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[1/5] Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S - November 16, 2023 Stewards use a crane to remove the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz Jr. after the cancellation of the first practice session due to a drain cover that came off the asphalt and hit the car. The survival cell, engine, battery and control electronics were all damaged beyond repair during an incident that Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur called "unacceptable." "I think it's tough for a team to arrive in Vegas and to have this kind of incident," he said as mechanics rebuilt Sainz's car. read moreAlpine driver Esteban Ocon's chassis also needed to be replaced due to damage but he too returned for second practice. The sessions along the transformed Strip marked F1's return to Las Vegas for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Persons: Carlos Sainz Jr, Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Carlos Sainz, Frederic Vasseur, Esteban Ocon's, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, Valtteri, Alfa Romeo, Red, Max Verstappen, Verstappen, I've, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, I'm, Vasseur, McLaren, Zak Brown, Toto Wolff, Wolff, Leclerc, Haas, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Rory Carroll, Alan Baldwin, Miral Fahmy, Toby Davis Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, VEGAS, Ferrari, FIA, Aston, Alfa, Briton, Liberty, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Vegas, Qatar, Las Vegas, Monaco, Baku, Los Angeles, London

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first Formula One practice of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was halted less than 21 minutes into Thursday night's session after Carlos Sainz Jr. ran over a manhole cover on the track. Race officials released a statement that an inspection by Formula One and FIA determined “a single water valve cover ... Sainz appeared to run over the manhole cover just nine minutes into the practice on the street course that stretches down the famed Strip. The session never resumed, but it took about 11 more minutes for the FIA to cancel the session. Ocon said as he passed Sainz on the track, he believed he hit the dislodged cover.

Persons: Carlos Sainz Jr, Sainz, Ferrari, ” Ferrari, Fred Vasseur, Esteban Ocon, Ocon, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas, Formula One, FIA, Ferrari

☆ Las Vegas GP: First practice cancelled after broken manhole cover damages car of Carlos Sainz
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Track officials repair an area of track surrounding a drain as seen from the McLaren VISTA during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formula 1's return to Las Vegas was thrown into chaos as the opening practice session was cancelled after just eight minutes of action due to a broken drain cover damaging Carlos Sainz's car. Ocon's Alpine then suffered damage under the red flag when it hit the scattered debris left by the Sainz incident. A further 11 minutes passed before a decision taken to cancel the session, with second practice subsequently pushed back two hours from its scheduled start time to 10am. An FIA statement had earlier said: "Following inspection, it was the concrete frame around a manhole cover that has failed.

Persons: Carlos Sainz's, Sainz's Ferrari, Sainz Organizations: McLaren, Las Vegas, Circuit, Las, FIA Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, Las Vegas

☆ Multipolar world opens up surprising safe havens
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Felix Martin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

This new-look cap table leaves the U.S. much more vulnerable to the vagaries of foreign investors than before. In a crisis, foreign investors would rush to buy even more U.S. debt. Reuters GraphicsA less orthodox option would be to invest in emerging markets instead. The last time net equity investment in the U.S. NIIP dipped close to negative territory was as the dot-com bubble was deflating in 2001. In the next six years the U.S. saw net equity outflows equivalent to nearly 30% of GDP.

Persons: Hubert Védrine, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, ’, Donald Trump’s, exceptionalism, NIIP, Peter Thal Larsen, Streisand Neto, Thomas Shum Organizations: Reuters, French, U.S, United, United States, Treasury, Equity, U.S . Treasury, Japan, Democratic, Cooperation Council, Peterson Institute for International, Fed, ECB ”, Thomson Locations: United States, tatters, United, U.S, China, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Vietnam, India, Chile, Democratic Republic of, Congo, Washington

Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. - November 15, 2023 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc talks to the media ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix REUTERS/Finn Blake Acquire Licensing RightsLAS VEGAS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The first practice session of the Las Vegas Grand Prix was cancelled on Thursday just eight minutes in to repair the track after a faulty water valve cover badly damaged Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said two-thirds of the car would need to be changed out and called the situation "unacceptable." "These cars are generating huge amounts of suction underneath now," said Williams Racing team principal James Vowles. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff lashed out at a reporter who asked how the cancelled practice was not a "black eye" for F1. The brief first test of the course along the transformed Strip marks F1's return to Las Vegas for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Persons: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Finn Blake, Carlos Sainz's Ferrari, Frederic Vasseur, Carlos, Vasseur, Esteban Ocon's, Williams, James Vowles, McLaren, Zak Brown, Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Wolff, Haas, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Max Verstappen, Logan Sargeant, Rory Carroll, Miral Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas Grand Prix REUTERS, LAS VEGAS, Prix, Ferrari, FIA, Williams Racing, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Baku, Montreal, Las Vegas, Los Angeles

☆ Aston Martin F1 team gets investment from PE firm Arctos
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Anousha Sakoui | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Aston Martin logo is seen on a V12 Vantage car at the company’s factory in Gaydon, Britain, March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 16 (Reuters) - The Aston Martin Formula One team said on Thursday it had agreed on an investment by U.S. private equity firm Arctos Partners in exchange for a minority shareholding. The stake sale values the car racing group at 1 billion pounds ($1.24 billion), a person with knowledge about the matter told Reuters. "They share our vision for our ultra-luxury brand, and they are extremely passionate about the sport and its prospects," Aston Martin Formula One Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll said in a statement. The F1 team is sponsored by the eponymous British luxury carmaker in which Stroll holds the largest shareholding of over 25%.

Persons: Aston Martin, Phil Noble, Lawrence, French carmaker, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Prerna Bedi, Maju Samuel Organizations: Aston, REUTERS, Aston Martin Formula, U.S, Arctos Partners, Reuters, French carmaker Renault, Alpine, Thomson Locations: Gaydon, Britain, French, Bengaluru

☆ Sub-Saharan Africa just hit 100 World Heritage Sites. UNESCO says that’s not enough
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Tom Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

At the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in September, UNESCO announced five new locations had joined the list of World Heritage Sites, taking sub-Saharan Africa’s total over 100 for the first time. Rwanda’s first two World Heritage Sites were named among 42 new entries worldwide. Vegetation in Rwasenkoko, Nyungwe National Park, one or Rwanda's two new UNESCO World Heritage Sites. CNLG/Courtesy UNESCOThere are currently 1,199 World Heritage sites, benefitting from the conservation agreements and tourism that come with that status. One is that some nations were slow to ratify the 1972 World Heritage convention, allowing them to submit applications for World Heritage status.

Persons: CNN —, Rwanda’s, Bale, Vande weghe, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, There’s, ”, Eloundou Assomo, –, Yonas, Assomo, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, World Heritage Committee, UNESCO, Heritage, World, Getty, “, World Heritage Fund Locations: Nyamata, Eastern, Odzala, Republic of Congo, Saharan Africa, Africa, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Guinea, Bissau, Liberia, Sao Tome, Principe , Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Rwasenkoko, Gisozi, Rwanda, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Uganda, Buganda, Kasubi, Kampala, Ethiopia, Bissagos

☆ Reynolds makes Alpine F1 investment more visible
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Reynolds, whose various interests include co-owning Welsh soccer side Wrexham with fellow-actor Rob McElhenney, last June joined a group of investors taking a 24% equity stake in the F1 team. The Canadian-born actor is the chief creative officer of MNTN and invested in Alpine through his Maximum Effort Investments. Alpine said the MNTN logo would be on their cars at this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix and at key races in future seasons. "A few years ago, if you had said I’d be bringing together my performance marketing software firm and Alpine F1 Team, I would have told you to get out of my living room -- after asking you to explain what some of those words meant," Reynolds said in a statement. French driver Esteban Ocon will be wearing a Deadpool-themed helmet for Saturday night's race, showing it off to a suitably-impressed Reynolds.

Persons: Milton Keynes, Ryan Reynolds, Ed Sykes, Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, I’d, Esteban Ocon, Alan Baldwin, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, England, Wrexham, Milton, Milton Keynes Dons, Formula, Renault, Las Vegas, Alpine F1, Thomson Locations: Wrexham, Britain, London

☆ MNTN CEO: All the new ad dollars in TV will come from small ad businesses
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMNTN CEO: All the new ad dollars in TV will come from small ad businessesMNTN CEO Mark Douglas joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss how the company's partnership with Alpine came together, what performance television is, and how the television advertising market is faring.

Persons: Mark Douglas Organizations: Alpine

☆ 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.

Persons: Mike Blake, Jay Prasad, ”, Richard Cox, PVH, Tommy Hilfiger, Conrad Wiacek, Red, Max Verstappen, they’re, Williams, Alfa, Katherine Masters, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Abercrombie, Fitch, REUTERS, Rolex, One, Las Vegas, Prix, Mercedes, AMG Petronas, Miami Grand Prix, Puma, AP Rocky, Monaco, Netflix, ESPN, Red Bull, Alpine, Kappa, McLaren, Alfa Romeo, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Belgian, Vegas, Miami, United States, Las Vegas, men’s

☆ Carlos Sainz wins inaugural Netflix Cup – and immediately smashes it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Ferrari Formula One driver Carlos Sainz got his hands on the inaugural “Netflix Cup”, only to stare in horror as it tumbled out of them. Clutching a bottle of champagne in his other hand, Sainz was chatting with the American when the cup tumbled out of his grip. We’re here to have a good time.”Homa plays a shot in front of the Las Vegas Sphere. A $4.56 million dollar charity donation was offered by the PGA Tour if a hole-in-one was made, though no player achieved the feat. Lynch laughs with characters dressed in "Squid Game" outfits.

Persons: CNN —, Carlos Sainz, Justin Thomas, Sainz, Thomas, Pierre Gasly, Tony Finau –, Collin Morikawa –, Finau, David Becker, Gasly, McLaren’s Lando Norris, Alex Albon, Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Joel Dahmen, Bert Kreischer, Kay Adams, Marshawn Lynch, “, ” Thomas, ” Homa, –, Lynch, Max Verstappen Organizations: CNN, CNN — Ferrari Formula, Netflix, Wynn Golf Club, Getty, Super Bowl, NFL, Las Vegas, PGA, Vegas, F1, Qatar, Prix Locations: Las Vegas

☆ Viva Las Vegas, Formula One betting big on Sin City race
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Wynn resort is offering the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix Million Dollar All-Access Experience that includes a $100,000 philanthropic gift. "However, the brand synergies with the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix are unmatched." Formula One has long been a magnet for the celebrity class and Las Vegas is sure to be an irresistible pull. Las Vegas may be the gambling capital of the world but there will be little bet on F1. "I would say this is due to lack of parity," Derek Stevens, owner of Circa and several other Las Vegas casinos told Reuters.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Greg Maffei, Red Bull, Aston Martin, Hilton, Red, it’s, Rebecca McAdam Willetts, Mark Wang, David Beckham, Shaquille O’Neal, Mark Wahlberg, Gordon Ramsay, Toto Wolff, Derek Stevens, Steve Keating, Toby Davis Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas, Liberty Media, Formula One, Vegas, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull, PokerStars, Public Relations, Reuters, Poker, New York Stock Exchange, American Express, Heineken, Hilton, MGM Resorts International, Fountain Club, Hilton Grand, Club SI, Drai's Beach Club, Thomson Locations: Vegas, United States, Sin City, VVIPs, Las Vegas, Monaco, Drai's, Toronto

☆ GM plans F1 power unit supply to Andretti from 2028
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - General Motors has formally registered with Formula One's governing body to provide power units to a proposed Andretti Cadillac team from 2028, the U.S. carmaker announced on Tuesday. "We are thrilled that our new Andretti Cadillac F1 entry will be powered by a GM power unit," said GM President Mark Reuss in a statement issued ahead of this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix, one of three races in the United States. "With our deep engineering and racing expertise, we’re confident we'll develop a successful power unit for the series, and position Andretti Cadillac as a true works team. Formula One will have new engine regulations from 2026, with GM set to be the seventh manufacturer if Andretti secure approval. "Engineering a F1 power unit will advance GM’s expertise in areas including electrification, hybrid technology, sustainable fuels, high efficiency internal combustion engines, advanced controls and software systems," the carmaker said.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Andretti, carmaker, Mark Reuss, Andretti Cadillac, Stefano Domenicali, Michael Andretti, Mario, Mercedes, Red Bull, Bruno Famin, We're, Alan Baldwin, Andrew Heavens Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, Formula, Andretti Cadillac, FIA, Andretti, GM, Las Vegas, Formula One Management, U.S, Prix, Ferrari, Renault, Audi, Honda, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S, United States, Austin, London

☆ McIlroy finishes top of money list without hitting a shot
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Northern Irishman McIlroy, with 5,164.5 points going into the DP World Tour Championship at Dubai this week, has now finished top of the formerly named European Tour money list five times, first in 2012 and again in 2014, 2015 and last year. McIlroy, who made more than seven million euros ($7.48 million) in prize money in nine tour events this year, is 2,083 points ahead of second-placed Jon Rahm, the Masters champion, with Adrian Meronk third. Poland’s Meronk played in this weekend’s Nedbank Challenge at Sun City where he added 94.5 points after finishing 15th. The tournament in South Africa was won by American Max Homa, who finished four shots ahead of Denmark’s Nicolai HojgaardThe top 50 finishers in the Race to Dubai rankings will compete for a $10-million purse at Jumeirah Golf Estate from Thursday. ($1 = 0.9362 euros)Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Clare FallonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Rory McIlroy, Brian Snyder, Sun City . Northern Irishman McIlroy, McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Adrian Meronk, Poland’s Meronk, Max Homa, Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard, Mark Gleeson, Clare Fallon Organizations: United, Prix, CITY, Sun, Sun City . Northern, Dubai, European, Thomson Locations: United States, Americas, Austin , Texas, U.S, South Africa, Sun City ., Sun City, Dubai, Cape Town

☆ New celestial images will create a 3D map of the universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Also this week, a new telescope opened our eyes to a fresh perspective of the universe. ESAThe first five images captured by the Euclid telescope showcase glimmering clusters of galaxies and stars. The telescope, launched in July, was designed to create the most detailed 3D map of the hidden “dark side” of the universe. Sign up here to receive in your inbox the next edition of Wonder Theory, brought to you by CNN Space and Science writers Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt.

Persons: James Webb, Chandra, Lucy, Campi, Alessandro Carboni , Alessandro Carboni, Tibor Litauszki, Galatée, Farouk El, Baz, Yardangs, Leif Ristroph, Ristroph, Koji Murata, Andy Murray’s, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, Orion, ESA, Hemisphere, New York University’s Courant, Mathematical Sciences, ” Kyoto, CNN Space, Science Locations: Italy, Naples, Capri, Ischia, Bay, Hungarian, Europe, New York, Sardinia, China

☆ An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Aatish Taseer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +111 min

Before there was tourism, there was pilgrimage: a trip of endurance, hardship and ecstasy in celebration of one’s faith. On an epic pilgrimage of his own, one writer ventures into the heart of three great religions in Bolivia, Mongolia and Iraq. The Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala the day after Ashura. “They’re poor, but they come thousands of kilometers for the love of Imam Hussein.” PILGRIMAGE WAS A great equalizer. “Labaik ya Hussein,” came the solemn chorus of surrounding voices.

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[1/2] India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal takes part at the panel discussion "Trade: Now what?" during the World Economic Forum 2022 (WEF) in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland May 25, 2022. This meeting is to ensure that talks between India and Tesla "are moving in the right direction," the person added. Prime Minister Modi's office held a meeting with various ministries on Monday to expedite the new EV policy, said a third source. Reporting by Aditya Kalra, Aditi Shah and Shivangi Acharya; Editing by Chizu NomiyamaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Piyush Goyal, Arnd, Elon Musk, Narendra Modi, Tesla, Aditya Kalra, Aditi Shah, Shivangi, Chizu Organizations: India's, REUTERS, Tesla, Indian, Reuters, U.S, EV, Thomson Locations: Davos, Switzerland, DELHI, United States, U.S, India

☆ The Nature Conservancy photo contest 2023: Winners announced
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Arya Jyothi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“A simple stream teeming with life turned into another world — a galaxy of greens and blues shining through a dark canvas,” said contest director and judging coordinator Alex Snyder of the winning image. Captured by Irina Petrova Adamatzky, this photograph shows the glowing skin of a corn snake under ultraviolet light. Irina Petrova Adamatzky/TNC Photo Contest 2023Some images depict the peril of the natural world, like photographer Raphael Alves’ winning photograph in the Climate category, illustrating rising rivers in Anama, Brazil, in May 2021. The Nature Conservancy hopes the images will raise awareness, evoke an emotional connection to the natural world, and help support global conservation efforts. “Additionally, photography has long been a tool used by scientists and researchers to document and monitor every aspect of our natural world.

Persons: Tibor Litauszki, Tibor, Litauszki, ”, Alex Snyder, Irina Petrova Adamatzky, Raphael Alves ’, “, Alves, Yellowstone, Snyder Organizations: CNN, Nature Conservancy, Conservancy Locations: Anama, Brazil

☆ LVMH buys eyewear brand Barton Perreira as it looks to rebound from luxury slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Barton Perreira sunglasses are displayed during 'A Good Time At Goodman's' held at Goodman's Men's Store in New York City. LVMH is buying luxury eyewear brand Barton Perreira, famed for making James Bond's shades, as it taps into the fast-growing designer sunglass market. LVMH's Thelios eyewear division agreed to acquire the Irvine, Calif.-based Barton Perreira for an undisclosed sum. Barton Perreira was founded in 2007 by Bill Barton and Patty Perreira, after they left Oliver Peoples when it was acquired by Oakley. LVMH is buying luxury eyewear brand Barton Perreira, famed for making James Bond's shades, as it taps into the fast-growing designer sunglass market.

Persons: Barton, James, Barton Perreira, Alessandro Zanardo, LVMH, Louis Vuitton, Celine, Loewe, Berluti, Zanardo, Thelios, Daniel Craig, Joe, Demi Lovato, Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling, Barton Perriera, Bill Barton, Patty Perreira, Oliver Peoples Organizations: Irvine, French, maisons, Hollywood, Oakley Locations: New York City, Calif, Asia, maisons, U.S, Europe, Italy

☆ Five modern-day ghost towns
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Elissa Garay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Think of “ghost towns” and images of dusty, lost-to-time towns, like those in America’s Wild West, may come to mind. “Climate change will undoubtedly cause death of landscapes where we shall mourn our environmental decline.”Visiting such places now can shine a critical light on the effects of climate change and, in so doing, offer educational experiences to the contemporary visitor. “Visiting such places now can shine a critical light on the effects of climate change and, in so doing, offer educational experiences to the contemporary visitor.”Here are five global ghost towns that have been created as climate change reshapes the world – the likely harbingers of many more to come. Chacaltaya Ski Resort, BoliviaBolivia's abandoned Chacaltaya Ski Resort closed in 2009. Luke Chen/iStock Editorial/Getty ImagesOnce the world’s highest ski resort, the 17,388-foot-high lodge on Mount Chacaltaya opened in the 1930s as a popular – and only – ski resort in Bolivia’s Andes.

Persons: ”, Gaia Vince, “, Jack DeWaard, “ They’re, it’s, Vince, ” Vince, DeWaard, Philip Stone, Stone, Christoph Sator, de Jean Charles, Jean Charles’s, Cotul, Luke Chen, Chacaltaya, Kile Brewer, – Organizations: CNN, Population Council, United Nations, University of Central, for Dark Tourism Research, Institute, Dark Tourism, Fijian, Louisiana Communities, Valmeyer , Illinois Old, Valmeyer, School, The New York Times Locations: Wild, Hawaii , California, Australia, Bangladesh, Lahaina, Hawaii, Spain, University of Central Lancashire, Vunidogoloa, Fiji, Pacific, Fijian, Vanua Levu, Louisiana, Gulf, Mexico, New Orleans, Cotul Morii, Moldova, Morii, Europe, Bolivia, Andes, La Paz, Valmeyer , Illinois, Mississippi, North, Illinois, Valmeyer, –

☆ Team by team analysis of the Mexico City Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Oct 30 (Reuters) - Team by team analysis of Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix, the 19th race of the 22-round Formula One season (teams listed in championship order):RED BULL (Max Verstappen 1, Sergio Perez retired)Verstappen lined up third and made a great getaway to take the lead into the first corner. Perez tried to pass Ferrari's Leclerc at the first corner, collided and retired from his home race. He has been second to Verstappen in Mexico for three years in a row now. Piastri let Norris past for seventh place on lap 56, getting a thank you from his team mate. Sargeant was retired on the last lap to avoid damaging the car's power unit due to a fuel pump issue.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Verstappen, Alain Prost, Perez, Ferrari's Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell 6, Hamilton, Russell, Norris, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Leclerc, Sainz, Aston Martin's Alonso, MCLAREN, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Piastri, AlphaTauri's Tsunoda, ASTON MARTIN, Lance, Fernando Alonso, Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Ocon, Hulkenberg, WILLIAMS, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Albon, Sargeant, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda, Ricciardo, ALFA ROMEO, Zhou, Valtteri, Alfa, Bottas, HAAS, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Magnussen, Haas, Alan Baldwin, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Grand Prix, FERRARI, Ferrari, Bottas, McLaren, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Texas, London

☆ Verstappen takes record 16th win of the season in Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Angelica Medina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Only three drivers have won more races in the history of the sport and Verstappen could have passed Sebastian Vettel, next in his sights on 53, by the end of the season. The win was also his 14th in the last 15 races and a fifth in six editions of the grand prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Second is a priority for dominant Red Bull who have never yet finished a season with their drivers first and second. The race resumed from a standing re-start, with Verstappen accelerating into the distance and Leclerc second on the hard tyres but seven-times world champion Hamilton right behind on mediums. Verstappen had seized the safety car period as an opportunity for a cheap second pitstop and some fresh hards while Leclerc had pitted just before Magnussen's accident.

Persons: Hamilton, Mercedes Leclerc, Perez, Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Alain Prost's, Sebastian Vettel, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Verstappen, Bull, Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton, Leclerc, Kevin Magnussen, Ferrari, Red, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, McLaren's Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, AlphaTauri's Daniel Ricciardo, Mercedes George Russell, Russell, Ricciardo, Alex Albon, Williams, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, Haas's Nico Hulkenberg, HAAS, Magnussen's Haas, Dane, Aston Martin, Lance, Bottas, Fernando Alonso, AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda, Alan Baldwin, Ken Ferris, Clare Fallon, Lincoln Organizations: Mexico City, Prix, Autodromo Hermanos, Red Bulls, Red Bull, Briton, AlphaTauri, Renault, Hamilton, Alfa, Piastri, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, French, Hamilton, London

SOELDEN, Austria (AP) — Norway's Ragnhild Mowinckel left the finish area of the season-opening women's World Cup race in tears Saturday after becoming the first skier to be disqualified for a forbidden type of wax on her skis. A rule in effect this season forbids the use of fluorinated wax in the pre-race preparation of skis. FIS banned the substance from its competitions after years of debate about the potential harm fluorinated wax can cause to health and the environment. We are not trying to cheat, because that is the worst thing for me,” Mowinckel told Norwegian broadcaster TV 2. Peter Gerdol, the women's race director of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, said all skis were tested for the banned substance after both runs.

Persons: —, Ragnhild Mowinckel, Lara Gut, Mikaela Shiffrin, ” Mowinckel, Peter Gerdol, ” Gerdol, Rainer Salzgeber, Eric Willemsen Organizations: FIS, Federation, Twitter Locations: SOELDEN, Austria, Switzerland, Norwegian

☆ Swiss Gut-Behrami clinches narrow win in giant slalom World Cup opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom - Soelden, Austria - October 28, 2023 Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami celebrates on the podium with teammates after winning the women's giant slalom REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Acquire Licensing RightsSOELDEN, Austria, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami narrowly won the women's giant slalom, edging out Italy's Federica Brignone, while the favourite, U.S. Mikaela Shiffrin, finished sixth at the opening event of the 2022-23 World Cup season in Soelden on Saturday. Gut-Behrami had a mediocre first run, finishing in fourth place, but she beat the entire field in her second run, when she was 0.75 faster than Brignone. And I paid for that a little bit in the first run," Gut-Behrami said. "The second run, I felt again that everything was normal and I could do what I wanted." "A little messy in some spots, but I liked my mentality going into the second run better," Shiffrin said.

Persons: Lara, Leonhard Foeger, Behrami, Italy's, Mikaela Shiffrin, Petra Vlhova, Shiffrin, Tommy Lund, Aadi Nair, Hugh Lawson Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Austria, Soelden, Austrian, Slovakia, Gdansk, Bengaluru

☆ Shiffrin can reach her 100th win this season, says Miller
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 26 (Reuters) - U.S. ski great Bode Miller expects compatriot Mikaela Shiffrin to have another dominant season and would not be surprised if she crowns it by becoming the first Alpine skier to win 100 World Cup races. Shiffrin has 88 career wins after breaking Ingemar Stenmark's long-standing record 86 last season, when she also took 14 victories over the course of the year. Miller, in Austria for the European launch of his Peak Ski Company's recreational skis, said it was not like Shiffrin was some flash in the pan. Miller, who won 33 World Cup races in all five disciplines, said that carried risks but Shiffrin was different. "For me, low on the priority scale is whether or not we can have World Cup races.

Persons: Mikaela, Mike Segar, Bode Miller, Mikaela Shiffrin, " Miller, Shiffrin, Miller, Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, Odermatt, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Austrian, Shiffrin, American, Soelden, Austria, London

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