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Formula 1 News
2021 has hardly started as we would all have wished it to and we face a challenging time ahead, but the sporting world still continues and various Formula 1 news stories are still emerging despite it currently being the close season. It looks increasingly likely that this year’s opening Grand Prix…
This year’s Australian Grand Prix on 21 March looks set to be postponed
Time To Hang Up The Gloves? Kell Brook
Laurence Gill
Sports Writer
What Next For Kell Brook? Last November, former IBF Welterweight World Champion and proud Sheffielder Kell Brook was knocked out in the 4th round by pound-for-pound superstar Terence Crawford in Las Vegas. This was Brook’s third loss in six fights, and this one his most damning. Many suspected that would be…
1:01 PM 14th January 2021
Lewis Hamilton Knighted
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Sir Lewis Hamilton, multiple Formula 1 champion and high profile BLM campaigner
The 35 year old British Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the New Year’s Honours list after winning a record equalling seventh Drivers’ title this season and becoming a very active campaigner in support of the BLM movement. His first F1 title was achieved back in 2008 with…
6:00 AM 31st December 2020
Swim England Select Yorkshire Athletes For Squad
Megan Armitage
Sports Writer
Swim England has recently released their list of swimmers selected to be a part of the new England Swimming Team, in preparation for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and future competitions. Within this list, are a total of 11 athletes from Yorkshire, chosen as part of the new ‘exciting identity’ programme, created…
9:42 AM 16th January 2021
Can Hull’s Own Luke Campbell Defeat Rising Superstar Ryan García?
Laurence Gill
Sports Writer
Luke Campbell
Ryan García was recently named the Number 12 most marketable Sportsman on the planet by SportsPro; Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury were only number 31 and 32 respectively. With 7.7 million Instagram followers and over 700,000 subscribers on his personal YouTube channel García is a huge attraction with lucrative sponsorship…
3:41 PM 29th December 2020
Sports Stars Back Longer School Day To Boost Games And Exercise
A plan to extend the school day by two hours to give pupils more time for physical exercise has been backed by some of the country’s leading sports stars. The move is intended to combat the obesity crisis and anti-social behaviour and, in the wake of the social damage done…
8:42 PM 27th December 2020
Hamilton Wins BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award
Yesterday evening Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton received the BBC viewers’ award as its Sports Personality of the Year, just as Bill Bailey had won a similar public vote on Strictly Come Dancing 24 hours earlier. Hamilton has driven for the Mercedes team since 2013 and all bar one of…
1:48 PM 21st December 2020
F1 News From Mercedes, Red Bull And AlphaTauri
There has been news today from the Mercedes Formula 1 team about its future ownership and on the driver front there has been confirmation from Red Bull of a change for next year, with AlphaTauri having made a similar announcement earlier this week. Mercedes’ former partner sponsor INEOS, a major chemicals…
5:08 PM 18th December 2020
Leeds United’s Marcelo Bielsa
Marcelo Alberto Bielsa Caldera is a 65 year old football manager who since June 2018 has been the Head Coach of Leeds United. The experienced Argentinian led his team to the Championship title earlier this year, promoting them to the top echelon of professional football in England, the Premier League.…
2:58 PM 17th December 2020
Verstappen Imperious In Abu Dhabi Finale
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Max Verstappen concluded his season with an impressive pole position and lights-to-flag victory
The big news before Formula 1’s season finale in Abu Dhabi today was that Lewis Hamilton was returning for Mercedes after suffering from COVID-19 and missing the previous race in Bahrain, but it was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who drove faultlessly to take the victory spoils come the chequered flag. The…
5:31 PM 13th December 2020
Unique Burrow Seven Fundraising Campaign Celebrates First Of Many Milestones
£50,000 donation is given to the MND Association. It is expected to be the first of many large donations the Burrow Seven team will make. In November of this year Rob Burrow and former teammate Barrie McDermott announced the launch of the Burrow Seven fundraising campaign. The unique initiative, unlike any…
11:00 AM 12th December 2020
Perez Wins As Mercedes Pit Blunders And Puncture Deny Russell
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Sergio Perez was delighted to take his first ever win
After a dramatic week during which Lewis Hamilton had to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19 and an agreement was reached between the Mercedes and Williams teams for the highly popular 22 year old George Russell from King’s Lynn to cover his absence, we then witnessed an action packed first…
10:39 PM 6th December 2020
Russell To Replace Hamilton At Mercedes This Weekend
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
A delighted George Russell already has a Mercedes race suit ahead of his first race for them this weekend
It has been announced today that the highly likeable 22 year old British Formula 1 driver George Russell will take over Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes car for the Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain this weekend after this year’s champion tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and is needing to self-isolate. Russell,…
4:01 PM 2nd December 2020
Hamilton To Miss Sakhir Grand Prix After Testing Positive For COVID-19
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will have to miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion is now in isolation in Bahrain, but may be available for the season finale a week later in Abu Dhabi as the Bahraini isolation period…
10:56 AM 1st December 2020
Hamilton Victory Overshadowed By Horrific Grosjean Accident
Both the drivers and constructors championships had already been settled again in Mercedes’ favour for a seventh year running by the time the Formula 1 circus pitched camp in Bahrain this weekend for the first of two consecutive races before the finale in Abu Dhabi seven days later, but there…
6:55 PM 29th November 2020
International Swimming: London Roars Into Third Place Finish
This weekend saw the end of the International Swimming League 2020 season. With the four best teams going head to head in Budapest to claim the Championship title, it was the Cali Condors who were the ones to take home the trophy. Condor’s captain, Caeleb Dressel, leading his team to…
6:55 PM 23rd November 2020
Hamilton Equals Schumacher’s Title Record In Turkey
Lewis Hamilton claimed a seventh Formula 1 drivers title in Turkey today and equalled Michael Schumacher’s long-standing record, his all-conquering Mercedes team having won all bar two of this year’s Grands Prix and having sealed its seventh consecutive constructors title at the previous race in Italy. As the F1 circus set…
2:17 PM 15th November 2020
B. Braun Renew Support Of Paralympian Medalists
Sheffield-based B. Braun Medical Ltd has renewed their support of two world-class Paralympians set to make their mark at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympics. British athlete Karen Darke is a hand cyclist who won gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympics and took home two silver medals from the UCI Para-cycling Road World…
3:38 PM 12th November 2020
Match Report: Bradford Park Avenue
Thomas Feaheny
Sport Correspondent
Bradford (Park Avenue) were able to defeat Alfreton Town 2-0 in the first game of Non-League football played during lockdown. While during this month most levels of football are now suspended until December at the earliest, the National League North due to its elite status has been able to continue. The game…
11:14 AM 10th November 2020
Wakefield Based United Autosports Makes History
Wakefield-based United Autosports made further history today (SUN) when it became the first team in the 16-year history of the European Le Mans Series to win both sports-prototype classes in the same season. The West Yorkshire team, having already secured the ELMS LMP2 title in the penultimate round last month,…
8:46 AM 2nd November 2020
Hamilton On Top Again As Mercedes Seals Another Constructors Title
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
A timely virtual safety car period very much helped Lewis Hamilton clinch another victory
Formula 1 made a coronavirus induced yet emotional return to Imola in northern Italy this weekend as it was where we lost the iconic Ayrton Senna as well as Roland Ratzenberger on that awful weekend back in spring 1994. Fortunately there were no such dark events at the famous circuit…
4:30 AM 1st November 2020
F1’s New 23 Race Calendar For 2021
The future sadly remains impossible for any of us to predict due to the widespread impact of the coronavirus pandemic around the world, but the owners of Formula 1 (Liberty Media) and the sport’s governing body (the FIA) have formulated a draft 23 race calendar for next season, featuring the…
7:15 AM 28th October 2020
Mercedes Dominant As Hamilton Sets New Win Record
Formula 1 hasn’t raced in Portugal since Estoril back in 1996, but today we had a first ever Grand Prix at the impressive Autódromo Internacional do Algarve located in Portimão and Lewis Hamilton set a new record of 92 F1 career victories whilst driving for his long dominant Mercedes team. The…
4:40 AM 25th October 2020
The F1 Driver Market As Haas Drops Both Drivers
There was a flurry of activity in the Formula 1 driver market earlier this year, triggered by Ferrari deciding to not renew Sebastian Vettel’s contract beyond the end of 2020, and this same market has now sprung into life again with the Haas team announcing that it will be dropping…
10:23 AM 23rd October 2020
Leeds City Council Leader Congratulates Rhinos On Challenge Cup Victory
“Congratulations to the Rhinos for a magnificent win in what was a thrilling game and all credit to Salford for battling so hard. "It will be a much-welcome boost to have the Challenge Cup back in the city and we couldn’t be prouder of the Rhinos and their incredible dedication,…
4:03 PM 18th October 2020
Hamilton Equals Schumacher Win Record In Germany
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Lewis Hamilton received one of Michael Schumacher’s helmets after equalling his record of 91 wins
Formula 1 has made a welcome return to the iconic Nürburgring venue in mid-Germany, which last held a Grand Prix back in 2013, and it was Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who emerged with the victory spoils from what was entitled the Eifel Grand Prix. This was the British driver’s 91st victory…
5:59 AM 11th October 2020
Match Report: Opening Game Of The Season
Thomas Feaheny
Sport Correspondent
Gateshead left Yorkshire with all three points after defeating Bradford (Park) Avenue 2-1 in the opening game of the season. This was the first match of the regular National League North campaign in 205 days. The new 3G pitch at the Horsfall Stadium had its first league outing after being installed during…
2:15 PM 6th October 2020
RIP Zef Eisenberg 1973-2020
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
The multi-talented and charismatic Zef Eisenberg will be very much missed (image: eisenbergracing.com)
Zef Eisenberg, the 47 year old British founder of the sports nutritional brand Maximuscle and holder of many UK and world land speed records, was killed at Elvington Airfield near York on the afternoon of Thursday 1st October whilst attempting to set a new record in a specially adapted Porsche…
2:12 AM 3rd October 2020
Honda To Leave F1
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen happy to point out Honda’s part in his success
The Japanese automotive giant Honda has today announced that at the end of the 2021 season it will end its involvement in Formula 1 as a power unit supplier to the Red Bull and Scuderia AlphaTauri teams. It explained that after a detailed review it feels the need to focus…
12:50 PM 2nd October 2020
Schumacher And Ilott To Make Their F1 Practice Debuts At The Eifel Grand Prix
German racing driver Mick Schumacher (son of the legendary Michael) and his British rival in Formula 2 this season Callum Ilott will make their Formula 1 practice debuts a week on Friday at the Nürburgring in the opening free practice session for the Eifel Grand Prix. Both are aged 21 and…
1:10 AM 30th September 2020
Bottas On Top As Hamilton Closes On Race Ban
The Formula 1 circus returned this weekend to Sochi on the Black Sea coast for this year’s Russian Grand Prix and it was Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas who reigned supreme as practice start errors earned his team-mate Lewis Hamilton two five second penalties and two more points on his race licence,…
4:25 AM 27th September 2020
Domenicali To Replace Carey As F1 CEO
The former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is set to replace the current Formula 1 supremo Chase Carey before the start of next season. An official confirmation is yet to be made by F1’s owner Liberty Media, but all F1 teams were advised of the news yesterday. Domenicali, a highly likeable…
3:29 PM 23rd September 2020
Match Report: Notts County v Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town have another Wembley appearance in the offing after defeating Notts County 1-0 in the FA Trophy semi-final. This was another game held behind closed doors, with a bit of history made as a ratified EFL club in the shape of Town took part in the competition for the first…
11:38 AM 23rd September 2020
United Autosports Fifth Overall And LMP2 Class Winner At Le Mans
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
United Autosport’s car 22 on its way to an LMP2 class win
The Yorkshire based United Autosports team finished an impressive fifth overall in this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hour race in France, claiming victory in the closely contested LMP2 class. Its second car, running in the same class, reached the chequered flag in 17th place overall and 13th in class after…
5:07 AM 20th September 2020
Yorkshire’s Premier Clubs: What Could Be In Store?
Dan Benn
Sports Writer
The Premier League returned with a bang this weekend as all but four teams took to the pitch. Two of these teams were Leeds and Sheffield United, both representing Yorkshire in the best league in the world, one for the first time in 16 years and the other for the…
8:45 AM 19th September 2020
United Autosports Returns To Le Mans
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
One of United Autosports’ cars in action at Le Mans last year
France’s Le Mans 24 Hour race ranks very much alongside Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix and the US’s Indianapolis 500 as one of the three most iconic events on the annual motorsport calendar and this coming weekend we have a northern team to support in the form of United Autosports,…
11:41 AM 15th September 2020
Mercedes Dominate Chaotic And Twice Redflagged Tuscan Grand Prix
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Lewis Hamilton proved fastest in both qualifying and the race
Formula 1 may have tested at the beautifully located Mugello circuit in northern Italy in the past, but it has never raced there before and so history was made as Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton claimed the victory spoils after today’s inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix. His team-mate Valtteri Bottas was clearly the…
6:32 PM 13th September 2020
Perez To Leave Racing Point And Set To Be Replaced By Vettel
Racing Point Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez will leave the Silverstone based team at the end of this season after seven years with them, including five under its former Force India guise, and it is very much expected that the German four time world champion Sebastian Vettel will be confirmed…
7:00 AM 10th September 2020
Sport Pilots To Be Reduced In Capacity To 1,000 People Socially Distanced
The government is to reduce the number of people that can attend sporting events to pilot the safe return of spectators to 1,000 in light of the increase in the number of positive coronavirus cases. All pilots with larger audiences will be reviewed in light of…
2:54 AM 10th September 2020
Gasly Wins Dramatic Italian Grand Prix After Hamilton Penalty
Mercedes’ dominance of Formula 1 since 2014 has been even greater than ever this season, but at Monza’s famous temple of speed circuit this afternoon a dramatic Italian Grand Prix resulted in victory for French driver Pierre Gasly and his Italian AlphaTauri team. The first Grand Prix not to be…
6:42 AM 6th September 2020
Farsley's First Team
The Bradford Telegraph and Argus recently carried an amazing picture of Farsley Cricket Club taken in 1868. It is endlessly interesting in so many ways. Most of the players are wearing neckties. All have headgear of one kind or another. A couple are wearing the type of cricket caps that…
7:48 AM 3rd September 2020
Sir Frank Williams And Daughter Claire Depart As Prince William’s Brother-In-law Arrives
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Sir Frank and Sir Patrick back in the early days of their team
An official announcement was made today by the Williams Formula 1 team, advising that Sir Frank Williams and his daughter Claire will be leaving the team after this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix and following its recent acquisition by US investment company Dorilton Capital. Team principal Sir Frank had taken a…
6:12 AM 3rd September 2020
Fans Back At Certain Non-league Levels
Thomas Feaheny
Sport Correspondent
Supporters have now been welcomed back at a reduced capacity, from step 3 and below with Thackley welcoming Guiseley at the weekend. A 150 maximum capacity at the Thank you Key Workers Stadium, with that allocation being taken before kick-off. Social distancing was used throughout and a number of safety procedures were…
9:08 AM 2nd September 2020
Brownlee Brothers Get Behind Yorkshire Cafés With Tea Trail Charity Challenge
Yorkshire-born Olympic triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee are launching a charity challenge to help support their favourite local cafés and raise funds for the Brownlee Foundation. ‘The Cafés Are Open’ Challenge kickstarts on Friday 4th September, urging walkers, runners and cyclists to visit a trail of cafés and tea rooms…
10:40 AM 1st September 2020
The Mercedes Duo Dominate At Spa
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Lewis Hamilton easily extended his championship lead in Belgium
With Mercedes having been victorious in all bar one of the six Grands Prix to date in this shortened season and with Lewis Hamilton having won four of them, the Formula 1 circus pitched camp at Belgium’s famous Spa Francorchamps circuit expecting more of the same and that is just…
5:23 AM 30th August 2020
Welcome To Yorkshire Commit To Planting A Thousand Trees And Honour Paralympian Hannah Cockroft And Calderdale Key Workers
A truly humbling and inspirational day, as Welcome to Yorkshire had the pleasure of presenting Yorkshire Paralympian Hannah Cockcroft with an honorary My Y personal membership in her hometown of Halifax, recognising her achievements in sport (5x Paralympic Champion, 12x World Champion & T34 World record holder) and for being…
3:08 PM 29th August 2020
Diabetes UK Looking For Cyclists In Yorkshire
Diabetes UK is looking for people from Yorkshire to get on their bikes and take on the UK Wide Cycle Ride this September. This September take your fitness up a gear and complete the coast to coast virtual challenge. You have the full month to clock up the miles and can…
10:40 AM 19th August 2020
F1 Set To Return To Turkey To Complete 2020 Calendar
It is expected that Turkey will soon be slotted into this year’s highly amended Formula 1 calendar, making it a 17 race programme of events compared to the 22 originally scheduled before the pandemic arrived. Subject to a new deal being finalised, this latest addition will help to lessen the…
3:59 AM 19th August 2020
Hamilton Cruises To An Easy Victory In Spain
After Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had taken a surprise victory over the usually dominant Mercedes team at Silverstone last weekend, battle recommenced just days later at Spain’s Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and on this occasion it was an unchallenged Lewis Hamilton who lifted the winner’s trophy for Mercedes. Verstappen’s success in Northamptonshire…
4:57 PM 16th August 2020
Mighty Verstappen Wins Amidst Racing Point Copying Row
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Max Verstappen showed true class as he led the Mercedes duo home
The Formula 1 circus remained at Silverstone for a second race following the dramatic closing stages of last weekend’s British Grand Prix and, after an increasingly bitter inter-team war had broken out off track, it was Red Bull’s mighty Max Verstappen who ended Mercedes’ domination of victories so far this…
4:52 PM 9th August 2020
Racing Point Loses 15 Points And Fined 400,000 Euros
Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent
Racing Point has been punished in relation to the design of the brake ducts on this year’s RP20 car
The Racing Point Formula 1 team has lost 15 points in the Constructors Championship and been fined 400,000 Euros after the rival Renault team’s multiple protests about the legality of their brake ducts were upheld by an FIA stewards’ hearing at Silverstone. On Friday morning the latter announced that the…
1:48 PM 7th August 2020
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