Red Bull: Time required for Perez to ‘get up to speed’
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says Sergio Perez will need time to get up to speed with his new team, but the Mexican is eventually expected to play a “really important role” in his outfit’s push to challenge Mercedes. Perez replaces Alex Albon at the Milton Keynes-based team following the latter’s inability to perform…
Cost cap ‘huge challenge’ for Mercedes, admits Allison
Mercedes technical director James Allison says that adapting to Formula 1’s new budget cap will have far-reaching consequences for the world champions in 2021. The team has one of the biggest in the sport, and scaling back its operations to stay below the annual budget cap of $145 million is going to mean changes to…
Norris relying on ‘confidence and experience’ to boost performance
McLaren’s Lando Norris says the confidence and experience garnered with each passing race will continue to boost his performance in 2021. Norris heads into his third season of F1, having contributed 97 points to McLaren’s championship tally last year, a wealth of points that included a career-firs podium thanks to his P3 finish in Austria…
McLaren to take ‘significant’ financial hit from COVID-19 pandemic
McLaren Racing says the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on its 2020 financial results will be “significant” while the long-term consequences of the crisis remain uncertain. The Woking-based outfit disclosed its financial results for 2019 which saw the team grow its revenue by 50 percent from £123m ($170.4m) to £185m ($256.4m), an increase mainly…
Official TNA iMPACT! Preview For Tonight – Steiners, Team 3D, More
The following is from TNAWrestling.com: The below is the early preview for Thursday’s “iMPACT!” on SpikeTV! Check back on Monday afternoon for a complete rundown of the bouts you’ll see on the broadcast as TNA heads towards the June 17 “Slammiversary” Pay-Per-View event! KING OF THE MOUNTAIN QUALIFYING MATCH: JEFF JARRETT VS. “THE PHENOMENAL” AJ…
Haas delays VF-21 fire-up until Bahrain due to COVID
Haas has been forced to delay the fire-up of its 2021 car until next month in Bahrain due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in the UK. The US outfit was hoping to hear its 2021 contender roar into life this month at its factory in Banbury. However, UK travel restrictions and mandatory quarantine measures mean that…
Raikkonen weighing ‘nice things’ for racing post-F1
Kimi Raikkonen could return to rally driving or US stock car competition once he finally decides to end his record-length tenure in Formula 1. The 41-year-old made his F1 debut in the 2001 Australian Grand Prix with Sauber, and since then has completed 329 races with teams including McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus and most recently Alfa…
Does RVD Own His Ring Name?, RVD/Snitsky Feud, Sabu's Release
source: www.f4wonline.com Dave Meltzer stated on Bryan Alvarez’s Figure Four Daily audio update last night that Robert Szatowski does indeed own the rights to his ring name, Rob Van Dam. There had been speculation that Szatowski had signed his ring name over to WWE. Szatowksi can wrestle as Rob Van Dam outside of World Wrestling…
SmackDown GM Plans, Flair Lawsuit, Recent Attendance Figures
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Theodore Long has been told that he’s going to stay on as the General Manager of SmackDown. Original plans called for Vickie Guerrero wind up as the sole GM of SmackDown, but plans are constantly changing. At the moment, there is no set long-term direction on where the angle is going.…
Next Edition Of WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event, ECW Rating, More
Source: PWInsider.com – WWE has announced that the next edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event will be taped on August 13th before the live airing of RAW from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The company will tape ECW the next night (August 14th) where it will air live from Uncasville, CT. – This…