1 March 2025
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Saturday, March 1, 2025
#F1 - A Positive Start to 2025: Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1
| Press Information 28 February 2025 |
F1: Bahrain Pre-Season Testing
A Positive Start to 2025
- The team enjoyed a productive three-day test in Bahrain ahead of the 2025 season.
- After the W16 broke cover on Tuesday for a filming day, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli put the team's 2025 challenger through its paces over a trio of pre-season testing days.
- From Wednesday to Friday, the team completed a vast amount of learning and data gathering over a total just shy of 2,500 kms of running.
- The total lap count for the three days came to 458, more than any other team.
- The team now prepares for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in two weeks' time.
We've had a solid three days of pre-season testing here in Bahrain. The team has worked hard over the winter to improve on the weaknesses of the W15 and, from the initial signs, we seem to have made good steps in those areas with our 2025 challenger. Despite a few red flag interruptions and some rain, we've managed to get through most of the programme. It is a testament to the hard work of everyone at Brackley and Brixworth that we were able to complete the most laps of any team over the course of the test
Over the next week, we will pick through that data to assess areas of improvement and to bring the most effective race car we can for the first race in Melbourne in two weeks' time. It is of course far too early to make an accurate prediction of the competitive order. However, we can be pleased with how the test has gone and look forward to heading to Australia to begin the 2025 season.
George Russell
We've had a productive three days here at pre-season testing in Bahrain. The team at Brackley, Brixworth, and here trackside have done a great job to have us ready for the test and rack up a significant amount of mileage. We've had a seamless three days, and the car is running well. It is no surprise to see some of our competitors, particularly McLaren, looking strong. We've compiled significant data and knowledge which gives the opportunity to find further improvements ahead of Melbourne. Kimi and I will be in the factory next week, driving on the simulator, and everyone will be pushing flat out to ensure we bring our best to Australia. I can't wait to get started!
Kimi Antonelli
Overall, it's been a good three days on track here in Bahrain. It's been a positive test, and we've built our knowledge of the W16 with plenty of running. There were a few interruptions and red flags that delayed our programme, but we got through everything we wanted to. The conditions have also been mixed, with cold and windy conditions particularly on the first two days. That has made it even more difficult than usual to get an idea of the competitive order, but we have just focused on our own work and are pleased with what we've achieved. We can now go away, look through the data and continue to work on how we can bring the best race car possible to the first race in Melbourne in two weeks' time.
From my own perspective, I've enjoyed getting out on track for the first time as a Mercedes works driver. It's been good to continue building my experience of working with the team and furthering my preparations for my rookie season. I'm excited to get to Melbourne now and get the 2025 season properly underway.
#USA - It’s time for Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden to call Trump out: Richard J Murphy
1 March 2025
Trump is staging a coup in the USA and the last four living presidents are doing nothing to save the country they served. Why is that? When will they act to save their country? #uk #money #economy #politics #government #tax #labour #starmer #health #life #america #trump #obama #clinton #bush #president ABOUT RICHARD MURPHY Richard Murphy is Emeritus Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School. He is director of Tax Research LLP and the author of the Funding the Future blog. His best-known book is ‘The Joy of Tax’. This video was edited by Thomas Murphy.
“Donald Trump has made Putin and his cronies very, very happy.” Moscow will be “popping bottles” after Trump “ambushed” Zelensky at their meeting in Washington, says former special advisor for Ukraine’s foreign minister Cormac Smith.
Trump plays into Putin’s hands with ambush on Zelensky
#F1 - 2025 F1 testing - everything we learned: The Race
1 March 2025
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F1 testing has finished with Mercedes’ George Russell quickest on the final day and Carlos Sainz fastest for Williams overall. But what’s the real picture?
Forget the headline laptimes. Across three days in Bahrain we spent hours trackside, analysed hundreds of laps, and spoke to all the teams and drivers - and this is what we learned.
Day 3 Highlights | F1 Pre-Season Testing 2025
Day 2 Highlights | F1 Pre-Season Testing 2025
Day 1 Highlights | F1 Pre-Season Testing 2025
Watch the video, and tell us what you think in the comments…
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#Europe #Ukraine - How the world reacted to Trump's outburst at Zelenskyy | ITV News
1 March 2025
European leaders have rallied around Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while Sir Keir Starmer has called both Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart.
Was Trump recruited as a Russian spy in 1987? | LBC
#F1 - Sauber has much to do in 2025: The Inside Line
1 March 2025
Sauber, which finished on the bottom of 2024’s constructors’ standings, is under pressure, with less than a year until it becomes Audi’s works squad.
The Hinwil-based outfit scored just four points last season, earned with Zhou Guanyu’s eighth place at the penultimate round in Qatar.
Watch the video, and tell us what you think in the comments…
webmaster John Nichols @itcracing @Linkedin
#DonaldTrump #Ukraine #Russia - Chris Hayes: Trump ‘irreparably destroyed’ world order with Zelenskyy blowup: MNSBC
1 March 2025
“Today, Donald Trump irreparably destroyed the 80-year-old post-World War II international order,” says Chris Hayes on Trump and JD Vance’s attack on Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.
Was Trump recruited as a Russian spy in 1987? | LBC
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