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Throngs flocked to Athens on Sunday to call on the ruling Syriza party to stand up to international creditors and reject further austerity measures. In the second mass demonstration this week alone, thousands of protesters chanted “No to the euro” and “The people will not be blackmailed.” “We’re here to show there are a lotRead moreRead more

Lewis Hamilton has tipped McLaren to return to form next season now that its ill-starred partnership with Honda has ended. Hamilton made his Formula 1 début with the team in 2007 alongside Fernando Alonso. He secured the team’s last world championship in 2008 before moving to Mercedes in 2013. “Next year, McLaren will have RenaultRead moreRead more

Pirelli motorsport boss Mario Isola believes Formula 1 should put the emphasis on mechanical grip to improve the sport’s racing. F1’s wider and faster new-spec cars which were introduced last year led unfortunately to a lot less overtaking in the field in 2017 compared to the previous season, as Pirelli’s official data established. Increased downforceRead moreRead more

Former F1 driver Mika Salo says Williams has put together a pair of ‘hungry’ drivers by choosing Sergey Sirotkin to race alongside Lance Stroll this year. The former Ferrari and Toyota driver heads the motor racing programme of Russian bank SMP, which is supporting Sirotkin’s graduation to Formula 1 with a financial package rumored toRead moreRead more

McLaren has announced today that it has signed a technical partnership with Brazilian petroleum company and fuel supplier Petrobras which will begin in 2019. The agreement provides for a technology partnership between the companies to develop high-performance fuel and lubricants, and the partnership may be extended to other strategic areas, such as the sharing ofRead moreRead more

Lance Stroll says not having an experienced team mate at Williams won’t change anything as Felipe Massa offered “no guidance whatsoever” last year. The Massa-Stroll relationship at the Grove-based outfit was often portrayed as a mentoring one between the Brazilian veteran and the 18-year-old rookie, with Massa himself saying it reminded him of his firstRead moreRead more

After Ferrari’s comfortable win at Spa, Scuderia boss Maurizio Arrivabene is feeling the pressure to deliver what the whole of Italy is expecting at Monza: a red triumph! In terms of sheer performance, the Italian outfit now has the upper hand over its Mercedes rival, as Sebastian Vettel clearly demonstrated in last Sunday’s Belgian GrandRead moreRead more

Christian Horner is calling out Ferrari boss Sergio Marchionne for holding Formula 1 to ransom amid talks over the sport’s future regulations. The Red Bull boss has expressed his disapproval in Ferrari’s hard stance against Formula 1’s management, but also against Marchionne’s claim that Liberty Media knows nothing about F1 technology. As a reminder, formerRead moreRead more

The United States is “likely” to significantly boost its already astronomical military aid to Israel, Reuters reported Thursday. Citing an anonymous U.S. official, journalist Dan Williams wrote that, after the $3 billion annual military aid package expires in 2017, this amount could be raised to $3.6 to $3.7 a year. An unidentified Israeli official pegged thisRead moreRead more

The days when drivers kept the same helmet design year over year are long gone. Many choose designs which are a variation of a basic motif, but others – like Valtteri Bottas this year – go for an all-new scheme. Check out the 2018 grid, as seen from F1’s collection of helmets. 80 You mayRead moreRead more