Source: F1
Security & Justice
State Action Signals Change in Tackling Longstanding Illegal Land Grabs in Jbeil District
For years, the serene villages of Jbeil's highlands have been far from peaceful. Ghabat, a Maronite village nestled between the predominantly Shiite towns of Afqa and Lassa, has become a focal point of growing tensions due to territorial disputes.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Mawlawi Ensures Strict Monitoring for Wanted Syrian Regime Figures at Beirut Airport
Caretaker Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, conducted an inspection tour of Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut to review the security arrangements and measures implemented by the Airport Security Apparatus ahead of the holiday season.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Opinion
Lebanon After the Assads
The United States has important equities in Lebanon, including a desire for a generally friendly government’s economic and political stability; security cooperation; long-standing relations with the large Christian community in Lebanon and Lebanese diaspora in the United States; and ultimately peace between Israel and Lebanon within a broader regional settlement. Achieving these objectives will require navigating a tumultuous period in the country’s history following a war between Hezbollah and Israel that has devastated a large part of the country, exacerbating Lebanon’s already challenging economic conditions. But perhaps the most important dynamic will be how a likely Sunni-dominated state of uncertain composition in Syria will differ in its intentions toward Lebanon from the previous Alawite-led minoritarian Assad regime.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The news of the sudden and unexpected demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe. The jubilation that a murderous dictator and close ally of Russia and Iran has fallen is not just good for the Syrian people but serves as a morale booster for Eastern Europeans wondering whether Russia can be defeated
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils New Private Jet Worth $73 Million
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the richest global athletes, has unveiled his upgraded private jet reportedly worth $73 million. With its top-notch design, exceptional speed and range of 7500 nautical miles, the Gulfstream G650 is among the fastest jets in the world.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Guardiola Accepts Man City May Need to Sign More Players to Cope with Schedule
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes he will need a bigger squad to handle soccer’s ever-expanding fixture schedule.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Tuesday 5 March 2024 18:07:30
Wolff Says Mercedes Need To ‘Look At Ourselves’ As He Reveals Root Cause Of Bahrain Gp Struggles
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell had plenty of positive words to say about the new W15 after pre-season testing and momentum appeared to be building when they placed first and second during Thursday practice at Sakhir.
But after Russell managed to post the third fastest time in qualifying, the Silver Arrows’ weekend took a turn for the worse as both drivers encountered overheating power units on race day and slipped down the order.
Russell ultimately crossed the line in fifth, 45 seconds off race winner Max Verstappen, with Hamilton a few seconds further back in P7 as the seven-time world champion also had to manage a broken seat.
Reflecting on the race in an interview with Sky Sports F1, Wolff said: “Yeah, [we were] far off… I mean, Max was in a different galaxy. We need to look at ourselves, why we lost so much performance on the harder tyre.
“We got the cooling level wrong and therefore you need to lift and coast, you lose performance on the tyre and it was a bit of a vicious circle.
“As the race unfolded we had to lift and coast more to manage the temperatures on the power unit. We closed it up too much, that was the main issue. Then we didn’t have the pace, weirdly.”
Wolff added that Mercedes will be digging through the data and trying to learn as much as possible ahead of this week’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the very different Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
“It’s weird, because we had some pace in the car, and on the hard tyre we didn’t,” he commented. “I think there’s many mistakes we’ve done, but at the end we’re learning, we have a brand-new car.
“We’ve seen the glimpses of performance but couldn’t materialise any of that today, so I’m really keen to look at the data and see what we can do in Saudi.”
He signed off: “We gave both [drivers] a car that was today not competitive enough for the race. I think we know a few things why but obviously the two of them struggled during the race, you can see that.”
Mercedes sit third in the constructors’ standings, on 16 points, after the first of 24 races in 2024, 11 points behind Ferrari and a further 17 behind reigning world champions Red Bull.
