In the 1950s, thousands of Baiji river dolphins plied the waters of the Yangtze, Asia’s mightiest river. The Chinese river dolphin had evolved over 20 millions of years, and was revered as the goddess of the Yangtze. By 1994, fewer than 100 individuals remained, and by 2006, the dolphin had become extinct. A proud branch…
In an online interview with UBS on Saturday, Lewis Hamilton said he was unhappy with the current practice of sharing data among team mates. The Brit argued that a driver’s hard work and choices should remain exclusive, and that there was no reason to make life easier for a newcomer or incoming team mate. The…
It looks like Formula 1 is about to finally feel the heat from the European Commission as the institution inches closer to investigating the sport’s takeover by Liberty Media. British Member of the European Parliament, Anneliese Dodds is calling for a probe into the deal, claiming it was ‘extremely likely’ the sale to US company…
The Formula One Group is looking to better organise the annual race calendar in the future. The ever-expanding schedule has been criticized in recent years for its exhausting long-distance travels and the time constraints it imposes on teams and logistics. But Italy’s Corriere della Sera reports that the next calendar is being arranged so that…
Former Williams driver and 1996 world champion Damon Hill will be peddling his socks off for a good cause in April, as he’ll be riding once again in support for the HALOW Project. The charity works to create opportunities and support young people with learning disabilities. As some very well know, Damon and Georgie Hill…
Despite dropping to 11th in the Premier League table after a narrow loss at Anfield, the Argentine boss was happy with how his team “competed” Mauricio Pochettino backed his players after a damaging 2-1 defeat at Liverpool which left Tottenham languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League. Spurs suffered a fourth loss of…
Sir Jackie Stewart believes Grand Prix racing currently lacks excitement and characters attractive to the public, but that Max Verstappen is helping shake things up. The three-time world champion wasn’t all that impressed with the 2016 season, but underlined that Verstappen’s rise to prominence was probably the high point of the year. “Other than Verstappen’s…
Toto Wolff says “I wouldn’t be in Formula One without Bernie Ecclestone”, as the Mercedes motorsport boss adds to tributes to the outgoing series supremo. Ecclestone stepped down from his role as F1 CEO in the wake of Liberty Media’s takeover of the sport, with Chase Carey replacing the 86-year-old with immediate effect. The announcement brought…
There was a sense of déjà-vu yesterday in the McLaren-Honda camp following the opening day of pre-season testing Barcelona. Events of the day cast memories back to early 2015 and the team’s then dismal start to its year, although in all fairness that is an easy stab to deliver to a team which is in…
Lewis Hamilton says he would pick fellow triple Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna as his dream team-mate, though the Briton is not sure he would have get on well with his racing idol if they had shared the same garage. Hamilton grew up rooting for the Brazilian legend as the latter worked wonders at…