$RACE The Rolex 24 and 24 Hours of Le Mans are alike in 1 way, time, but different because the featured cars have their differences. That will change, as the 2 sanctioning bodies governing those events struck an agreement to develop a Top-tier prototype that will carry the name LMDh capable of capturing the overall […]
$RACE The 2020 national motorsports schedule is about to come to life with the 58th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. High-speed runs over Daytona’s 3.56-mile road course began Wednesday with practice laps for cars participating in Rolex 24 ancillary events, such as the Michelin Challenge and Ferrari Challenge featuring an all-Ferrari […]
It’s the best time of the year white truffle season. Beginning in mid-September and running through January, it’s prime time in Italy for the rare white truffle to be harvested. It’s such a momentous event that there is an entire festival happening in Alba celebrating the delicacy. While you can celebrate yourself by ordering truffle focused dishes at […]
$RACE “Sebastian drove very well on new tires and simply that’s racing – he was ahead of Charles.” — Mattia Binotto This is racing…how it happened that Mr. Vettel took the Chequered flag and not Mr. Leclerc. Sebastian Vettel undercutting Charles Leclerc with an early pit stop in Singapore was the Key to the German […]
$RACE MercedesAMG boss Toto Wolff says Charles Leclerc taking the Pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix despite a “messy” lap shows Ferrari now has a “powerful” F1 all-round car. Mr. Leclerc’s Singapore pole, and 3rd in a running surprised himself and MercedesAMGs’ lead driver Lewis Hamilton, as Ferrari has struggled in high-downforce trim this […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Charles Leclerc, 21 anni, has secured the Pole position under the lights in Singapore Saturday the 5th pole position of his career and his 3rd running, made all the more special by the fact that it came at a track where Ferrari had predicted struggle ahead of the weekend’s race. Mr. Leclerc […]
$RACE This Friday (NYSE:RACE) at Singapore was demanding for the drivers and crew. It was a long very humid day until Sunset, with the 2nd free practice session ending at 10.00p local time. Sebastian Vettel ended the day 3rd fastest, Charles Leclerc came 6th. The 2 sessions were very busy as, on Top of their […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) arrived at Singapore with an adaptation of the cape design seen elsewhere on the grid over the last couple of seasons. The nose structure itself remains largely unchanged but the cape, which will influence the movement of air around the structure, has been incorporated into it. The nose solutions available to Ferrari […]
$RACE Mattia Binotto was formerly The Scuderia’s technical director, he took over from Maurizio Arrivabene as Team Principal at the start of this year. Things began well, with their SF90 the class of the field in pre-season testing, but that did not translate into race form, with rival MercedesAMG finishing 1-2 in the opening 5 […]
$FWONK, $RACE The Middle East already hosts 2 F1 races, at Sakhir in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Saudi Arabia and Formula One (NASDAQ:FWONK) are discussing the possibility of holding a race in the country, and team bosses have been asked for an opinion. It has been reported that F1 and the 10 teams […]
The term “Blue Moon” is most often associated with a month containing 2 full moons. Not happening this month, and yet 18 May brings a Blue Moon according to rules drawn up by an Almanac editor nearly a 100 yrs ago. This year, the Vernal Equinox occurred at 5:58p EDT (2158 GMT) on 20 March […]
By Aarti Nagraj Dubai’s Global Village recorded its “biggest-ever” season, receiving more than 7 million visitors during its 166 days in operation, it revealed this week The figure marks an increase of 16% over the prior season, a statement said. Here it is in pictures! The cultural destination, which closed on 13 April for the […]
This year’s sakura forecast covers everywhere from cities in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s islands, to Kagoshima, a seaside prefecture on Kyushu. Cherry blossom season in Japan is a big deal: There are blogs, news reports, special menus, talk shows, and festivals following the trees as they go into full bloom across the country. There’s even […]
US mortgage home applications to buy and to refinanc increased last week as most borrowing costs fell in step with US bond yields tied to worries about slowing economic growth, data from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed on Wednesday. The Washington-based industry group’s seasonally adjusted index on mortgage activity rose 2.3% to 384.0 in the week […]
$RACE FLASH: Sebastian Vettel on the hunt for his 5th World F1 Championship Every Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) driver feels a heavy burden of expectation but the pressure is mounting more than ever on Sebastian Vettel, 31 anni, as the enters his 5th season with F1’s most successful and glamorous team. The comparisons with great the Ferrari […]
$RACE The 1st week of F1 testing saw Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) a step ahead of MercedesAMG, Red Bull Racing and the others. Ferrari showed good pace and reliability throughout the 1st 4 days of testing in Spain, while MercedesAMG did not look up to full speed and may have been ‘sandbaging’. Although teams often avoid showing […]
The sentiment among US homebuilders rose in February for a 2nd month runnning exceeded all forecasts, as lower mortgage rates and a strong labor market help stabilize demand. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose to 62 from 58 amid broad improvement on gauges of sales, expectations and buyer traffic, data released Tuesday […]
$RACE F1 is one of the richest sports in the world and F1 drivers get paid handsomely, with salaries rivaling some of the richest athletes in the world. World Champion Lewis Hamilton’s net worth is around $280-M, 4X champion Sebastian Vettel’s net worth is around $55-M, while Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo’s net worth is around […]
The new Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) team principal, Mattia Binotto, 49 anni, now has the reins of The Scuderia’s F1 program, as he was chosen to replace Maurizio Arrivabene last Monday just 5 weeks before F1’s 1st testing in Barcelona. Mr. Binotto has taken on the most high-profile management role in motorsport. H inherited the Team that […]
$RACE It has now been 10 years since Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) won a F1 world championship. The Big Q: What has Ferrari and lead driver Sebastian Vettel learned from last year and what might change for them in 2019? The Big A: Ferrari won more races and claimed more Pole positions at 6, than in any […]
During the Christmas season here, many people attended Christmas themed activities in Dubai With the Christmas season just around the corner, why not start having a look at the Christmas themed activities coming to Dubai this Winter 1. Habtoor Palace Christmas Market The Habtoor palace hotel is hosted a festive Christmas market from 4 to […]
Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian Vettel, “I wasn’t ‘at top of my game’ in F1 2018 $RACE Sebastian Vettel admits that at times he was not at the top of his game F1 this season, but knows where he and Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) next to improve for Y 2019. Mr. Vettel has not won the title since the […]
Winter Wonderland Destinations in the US It is that time of year to pack the bags and find a quiet place to relax this Winter, and unwind next to a roaring fire in a secluded mountain cabin or get spoiled at a luxurious spa. So, take a break this Winter so check out these Winter […]
F1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2018, Lewis Hamilton Won Season Finale $RACE Lewis Hamilton wrapped up this 2018 F1 season with a victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Sunday. The MercedesAMG hot shoe was already the world champion ahead of this final race. He started at the Pole position and was in total control throughout the […]
F1: A Look at Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Numbers at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix $RACE A look at the numbers behind the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as Fernando Alonso prepares to exit F1. Fernando Alonso brings his F1 career to an end at the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Sunday Kimi Raikkonen leaves Ferrari as one […]
F1: Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Season the “Strongest in the Past 10 Years” + The Maranello Outfit is buying back its shares in the market. $RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) engineering Chief Jock Clear believes the Team has had its “strongest season for 10 years” in F1 during Y 2018. Although Ferrari emerged as a major threat to MercedesAMG in the […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Team Management ‘Shakeup’ Coming $RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) front office it is rumored are looking a F1 team management changes for Y 2019 We have seen another year and another failure on the part of Ferrari to beat MercedesAMG. The 2018 Formula season has added to the the of Ferrari’s failures to overcome their #1 rival […]
Millennials to Spend Big Money on Pets This Holiday Season Millennials love their pets, and that love’s showing up on their holiday credit-card bills. The much-discussed generation of shoppers, known for their industry-disrupting tastes, will spend heavily on their pets this holiday season, more than 2X what consumers overall are expected to spend, according to a […]
F1: Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Performance Engineer on Sebastian Vettel’s Loss to Lewis Hamilton $RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian Vettel’s defeat at the hands of MercedesAMG’s Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ championship leaves him with unfinished business, according to Ferrari senior performance engineer Jock Clear. Mr. Hamilton wrapped up a 5th drivers’ championship at the Mexican Grand Prix, […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) “Has not had a dominant car in 2018” $RACE Seb Vettel says 2018 could be his hardest F1 season ever Ferari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian Vettel’s hopes of landing this year’s world championship finished at Mexico last weekend when Lewis Hamilton’s 4th placed finish was enough for him to win the title. Ferrari did enjoy […]
Affordable Exotic Holiday Season Getaways The Christmas Holiday season can be a great time to travel especially if you find yourself in the dead of Winter. So, if that is the case now might be time to book your trip. There are plenty of options awaiting your escape from a Winter Wonderland to a beach […]
F1: Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Vettel Must ‘Hook it Up’ Sunday to Keep Champ Hopes Alive $RACE Suzuka Circuit Details Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) returns to the iconic Suzuka circuit, and it is a critical 1 for both driver and constructors’ championships, with just 5 races left in Y 2018’s schedule. Below are some Key facts and figures related with the […]
F1: The Guide to This Year’s Belgium Grand Prix $RACE Formula 1 returns from its Summer break this weekend with the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps . People will be focused on Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing in Belgium after he announced he would be leaving the team at the end of the […]
F1: Racing Resumes This Weekend, Ferrari Out To Win at Spa $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) hopes to return to winning ways in Belgium, where they and Kimi Raikkonen have thrived before. . F1 returns from its mid-season break at Spa-Francorchamps with MercedesAMG’s defending world champion Lewis Hamilton again leading the drivers’ championship and Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) MercedesAMG ‘Battle’ Make Season Outcome Hard to Predict $RACE F1 returns to action this week after its Summer hiatus at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium where the championship battles take up again. MercedesAMG’s Lewis Hamilton leads the Drivers’ championship by 24 points from title rival Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, and MercedesANG leads Ferrari by […]
California’s Record Fire Season Update It is a record-setting year for wildfires in California. Among 3 major blazes, 1 threatened Yosemite National Park and another became the largest in state history. The Ferguson Fire was centered near Yosemite, which reopened Tuesday, welcome news in a state that generates $132-B in travel spending. Following are updates on three major […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Said to Sign Kimi Raikkonen for 2019 $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) may be closing in on confirming their driver lineup for the Y 2019 season after the season-long debate of whether Kimi Raikkonen will be retained or replaced by the rising star Charles Leclerc. Mr. Raikkonen is out of contract at the end […]
Patterns Setting Up for a Big Earnings Season $SPY Earnings season unofficially begins Friday at a Key time for stocks and traders remembering happened last time out. Traders are thinking about April, when a 24% rise in corporate profits did little to lift a market that had just seen a 2nd selloff in as many […]
Bulls Own the Post July 4th Stock Market Action $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX A casualties of the tariff dust up has been the power of corporate profits to energize stocks. Now another earnings season is here, and we are still hearing from pundits that investors obsessing over trade. It has been The Story of […]
China Buying Major Soybean Tonnage from Russia $SOY China, the world’s biggest Soybean importer, almost 3X’s purchases from Russia during this current trade dispute with the US, the world’s biggest producer of the Oil seed. Russia sold about 850,000 tonnes of Soybeans to China in MY 2016-2017, according to Russia’s agriculture agency. That is more […]
F1: Lewis Hamilton Chasing Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian Vettel $RACE MercedesAMG’s Lewis Hamilton’s goal is to set records with his newest F1 car for years to come, that mean he will be running hard to catch Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in his. Mr. Hamilton is a 4X world champion, and he has been a part of an […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Confirms Lewis Hamilton on the Team in 2019 $RACE Saturday, Ferrari confirmed that Lewis Hamilton will join The Sucderia in Y 2019, a move which has shocked the F1 world set on the notion that 4X world champion would complete his Fa career at MercedesAMG. Mr. Hamilton has signed a three-year agreement […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Pre-season Report $RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) SebastianVettel is no stranger to success in F1, having won 4 straight world championships in Y’s 2010 and 2013, and last year represented his best season since joining The Scuderia. After a winless Y 2016, 5 victories in Y 2017 was a welcome for him and the […]
This Year’s US Flu Season the Worst Since 2009 The intensity of this year’s flu season has made it the worst since the swine flu pandemic of 2009-2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “This has been a really difficult season and it’s not over yet,” Centers for Disease Control and […]
F1: Team Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Ready to Race the New SF71H Car $RACE Last Thursday, Ferrari revealed the SF71H and its lead Scuderia driver, Sebastian Vettel, says they learned their lessons after finishing 2nd to MercedesAMG in Y 2017. “…completely fired up” as they seek to end MercedesAMG’s F1 dominance with their new SF71H. “The step […]
Flu Spread Across US for 3rd Week Running The flu blanketed the US, sans Hawaii, again last week for the 3rd week running. Last week, 1 in 15 doctor visits were for symptoms of the flu. That is the highest level since the swine flu pandemic in Y 2009. The government does not track every […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Will Improve in 2018 $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) F1 Team Boss, Sergio Marchionne, says he expects The Scuderia to improve next year. Last season, Ferrari lead driver, Sebastian Vettel, was wheel to wheel with eventual champion Lewis Hamilton until Ferrari’s season collapsed in the space of 3 Fall races. CEO Marchionne said the […]
F1: Abu Dhabi Finale Finnish, Bottas, Hamilton, Vettel 1-2-3 $RACE Valtteri Bottas won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Sunday as MercedesAMG wrapped up another triumphant F1 season with a 1-2 finish and 4X world champion Lewis Hamilton settled for 2nd. The win was a career 3rd for Mr Bottas, who had started on The Pole […]
F1: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas on the Pole $RACE MercedesAMG’s Valtteri Bottas will start the final race of the 2017 F1 season on the Pole position after posting the quickest time in Qualifying Saturday in Abu Dhabi on the Yas Marina circuit Mr. Bottas will line up on the front row alongside MercedesAMG […]
F1: Sebastian Vettel, “Good to see other teams copying Ferrari” $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) team driver Sebastian Vettel is a strong believer in imitation being the sincerest form of flattery after seeing a number of The Scuderia’s design elements show up on rival cars this year. After going 20 races without a victory in Y 2016, […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) 1-H Season Review $RACE Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel led the F1 drivers’ standings at the Summer break, but The Scuderia is still facing a strong challenge to fend off MercedesAMG when racing resumes at the end of this month. The Hungarian GP showed that Ferrari with its 1-2 victory has retained its slow-circuit […]
F1: MBZ/AMG’s Boss, Toto Wolff, “Ferrari did not show its real pace in Hungary” $RACE Toto Wolff is convinced Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) did not show its “real pace” at the Hungarian Grand Prix, despite out-performing MercedesAMG and posting a 1-2 finish. “I don’t think we have seen their pace because Sebastian’s car was clearly damaged with […]
More Major Hurricanes Likely This Season Above-average hurricane activity is expected this season, according to a new report from the Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University. “The probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the United States coastline and in the Caribbean is above-normal due to the forecast for an above-average season,” the report […]
F1: Expect Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to Stay Ahead in 2-H of Season $RACE Sebastian Vettel is confident that Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) will keep pace with MercedesAMG over 2-H of the season, insisting “we know what we need to do”. Mr. Vettel heads into the summer break 14 points clear of Lewis Hamilton, after victory in Hungary, where […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Declares ‘War’ on MercedesAMG $RACE This weekend F1 is in Europe, with Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian Vettel at the top of the drivers standings, which augurs the end to MercedesAMG’s dominant run of leading the drivers championship. Barcelona could be Ferrari’s most dominant weekend to date in this years F1 season. MercedesAMG has […]
This Flu Season Hit Middle-aged People Harder than Children This year’s flu season is rapidly winding down and is expected to end within the next 2 weeks or so, US health officials predicted last week. It was a year much like the past few flu seasons, when the H3N2 virus was the most prevalent strain. […]
F1: The Best Racing Weekends in the World of Motorsports $RACE The 2017 F1 season began 2 weeks ago in Melbourne Australia with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel winning the opener on 26 March. There are 19 races being held across the globe including, the USA, Italy, China, Canada, and Brazil. An F1 event is a week […]
NFL’s Colin Kaepernick “Black Listed” No job yet for Colin Kaepernick, 29 anni, and it has people wondering, is he simply unsigned, or has he been ‘Black Listed” by NFL teams and front offices? Mr. Kaepernick is one of the top free-agent quarterbacks on the market, but the man who stirred up controversy last season by […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Takes The Opener at Melbourne $RACE Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel in his # 5 “Gina” won the Australian Grand Prix Sunday, the 1st race of the 2017 F1 season. Ferrari out raced MercedesAMG in Melbourne, taking the lead from Lewis Hamilton in the pit lane and looking back. Mr. Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas finished […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Introduces its New SF70H Racer $RACE Friday, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) revealed the SF70H, the car that drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen will be driving to glory in the Y 2017 Formula One season. The Italian manufacturer released images of their latest innovation on Friday as Ferrari hope to make their way back into […]
F1: The Cars of 2017, Beautiful Cars are Fast Cars $RACE It is an old F1 adage that a beautiful car also tends to be a fast car, and the target for Formula 1 as a sport is to deliver on both of those counts in Y 2017. For the 1st time in F1 history, […]
Here are Some Vitamins for Colds 1. Zinc: Zinc is nutritionally essential for immune function. Zinc lozenges and powder are available for use during a cold or the flu that can shorten the length of the cold if there is a slight deficiency. The human body uses these micronutrients in a balanced state. Too much […]
Consumer Confidence Driving Holiday Spending $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX A rise in consumer spending in the last days of December has offset the slow start to the US Holiday shopping season, and is likely to help many retailers beat sales forecasts according to the data. The December spending boost is in contrast to the soft […]
Tips for a Healthy (Stay Slim), Cheerful Holiday Season The Holidays are a time for good cheer, but hang on, it can also be the season for bulging waistlines. More than 33% of US adults are obese which putting them at risk for heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers, says the Centers […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Brings Aerodynamic Updates to Sepang $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) brought its latest aerodynamics to the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang this weekend as chases the Red Bull for 2nd place in the F1 Constructors’ Championship. The Scuderia’s technical department continues to develope its SF16-H racer. With millions of dollars in prize money at […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to Come Back Strong after Summer Break $RACE Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari identified its weaknesses and he is confident Team Scuderia will be more competitive after F1’s Summer break. Ferrari has failed to score a Podium (a top 3 position) in any of the last 3 F1 racesand has taken just 50 […]
Bushfires on the Rise in Australia, + 40% Since 2007 The number of bushfires in Australia is on the rise, +40% since Y 2007 local scientists have found. In a new research paper, published earlier this year in the journal Royal Society Open Science, scientists from CSIRO and University of Tasmania also say the increasing […]
Wildfires in the Western US and Climate Change The number of large wildfires has nearly 2X’s since the 1980’s, and the average length of wildfire season has grown by more than 2 months. Research shows that changes in climate, especially earlier snowmelt and warming in the spring and summer, have helped boost this increase in […]
The US Forest Service Spent $1.72-B on Firefighting in 2015 The US Forest Service, the nation’s primary firefighting agency, spent a record $1.72-B on firefighting in Y 2015. More than 50% of the land burned in the US by wildfires last year was in Alaska, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, which coordinates firefighting […]
NYS Residential Brush-Burning Ban Remains in Effect Through 14 May New York State (NYS) and Local Emergency Personnel Actively Engaged in Fighting a Brush Fire in Sam’s Point Preserve That Has Consumed Nearly 300 Acres Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed additional state emergency personnel to the wildfire at Sam’s Point Preserve near Ellenville in […]
Most Fires And Forest Fires Are Caused By People A number of fires In New Jersey this week may be indication of things to come as the Garden State enters it peak fire season. The latest reported brush fires on Tuesday shut down rail service on New Jersey Transit and Amtrak’s Northeast corridor, cutting off […]
Wildfires & Carbon In Our Atmosphere The Big Q: Do wildfires have a significant impact on global warming? The Big A: Much depends on what the fire destroys, there is tremendous variation among the species of trees in terms of carbon storage. Overall, the most carbon dense trees are those with high-density wood and large […]
