Horse Racing Betting Tips: Battle-hardened Orlaith looks the bet in Firth Of Clyde September 20, 2019 LOOKING back at recent winners of the William Hill Firth Of Clyde Stakes (3.15pm), the majority have arrived at Ayr with plenty of experience under their belts. Last year’s heroine Queen Of Bermuda was having her eighth start of the campaign and already boasted three wins to her name. This year’s renewal features several lightly-raced [...]
Liberty Media face logistical nightmare as swelling Formula One calendar puts squeeze on teams September 10, 2019 Next season Formula One will race out of the blocks with back-to-back grands prix in Australia and Bahrain in an attempt to fit a record 22-race season into the 37 weeks currently spanning the calendar. It is a significant amendment to the season as F1 owners Liberty Media press on with plans to expand into [...]
Williams Formula One team owner considering sale of engineering arm August 31, 2019 The owner of the Williams Formula One team, Williams Grand Prix Holdings, is exploring the possibility of selling its engineering arm. The company has been approached by several parties looking to acquire Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) and a sale could raise tens of millions of pounds for the racing team, according to Sky News. Read [...]
Toro Rosso role in question as Red Bull roll dice again with Alex Albon call up ahead of Belgian Grand Prix August 27, 2019 When energy drinks magnate Dietrich Mateschitz acquired the Toro Rosso team in 2005 it was with the purpose of nurturing young drivers, bedding them into Formula One and preparing them for a promotion to Mateschitz’s Red Bull Racing outfit. For the remainder of this season, the intended junior team looks more of a reserve team [...]
Jamie Chadwick interview: W Series leader is living life in the fast lane as she races toward Formula One August 7, 2019 For young racing driver Jamie Chadwick, this year has gone from 0-100mph in a flash. Just 12 months ago she was claiming her first race win in the British F3 Championship after two seasons in the competition. This Sunday she will go in search of the inaugural W Series title in front of a home [...]
Lando Norris set for first British Grand Prix after flying start to Formula One July 10, 2019 For home fans flocking to Silverstone for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, the obvious draw is five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton’s attempt to win a record sixth race at the circuit. But this year there is another reason for domestic excitement, with the resurgence of McLaren and in particular 19-year-old Briton Lando Norris. Norris, who [...]
The numbers that show Lewis Hamilton is approaching Michael Schumacher levels of dominance in Formula One June 18, 2019 His win in Canada may have been one of the most controversial Lewis Hamilton has claimed but what cannot be disputed is that the Briton is now dominating Formula One to an almost unprecedented level. At times such as two weekends ago, when he was handed the victory by race officials’ decision to penalise Sebastian [...]
Stoffel Vandoorne interview: Belgian on his Formula One nightmare, Formula E and making his Le Mans debut this week June 11, 2019 Upon joining McLaren’s junior driver programme in 2013 Stoffel Vandoorne moved a step closer to achieving the dream of every young racing driver: becoming a Formula One world champion. When he was installed as McLaren’s test driver in 2016 and then Fernando Alonso’s team-mate in 2017, it seemed that perhaps the hardest part of the [...]
Canadian Grand Prix is Ferrari’s best chance to stop Mercedes’ streak after error-ridden start to season June 6, 2019 As they head into the seventh round of the Formula One season in Canada this weekend, Ferrari are already 118 points behind rivals Mercedes in the constructors’ standings. Pre-season expectations of competing for the world championship quickly came shuddering to a halt while an engine upgrade was fast-tracked to the Spanish Grand Prix last month. [...]
Formula One taking cues from the Premier League on increasing competition and wants to add African race to calendar May 20, 2019 Since Liberty Media took over Formula One in 2017, the company has been insistent on the sport’s potential for commercial growth. How to achieve that has posed challenges, though, highlighting a need to improve the product on the track as well as expanding its reach. The first of those hurdles has proved difficult to jump, with [...]