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Listen to this article The 21-year-old produced an almost perfect drive in arguably the toughest stages the WRC encounters across its 13-round championship. Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen completed the 19 stages with a 52.8s margin over teammate Elfyn Evans , while Toyota locked out the top four positions, with Takamoto Katsuta third and Sebastien Ogier fourth. A fourth win from six rounds came despite starting first on the notoriously difficult roads that feature sections of deep fesh-fesh sand that require careful navigation. “I have to say, this was the hardest rally I have ever done and to be honest we just have to thank the team,” said Rovanpera. “Of course it [the win] is quite important because it is a special event. You know, if you manage to win it, it is quite nice and for Toyota it has been an important race. “I think it is the toughest because of how much you have to concentrate and manage the car to keep it moving over the fesh-fesh sand, … [Read more...] about Rovanpera: Safari Rally win the “hardest” of my WRC career

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 WASHINGTON - Throughout the 20th century, more than a few radical artists attacked the canvas. They ripped it from the frame, sliced it with a knife, burned holes into it and shot at it, sometimes with paint, sometimes with more lethal ammunition. Canvas became a metaphor for art and society, for the old ways of doing things, for the oppressive, immutable weight of complacency and cruelty woven into so much of the human-made world. Sam Gilliam didn't attack the canvas, he liberated it. That distinction was critical to his career, and the affection felt by so many for the artist, who died Saturday at age 88. Gilliam lived a long life, a productive one, and his artistic adventure was enormously varied and restlessly inventive. But it was work he began making in the mid- to late 1960s, using unstretched, draped canvas for which he is best known, and which secured both his entree and his … [Read more...] about Sam Gilliam never fought the canvas – he liberated it

Coming up through the ranks with George Russell and Lando Norris, Alex Albon says the Mercedes driver is the first of the trio to make a “big step forward”. Rivals since their karting days, Albon, Russell and Norris, although a few years younger, have often raced head-to-head. The most notable of their rivalries coming in 2018 when the trio fought for the Formula 2 championship title. That went to Russell ahead of Norris and Albon, all three stepping up into Formula 1 the following season. Albon’s career, though, hit a stumbling block, the driver the first to join a current race-winning team when he was promoted to Red Bull mid-2019 but he was also the first left worrying about his career when he was dropped from the F1 grid for the 2021 championship. All three are back on the grid this season, Albon having signed with Williams , Norris still with the midfield McLaren team and Russell promoted to Mercedes where pundits predict it is just a matter of time before he wins … [Read more...] about Albon: Russell the first out of junior Brits to make ‘big step’

Listen to this article F1 2022 is the 13 th successive official game created by Codemasters’ Birmingham outpost. For the most part, you know what to expect – a driving video game with all the real world F1 stars, tracks and cars that is both authentic and accessible. Except, this time, it’s not called F1 2022, but EA SPORTS F1 22, and there is an electronic dance music soundtrack, Oakley sunglasses and Ferrari road cars. With the development studio purchased by Redwood City-based publishing giant Electronic Arts last year for $1.2 billion , this is the season where the change of ownership has clearly taken hold. The EA influence predominately takes the form of F1 Life. In essence, a swanky living area where you can alter the look of the wallpaper and furniture, before creating your own avatar with branded clothing – more of which can be purchased with in-game currency, either earned or purchased with real-world money. Oh joy. This forms the backdrop to the main … [Read more...] about F1 22 game review: A worthy upgrade, despite glamorisation

Daniel Ricciardo will become the latest Formula 1 driver to get behind the camera when he lends his thoughts to an upcoming Hulu series. With the success of Netflix’ Drive to Survive, it is no surprise to see other media companies are getting in on the act. Earlier this month, details emerged of an Apple TV movie starring Brad Pitt that Lewis Hamilton will produce and has a reported budget of up to $140million – the same as for a Formula 1 team under the 2022 cost cap. Apple have also acquired the rights to a documentary based on the seven-time World Champion. Another driver looking to get in on the act is McLaren’s Ricciardo who has joined up with ABC Signature, Temple Hill and Lionsgate TV to create a series for Hulu. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hulu are creating a Formula 1 scripted series that the McLaren driver will serve as an executive producer on. The exact content of the half-hour show series is still being kept under wraps but writers are reportedly … [Read more...] about Ricciardo to exec produce new Disney-backed F1 TV series

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 In the sixth inning, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Michael Chavis took an awkward swing that left him with one knee in the dirt and his bat far behind his head. He looked to the sky in frustration -- he had fallen for that pitch again. Patrick Corbin buried a slider in the dirt, and Chavis chased it. It was Chavis's third strikeout of the game, but he certainly wasn't the only one victimized by Corbin's slider during the Washington Nationals' 3-1 win Tuesday night at Nationals Park, their third in a row and sixth in the past eight games. In the eighth inning, Oneil Cruz looked just as awkward when Corbin struck him out with a slider tailing away from him. One batter earlier, Corbin had struck out Bryan Reynolds to open the inning. After Cruz headed to the dugout, Corbin struck out Chavis with a slider in the dirt -- again -- to match a career high with 12 strikeouts. All Chavis could do … [Read more...] about Patrick Corbin racks up 12 strikeouts as the Nationals keep on winning

Pierre Gasly has said he is “better than the Pierre of three years ago” following his demotion from Red Bull. The Frenchman made the step-up to the main team for the 2019 campaign following two seasons at Toro Rosso but lasted just 12 races before returning to the junior team. At the time, the demotion knocked his confidence but since then he has gone on to establish himself as the senior member of AlphaTauri and one of the more talented drivers on the grid. There was even speculation he may be ready for a move to another team such as McLaren but he committed his future to his current side for 2023. Gasly was asked on the Motor Sport podcast , if his demotion was a turning point in his career and if it changed him. “Oh, big time,” he replied. “You always learn way more from failures and challenges than any other things or even from success because you always need to question what went wrong, what could have been better? How could you have done things better? How could … [Read more...] about Gasly reveals how Red Bull demotion changed him

The drops of champagne had barely dried in Montreal before Red Bull’s attention turned firmly to the British Grand Prix. With six victories in succession, 2022 has rapidly become that sort of season for Red Bull and the races cannot come quickly enough as Max Verstappen continues to march towards a second consecutive World Championship. With memories of last year’s event – and the first-lap collision at Copse between Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton – still fresh in the mind, though, it is clear Silverstone is not just another race in the minds of Red Bull. “We’re going there fired up and trying to put right what happened last year,” team principal Christian Horner told Sky Sports underneath the podium in Canada. They may have elevated themselves to a whole new level in 2022, but Red Bull have never quite been able to let go of the bitterness and resentment that followed the sudden and violent ignition of the Verstappen-Hamilton rivalry a year ago. Their displeasure has … [Read more...] about Max and Red Bull will be out for revenge at Silverstone

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) After earning bachelor’s degrees in engineering and sociology, I was determined to do what I love. I headed straight to graduate school to investigate the social problems that frightened and fascinated me. For almost a decade, I told everyone I encountered – students, cousins, baristas at the coffee shop I frequented – that they should do the same. “Follow your passion,” I counseled. “You can figure out the employment stuff later.” It wasn’t until I began to research this widely accepted career advice that I understood how problematic – and rooted in privilege – it really was. The passion principle As a sociologist who examines workforce culture and inequalities, I interviewed college students and professional workers to learn what it really meant to pursue their dreams, which I will refer to here as the … [Read more...] about 5 drawbacks to following your passion