Ricciardo: Strong start crucial

Daniel Ricciardo believes that Scuderia Toro Rosso’s strong start in testing with the new STR7 is crucial given the inexperience of the Italian team’s rookie driver line-up. Ricciardo has started only 11 grands prix, while team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne will make his race debut in Australia next month. This means that the reliability and driver-friendliness of the new machine...

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Andrew Cuomo's big infrastructure push, the New York Works Fund, won't include transit projects. Why? Photo via Wikimedia. Despite the fact that over one quarter of the state’s population takes transit to work, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s marquee infrastructure program won’t invest in public transportation. With so much still unknown about the governor’s...

Daytona 500 purse a record $19 million

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Sebastian Vettel’s second world championship title was as remarkable for its control as much as the blinding speed of the German and his Red Bull. Vettel based his season on a strategy of taking pole position, blitzing the first two laps and from then on going only as fast as he needed to. The plan generally worked to perfection – Vettel took 11 wins and 15 poles from 19...

Ricciardo more motivated for 2012

Daniel Ricciardo says that starting the season with Toro Rosso – and therefore having a car he can fully call his own – has boosted his motivation for his forthcoming Formula 1 campaign. The Australian, 22, had previously tested for the team on grand prix Fridays last year, before landing a seat at HRT for the final 11 races of the year Bill Holland Jackie Holmes Bill...