Over 40,000 people marched to the American embassy in Athens, Greece on Monday to mark the 1973 student-led revolt against the country’s former military dictatorship and to protest the U.S. role in backing the junta. The largest such anniversary commemoration in recent years, the procession was met with nearly 7,000 police, including many in riot…
Pirelli’s Mario Isola believes the Italian manufacturer has put together a range of tyre compounds which gives teams strategy flexibility for 2018. Isola collected the feedback from teams and drivers from this week’s tyre test in Abu Dhabi where everyone had a chance to sample Pirelli’s 2018 selection, featuring a new pink hypesoft tyre. “The…
McLaren’s technical director Tim Goss says he believes that the team has made major progress adapting its chassis to the demands of a completely new engine architecture. McLaren terminated its troubled three-year partnership with previous engine providers Honda at the end of last season. The late confirmation of the decision left the team working hard…
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations is fighting a losing battle against a rash of political and humanitarian crises in 10 of the world’s critical “hot spots.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says even the U.N.’s 193 member states cannot, by themselves, help resolve these widespread conflicts. “We need more support and more financial help. But, most…
Charles Leclerc’s admits his Formula 1 race number with Sauber next year was a third choice as two other drivers on the grid secured his favourite digits. The 20-year-old Monegasque will be racing with #16 stamped on his Sauber-Alfa Romeo in his maiden season of Grand Prix racing. But how did the choice come about?…
Silverstone, the venue for the British Grand Prix, is undergoing a complete resurfacing of its 3.66-mile circuit to reduce several bumps in the road. The Northamptonshire track, which is owned and operated by the British Racing Driver’s Club, had initially planned to lay down new asphalt between the Stowe and Club corners, a bumpy area…
Reports in French media on Friday say that Robert Kubica will be Williams F1’s reserve driver for 2018. Kubica had previously been in the running for a full-time race seat with the team. He carried out a number of tests last year to see if his fitness was up to the demands of Grand Prix…
BRISBANE, Australia– Nothing is more important to farmers like me than the weather. It affects the growth and quality of our crops and livestock, and has a major impact on global food supply. The world’s weather is being messed up by global warming, mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels, which releases heat-trapping gases…
The Afghan Army and security forces were able to repel a morning assault against the nation’s parliament complex by Taliban soldiers on Monday which began with a truck bomb followed by an attempt by gunmen to storm the main building where lawmakers were in session. Early reports indicate that no members of the Afghanistan Parliament…