Tuesday, October 29, 2024

#F1 - SAINZ DOMINATES MEXICO: 2024 #MexicoGP Wrap: The Inside Line

29 October 2024

Mexico is always one of the highlight destinations of the season, with the sport bringing high-octane to the nation’s high-altitude capital. And 2024’s edition was a high point for Carlos Sainz, who stormed to his second win for the season, his fourth overall, and Ferrari’s second in two weekends to strengthen its constructors’ title bid.

Watch the video, and tell us what you think in the comments…

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Monday, October 28, 2024

#Georgia #Russia #EU - Georgia declared result 'would have been impossible without blatant vote-rigging': analyst: France 24 English

28 October 2024

Tens of thousands of Georgians massed outside parliament Monday night, demanding the annulment of the weekend parliamentary election that the president has alleged was rigged with the help of Russia. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Tinatin Japaridze, Eurasian Political Risk Analyst at Eurasia Group.

She says that the declared result would have been impossible without manipulation and blatant vote-rigging.

#Georgia #Russia #EU

#usa #Trump #NYC #harris #elections - Trump's rally in Democratic NYC 'about his ego and narcissism' • FRANCE 24 English

28 October 2024

A nail-biting US presidential campaign is heading into its final week, with both candidates making their final appeals to voters. On Sunday, Donald Trump held a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, featuring crude and sometimes racist insults from both Trump and other speakers.

Choosing to hold the rally in New York, Trump's home town but a Democratic stronghold, was largely about Trump boosting his own ego, according to France 24's international affairs commentator Douglas Herbert.

#Trump #NYC #rally

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Premiered on 28 Oct 2024 #Halsey #Hometown #Vevo Halsey - "Hometown" - | Vevo Official Live Performance

28 October 2024

Halsey - Hometown | Vevo Official Live Performance

10/25 - Panic Attack

10/28 - Hometown

10/29 - Ego

10/30 - Lonely is the Muse

#investment - Oil Slumps as Israel Limits Iran Strike to Military Targets | Insight with Haslinda Amin 10/28/2024: Bloomberg

28 October 2024

Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture.

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#F1 - 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix - Sunday "Solid points on Sunday in Mexico" Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

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27 October 2024

F1: Session Report

2024 Mexico City Grand Prix - Sunday

Solid points on Sunday in Mexico

Lewis Hamilton finished P4 with George Russell P5 in Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix.
George lined up P5 with Lewis P6, both on the Medium tyre and through the opening corners, Lewis managed to get ahead of his team-mate.
Later in that first stint, George used DRS to regain the position before both cars boxed and cycled ahead of the Red Bull of Max Verstappen who served a 20-second penalty for forcing the McLaren of Lando Norris off track in multiple incidents.
Early in his second stint, it became clear that the top element on George's front-wing had suffered damage.
Despite that issue, his pace was still strong and both cars began to edge away from Verstappen behind.
In the closing stages, Lewis passed George for P4 into turn one with his team-mate therefore following him home across the line in P5.
The team now heads to Brazil for the São Paulo Grand Prix, the third race of this Americas triple-header.

Driver	Grid	Result	Fastest Lap
Lewis Hamilton	P6	P4	1:20.371
George Russell	P5	P5	1:20.731

Strategy	Start	Stop 1
No.44	Medium	Hard (L28)
No.63	Medium	Hard (L31)

Lewis Hamilton
We ultimately moved forward and brought home good points today for the team. We weren't looking so racy in the first stint; I didn't have enough front-wing in the car and was suffering with lots of understeer. We were able to improve the balance at our second stop and our pace got better. Even if we had enjoyed that speed in the first stint though, we still wouldn't have had the pace to challenge those ahead for the podium. P4 and P5 is still slightly better than we predicted today though so we can be pleased with our afternoon.

This hasn't been the smoothest weekend for the team, but we've gathered a lot of information across both specifications. We can now analyse that data and evaluate the best way forward for next weekend in Brazil and the rest of the season. Hopefully we can get the car in a slightly better spot for Interlagos and take the fight to the Ferraris and McLarens.

George Russell
I had a strong first stint, but I hit a bump as I overtook the McLaren of Oscar Piastri at the start of my second stint and picked up some front-wing damage. It was definitely costing me a couple of tenths a lap in terms of performance which was a bit of a shame. We had to do over 30 laps carrying that but even without it, we wouldn't have had the speed to challenge for the podium. Overall, then, P4 and P5 is likely where we deserved to be today as a team and perhaps a little bit better than we thought going into the race.

We will keep working hard to improve as we want to be battling right at the front. We continue to make progress with the car, as you can see with the gap increasing to the teams behind us in the championship. We've also closed the gap on Red Bull since the start of the season but it's clear that Ferrari and McLaren have made even more progress. We will use these final four races of the season to continue building our learning, test different things out, and set ourselves up well for next year.

Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO
Overall, P4 and P5 is likely where we are pace-wise with our car at the moment. On circuits that demand good traction, we are not able to compete with those right at the very front. That is frustrating but we are working hard to bring more performance and build momentum for 2025. These final few races are a good opportunity for us to test different things and put ourselves in as strong a position as possible for next year.

In today's race, George was hindered by front-wing damage which was costing him a good chunk of performance. He still drove strongly, and his pace was decent compared to Verstappen behind. The Red Bull never became a threat to our race after the first pit stop. We also saw that, once he was in free air, Lewis' speed was good on the Hard compound and comparative to those at the front. We now head to Brazil and will be looking to end the triple-header as strongly as possible.

Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director
Without incidents, P4 and P5 is likely the best result we could have brought home today. Once Verstappen picked up his penalty, we believed we would be interacting with him at some point after those first stops. Encouragingly, both George and Lewis had the speed to pull away from him and score solid points. George was hindered when the front wing flap collapsed after he hit a bump during an overtake at the start of the second stint. Despite that, he still maintained good enough pace to bring it home in fifth. We let the drivers race each other throughout; that meant that Lewis' tyres were past their best once he made it into clear air. We didn't get a great read on our ultimate pace but clearly we need to find more speed if we are to challenge right at the very front.

It has not been the smoothest of weekends here in Mexico or at the previous race in Austin. We have learnt a lot as a team though over both Grands Prix. With our position in the Constructors' Championship likely set, we also have the opportunity to further our learning over the final four races. We will continue to do that as we head to Brazil and Interlagos for the final race in this triple-header.

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Race Highlights | 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix

Sunday, October 27, 2024

Premiered on 25 Oct 2024 #Halsey #PanicAttack #Vevo Halsey - "Panic Attack" | Vevo Official Live Performance

Premiered 25 October 2025

If you found yourself on Halsey's Instagram in October 2024, you'd have a hard time finding Halsey anywhere.

Instead, you'd come face to face with Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell and… oh, wait that IS Halsey! Fans have long marveled at the pop virtuoso's world building skills (who could forget the ornate, gothic scenery of 2021's 'If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power?'), but it feels like Halsey has taken the biggest creative swing of her career with 'The Great Impersonator.'

She labels it a “confessional concept album.”

As the October 25 release day approached, fans watched her inhabit a kaleidoscope of musical heroes.

That was only the beginning. We decided to take the nostalgic trip one step further with these Official Live Performances, seeking to answer the questions: “What if Halsey arrived in a different time?

What if she recorded in the 1970s, 80s, 90s or early 2000's?” So we built four interconnected stages reflective of each decade - with vintage outfits and instruments to match. We captured the action on 35mm film for that timeless feel. Leaning into personal authenticity, Halsey did her own makeup.

Team Vevo and Team Halsey's long history of collaboration allowed this to be one of the series' most ambitious shoots. The fun kicks off on album release day, and spills into the next week. Here's the details:

10/25 - Panic Attack

10/28 - Hometown

10/29 - Ego

10/30 - Lonely is the Muse

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#F1 - 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix - Saturday "Third row for the team in Mexico" Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

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26 October 2024

F1: Session Report

2024 Mexico City Grand Prix - Saturday

Third row for the team in Mexico

George Russell qualified fifth and Lewis Hamilton sixth for Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix.
The team used its second of two 'jokers', thus breaking curfew, overnight in order to repair George's car following yesterday's shunt.
A change of chassis was required but he hit the track for FP3, completing work on the Soft compound just like his team-mate.
Both drivers progressed through to Q3 in Qualifying, holding one lightly used and one new set of the red-walled tyre.
George and Lewis initially sat third and fourth after those first runs but, despite improving on their last laps on the new tyre, dropped to P5 and P6.
Just 0.185s separated Verstappen on the front-row in P2 and George in P5.

Driver	FP3	Q1		Q2		Q3
George Russell	P8	8 Laps 1:17.194	P10 Medium, Soft, Soft	5 Laps 1:16.937	P5 Soft, Soft	6 Laps 1:16.356	P5 Soft, Soft
Lewis Hamilton	P5	8 Laps 1:17.306	P11 Medium, Soft, Soft	5 Laps 1:16.973	P6 Soft, Soft	6 Laps 1:16.651	P6 Soft, Soft

George Russell
Firstly, a big thank you to everyone in the garage for working so hard to get the car ready for today. There was extensive damage, and we had to change the chassis overnight. I am therefore happy with our recovery from yesterday. We are still running the previous specification package which we've had for the last 12 races, so to be less than two tenths off the front-row is a solid effort.

My final lap felt good, and I was happy with it as I crossed the line. P5 was likely the most we could have hoped for today given the speed of those in front. I don't think we quite have the race pace of the four cars ahead but let's see tomorrow. I also expect that they will be scrapping quite hard so maybe the race will come towards us.

Lewis Hamilton
The car felt good in FP3, but I didn't have that same feeling in Qualifying. We made a few small set-up adjustments after that final practice session as we tried to find a little more speed. Unfortunately, they didn't bring that extra lap time, and we had to settle for P6.

It's going to be difficult to challenge the guys ahead tomorrow. They've looked quick, particularly the Ferraris and the McLaren of Norris. Whilst we may not be able to fight them on pure pace, we will be looking to take advantage of any chances that come our way. It is also a long run down to the first corner so making positions off the start could be the key to our race.

Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO
P5 and P6 was a fair result today. We didn't have the pace of the front three teams so the third row was likely the best we could have managed. We still needed to execute well though; Qualifying was not straightforward with both Red Bull and McLaren losing a car in Q1. Ultimately, we were within two tenths of the front row with George, who is running the previous specification this weekend. Whilst that is a little frustrating, it can give us encouragement heading into tomorrow's race that we may be able to pick up the pieces if those ahead don't execute well.

It was a tougher session for Lewis. He only made small set-up changes after FP3, but he didn't feel as comfortable with the car as he had done earlier in the day. It was a solid job to take P6 and he will be looking forward tomorrow.

Finally, it is important to recognise the great work of the team in the garage. They have not had an easy time of it in the past couple of races. After George's accident yesterday, they worked through much of the night to get the car ready and did a superb job. To consistently operate at that level, particularly during an intense triple-header, is testament to the team spirit and professionalism that keep driving us forward.

Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director
The team worked hard through the night to repair George's car following yesterday's accident in FP2. It was a heavy shunt and there was extensive damage, including to the chassis. That forced us into a switch of chassis, but we were able to complete the work and have both cars on track for FP3. That is a major credit to the team in the garage, who have had dealt with the challenges that have come our way both here and in Austin effectively and efficiently.

Heading into Qualifying, we knew we would have a tall task to get ourselves into the fight for the top-three. The Ferraris have looked quick all weekend and McLaren popped up in FP3 with some competitive times. It is therefore frustrating that we fell just a couple of tenths shy of getting on the front-row. We know that P5 and P6 is likely a fair result though given our pace so far this weekend. With the speed of those ahead, we know it won't be easy to make progress from the third row. Nevertheless, will be looking to take every opportunity that comes our way tomorrow to do so.

webmaster John Nichols @itcracing @Linkedin