Russian fertilizer giant Uralkali – a Racing Point Force India sponsor – has initiated legal proceedings against the administrators who handled the team’s recent takeover by a group of investors led by Lawrence Stroll. The Russian company, which includes Dmitry Mazepin on its board of directors, the father of 19-year-old GP3 racer and Force India […]
Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost says that he will oppose any move towards a shorter Formula 1 world championship season in the future. “I would absolutely refuse to go below 20 races,” he told Motorsport.com this week. “The year has 52 weeks, therefore we have a lot of time.” The World Motor Sport Council has […]
Lewis Hamilton took a dig at Sky F1’s resident pundits on Instagram for their German GP commentary before thinking the better of his criticism and deleting the message. Hamilton conquered his 66th Grand Prix win at Hockenheim on Sunday after a sensational charge through the field which the Brit labeled as one of his “best […]
Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has hit out at modern rules and regulations which seem designed to stop drivers from actually racing. “I said a little while ago when I was involved, technical regulations are more important than sporting regulations,” he said. “They should have written across the top: don’t race. “These drivers, if […]
Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor are sworn in prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. The first week of Trump impeachment inquiry hearings is in the books. If you were paying attention to the thousands of pages of closed-door […]
To honor slain Honduran activist Berta Cáceres, and to stop the cycle of violence that led to her death, Oxfam and its supporters are calling on all investors and companies involved in the Agua Zarca dam project—which Cáceres fiercely opposed—to withdraw their funding and involvement now. “Berta’s death must be the last,” said Ed Pomfret, […]
As of Thursday, August 13, human beings have officially exhausted the planet’s yearly supply of natural resources, meaning that for the rest of 2015, earth will be running an “ecological deficit”—accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and depleting the planet for future generations. This is the disturbing estimate of the Global Footprint Network (GFN), which […]
Rallies took place in cities across the globe on Saturday in support of the historic nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers. Organized by volunteer Iranian expats and unaffiliated with any political groups or campaigns, the #SupportIranDeal mobilization spanned continents as participants called for peace and denounced well-funded efforts to derail the deal. “Our aim […]
Bessie Afnaim Corral and Oliver Corral’s clothing line, Arjé, is nothing if not cohesive. The couple centers each season around a specific color scheme. Since they color-coordinate all their outfits — down to socks and underwear — it comes naturally. Each season may introduce a brighter color, like lemon or Amalfi Coast blue, but earth-tone […]
This weekend, Netflix released season three of The Crown — a dimly lit show about the British royal family wrestling with the plebeian experience of human emotion. This season, to mark the unrelenting passage of time, the show has a new, more middle-aged cast: Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth, Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, […]