Webber: New cars have re-energized Vettel
Mark Webber says the 2017 new-spec cars have provided a fresh impetus to his former team mate Sebastian Vettel. After a disappointing and winless season last year, Vettel and Ferrari were back in the winner’s circle in Melbourne for the season-opening race last week. While the Scuderia’s new-found momentum demands confirmation, 9-time Grand Prix winner…
Wehrlein: ‘I didn’t have the experience for Mercedes’
Pascal Wehrlein has conceded that he just didn’t have the experience required to justify him succeeding Nico Rosberg at Mercedes. “I knew I was one of the candidates, one of the possible drivers,” said Wehrlein in an interview with Motorsport.com this week. “But one year of experience is not enough, it was quite clear. Click…
No contract talks at Ferrari… yet.
Ferrari’s top brass is putting 2018 contract talks with Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen on the back burner for now, as the team focuses on its season. Neither Scuderia driver has a deal in place for next season, and while it is expected that Vettel will renew his allegiance to the Italian outfit, pundits are…
Spa speedtrap: Who is the fastest of them all?
Top speeds at Spa are registered on the track’s Kemmel Straight, which runs from the exit of Eau Rouge to the Les Combes corner. Thanks to their low-drag aero configuration, and the grunt of their Mercedes engine, Force India’s Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez whizzed through the speedtrap at 318.4 and 317.6 km/h respectively, just…
Hamilton offers insight into Sochi and Monaco problems
Lewis Hamilton has justified his struggles in Russia and Monte-Carlo by small set-up differences which led to significant consequences. The Mercedes driver has won two races so far this season but was clearly on the back foot in Sochi, but especially in Monaco where the Brit was nowhere near challenging championship leader Sebastian Vettel. In…
Webber on Alonso: ‘It’s an absolute travesty!’
Former F1 driver Mark Webber has lashed out at Fernando Alonso’s current state of affairs, the Australian feeling shocked to see the Spaniard race at the back of the grid. Alonso is in his third unproductive year at McLaren-Honda, with no light at the end of what has been a very dark tunnel following the…
Horner: ‘A big result for Max is just around the corner’
In the opening stages of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Red Bull’s hopes were pinned on a charging Max Verstappen while damage limitation was in order for Daniel Ricciardo. The Dutchman’s run of bad luck continued unfortunately as he was forced to retire when his engine expired on lap 12, his fourth DNF in six races.…
Don Cherry Joins Jian Ghomeshi, Peter Mansbridge In Pivot To Podcasting
After getting canned by Sportsnet, Don Cherry is moving on — joining former mainstream-media stars like Jian Ghomeshi and Peter Mansbridge in pivoting to podcasting. The longtime “Coach’s Corner” host — who was ousted last week after he berated immigrants for supposedly not wearing poppies on Remembrance Day — launched his new venture, “DC’s Grapevine,”…
Student Groups Took On Doug Ford's 'Student Choice Initiative' — And Won
TORONTO — An Ontario court has struck down a provincial government order that made some post-secondary student fees optional. Last December, Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet approved the order and later put it into effect in what it called the “Student Choice Initiative.” The Canadian Federation of Students and York Federation of Students filed a legal challenge,…
Doug Ford To Meet With Justin Trudeau Friday In Ottawa
Click:Construction machinery maintenance parts TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he will be bringing a collaborative message to a meeting Friday with Justin Trudeau, despite the frequent attacks the prime minister launched against him during the federal election campaign. The meeting in Ottawa will be the latest in a series of in-person talks Trudeau…