Formula 1’s chiefs are doing their best to inject unpredictability into the sport, but the idea of reverse-grid races has drawn a strong negative reaction from Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. As Liberty Media searches for ways to spice up the action in the future, the idea of trialing the concept of a reverse-grid qualifying…
Read moreZandvoort final corner to be steeper than Indy banking!
Zandvoort will soon be pressing ahead with its planned changes to update its circuit and infrastructure to F1 standards in time for next year’s Dutch Grand Prix. The event – scheduled for May 3 2020 – will return to the F1 calendar for the first time since 1985. But bringing Grand Prix racing back to…
Read moreVerstappen buoyed by ‘positive’ first day of running
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen was happy with his day at the office on Friday, but the Dutchman warned against making any bold predictions about his prospects. Verstappen concluded the day’s first practice hot on the heels of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and then overhauled the Monegasque in the afternoon, a performance that bolds…
Read moreFossils Fuels Could be Phased Out “Within 10 Years”
As the saying goes: the stone age did not end due to the lack of stones and the oil age will not end due to lack of oil. It will end due to climate change and the coming clean energy revolution. And the end date could be nearer than you think. According to academics at…
Read moreUS Should Seek Bold New Approach on Drugs
Click:your dining The “War on Drugs” has been lost. Not only has it failed to reduce problematic drug use, it has cost more than a trillion dollars over the past few decades, and produced horrific unintended consequences. It has left in its wake a trail of violence, human rights abuse, and infectious disease. The United…
Read moreRising Tide of 'Politically Acceptable' Killings Spells Danger for Environmentalists Worldwide
Environmental activists are being murdered for their work in record numbers, a new report finds, as 2015 saw a stunning 185 people killed—more than three people each week—for “It is necessary to defend the land, for us the poor people, because the land is our own bank. If we lose it we have lost the…
Read moreTakin' It to the Streets—Brazilians Protest President’s Ouster
Cariocas, as Rio de Janeiro residents call themselves, poured into the streets by the thousands May 22 to protest the removal from office of President Dilma Rousseff in what Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies and Senate call an impeachment. Protesters decry it as a coup. The rally was organized by Povo Sem Medo, which means…
Read morePrince George Adorably Says Goodbye to Canada by Pressing His Nose Against the Airplane Window
Prince George knows just how to melt our hearts. The adorable 3-year-old royal bid farewell to Canada on Saturday and made us wish he never had to leave in the process. The future king had been enjoying an eight-day tour of Canada with mom Kate Middleton, dad Prince William, and little sister Princess Charlotte, even…
Read moreKylie Jenner Teases Her New Puma Sneakers on Instagram
In a classic Kylie Jenner move today, the reality star took to Instagram to reveal a second round of Puma kicks in her collaboration, the Forever Fierce sneakers, without actually showing said sneakers, posting a thigh-up shot from what looks like her campaign photo shoot. In the photo, captioned, “@puma the new #ForeverFierce drop soon,” Jenner…
Read moreNicki Minaj Is the Ultimate Lauryn Hill Fangirl—Watch the Rapper Meet Her Music Idol Here
Would you manage to keep your cool if introduced to your ultimate music icon? Nicki Minaj certainly lost control when she met, after years of adoration, beloved singer Lauryn Hill. So what brought the two celebrated divas together? They each performed at the TIDAL X: 1015 concert in Brooklyn and joined forced backstage, where the…
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