Wolff targets ‘less vicious’ Mercedes car for 2018
By Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that the team needs to have a calmer car for its 2018 campaign, one that comes without the ‘diva’ qualities of the W08. Wolff wants the Mercedes technical department to lose those characteristics that proved so hard to tame in the first half of this season. “Our car is still […]
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A shot of the STR13 leaked by… Toro Rosso!
Toro Rosso took its new STR13 for a shakedown spin at Misano this morning, taking advantage of the 100km maximum mileage ‘film day’. Click Here: West Coast Eagles Guernsey While the team teased its new car in a couple of videos in which it could be heard but not seen, someone unfortunately leaked a picture […]
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NSA Global Spy Stations Revealed: 'Sniff It All, Collect It All, Know It All, Process It All, Exploit It All'
A new batch of Snowden documents offer an unprecedented look into the close relationship of the surveillance agencies of the so-called “Five Eyes” nations and how a close look at a secretive base in New Zealand reveals new details about a global network of listening stations are operating to fulfill the NSA mantra on communications […]
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Hamilton suggests a change of layout for ‘boring’ Monaco
Lewis Hamilton says it’s time for Monaco to contemplate changing its iconic venue after several drivers underlined Sunday’s boring procession. From a driver or a spectator’s point of view there is no doubt the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix won’t go down as the Principality’s most memorable edition. McLaren Fernando Alonso insisted yesterday’s event was perhaps […]
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Facial Recognition-Fest: UK Police Scan 100,000 Concertgoers
Just in time for facial recognition technology to lose its few privacy allies in the U.S., police in the U.K. demonstrated just what that kind of mass surveillance of the public might look like in reality. Over the weekend, Leicestireshire police planted a series of “strategically placed cameras” throughout the grounds of an outdoor concert—ironically […]
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Presence of independent engine supplier will validate 2021 rules – Brawn
Ross Brawn says the 2021 engine rules will be deemed as successful if they bring in an independent engine manufacturer into the sport. Formula 1’s sporting boss and his team of specialists have put together a proposal outlining the power unit of the future. The draft which was presented to teams last November features less […]
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Will House Democrats #StandWithJan to Back the Iran Talks?
House Democrats will play a key role in whether the Obama Administration can get a deal with Iran. Under the Corker-Cardin deal on the Corker Congressional review legislation, if a third of the House or a third of the Senate were willing to sustain a Presidential veto of Congressional legislation against the deal, that would […]
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Honda sets target for first year of Red Bull partnership
Just 12 months ago Honda’s Formula 1 project was in disarray as its relationship with McLaren imploded after a disappointing three season partnership.. But a year on, not only has Honda achieved success in the opening races of 2018 with new works team Toro Rosso, it has also secured multiple championship-winners Red Bull Racing as […]
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Red Bull handed May engine deadline by Renault
Red Bull will have to decide whether or not to stay with Renault for its 2019 engine supplier by the middle of May. That’s the deadline set by Renault F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul for an extension on their current partnership. “We are not going to hang around forever,” Abiteboul told Motorsport.com at the Circuit […]
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Gasly hopes to fight for points ‘every weekend’ in 2018
Pierre Gasly hopes Toro Rosso and Honda will deliver a package good enough for him to fight for points on a regular basis next season. Toro Rosso has taken over McLaren’s supply of Honda engines for 2018, hopefully cured of the persistent reliability issues which painfully undermined the partnership between the Japanese manufacturer and the […]
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