Jimmy Fallon’s Daughters Adorably Steal the Show at His Ride Unveiling
By Funnyman Jimmy Fallon is usually the one garnering laughs, but Thursday morning’s antics in Orlando, Fla., proved otherwise. The comedian was at Universal Orlando for the unveiling of the new Tonight Show ride, “Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Flanked by his beautiful family, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was going smoothly until his small daughters […]
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Bird’s penalty hands Hong Kong ePrix victory to Mortara
Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird has been stripped of his victory in today’s Hong Kong ePrix, the landmark 50th race of the ABB FIA Formula E all-electric championship. Bird had been trying to find a way past Andre Lotterer’s Techeetah for most of the race, and in the closing minutes the two cars made contact as […]
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McLaren’s Sainz: ‘Give new aero rules a chance!’
McLaren’s Carlos Sainz says it’s wrong to criticize Formula 1’s new aero regulations without first putting them through the test. In a bid to promote closer racing and help facilitate overtaking, F1 has ushered for this season a series of aero tweaks, but the changes haven’t received much support so far. Many teams doubt the […]
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Kubica stumped by lack of race pace relative to Russell
A frustrated Robert Kubica is at a loss to explain why he is losing out so much on race day to his Williams team mate George Russell. Before the start of the season, Kubica believed his speed over one lap would likely be his main relative weakness, the Pole feeling more comfortable during his long […]
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Verstappen: F1 can’t compete with Champions League upsets
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen says that no one should expect Formula 1 to be able to deliver the sort of shock upset results seen in this week’s Champions League football matches. English clubs Liverpool and Tottenham overcame substantial first leg deficits against Spanish teams Barcelona and Ajax to successfully book places in the tournament […]
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‘Brutally honest’ Newey admits RB15 not yet up to par
Red Bull Racing chief technical officer Adrian Newey acknowledged that the team’s RB15 chassis has not yet achieved its expected level of performance. The Milton Keynes-based outfit’s strong point has traditionally been its chassis design, thanks in large part to Newey’s genius, while its main weakness in recent years has been its engine. For this […]
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Watson slams ‘pathetic’ Hamilton for media conference no-show
Former F1 driver John Watson branded as “pathetic” Lewis Hamilton’s decision to pull out of Wednesday’s drivers’ conference over the death of Niki Lauda. Hamilton was scheduled to appear at the Wednesday afternoon presser but felt too upset by Lauda’s passing to face the media. Earlier in the day, Hamilton’s demeanor appeared normal when he […]
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Ricciardo ‘not angry’ at media criticism of slow start
Daniel Ricciardo admitted this week that he hadn’t enjoyed the criticism and snap judgements from the media following his slow start to the 2019 season. Ricciardo switched to from Red Bull to Renault over the winter, and his first two outings with his new team ended prematurely in retirements. But the Australian felt that the […]
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Vasseur: Alfa’s race lost in qualifying after double Q2 exit
Alfa Romeo team boss Frédéric Vasseur says the Swiss outfit’s Monaco Grand Prix was already done and dusted on Saturday after its botched performance in qualifying. Both Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi failed to make the Q3 cut, leaving both drivers to contend with the pitfalls that typically threaten those racing down the order in […]
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Best weekend of 2019 so far puts Toro Rosso on a high
For the first time this season, Toro Rosso managed to get both drivers home in the points in the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix. Daniil Kvyat finished in seventh place, with his rookie team mate Daniil Kvyat crossing the line just behind him in eighth. That means the team picked up ten points in the constructors […]
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