Ferrari Challenge | Imola, Shell AM Europe, Race 2: Cheung wins again, Skrimpias champion
Race 1 winner Eric Cheung dominated proceedings once again at Imola to take another win in the second and final encounter of the 2024 Ferrari Challenge Coppa Shell AM season. The Canadian, at the wheel of a Ferrari 296 of the Formula Racing team, got off to a perfect start from pole position and powered…
Retail sales growth slows but beats expectations
British retailers saw sales growth slow in September, despite a “positive month” for department stores, according to official figures. Total retail sales volumes, which measure the quantity bought, rose by 0.3% in September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. It comes after retailers witnessed 1% growth in the previous month. Retail sales rose 0.3%…
Community Clothing partners stationery brand to create notebooks from denim scraps
Patrick Grant’s Community Clothing has made its jeans production zero waste by partnering with sustainable British stationery brand Mark+Fold and Cumbria based handmade paper maker The Paper Foundation, to create a range of notebooks. The notebook covers have been made entirely from off cuts of the production of Community Clothing’s denim collection at its factory…
Boohoo boss to step down as it launches strategic review
The boss of Boohoo Group is to step down as the company launches a strategic review to try to drive an improvement in trading. It comes as the owner of Boohoo, Debenhams and PrettyLittleThing announces another slump in sales and a new refinancing deal. On Friday, Boohoo chief executive John Lyttle said he has informed…
Marquez says “these were my conditions” after topping Australia MotoGP practice
Marc Marquez has admitted that circumstances at Phillip Island played into his hands perfectly as he went fastest on a curtailed first day of the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix.Marquez led his brother and Gresini Ducati team-mate Alex in a 1-2 in second practice after the morning FP1 session was abandoned due to heavy rain.With the…
What the US Army’s 1959 ‘Soldier of Tomorrow’ Got Right About the Future of Warfare
Sixty-five years ago, the Army’s leaders unveiled its “ultimate weapon” for the age of atomic warfare. Here’s how the service’s vision stands up to today’s reality.
Drivers offer mixed reviews to F1 dropping fastest lap point
F1 drivers have voiced differing opinions on the series getting rid of the extra point for achieving the fastest lap.On Thursday ahead of the USGP, the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council announced various tweaks to F1’s regulations, with the bonus point for the fastest lap disappearing from 2025 onwards.The rule to award the fastest race…
Lawson not entertaining possibility of Red Bull drive in 2025 | Formula 1
Liam Lawson played down the possibility his six-race stint at RB could open the door for him to join Red Bull next year.