Category: Sports

  • Breaking News: Gascoyne sues Force India F1 for Termination of Contract

    Breaking News: Gascoyne sues Force India F1 for Termination of Contract

    The news on the net has it that Force India’s former Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne is suing Force India Formula One team for terminiation of his contract a year before it was set to expire. He was fired by Team Principle Vijay Mallya due to non performance of the team and the radical reshuffle happened in the team after they signed Mercedes – Benz as the engine supplier in Novemeber Last year.

    The team did not score even a single point, which outraged the Team Principle who sought to make things right by reshuffling his management team.

    Gascoyne has sued FIF1 for $2 Million he was entitled to get plus damages.

  • The New Formula1

    The formula of F1 is changing rapidly. With the comeback of the Slicks, F1 seems to be interesting once again.

    The Cars have undergone a huge change and most of them would also incorporate the Kinetic Energy Recovery System, or KERS as it is abbreviated. This system will store the energy recovered from the hard braking on F1 Cars. Drivers would then use this power when they overtake other cars, giving a much needed boost to make the sport attractive.

    This years favorites for every one are McLaren and Ferrari.  But the tables may change anytime this year as the underdogs may rewrite the history.

    Hope the Force India atleast can achieve some points this year atleast.

  • Delayed: Formula1 Start timings!

    Europe is F1’s biggest customer base. To help them see the races on a feasible time, the FIA has delayed the start timings of races at Australia and Malaysian GP by two hours. Europe can now view races in early mornings rather that waking up at 3 past mid night.

    Europe generates the most cash for F1 in terms of adverts.

  • ICC notice on ICL issue

    ICC notice on ICL issue

    ICC has issued a notice to all its member boards on the ICL issue. The notice mentions that this issue is going to be on the agenda when they meet next.

    The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has been in the middle of controversy ever since Subash Chandra has started it two years ago with Kapil Dev as its mentor. This he did because his firm Zee Sports was not awarded rights even after putting down the highest bid on the grounds that the firm did not had experience broadcasting Cricket matches.

    This bold move of his have brought him more foes than friends in the industry.

    The reason why this has suddenly come up because the PCB. PCB has been served a notice from its players who were banned from playing for the nation from their lawyers.

    In the notice, the lawyer has questioned about the very rule in the rule book that had allowed PCB to ban its players. Pakistani players are earning big money with ICL than they are getting for playing for their country. However, to play for their country is every country mans dream and no one can deny him if he or she has a talent.

    Hope this time around, people will have more sentiments towards Cricket and its development that earning money.

  • Go Kart Fever

    Go Kart Fever

    Hey, its was Awesome! Thats exactly how I reacted after my first stinct with a Karting Car.

    On sunday, my friends gathered for a get together after a long time. They decided that we would do a go kart. But I was in irony. I had my cousin visiting me for the most important thing in his life, to choose a wife.

    After he came back from the girl’s place, I asked him if he would come. He agreed and I was able to go to this famous Go Kart in Mumbai. Hakone Karting, at Powai.

    We reached there at 9.15 pm, by when my friends already had bought tickets. We had to wait for a long list of people who came there. An hour later, it was our time. I was the first one to go. The moment I sat in the small kart, I felt as if I am doing the best thing in my life I have ever done. I am car frantic. I love motor sports.

    I had done 6 laps topping the charts among four of us. With the best time of 43.06 seconds, I was overwhelmed. The best lap for the day was 26.38 seconds. Considering that this was my first time, I am very happy.

    Next time I am going to go there, I want to improve on my performance and hope for a battle with my friends. Would be interesting. I am eager to be there again.