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☆ Vintage photos show how Formula 1 has changed since its first season nearly 75 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Formula 1 held its first race 74 years ago in 1950. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThis year's Formula 1 season kicks off on March 2 with the Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir. A lot has changed since the first F1 race was held almost 75 years ago. Ahead of the new season, here's a look back at the early years of F1 races.

Persons: didn't, — Organizations: Racers, Service, Bahrain Locations: Sakhir

☆ Alpine set out season goals and bring on Zidane
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SummarySummary Companies Alpine launch new A523 car in LondonSet goal of defending fourth place and closing gap to top threePresent soccer great Zidane as brand ambassadorLONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Renault-owned Alpine set out their goals for the Formula One season on Thursday before unveiling French soccer great Zinedine Zidane as a surprise signing. "I am very happy to be here today and happy to be part of the Alpine team," Zidane told the surprised audience in a former newspaper printing site in London's Docklands. "The gap to third was big and we've got to close that gap," said team principal Otmar Szafnauer. Ocon is in his fourth year at the team while Gasly has joined from Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri. The 23-race season starts at the Sakhir circuit on March 5, with pre-season testing there next week.

☆ MoneyGram boss says no peak in sight for F1's U.S. growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The number of female viewers was up 34% and averaged 28% of the audience, while significantly younger fans were also watching. "I have kids of college age and they have friends and those friends have watch parties on Sunday mornings. It’s not what I was doing in college, it really wasn’t there," MoneyGram's marketing head Greg Hall told Reuters. Holmes said MoneyGram's global business made Formula One a good fit to reach a younger, digitally-aware consumer demographic. "For us to push the brand as faster, more interesting, cooler... the association with Formula One makes a huge difference."

☆ Bahrain's crown prince calls Qatari emir in apparent step towards mending fences
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Bahrain's Prime Minister and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa attends the inauguration of Exhibition World Bahrain at Sakhir Bahrain, November 21, 2022. BNA said that Bahrain's crown prince and prime minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, had in the call with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani "emphasised the importance of joint efforts to resolve all outstanding differences". "It was also agreed that officials from both countries will continue to communicate to achieve common goals," BNA said. Regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia has led efforts to rebuild ties with Qatar and, along with Egypt, re-established diplomatic relations. Bahrain, a Sunni Muslim-ruled monarchy with a restive Shi'ite population, has deep unease over Qatar's relations with Iran.

☆ Pope, in Bahrain, condemns rearmament pushing world to 'the brink'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

AWALI, Bahrain, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Friday appealed to religious leaders to help bring the world back from "the brink of a delicate precipice" and oppose a new race to rearm that he said was redesigning Cold War-era spheres of influence. The visit continues the pope's policy of improving ties with the Islamic world following a historic visit to Abu Dhabi in 2019, the first by any pope to the Arabian peninsula. Apparently referring to Ukraine, Francis condemned a situation where "a few potentates are caught up in a resolute struggle for partisan interests, reviving obsolete rhetoric, redesigning spheres of influence and opposing blocs". The cathedral was built on land donated by the king and one of the monarch's sons welcomed him to the church. On Saturday, the pope was due to say Mass for an estimated 30,000 people at Bahrain's National Stadium.

☆ Mick Schumacher a devenit campion mondial
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Tânărul pilot de 21 de ani a câştigat titlul în Formula 2, după ce s-a clasat pe locul 18 în ultima cursă a sezonului, desfăşurată pe circuitul de la Sakhir din Bahrain. Am învățat multe de la ei și pot spune ei toți sunt prietenii mei", a menționat Mick Schumacher.Mick Schumacher a ocupat primul loc în clasamentul general cu 215 puncte, cu un avans de 14 puncte faţă de rivalul său, britanicul Callum Ilott. Cursa din Bahrain a fost câştigată de indianul Jehan Daruvala.Mick Schumacher mai are în palmares un titlu în Formula 3 câştigat în 2018. Începând cu anul viitor, Schumacher junior va debuta în Formula 1. Coechipierul său în sezonul 2021 va fi rusul Nikita Mazepin.Mick va conduce prima dată maşina actuală a Haas la etapa de Formula 1 din Abu Dhabi, care se va desfășura în perioada 11-13 decembrie, când va participa la primele antrenamente libere.

Persons: Mick Schumacher.Mick Schumacher, Schumacher, Schumacher junior, . Germanul, Haas, Nikita Mazepin.Mick Locations: Bahrain, Abu Dhabi

☆ Mesaj emoționant de la Romain Grosjean, după accidentul teribil de la Marele Premiu al Bahrainului de Formula 1
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

După ce a văzut moartea cu ochii, pilotul Romain Grosjean își revine în urma accidentului teribil, produs în timpul Marele Premiu al Bahrainului de Formula 1. Francezul se recuperează bine și a postat un mesaj emoționant pe rețele de socializare. "Niciodată nu a crezut că nişte genuflexiuni mă vor face fericit. Corpul meu îşi revine bine după impact. Sper ca acelaşi lucru să fie valabil şi pentru arsurile de la mâini", a scris Grosjean.El sa scăpat miraculos după incidentul ce a avut loc chiar în debutul cursei.

Persons: Romain Grosjean, . Francezul Locations: Bahrainului, Manama

☆ Campionul mondial la Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, testat pozitiv la COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Campionul mondial la Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, a fost testat pozitiv la COVID-19. Pilotul echipei Mercedes va rata penultima cursă a sezonului, programată pentru 6 decembrie în Bahrain. Totodată, se precizează că pilotul a fost testat de trei ori pe parcursul săptămânii trecute, ultima oară duminică după-amiază, rezultatul fiind de fiecare dată negativ. Pentru cursa de pe circuitul Sakhir, Hamilton va fi înlocuit cu unul dintre piloții de rezervă - belgianul Stoffel Vandoorne sau mexicanul Esteban Gutierrez. Hamilton a câştigat duminică Marele Premiu al Bahrainului, obţinând a 11-a victorie din acest sezon şi a 95-a din cariera sa.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Hamilton, mexicanul Esteban Gutierrez . Hamilton, obţinând, Michael Schumacher Organizations: Mercedes Locations: Bahrain, mexicanul, Bahrainului

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