Liberty’s Bratches: ‘We are not here to please people’
Formula 1 commercial boss Sean Bratches delivered a clear message to the sport’s teams, saying that when it comes to F1’s future, Liberty Media is the one in the driver’s seat. Formula 1’s managers continue to shape the sport’s future, on the technical front, with a set of regulations which shall be ushered in from…
Ricciardo puts Red Bull at the top of the timesheet!
Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo topped the timesheets mid-day, on the first day of pre-season testing in Barcelona. The Aussie clocked in with 59 laps under his belt and the wheels of the team’s new RB14, and a best lap of 1m20.179. Both Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen were hot on the heels of their…
At Least 19 Dead After Attack In Tunisia's Capital
Update 1:45 PM EST: At least 19 people have been reported killed following an attack and three-hour hostage crisis at the popular National Bardo national museum in Tunisia’s capital. Prime Minister Habib Essid said 17 of the people killed were foreigners. Two shooters have also been reportedly killed. As the New York Times reports: The…
Amal Clooney’s Inspiring Mission to Take ISIS to Court for Acts of Genocide: “This Is My Work”
There are plenty of reasons to love Amal Clooney: her effortless style, her incredible grace, and of course her #marriagegoals relationship with George Clooney. But Amal’s mission to take on ISIS in court is definitely the most inspiring. Clooney recently met Nadia Murad, a young girl of the minority Yazidi religion, whose family was killed…
Vettel stays on top on Day 5 as McLaren and Red Bull stutter
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel remained top of the timesheets in day 5 of pre-season testing, with McLaren and Red Bull both causing red flags on Tuesday. Few drivers were able to improve on their morning running, despite a welcome appearance from the sun at the start of the final four-day pre-season test at the Circuit de…
Ferrari sets presentation date for its 2018 charger
Ferrari will unveil its 2018 prancing horse on February 22, just a few days before pre-season testing kicks off in Barcelona. The Scuderia will likely pull of the covers of its car in Maranello on Thursday February 22 before heading to Spain where winter testing will start on the following Monday, February 26. Ferrari chairman…
Global Divestment Day Kicks Off With Call for 'Clean Energy Future'
Climate activists worldwide mobilized Friday for what they’re calling Global Divestment Day, which will see more than 400 actions and protests calling on top institutions to pull their financial support for coal, oil, and gas companies. Photos from actions around the world were pouring into the GoFossilFree website, the online hub for the fossil fuel…
Fed Up With Austerity Policies, #Blockupy Storms Streets of Frankfurt
Anti-austerity protests boiled over near the new headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on Wednesday, with hundreds of people arrested after an off-shoot from an otherwise peaceful march clashed with police. Around 10,000 anti-austerity protesters reportedly gathered under the banner of #Blockupy—an alliance united against the so-called ‘Troika’ of the ECB, the…
Food, Farming and Climate Change: It’s Bigger than Everything Else
Record-breaking heat waves, long-term drought, “100-year floods” in consecutive years, and increasingly extreme superstorms are becoming the new normal. The planet is now facing an unprecedented era of accelerating and intensifying global climate change, with negative impacts already being widely felt. While global climate change will impact nearly everyone and everything, the greatest impact is…
Danish Grand Prix plans moving ahead in Copenhagen
According to Danish media, plans for Copenhagen to host the country’s first F1 Grand Prix in the near future are progressing nicely. Click Here: habitat tord boontje It was reported last September that a Danish consortium had initiated talks with Formula 1’s commercial rights holders about staging a race on the streets of the country’s…