Haas’ Guenther Steiner says swapping Barcelona for Bahrain as F1’s venue for pre-season testing in the future would involve high costs and ‘brutal’ logistics. Teams have been forced to deal with the unexpected vagaries of Barcelona’s weather, marked by cold conditions, snow and rain. Tuesday dawned white and wet at the Circuit de Catalunya, offering … Continue reading "Cost and logistics preclude Bahrain as pre-season venue – Steiner"

I was traveling through a typically crowded street in Jakarta on the back of a motorbike recently, breathing the usual noxious stench of exhaust fumes, when I was struck by a powerful realization about the climate crisis. Many of the people around me were two, three, or more to a bike. So many faces were covered with masks to protect … Continue reading "How Big Carbon Can—And Must—Pay For Its Climate Damage"

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has caved in to pressure from Israel and the United States and taken the Israeli military off an official list of serious violators of children’s rights, in this year’s report on children in armed conflict. In doing so, Ban rejected an official recommendation from his own Special Representative for Children and … Continue reading "UN’s Ban Ki-Moon Caves In, Takes Israel Off List of Serious Child Abusers"

Poor weather could wreak havoc on pre-season testing this week in Barcelona, prompting teams to consider adding an extra day of running. Low temperatures prevailed at the Circuit de Catalunya on Monday which concluded with a spell of rain and… snow in the evening! Not exactly the mildly warm and dry climate which usually greets … Continue reading "Teams mull extending weather-impacted first week of testing"

Nico Hulkenberg will be gunning for another run in the points in Azerbaijan next weekend, but warns that Baku’s challenging and fast street circuit is one that takes no prisoners. The German driver has enjoyed a top-10 finish at every race this season , with two successive P6 finishes leaving him well in the mix … Continue reading "Hulkenberg: ‘Important to be brave in Baku, but mind the walls!’"

Max Verstappen dismissed Lewis Hamilton’s derogatory remark which the Mercedes made in the cool-down room in Bahrain, just before the event’s podium ceremony. Referring to his on-track encounter with the Red Bull driver earlier in the race, Hamilton was heard calling Verstappen a “dickhead” for undertaking a move which ultimately led to the Dutchman’s demise. … Continue reading "Verstappen reacts to Hamilton ‘dickhead’ comment"

Formula 1 has announced that the official launch of the sport’s new F1 TV streaming service will coincide with the start of the European season. The much expected over the top subscription video platform will be proposed to F1 fans from next month’s Spanish Grand Prix. Until then, Formula 1 will continue to run a … Continue reading "Formula 1 finally sets launch date for F1 TV"

Television reporters stand in front of the shut doors of banks in Athens and speak as if a few days more of bank closure brings the Greeks that much closer to catastrophe. Media coverage dwells obsessively on the theme that for Greece it is five minutes to midnight, but somehow midnight never comes. Shuttered banks … Continue reading "We Can All Get by Quite Well Without Banks – Ireland Managed to Survive Without Them"

In May 2005, US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick appeared at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington to rally support for CAFTA, a free trade agreement between the US, the Central American countries, and the Dominican Republic. In his remarks, Zoellick played up the notion that, for Central America and the DR, the agreement … Continue reading "The Honduran Meltdown: Made in USA"

Formula 1’s exclusive tyre provider Pirelli has confirmed which three compounds they will be offering to teams for the return of the French Grand Prix to the calendar in June. This year, the manufacturer has developed a line-up of seven compounds for use in dry weather compounds. From these, Pirelli picks three for teams to … Continue reading "Pirelli announces tyres on offer to teams for French GP"