After an eventful off-season, Formula One finally is back. Preseason testing begins Monday, but the sport has been abuzz for almost a week now, as teams unveiled their new cars. The new technical regulations that are being introduced for the 2017 season will supposedly result in cars that are between four and five seconds quicker per lap. While we won’t know whether that’s the case for sure until qualifying for the Ausralian Grand Prix, after seeing each teams’ 2017-spec challenger, it’s clear the new regulations have led to more-aggressive looking cars. Teams are taking very different approaches to the the new aerodynamic regulations, but ... NESN.com
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Iceland abuzz after ‘landmark’ Portugal draw
Heimir Hallgrímsson, Iceland joint coachWe feel good. We knew how strong Portugal are. They had the ball much more and it's really difficult to play against them. They have one of the best teams here and will probably go far, but our defending was fantastic. We were really well organised and worked hard. Apart from one or two situations, we were focused. It's hard to single anyone out – it was a team effort and we can go into the next game more relaxed.We knew that we wanted to play long balls against them and knew we would usually win the first ball. At half-time,