Europe is right on the edge of another downward lurch into prolonged deflation. GDP growth is hovering right around zero. Germany, as an export powerhouse, continues to thrive, but at the expense of the rest of the continent — victims of German-imposed budget austerity demands. The euro, which keeps sinking against the U.S. dollar, is […]

British driver Callum Ilott has been signed up to join Ferrari’s junior driver development programme in 2018. The 18-year-old racer from Cambridge has enjoyed a break-through season this year competing in the FIA Euro Formula 3 championship with Prema Powerteam. He finished the season in fourth place. The title was won by Carlin’s Lando Norris, […]

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Stoffel Vandoorne put in a mighty performance in qualifying for the Malaysia GP on Saturday, finishing P7 and outrunning Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard appeared to have the upper hand over his team mate since the start of the weekend thanks to a new aero upgrade fitted exclusively to his MCL32. But that didn’t prevent the […]

Robert Kubica has made another step toward potentially resuming his curtailed Formula 1 career this week, by running a 2014-specification Williams at Silverstone. The team gave no details about how it had gone or how many laps Kubica had completed. The only comment from Williams was that the test had been “successful”. The 32-year-old Polish […]

On the verge of retirement, noted environmentalist and celebrated systems analyst Lester Brown has a dire warning for the world he has spent more than half a century advising on issues of food and energy policy: there is no end in sight for the interrelated scourge of climate change, global poverty and hunger. In fact, […]

Click:Chlorine tablets factory As the end of the year approaches, we take the opportunity to look back at five of the defining moments that tell the story of the 2017 Formula 1 world championship… The first race of the year is always a defining moment of any season, and never more so than after the […]

Daniel Ricciardo says that he holds “a few cards” when it comes to negotiating a new contract with Red Bull Racing, and that he’s in no rush to conclude a deal. The Australian’s current contract expires at the end of next season. His team mate Max Verstappen has already extended his own contract with the […]

Lance Stroll marked his 19th birthday with sixth place in the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday. It’s the Williams driver’s best result since his podium at Baku, so it’s no surprise that he was in a mood to celebrate. “I think it was a very controlled race,” the Canadian reported after the finish. “I had […]

Daniel Ricciardo offered an honest assessment of his performance this year relative to team mate Max Verstappen, saying he had no excuses to put forward. The Aussie has been consistently outrun in qualifying lately by the Dutch prodigy who also put two race wins under his belt in the last four races. Click Here: Fjallraven […]