8 December 2024
Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto present the 2024 Mechanic End of Year awards at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Watch and see who comes out on top as our magnificent mechanics vote anonymously between themselves to crown the winners.
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Sunday, December 8, 2024
#Syria - rebels capture Damascus, saying President Assad has fled | BBC News
8 December 2024
Syrian rebel forces have entered Damascus amid reports that President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country by plane for an unknown destination after 13 years of civil war. Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali says he is ready to support continuity of governance in the country. It comes only 12 days after the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions launched a major offensive in the north-west. The rebels first captured the second city of Aleppo and then swept southwards down the highway to the capital as the Syrian military collapsed.
#France - Live: First mass held at restored Notre-Dame Cathedral: The Independent
8 December 2024
The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.
Saturday, December 7, 2024
#CNBC - Why Facebook-Parent Meta Is Willing To Lose Billions On The Metaverse
7 December 2024
Facebook changed its name to Meta in October 2021 and CEO Mark Zuckerberg used the occasion to show the world his vision of a digital future of work and play accessible through a VR headset. Two months later the company launched its virtual universe, Horizon Worlds. Propelling the metaverse hype to an all-time high. But, as the rebranding to Meta hits its third anniversary, the metaverse seems to be stalled out. So what happened to the metaverse?
#Syria - Israel will watch this like a hawk, retired four-star general says: Fox Business
7 December 2024
Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane explains the impact of the Syrian civil war on Israel, the Ukrainian ambassador meeting with JD Vance and Michael Waltz and a report of Israel's president calling Elon Musk to revive hostage talks.
#USA - Why Are US Ports Among the Most Inefficient in the World? | Wall Street Week
7 December 2024
On the World Bank's annual Container Port Performance Index not one US port ranks among the top 50 and just two are in the top 100. The busiest - the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles - rank 373 & 375. Why is that? And what can be done to improve it?
#F1 - 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Saturday "Disappointing final Qualifying of the year" Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
| Press Information 07 December 2024 |
F1: Session Report
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Saturday
Disappointing final Qualifying of the year
- George Russell will line up P6 with Lewis Hamilton starting P17 for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
- An encouraging FP3 saw Lewis maintain his pace from earlier in the weekend as he set the third fastest time.
- Unfortunately, in Q1, Lewis was hindered by traffic on his out lap, impacting his preparation, and a rogue bollard becoming stuck underneath his car at turn 14 affecting the final corners of the lap.
- Before that, he was on pace to make it through to Q2 but was sadly knocked out in P18.
- George made it through to Q3 but did not have the pace to challenge for the front three-rows, setting the seventh quickest time.
- Owing to grid penalties, George will line up P6 tomorrow with Lewis starting P17.
- The team's focus is now on making sure we end the season as strong as we can after a disappointing Saturday.
Driver | FP3 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||
George Russell | P6 | 7 Laps 1:23.678 | P9 Hard, Soft, Soft | 6 Laps 1:23.283 | P8 Soft, Soft | 6 Laps 1:23.132 | P7 Soft, Soft |
Lewis Hamilton | P3 | 7 Laps 1:23.887 | P18 Hard, Soft, Soft | ||||
George Russell
It has been a strange weekend for us as a team. It's been very up and down. There's been moments where we've looked quick and then other times when we're not sure where the pace has gone. We are a little confused by that but, on my side of the garage, we didn't have the speed to fight for the first couple of rows today. That is frustrating but P7 is likely the best we could have hoped for today. It was a real shame for Lewis too. He's been really quick this weekend, ahead of me comfortably, and I think he would have been right up there at the end of Q3.
Looking ahead to tomorrow, it will be tough to move forward. It is perhaps surprising to see the Alpine of Pierre Gasly and the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg up there, but I think firstly they did an amazing job and secondly, I think that their pace this weekend is genuine. We will have a fight on our hands but we will take that on and look to end the season as strongly as we can.
Lewis Hamilton
Today was really unfortunate. We've worked so hard to get the car into a good place and it has been feeling strong all weekend. Sadly, our timing at the end of Q1 wasn't the best. We weren't able to optimise the out lap, having to push through traffic. That compromised my last effort in that session; a bollard then got stuck under the car at turn 14 and affected the final few corners of the lap. To that point, I was level on pace with George and looking good to make it through to Q2. It is obviously really frustrating.
It is difficult to say what would have been possible if we had made it through to the final part of Qualifying. We have been looking good across the practice sessions so I think we could have challenged for the first couple of rows. It is what it is though, and I will be giving it my all to end as strongly as we can tomorrow. It will be difficult from P17, but I will be trying to enjoy it as much as possible and make up as many positions as we can.
Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO
We need to apologise to Lewis and everyone in the team who has worked so hard to deliver a great final weekend for him here in Abu Dhabi. He has been quick across all three practice sessions and was looking good for a strong result tomorrow. Sadly, we totally let him down at the end of Q1. We made the mistake of not sending the drivers out early enough. That compromised both their out laps and then their final push laps as they wrestled through traffic. Lewis was then additionally compromised by a bollard becoming stuck under his car. Without that, he would likely have got through, but we shouldn't have been risking so much in Q1.
It will be very difficult for Lewis to get back to where he should have been racing tomorrow. Nevertheless, I know he will be giving it absolutely everything to do so. That is his character and always has been. With George starting P7, we will also be looking forward, but we must be realistic. The cars ahead of him have looked quick and it will be challenging to make progress. Hopefully we can enjoy a better day than today though and end the season on a high.
Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director
That was a tough evening and one that didn't go the way we had hoped. Firstly, we can only apologise to Lewis for his Q1 exit. Traffic is always a challenge here in Qualifying and something that you account for. Unfortunately, we didn't get it quite right. Both cars left the pit lane at the back of the queue; with overtaking in the tunnel not allowed, many cars ahead took the opportunity to form larger gaps to the car in front than usual. That left Lewis and George on the back foot and having to cut their way through traffic on the out lap to make the flag. They were then further compromised by having less than ideal gaps to the car ahead of them. All that said, both were on pace to make it through to Q2 before a loose bollard became stuck under Lewis's car at turn 14. That impacted him in the final few corners and, in an already tight session, cost him a couple of vital few tenths.
It is not the way we wanted to head into our final race day together. We will be doing everything we can tomorrow to enable Lewis to work his way back through the field. Fighting drives are an absolute speciality of his and we know he will be giving it his all to end our time together on a high.
On George's side, he has struggled pace wise a little more this weekend. We will need to evaluate why that is but, in the meantime, our focus is on trying to make gains tomorrow. Starting from P7 that will be tough. The field is close, and we know overtaking is a challenge here. Nevertheless, we will see what we can do and hope that we can finish the year more strongly than we did today.
#Syria - Reports suggest anti-Assad rebels have captured most of key southern Syrian | BBC News
7 December 2024
Rebel forces in southern Syria have reportedly captured most of the Deraa region - the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. A UK-based war monitor reports that the "local factions" were able to take control of many military sites there following "violent battles" with government forces. According to Reuters news agency, rebel sources say they had reached a deal for the army to withdraw and for military officials to be given safe passage to the capital, Damascus - roughly 100km (62 miles) away. Meanwhile in the north, Syria's military says it is carrying out air strikes around Homs, trying to push back rebels who've reached the edges of the strategic city.
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