The Grand Tour – Sand Job – Review
“The Grand Tour” boys – Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May – return for the latest episode of their intermittent Amazon Prime series with the double entendre-titled “Sand Job” – a two hour and 16 minute foray into West Africa [mostly Mauritania and Senegal] under the tutelage of executive producer Andy Wilman. The episode […]
Formula One Changes Sprint Race Formats For 2024 Season
There had been much whinging by teams about the formats of the various sprint races during the 2023 Formula One season and Formula 1 has decided to make some changes to the format of sprint races for the 2024 season. Going forward in the 2024 F1 season, free practice and sprint qualifying will be on […]
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Alfa Romeo Continues Their Collab With Sauber For 2022
Alfa Romeo and Sauber have announced that they will continue their Formula One collaboration name for at least another season. Sauber began the collaboration in 2018 and were renamed Alfa Romeo that season – marking the return to F1 for Alfa Romeo, which had not been involved since 1987. Currently, after nine races, Alfa Romeo sits a distant eighth among teams in the world championship with drivers Kimi Raikkonen and […]
Verstappen Claims Pole Position For 2021 British Grand Prix
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed the pole position for tomorrow’s 2021 British Grand Prix with a victory in the 17-lap sprint race format newly instituted on a three-race trial basis by Formula One. Although Mercedes’ seven-time defending world F1 champion Lewis Hamilton sat on the pole for the sprint race, it was Verstappen who got the quicker start and after fending off an early charge from Hamilton, easily held him […]
Red Bull Fastest At Second Practice Session For 2021 British Grand Prix
Red Bull was fastest – courtesy of Max Verstappen – in the second practice session for tomorrow’s 2021 British Grand Prix…
Hamilton Grabs Pole Position For 2021 British Grand Prix Sprint Race
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton pulled a rabbit out of his Mercedes hat as he recorded the fastest time in the qualifying session and grabbed the pole position for tomorrow’s 2021 British Grand Prix sprint race.
Red Bull Fastest In First Practice Session For 2021 British Grand Prix
Red Bull was fastest in the first practice session for this weekend’s 2021 British Grand Prix, with current Formula One points leader, Max Verstappen, doing the honors…
McLaren CEO Zak Brown Tests Positive For Covid-19
McLaren CEO Zak Brown tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus and will miss this weekend’s 2021 British Grand Prix. Brown had most recently been in attendance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed as well as a London premiere of a film. In addition to Brown, two other members of the McLaren team – neither of whom were the drivers – also tested positive for Covid-19. McLaren issued a statement: McLaren […]
The Grand Tour About To Embark On Lochdown
The boys are back…and they are going on “Lochdown” – as “The Grand Tour” visits Scotland on July 30, 2021. Join the boys [Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May] as they take classic American cars to the land of proper whisky…
Lando Norris Victimized At Euro 2020 Final
As if it was not bad enough for English Formula One driver Lando Norris that his team lost to Italy in a tension-packed penalty-kick shootout at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium in London – he was then mugged on the way to the parking lot and and his McLaren team-issued watch worth $55,000 was stolen. The 21-year-old Norris was returning to his McLaren car in an official Wembley […]
Bridgestone Prepares For The Olympics With Allyson Felix
Former Formula One tire supplier Bridgestone prepares for the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo with a campaign featuring USA track and field star Allyson Felix – as well as Ryan Murphy (swimming), Jessica Long (Para swimming) and Scout Bassett, (Para track and field). Bridgestone is the official tire of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Formula E Adds Races In South Africa And South Korea In 2022
Electric racing organization Formula E has announced that they will add races in both South Africa and South Korea for their 16-race 2022 calendar. The newly added races will be held in Cape Town on February 26, 2022 and in Seoul on August 13-14, 2022. For South Africa, it will be that country’s first top-level single-seater race since the Formula One South African Grand Prix in 1993. Swiss driver Edoardo […]
Formula E Races In NYC This Weekend
Formula E has a doubleheader NYC E-Prix scheduled for Brooklyn this weekend…
Mercedes-Benz Collab With Dreams Continues
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Bentley Collabs With The Macallan
UK-based Bentley Motors has struck a collaboration with the UK-based Speyside Scotch whisky distillery, The Macallan, to jointly develop products for both The Macallan and Bentley Motors. Bentley Motors has revealed the launch of their new hybrid Bentley – Flying Spur Hybrid – and The Macallan claims to be carbon neutral on its estate by 2030, along with a commitment to having a fully electric passenger fleet of vehicles at […]
2021 Australian Grand Prix Cancelled
The 2021 version of the Australian Grand Prix has been cancelled due to travel restrictions in connection to the Covid-19 pandemic – marking the second year in a row the Formula One race has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2021 Australian Grand Prix was originally scheduled for March 14, but was pushed back to November 21 as it appeared the pandemic might be easing off at that […]
Verstappen Victorious Again In 2021 Austrian Grand Prix Snoozefest
As expected, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was victorious again at the same track as he was last week in the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix. This time, the snoozefest was called the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix, but that was the only difference in the top result as Verstappen won with Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in second and McLaren’s Lando Norris claiming the third and final podium position as seven-time defending Formula One […]
Verstappen In Pole Position For 2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Setting up for another potential snoozefest, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was mostly uncontested as he won the pole position for tomorrow’s 2021 Austrian Grand Prix. The race will be held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria – where Verstappen easily won last week’s Styrian Grand Prix. This time, Verstappen will not even have to fend off Mercedes as both of the Mercedes fell off to fourth and fifth, […]