Daniel Ricciardo expects his preparations for the 2017 Formula One season to be “more fun” than in recent years, with the Red Bull ace pleased to do “a bit more strength training”. Next year will see the introduction of wider and faster cars, with lap times expected to be up to five seconds quicker than … Continue reading "Ricciardo: Training for 2017 F1 cars ‘more fun’"

Scuderia Toro Rosso will introduce its 2017 STR12 charging bull in Barcelona on February 26, just a day before pre-season testing gets underway. The team, including drivers Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat, as well as team boss Franz Tost and tech cheifs James Key and BenX-Waterhouse, will be present in the pitlane of the Circuit … Continue reading "Toro Rosso sets launch date for 2017 car"

Former FIA president Max Mosley was perhaps the sole voice we hadn’t yet heard from among F1 notables on the subject of Bernie Ecclestone’s demise. A close friend of Ecclestone, and indeed a comrade-in-arms of the former F1 supremo, the pair yielding huge power over the sport for over two decades. Speaking to ITV News … Continue reading "Max Mosley: Liberty should have kept Bernie on!"

Jenson Button believes a new set of rules may not be enough to overcome Mercedes significant power advantage, thus leaving the German squad still in control. With teams starting from a clean sheet of paper for 2017 and design emphasizing aerodynamics, many believe in a reset of the running order at the front. But Jenson … Continue reading "New rules could put Mercedes even further out of reach – Button"

Claire Williams admitted that sponsor demands linked to driver age complicated Williams’ choice to replace Valtteri Bottas following his move to Mercedes. Nico Rosberg’s shock decision to retire suddenly upset Williams’ plans. Its driver pairing was signed and sealed, but Mercedes’ will to hire Bottas turned everything on its head. “Pretty soon after Nico’s decision, I … Continue reading "Age criteria imposed by sponsor led to hectic time, says Williams"

It was another wasted day at the races for Fernando Alonso yesterday in Sochi, with the Spanish driver pulling out of the Russian Grand Prix before he even reached the grid. Alonso’s McLaren failed on the warm-up lap, the victim of a suspected Honda ERS issue, leaving the two-time world champion to watch the race … Continue reading "‘Someone isn’t doing their job,’ says Alonso"

Royal Dutch Shell, the oil corporation responsible for two massive oil spills that devastated a small Nigerian community more than six years ago, has agreed to an unprecedented $84 million settlement with residents of the Bodo fishing village—an amount locals fear still won’t go far enough to repair the ecological and economic damage wrought by … Continue reading "Shell To Pay $84 Million for Nigerian Oil Spills: 'Inadequate for Damage Done'"

The rumor mill spun an odd piece of news last week based on a story involving a US consortium supposedly interested in buying Force India and bringing back the Brabham name in F1. The group’s ultimate ambition was to launch a Brabham supercar allegedly, and use the Formula 1 outfit as its promotional tool. But … Continue reading "David Brabham denies F1 comeback rumors"

As worldwide coal consumption continues to rise, efforts to keep global warming below the 2 degrees Celsius warming threshold will very likely fail, warns environmental research group Worldwatch Institute in a new analysis of coal data. Global coal consumption rose 3 percent from 2012 to 2013, reaching over 3,800 million tons of oil equivalent (mtoe) … Continue reading "Global Consumption of 'World's Dirtiest Energy' Continues to Rise"

Top speeds at Spa are registered on the track’s Kemmel Straight, which runs from the exit of Eau Rouge to the Les Combes corner. Thanks to their low-drag aero configuration, and the grunt of their Mercedes engine, Force India’s Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez whizzed through the speedtrap at 318.4 and 317.6 km/h respectively, just … Continue reading "Spa speedtrap: Who is the fastest of them all?"