The Obama administration is reportedly poised to upgrade the ranking it gives Malaysia on its efforts to stamp out human trafficking. The move is being criticized as an affront to global human rights that could help move forward a pending controversial trade deal. The State Department gives the ranking in its annual Trafficking in Persons…
Red Bull motorsport consultant Dr Helmut Marko says that he was never opposed to Mark Webber, despite a public falling-out between the pair in 2012. Marko had given an interview in which he made comments about Webber’s performance that year. The comments were taken as major criticism of the Australian, but Marko says that was…
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insisted that the team wasn’t worried by its relative lack of pace compared to their rivals in Friday’s two practice sessions ahead of this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas was second fastest in FP1 albeit three tenths behind Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo. Lewis Hamilton was only fifth fastest. However, the…
Transit workers in London have staged what is said to be the largest walkout on the city’s “Tube” system since 2002, with tens of thousands of workers launching a strike on Wednesday that forced a 24-hour shutdown of the entire London Underground (LU) network. Union leaders saluted the workers who walked off the job to…
With a midnight International Monetary Fund deadline, last-minute negotiations between international creditors and the Greek government are developing rapidly throughout the day. Check back for updates. Update 3 PM EDT Eurogroup finance ministers reportedly rejected Greece’s last-ditch request for an extension on their existing loan, just hours before a €1.6bn is due to the IMF….
Baku earned high praise for its inaugural event in 2016, everyone in F1 calling it ‘a beautiful city and track’. The venue’s backdrop does indeed offer its fair share of great photo opps, so here’s a colorful Thursday gallery from Azerbaijan. 64 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s…
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Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes were once again on top of their game for the first European round of the world championship. Here is our selection of pictures from the 48th Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. 96 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures Russian GP: Sunday’s…
Toyota enjoyed a trouble-free start to its campaign to finally clinch the honours in the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race. Sebastien Buemi took the wheel of the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing polesitting LMP1 car for the start. While he initially retained the lead, he then succumbed to a first-lap move from the sister #7…
Red Bull motorsports consultant Dr Helmut Marko says that the team’s new tie-up with Honda should make them “massive” in Japan. Red Bull is currently seeing out the final weeks of its engine deal with Renault before switching to Honda next season. It’s junior Toro Rosso squad has already blazed the trail for them this…