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☆ Aston Martin opens 66-story residential tower in Miami
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Miami has a new addition to its skyline – a 66-story residential tower built by Aston Martin, marking the British luxury sports carmaker’s first foray into the residential real estate market. Comprising of 391 units, Aston Martin Residences Miami sits at the mouth of the Miami River on Biscayne Bay, the firm said in a statement Tuesday. Aston Martin touchesHomeowners are able to customize their interior space with the help of the Aston Martin design team, with three style packages – Timeless, Covert and Indulgent – drawing on the company’s British heritage, as well as the building’s context. Aston Martin Residences MiamiAston Martin said that 99% of the properties sold before the building was completed. Aston Martin isn’t the first luxury carmaker to enter the residential property market.

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☆ Why the Miami Grand Prix is the most distinctive race in Formula 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Gregory Leporati | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Miami Grand Prix, a unique spectacle in Formula 1, is heading into its third year. Heading into its third year, Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix has made a name for itself as a unique spectacle in the sport. But the logistics' massive scope is just one aspect that sets the Miami Grand Prix apart. The marina at the F1 Miami Grand Prix in 2022. Local flavorThe Miami Grand Prix aims to capture the city's flair.

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☆ U.S. Congress members demand answers on Andretti's exclusion from Formula 1
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Sahil Kapur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Twelve members of the U.S. Congress sent a letter to Formula 1 owner Liberty Media on Wednesday demanding answers for why it is excluding Andretti Global from the sport, giving the American team powerful new allies in its bid to enter F1. "Our team, Andretti Global, is part of every major racing discipline in the world. Last fall Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, accepted the racing team's push to join the grid, saying it met the criteria. Because we have an obligation to protect the American consumer, to protect American companies, and that is our first allegiance. The move marks an earthquake for F1 as Newey is widely regarded as the greatest car designer in the sport.

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☆ F1's fanbase is shifting — and the 'Netflix effect' is only part of that
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Chris Hawes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Carlos Sainz of Ferrari during second practice ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix at Las Vegas Strip Circuit in Las Vegas, United States on November 17, 2023. Proponents of the "Netflix effect" often point to a poll taken in 2022 which found 28% of American adults considered themselves to be F1 fans, with more than half crediting "Drive to Survive." If this were true it would mean there were an incredible 72 million F1 fans in the U.S. alone. This argument runs out of road slightly however, when you consider that only 2 million Americans tuned in to watch the 2023 Miami Grand Prix. Today, F1 fans are estimated to be around 40% female, up from just 8% in 2017, as well as significantly more culturally diverse.

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☆ Legendary Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher’s watch collection is going on sale
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Eight of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher’s luxury and personalized watches are going up for auction – and they could sell for more than $4.8 million in total. The Rolex stainless steel Paul Newman Daytona watch was named after the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, according to auction house Christie's head of Watches Remi Guillemin. Christie's Images LTD. 2024The collection will form part of Christie’s traditional rare watches auction, consisting of vintage and modern pieces of high-caliber watchmaking from brands such as Audemars Piguet, F.P. Christie's Images LTD. 2024The platinum Vagabondage 1 watch was also a gift from Todt, but for the following Christmas. “These watches (are) for people who are following Formula One, who have followed, like I have, Michael Schumacher when he was racing.

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☆ From the ocean views to naming the crocodiles: 4 Citadel employees open up about life in Miami two years after Ken Griffin made Florida his new home
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

Two of the people we spoke with moved from New York City, one from London, and one from Seattle. Citadel's Miami office overlooks the Biscayne Bay and downtown Miami. Citadel and Citadel Securities also cover the cost of a weeklong visit to Miami for employees and significant others who are considering moving there. Cupjin Huang just started his job as a quant researcher for Citadel Securities this year. AdvertisementCupjin Huang, a quant researcher at Citadel Securities, in Miami with his dog Rufus.

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☆ Ivanka Trump's style has done a full 360° since ditching her father's campaign and distancing herself from politics — just check her Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewIvanka Trump's days as a prominent White House advisor are behind her, and she's got a new image in the works. Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump on March 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. AdvertisementJared Kushner and Ivanka Trump walk on the south lawn of the White House on November 29, 2020. In the White House, Ivanka's style was professional and predictableAs an advisor, Ivanka's style while working at the White House can be summed up in a few words: professional, feminine, and safe. AdvertisementDon Jr., Donald Trump, and Ivanka Trump on "The Celebrity Apprentice" in 2009.

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☆ Formula One clothing craze sweeps retailers ahead of Vegas debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Katherine Masters | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] F1 apparel is displayed for sale, as U.S. retailers including PacSun and Abercrombie & Fitch are launching lines of Formula 1-inspired apparel, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., November 15, 2023. Teen clothing chains Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF.N) and PacSun are among the U.S. retail chains seeking to turn Americans' budding love affair with Formula One into sales of F1-inspired clothing lines, building partly on excitement for this weekend's inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, the retailers said. At the start of the year, the average ticket price for the three-day race weekend was $1,667 -- more than triple that for some European races, such as the Belgian Grand Prix. Rolex paid $35 million in 2023 for a deal that includes title naming rights at two Grand Prix, according to research firm GlobalData. Ahead of the Vegas race, PacSun is selling a collection that includes a pair of $69 women’s cargo jeans and a $600 men’s leather jacket.

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☆ Formula One’s Netflix effect filtering down to schools
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Organizers of the ‘F1 in Schools’ competition say the Netflix ‘Drive to Survive’ effect is reaching the classroom with a record number of teams entered in this year’s finals in Singapore in September. “There’s 68% girls in Saudi doing it and three (Saudi) teams coming with a majority of girls,” said Denford. The program launched in Britain in 2000 with eight schools in Wakefield and now has more than 28,000 educational institutions involved worldwide. At the youngest level, kids start at the age of nine with paper cars powered by bicycle pumps. In the top 11-19 age bracket, the cars are carved from a block of balsa wood and powered by a gas canister.

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☆ Verstappen took chequered flag with dead bird on board
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MONTREAL, June 19 (Reuters) - Red Bull's advertising slogan is 'gives you wings' but Max Verstappen had the whole bird on board when he won Sunday's Canadian Formula One Grand Prix. Red Bull's double world champion reported a bird strike early in the 70 lap race at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and team boss Christian Horner provided more details. "I think the biggest moment he had was hitting a bird that did half the race behind the front right brake duct," he told reporters. Verstappen told Sky Sports television: "It was still stuck on my car when I came in, it didn't look great. Red Bull have won every race this season, Verstappen victorious in six of them, and are on course to smash records.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Christian Horner, Verstappen, Red, Sergio Perez, Bull, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Montreal's Circuit, Sky Sports, Formula, Miami, Prix, Thomson Locations: MONTREAL, St Lawrence, London

☆ In Formula 1 It’s Been a Red Bull Season
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Phillip Horton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Formula 1 has become the Red Bull roadshow. It has won all five Grands Prix this season, four of them one-two finishes, and has amassed 224 points from a possible 235. “That race pace advantage, I think, is quite big at the moment,” said the reigning champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull, after winning the Miami Grand Prix despite starting ninth. Red Bull has been ahead of the next-best team by at least 20 seconds at four of the races — at the other, in Australia, the race finished behind the safety car, which bunched the field. Red Bull’s car, designated the RB19, is an evolution of its title-winning RB18, which had early-season weight and understeering issues that were fixed.

☆ Alpine F1 boss warns of 'consequences' of failure
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Alpine ended last year fourth but are now sixth with French drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly scoring just 14 points from five races. Rossi made clear Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer, who joined in February 2022 from Aston Martin, was in the hot seat. Alpine started the season with a target of defending fourth place and closing the huge gap to Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes. McLaren, who have former Alpine reserve Oscar Piastri in their line-up after the Australian rejected the French team, are fifth. "When you compound that relatively lower performance and lack of operational excellence you end up in a difficult position."

☆ Nadal missing French Open would be 'brutal' for the sport - Federer
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 8 (Reuters) - Roger Federer said he hopes Rafa Nadal will recover in time for the French Open and that it would be a "brutal" blow for tennis if the 14-time Roland Garros champion is absent this year. Nadal has been dealing with a hip injury he suffered at the Australian Open in January, and fears that the Spaniard may miss the Paris Grand Slam grew after he pulled out of this week's Italian Open. Nadal skipped last week's Madrid Open and also missed tournaments at Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo and Barcelona. "It would be brutal, it would be tough for tennis if Rafa isn't going to be there," 20-times Grand Slam winner Federer told Sky Sports on Sunday at Formula One's Miami Grand Prix. Nadal has competed at the French Open every year since winning the first of his men's record 22 major titles in Paris in 2005.

☆ Leclerc says Ferrari 'struggling like crazy" with their car
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sainz finished fifth and Leclerc seventh in Miami as Max Verstappen led Sergio Perez to Red Bull's fifth win in five races and fourth one-two. "(It's a) very similar picture to the beginning of the year, we are competitive in qualifying (but) once we come to race day we are struggling like crazy," said Leclerc, who had been on pole position at the previous race in Azerbaijan. He had finished second in the sprint in Baku, raising hopes that Ferrari had made a step forward, and a lonely third in the Sunday race. Leclerc crashed in both practice and qualifying, when he looked competitive, at the same corner in Miami and said he had struggled with the car bottoming at speed and also affected by the wind. Leclerc was Verstappen's closest rival last season, winning two of the first three races before the challenge petered out in strategy errors, unreliability and driver mistakes.

☆ Top fighters unwilling to put legacy on the line - Paul
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua also invited Fury to think again about a future fight, though nothing has been finalised. "It's annoying, I think in boxing fighters are not willing to risk their undefeated record and put it all on the line," YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul told Sky Sports on Sunday at Formula One's Miami Grand Prix. "Even though he lost he did what a lot of other fighters aren't doing and making big fights happen," Paul added. Having lost to Tommy Fury in their fight in Saudi Arabia in February, Paul said he is confident of facing the British reality TV star in a rematch. "It's going to happen, it's going to happen for sure," Paul said.

☆ Drivers unimpressed by F1 plans for more splashy intros
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

That over-the-top scene seemed to go down quite well with fans but left drivers unimpressed, with some looking unsure of what to do beyond wave and smile. F1 says it plans similar splashy intros at eight races this season. "I just hope we don't have that every single time, because we have a very long season, so we don't need an entry like that every time," said Verstappen. The idea behind the catwalk is to provide more interaction between drivers and fans. But drivers say that engagement comes at a cost by taking away time they need to prepare to race.

☆ Max Verstappen ignores boos during statement win in Miami GP
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Max Verstappen produced a scintillating performance on the track to win his second consecutive Miami Grand Prix on Sunday as the 25-year-old shrugged off boos from some people in the crowd. The Red Bull driver fought his way back from ninth on the grid to win his third race of the season, extending his lead at the top of the drivers championship to 14 points. “I think if I will be driving in the back nobody will be even doing anything in terms of reaction,” Verstappen told reporters after the race. So a well-deserved win for him,” Perez, who had started in pole position but finished second, told reporters. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, 41, finished in a distant third to achieve his fourth podium finish of the season but Red Bull was once again too good.

☆ Formula 1 Rolls Into Miami
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Andrew Das | Josh Katz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Sergio Pérez’s victory last weekend in Baku, Azerbaijan, was his second of the Formula 1 season, and it allowed him to match the victory total of his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen. The result allowed Pérez to close Verstappen’s lead in the drivers’ championship to a mere six points as the series arrived in the United States for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix. Pérez starts Sunday with the advantage: He is on pole position, and knows a win will give him the lead in the points race. TV: The race will air on ABC in the United States, which is — DVR alert — a switch from its usual home on ESPN. A full list of Formula 1 broadcasters, wherever you are, can be found here.

☆ Mercedes car "a nasty piece of work" fumes Wolff
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MIAMI, May 6 (Reuters) - Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff slammed the Formula One outfit's car as "a nasty piece of work" on Saturday after a frustrating qualifying effort for the Miami Grand Prix left the Austrian scratching his head and at times speechless. But it has been all downhill from there with Russell qualifying sixth for Sunday's race and Hamilton 13th, his worst ever qualifying at any circuit in the United States. "It's the lack of comprehension of what it is, that makes this car such a nasty piece of work. "I think that the car is not a nice car, not a good car and I wouldn't even be able to point out fundamentally it's just...," paused Wolff searching for the right words. "That's worse than I thought because we have 20 months on since we were last time in Miami and the car is just marginally better," said Wolff.

☆ Verstappen wins in Miami from ninth on the grid
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MIAMI, May 7 (Reuters) - Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix from ninth on the starting grid, with the fastest lap, on Sunday to extend his Formula One championship lead over Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez. Red Bull's fourth one-two finish in five races dealt a blow to Mexican Perez's hopes of wresting the overall lead from the double world champion in Miami after securing pole position on Saturday. Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso finished a distant third, for the fourth time this season, after starting on the front row. Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Miami Grand Prix: How to watch and everything you need to know as F1 returns to Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Charlie Webster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Despite more competitive sessions, fans were left disappointed with the lack of overtaking in last week’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. What happened last yearIn last year’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix, Ferrari locked out the front row in qualifying with Charles Leclerc taking pole position and teammate Carlos Sainz starting P2. Max Verstappen is the only previous winner of the Miami Grand Prix. Only a chaotic Australian Grand Prix, in which Pérez began from the pit lane after crashing in qualifying, has prevented a perfect start for Red Bull. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty ImagesFlorida-born rookie Logan Sargeant will be hoping to score his first F1 points at his home Grand Prix.

☆ Alonso starts on front row in Miami but win a long shot
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] May 6, 2023; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso (14) of Spain reacts after qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY SportsMIAMI, May 6 (Reuters) - Fernando Alonso will start the Miami Grand Prix on the front row alongside pole sitter Sergio Perez, providing Aston Martin the chance for a win, believes team principal Mike Krack. The Red Bulls of Verstappen and Perez have been in a league of their own this season winning every grand prix, with three of the four races one-two finishes. If you start from the first row your aim has to be to win the race. Verstappen, last year's winner in Miami, will start ninth but Alonso guessed that he will see him on his exhaust by lap 25.

☆ In a fickle sporting world F1 understands it's "Entertain to Survive"
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

But the reality for every promoter is that in the world of fickle fans you now need to "Entertain to Survive". Last year the Miami Grand Prix was the hottest ticket in South Beach and, while resale demand has softened, this year's race is again a sellout with 90,000 attending Sunday's race. While the grand prix is the anchor for a weekend of fun, the races themselves are no longer enough to make the event a financial and commercial success. Hard Rock alone hosts three of Florida's biggest sports - the Miami Grand Prix and the Miami Open tennis as well as being home to the NFL's Dolphins. Miami debuted a new driver introduction to the grid that F1 says will be used at eight races this season.

☆ Verstappen fastest in final practice for Miami Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MIAMI, May 6 (Reuters) - Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen topped the timing sheets in the final practice session for the Miami Grand Prix ahead of Charles Leclerc as Ferrari enjoyed another lively session in the Florida heat on Saturday. Verstappen, winner of last year's inaugural Miami Grand Prix, went fastest early in the one-hour session and remained there clocking a time of one minute, 27.535 seconds on the 3.36 mile (5.41km) temporary street circuit around Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the NFL's Miami Dolphins. Carlos Sainz was fourth fastest in the other Ferrari followed by the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Sainz and Leclerc have been quick all weekend offering hope Ferrari might challenge Red Bull for pole later on Saturday. Leclerc was third fastest in both of Friday's practice sessions while team mate Sainz was second in practice two.

☆ Leclerc angry with himself as a repeat offender
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I think what's unacceptable is doing twice the same mistake in the same corner," said Leclerc, who will start seventh despite the error. "You can always find excuses in those situations -- the wind was really strong, it was really tricky, the setup of the car was really tricky also," added the Monegasque, who started last weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix on pole. Leclerc, on pole in Miami last year, hoped for a clean race on Sunday to move back up the grid. Asked if he was putting too much pressure on himself in the final phase of qualifying, Leclerc hesitated. Leclerc said the Aston Martin, with Fernando Alonso alongside Red Bull's pole-sitter Sergio Perez on the front row, looked strong on race pace.

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