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Nico Rosberg has released just about the only information from the ongoing Bahrain tyre test by Pirelli, joking that he needed toilet paper after a scary 320km/h blowout. The test is being conducted by Pirelli in conjunction with the teams to test 2014 tyres on 2013-specification cars. It is a private test—no lap times are being released and no journalists are present. In fact, while all the...
Published: December 15, 2013
For the first time in Formula One, drivers will be allowed to pick a number for their car which will last their entire careers—and the first few drivers have already made their preferences known. The rule change was one of the less-publicised FIA directives, coming out at the same time as the “double points” rule, which has been dominating discussion amongst fans of the sport. Drivers...
Published: December 15, 2013
For the first time in Formula One, drivers will be allowed to pick a number for their car which will last their entire careers—and the first few drivers have already made their preferences known. The rule change was one of the less-publicised FIA directives, coming out at the same time as the “double points” rule, which has been dominating discussion amongst fans of the sport. Drivers...
Published: December 11, 2013
There’s not a lot of love out there for the rule changes announced this week by the FIA for the 2014 season, the keynote of which was that the final race of the season would be awarded double points. Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel has described it as “absurd,” adding that other drivers share his sentiments, per the Press Association’s Jamie Strickland...
Published: December 6, 2013
Here’s a shot you don’t see every day. Playing at the British Par 3 Championship earlier this summer, Matt Wheatcroft was in trouble on the Nailcote Hall Hotel course, stuck tight to a fencepost with no obvious way of playing the ball. That is, except if he hit it directly into the fence and bounced it backwards towards the green. Speaking in a video made on the moment, which...
Published: December 5, 2013
Lewis Hamilton is back home after the end of the Formula 1 season, and in the mood to take a look at his trophy cabinet. The 2008 World Champion has one of Formula 1’s best collections of memorabilia, and clearly values the trophies he has won. In fact, earlier this year, Hamilton revealed that he was thinking about setting up a museum dedicated to his own achievements—something Cristiano...
Published: December 5, 2013
West Bromwich Albion fans at the Hawthorns last night got to see a Wimbledon champion grace the pitch as celebrity fan Goran Ivanisevic came on for a half-time appearance. The Croatian may be one of the more unlikely Baggies fans, whose numbers include comedian Frank Skinner and ITV football presenter Adrian Chiles, but in an interview with the Daily Express this week he explained...
Published: November 30, 2013
Wales lost 30-26 to Australia in a bruising Test match Saturday at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff—but it wasn’t down to any lack of effort from the home side. Nowhere was that better exemplified than in Australia’s second try, scored by Israel Folau, on the stroke of half-time. First George North put in a massive hit on Adam Ashley-Cooper to peg the Wallabies back: Next...
Published: November 30, 2013
Wales lost a gripping match against Australia 26-30 in Cardiff, falling just short in their attempt at an epic comeback. In what was a pulsating game of rugby, both sides had moments of inspiration, both dominated in spells, and the game built to a thrilling finish in front of the Millennium Stadium crowd. Wales struck early, the irrepressible George North crossing for the first of two tries in the...
Published: November 28, 2013
2013 marks the 42nd time the United Arab Emirates have celebrated their national day. Naturally, this calls for a celebration. Less naturally, it apparently also calls for Diego Maradona to put on the traditional local dress and do some dancing. FOTO: Mirá el look de #Maradona en #Dubai. Entrá y fijate qué otro crack se vistió igual http://t.co/LRedptFd1e pic.twitter.com/p32gkhCi1O —...