Attack on Israeli Soldiers 'Most Serious Flare-Up in Years'–if Arab Deaths Aren't Taken Seriously

The New York Times‘ Isabel Kershner and Anne Barnard (1/28/15)  described a missile attack in which “two Israeli soldiers were killed and seven wounded” as “the most serious flare-up in the area in years.” “Hezbollah claimed responsibility,” they pointed out. Click Here: pandora Bracelets But it’s not even the most serious flare-up in the area…

Mick Schumacher to stay put in European F3 in 2018

Mick Schumacher will undertake a second season of European F3 in 2018, the 18-year-old remaining with front-running squad Prema. In 2017, the son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher concluded his maiden F3 campaign 12th in the junior championship, and as the third best rookie behind series winner Lando Norris and Jehan Daruvala. Italy’s La Gazzetta…

McLaren’s fate with Renault rests with Toro Rosso

Following Renault’s refusal to extend its engine supply efforts to a fourth team in 2018, McLaren’s hopes are now tied to a hypothetical Toro Rosso-Honda deal. Sunday could prove an all-important day for the Woking-based outfit as talks come to a head between Red Bull and Honda regarding a potential partnership between the Japanese manufacturer…

Hamilton jubilant after matching Schumacher’s pole record

A mighty pole position for this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix means Lewis Hamilton has equalled the all-time Formula 1 record of 68 poles set by Michael Schumacher. The achievement was marked by former Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn. He was on hand to pass along the best wishes of the Schumacher family to Hamilton. “I’m…

Engine change puts Vandoorne grid penalty tally at 65!

While practically it won’t make much of a difference, Stoffel Vandoorne just saw his grid-penalty tally practically double overnight. McLaren decided late yesterday to change the Belgian driver’s gearbox, a move which added 5-place penalty to his 35 number which came about as a result of Vandoorne running Honda’s latest spec-3.6 power unit. But that…

Ross Brawn: ‘Big teams want us to save them from themselves’

Formula 1 sporting director Ross Brawn says the sport’s front-running teams are eager to see their huge budgets reined in, even if it implies reduced competitiveness. Speaking at a Formula One Group investor meeting on Sunday, Brawn, who is in the process of defining F1’s future regulatory frame, says big teams budgets have become unsustainable…