Stewart: ‘Hamilton should take some of the blame’
Sir Jackie Stewart judged Sebastian Vettel’s conduct in Sunday’s Azerbaijan GP as unacceptable, but the Scot also believes Lewis Hamilton played a role in the incident involving the two men. Like many, Stewart was shocked to see Vettel pull up alongside his rival and barge into the side of the Mercedes, but the F1 legend…
Ocon mistakes part of learning curve – Szafnauer
Force India COO Otmar Szafnauer is confident the team will enjoy a trouble-free weekend in Austria, at least as far as the relationship between its drivers is concerned. Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez had a costly run-in in Baku which put the latter out of the race and disrupted somewhat the harmony between the two…
Verstappen to Ferrari in 2018 despite watertight contract?
Could Max Verstappen’s mounting frustrations at Red Bull this season entice the 19-year-old to force his way out of his contract if the House of Maranello came calling? Slowly but surely, pundits are ramping up their speculation about who could potentially go where next season, ignoring binding contracts for 2018. Max Verstappen surely expected a…
Massa: ‘Perhaps best for Alonso to leave F1’
Fernando Alonso is understandably disgruntled about the sorry state of his affairs in Formula 1 as he endures the worst season in his sixteen-year career in Grand Prix racing. As he faces an uncertain future in F1, with only very limited opportunities for 2018, many believe the Spaniard will call it a day and perhaps…
Honda’s Hasegawa: ‘We’re capable of a good result on this track’
Honda F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa believes McLaren will find itself in a position to achieve its best possible result of the year this weekend in Hungary. The twisty nature of the challenging Hungaroring trims down the importance of engine output, one of the Japanese manufacturer’s main weaknesses. Coupled with the efficiency of the team’s MCL32…
Grim Numbers from the 2014 Global Wealth Report
Global inequality, like global warming, is a disease that may be too far along to ever be cured. We seem helpless, both in the U.S. and around the world, to stop the incessant flow of wealth to an elitist group of people who are simply building on their existing riches. The increasing rate of their…
Doug Ford Says He's 'So Proud' Of Green Energy Cancellations That Cost $231M
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says $231 million to cancel green energy contracts is not a waste of taxpayers’ money. “I am so proud of that,” Ford told reporters outside his Queen’s Park office Thursday. “They went into communities without their approval and just rammed them down their throats,” he said, referring to the…
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,”…
Picasso Canvas Could Sell For $10 Million In Toronto: Auction House
TORONTO — A canvas by Pablo Picasso will hit the Toronto auction block tonight alongside offerings from some of Canada’s most treasured artists. The Heffel Fine Art Auction House says Picasso’s “Femme au chapeau” will lead its fall sale with a pre-auction estimate between $8 million to $10 million. The 1941 oil-on-canvas depicts photographer Dora…
Stephen Lecce: Ontario Can Avoid Teachers' Strike With Mediation
TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister is calling for an independent mediator to help reach an agreement with four major teachers’ unions. “Mediation works,” Minister Stephen Lecce told reporters at Queen’s Park Monday. “We saw this during our negotiation with CUPE.” The Ford government reached an eleventh-hour agreement the night before non-teaching workers were set to strike…