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Renault announced their return as a Formula One constructor last week with a press release touting their (somewhat optimistic) total of 12 constructors’ championships. It is true that Renault-powered cars have won 12 titles, but in the French company’s 18 seasons as an F1 constructor—building their own chassis—they won a grand total of two constructors’ championships....
Published: December 6, 2015
Two of the highest-profile United States men’s national team players plying their trade overseas made big impressions on their respective matches in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Fabian Johnson and John Brooks scored for Borussia Monchengladbach and Hertha Berlin respectively on the way to three points each on a historic day for the pair. Elsewhere across the globe, a center-back turned in...
Published: December 5, 2015
It has come to something when merely remaining on the same lap as the race winners is the sure sign of a team on course for great things. Having recovered from their first winless season in 21 years in 2014 to claim three grand prix victories, 13 further podium finishes and even a pole position—arguably the greatest achievement of all—in 2015, Ferrari have plenty of reasons to celebrate...
Published: December 4, 2015
Formula One has some issues at the moment. From back-to-back runaway championships for Mercedes to teams on the edge of bankruptcy to declining television viewership figures, most observers can agree that changes need to be made—in some cases, drastic, in others, just minor tweaks. And, as everyone knows, when an organisation has a problem, the best people to fix it are the ones who got it into...
Published: December 4, 2015
The World Cup runners-up have some surgery to do on their back line for the 2016 arrival of England and their three-match series in June 2016. Coach Michael Cheika has waved farewell to the experience of Will Genia, Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell following the tournament, and he can also no longer select Quade Cooper or James O’Connor as both men have gone to Toulon without the required 60 caps...
Published: December 4, 2015
England rugby union coach Eddie Jones has had the start of his tenure disrupted by complications and delays with his work visa. But legal clearances are the least of his worries as he tries to turn England into a world power again. To succeed with England, Jones must get off-field and on-field decisions right. They will make or break his reign. Here are the top five challenges he will need to overcome. Begin...
Published: December 3, 2015
Renault is to make its return to Formula One in 2016 as a constructor having completed the takeover of the Lotus team. The news was confirmed on Thursday, with Renault chairman Carlos Ghosn stating his intention to produce a winning car: Even at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the return of the historic French manufacturer to the sport hung in the balance. Per BBC Sport’s...
Published: December 3, 2015
Lewis Hamilton has just sealed his third Formula One drivers’ championship, and Mercedes are celebrating their second successive constructors’ crown, but all is not well inside the German team. The relationship between Hamilton and team-mate Nico Rosberg—fractious since the early part of the 2014 season—appears to have reached a new low. First-corner incidents in Japan...
Published: December 3, 2015
In the eyes of many, the rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg has single-handedly kept Formula One alive over the last two seasons. At a time when one team has a clear advantage over the chasing pack, the knowledge that two drivers will be allowed to fight head-to-head for pole positions, grand prix victories and world championships has retained interest in a sport losing its popularity. But...
Published: December 3, 2015
One of Eddie Jones’ first tasks as England coach is establishing a chain of order he believes can lead the team to glory, and for some, that means Chris Robshaw could lose his place as captain of the national team. Former England centre Will Greenwood recently stated, per Sky Sports, that he expects to see a change of armband-wearer under the first foreign coach the Red Rose has appointed. Both...