Thursday, October 17, 2024

#F1 - Liam Lawson, Mick Schumacher, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, and more: The Inside Line

16 October 2024

  • Lawson tests RB20 at Mugello
  • Schumacher still in F1 frame
  • Verstappen eyes final deal
  • Clear says Leclerc has it
  • Mercedes lauds factory staff
  • Williams pushing for 2026
  • Rosberg warns Aston Martin
  • Ben Sulayem OK’s more races
  • Steiner laments late exit

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2024 United States Grand Prix - Preview: Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

#F1 - 2024 United States Grand Prix - Preview: Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

 

Press Information
15 October 2024


 
F1: Race Preview
 
2024 United States Grand Prix - Preview The first leg of the triple header takes place at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

 
  • Toto Talks Austin
  • Fact File: United States Grand Prix
  • Stat Sheet: United States Grand Prix

 
Toto Talks Austin
 
This weekend marks the start of an intense run to the end of the year. We have six races over the next eight weeks, ending with the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Although we are not in contention for the championships, there is still plenty to fight for and the opportunity to create a few highlights along the way. We want to end this year as strongly as possible, build momentum for 2025, and bid farewell to Lewis in the best way possible. We have therefore been hard at work since Singapore analyzing our performance and how we can improve. We bring our final update package of the season to Texas and our aim is to close the gap to the front. It will also provide useful information that will help guide our development direction for 2025. The Sprint format returns this weekend, and we will have to be at our best to introduce the update package effectively. The Circuit of the Americas is a fantastic track but one that caught us out last year. Its high-speed layout, combined with its bumpy surface, make it a challenge for both the car and driver. It is one we are looking forward to. Fact File: United States Grand Prix
 

 

 
 
  • The 2024 US Grand Prix will be the 300th for Mercedes in F1 since the marque returned as a works team at the start of the 2010 season.
  • It will also therefore mark the 300th Grand Prix for PETRONAS as our Team Title and Technical Partner.
  • COTA is one of nine tracks on the 2024 F1 calendar that is fully anti-clockwise, alongside Jeddah, Miami, Imola, Baku, Singapore, Interlagos, Las Vegas and Yas Marina.
  • It is tied with Baku for the second-most corners on any F1 2024 track, with 20, behind Jeddah (27).
  • The incline from the starting grid to the apex at Turn One is 134 feet, one of the highest elevation changes on the whole F1 calendar.
  • Drivers generate over 5G under braking for Turn 12, one of the biggest of the season - a driver weighing 70kg will experience around 350kg of centrifugal force when they brake.
  • No one has more wins at COTA than Lewis Hamilton (5). Lewis also clinched his third (2015) and sixth (2019) F1 titles at the track.
  • The team has five wins at COTA - more than any other Constructor. Lewis has four of those, while Valtteri Bottas also has one US GP win, coming in 2019.
  • For the second year in a row, the circuit will host an F1 Sprint race on Saturday. Lewis finished the 2023 edition of the Sprint format at COTA in P2.
  • In 2024, COTA will host the fourth of six F1 Sprint races during the 2024 season.



BRSCC Brands Hatch Livestream FF1600 Festival  Saturday  and  Sunday  (19/20 October)

 
Stat Sheet: United States Grand Prix
 
2024 United States Grand Prix
 
Session Local Time (CST) Brackley (BST) Stuttgart (CEST)
Practice (Fri) 12:30 - 13:30 18:30 - 19:30 19:30 - 20:30
Sprint Qualifying (Fri) 16:30 - 17:14 22:30 - 23:14 23:30 - 00:14
Sprint Race (Sat) 13:00 - 14:00 19:00 - 20:00 20:00 - 21:00
Qualifying (Sat) 17:00 - 18:00 23:00 - 00:00 00:00 - 01:00
Grand Prix (Sun) 14:00 20:00 21:00

 
 
Race Records - Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team at the United States Grand Prix
 
  Starts Wins Podium Places Poles Front Row Fastest Laps DNF
Mercedes 11 5 12 6 10 4 1
Hamilton 12 6 9 4 8 2 0
Russell 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
MB Power 19 8 20 8 17 5 21

 
 
Technical Stats - Season to Date (Pre-season Testing to Present)
 
  Laps Completed Distance Covered (km) Corners Taken Gear Changes PETRONAS Fuel Injections
Mercedes 5,471 28,002.543 92,358 272,534 219,120,000
Hamilton 2,738 14,057.577 46,219 136,132 109,800,000
Russell 2,728 13,936.001 46,084 136,222 109,120,000
MB Power 20,723 106,095.105 347,480 1,029,351 827,960,000

 
 
Mercedes-Benz in Formula One
 
  Starts Wins Podium Places Poles Front Row Fastest Laps 1-2 Wins Front Row Lockouts
Mercedes (All Time) 311 128 296 139 262 109 59 84
Mercedes (Since 2010) 299 119 279 131 242 100 54 80
Hamilton 350 105 201 104 176 67 N/A N/A
Russell 122 2 14 3 11 8 N/A N/A
MB Power 581 221 611 229 466 219 94 123

 

Monday, October 14, 2024

#finance #investment - What happened to the public corporation? | Business Beyond: DW News

14 October 2024

From Apple to Sony and Adidas, many of the world’s most famous companies are also public corporations, meaning anyone can invest in them.

Yet these days, fewer firms in wealthy economies are organizing as corporations—and many appear to have little interest in going public. But why? And what does the trend mean for investors and economies? #dwbusiness #ipo #business

#israel #gaza #palestine - Yanis Varoufakis on Israel-Palestine: the truth behind October 7: DiEM25

11 October 2024

On October 7th, 2023, the global narrative surrounding Palestine underwent a profound shift. In this powerful video, Yanis Varoufakis unpacks the media and political bias that portrays events in Gaza as isolated incidents, ignoring the ongoing realities of occupation and the struggle for Palestinian freedom. Varoufakis emphasizes the critical need to distinguish between legitimate resistance to oppression and actions that breach international law. He delves into the escalating violence faced by Palestinians and critiques the international community’s complicity, particularly the role of the U.S. in enabling the ongoing genocide of Palestinians by Israel. Drawing on historical parallels with colonialism in the U.S., South Africa, and Australia, Varoufakis calls for a fundamental re-evaluation of Western perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He argues that the fight for Palestinian liberation is not just a regional issue but a crucial step toward global justice and humanity.


#israel #gaza #palestine

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#F1 - Will Mercedes win again in 2024's final six races? The Inside Line

14 October 2024

Mercedes is hoping to re-ignite its competitiveness in Austin, where it’s won five of the 11 Grands Prix held there since 2012.

The works squad has been flat-out since the last race in Singapore, and not just in understanding how to keep its rear tyres cool in hotter conditions, according to Mercedes technical director James Allison.


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#motorsport #spain - LIVE | Race 2 | Barcelona | 2024 Fanatec GT2 Europe (English)

Sunday, October 13, 2024

#israel #lebanon - Reuters call on Israel to investigate journalist Issam Abdallah's killing 'fully and transparently': France 24 English

October 13, 2024 

marks one year since the killing of Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah by Israeli shelling just over a kilometre from the Israeli border, near the Lebanese village of Alma al-Chaab. Reuters editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni repeated calls to Israeli authorities for a transparent investigation into the killing of Abdallah.


#Lebanon #Reuters #Israel

#putinswar - Putin 'cannot win' after failing to stop the West from supporting Ukraine | Frontline: Times Radio

13 October 2024

Russian gains in the Donbas have not secured Putin's position as exposed targets in Crimea leave Putin reliant on a forced settlement under Donald Trump, say this week's Frontline experts: Anders Aslund, Economist and former adviser to the Kremlin Maxim Tucker, Journalist for The Times in Eastern Europe Leigh Turner, Former Ambassador to Ukraine Peter Apps, Global Defence Commentator Andrew Monaghan, Political Scientist

Российские успехи в Донбассе не укрепили позиции Путина, поскольку выявленные цели в Крыму заставляют Путина полагаться на принудительное урегулирование при Дональде Трампе, утверждают эксперты Frontline на этой неделе: