia for the next three years, the […]

The Italian media is slamming Ferrari for its low-profile stance this week in Barcelona for the first week of pre-season testing. The Scuderia obviously learned its lesson from last season when CEO Sergio marchionne made some bold claims over the winter about his team’s expected level of performance only for the team to fall quite […]