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Lewis Hamilton is an easy target. He is young, rich, successful, attractive and, it must be said, he seems to enjoy showing it all off. He is also the only current Formula One driver with any pop culture currency, which must be unsettling to those who would rather think of them as joyless automatons, singularly dedicated to the craft of driving and shaving another hundredth-of-a-second off off their...
Published: September 7, 2016
Liberty Media Corporation confirmed it has agreed to purchase a significant stake in Formula One motor racing as part of a deal that will ultimately lead to the full sale of the sports organisation. Sky News reported on Wednesday the deal was worth a sum of $8 billion (£6 billion), although BBC Sports’ Dan Roan revealed only a partial stake would be sold at first: Current owner Bernie...
Published: June 28, 2016
MONTREAL — The rhythm and routine of each Formula One race weekend is the same, whether the teams find themselves in Melbourne or Monza, Monaco or Montreal. This season, the F1 travelling circus will visit 21 different countries, but the general outline of each event is always the same: press conference, practice, practice, press conference, practice, qualifying, press conference, race, press...
Published: May 14, 2016
Saracens finished their undefeated 2015-16 European Champions Cup campaign with a 21-9 win over Racing 92 during the final on Sunday, winning their first-ever European title. Owen Farrell took care of all the scoring with his boot, as Sunday’s clash in Lyon was an ugly, tactical affair that suited Saracens’ physical style of play perfectly. Racing lost a couple of key contributors during...
Published: May 13, 2016
Saracens will be looking to make amends for the woes of 2014 when they take on Racing 92 in the final of the 2016 European Champions Cup at Grand Stade de Lyon on Saturday. Saracens were downed 23-6 by Toulon in the 2014 Heineken Cup final, but they have another chance to seal glory in Europe’s premier cup competition for the first time against Racing after an excellent season. However,...
Published: January 29, 2016
Formula One is having some tyre troubles—but not the kind that plagued the 2013 British Grand Prix. Last summer, F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone agreed to a new deal with Pirelli to continue supplying the series with tyres from 2017 to 2019. Michelin, last seen in F1 in 2006, was also bidding, with a promise to produce more durable tyres, but Ecclestone opted for the status quo. When Pirelli became...
Published: May 19, 2015
In-race refuelling in Formula One was banned for the 2010 season in an effort to save costs. Clearly that goal has not been accomplished, as spending continues to spiral out of control and lower-budget teams scramble to pay their bills. In a press release following last week’s Strategy Group meeting, the FIA announced that refuelling will return for the 2017 season, among other changes designed...
Published: March 11, 2015
Ninety-nine times out of 100 fancy free-kick routines seem to end in embarrassing failure. However, Argentinian side Racing executed one to perfection against Peru’s Sporting Cristal on Tuesday night. Brian Fernandez was the man who finished after two quick passes caught the Peruvians unaware. Alas for Racing, they went on to lose the match 2-1. [YouTube, h/t Reddit Soccer] Read...
Published: March 2, 2015
Mick Schumacher, the son of legendary Formula One driver Michael, has agreed on a deal to drive for Van Amersfoort Racing in the upcoming Formula Four series. As BBC Sport noted, the 15-year-old finished second in the German Kart Championship last season and has subsequently been selected to take part in the upcoming campaign, home to the sport’s most promising young drivers. He’ll...
Published: December 25, 2014
The news-cycle narrative of Freddy Adu is true to form for the false hero of United States soccer: absent, disappointing and unfulfilled. Adu-mania shaped his career on the path to much Adu about nothing. “A blind man on a galloping horse can see [Adu’s] talent,” then-DC United manager Ray Hudson said, per The Washington Times. “He’s a little...