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LAS VEGAS — Max Verstappen clinched his fourth Formula 1 world championship Saturday night under the bright lights of Sin City, cementing his standing among the legends of the sport. What a season,” Verstappen said while still in his car over team radio. 2024 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen celebrates after the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas on Saturday. Mark Thompson / Getty ImagesThe international sport has brought a new level of glitz and glamor — and a title-decider — to Las Vegas. After winning seven out of the first 10 races, Verstappen has won just one of the last 12 races.

Persons: Max Verstappen, McLaren's Lando Norris, Norris, Verstappen, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio, “, ” Verstappen, It’s, ”, Sylvester Stallone, George Russell, Hamilton, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Mark Thompson, ” Paris Hilton, McLaren, Sainz, Charles Leclerc, “ It’s, ” Norris, Max, Red Bull, Mercedes, Sergio Perez, Austin —, Nevada’s Clark, Daniel Towriss, Michael Andretti, Bull, Ford, it's Organizations: VEGAS, Bull, Mercedes, Las, Las Vegas, ”, NBC News, Venetian, Bellagio, Ferrari, Vegas, Prix, Andretti, GM, FIA, Associated Press, Formula, Liberty Media, Department of Justice, Verstappen, McLaren Locations: Sin City, Las Vegas, Las, Vegas, United States, Miami, Nevada’s Clark County

☆ Snoop Dogg delivers mic drop moments at US trials as 52-year-old runs 200m in 34.44 seconds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Snoop Dogg is used to recording tracks, not racing on them. But that didn’t stop the legendary rapper from putting on quite the show at the US Olympic athletics trials in Eugene, Oregon on Monday. Snoop was unsurprisingly smoked by his competition in the exhibition race at Hayward Field, finishing a distant third, but he still posted a very respectable time of 34.44 seconds. “Oh he’s jumping on top of the hurdle,” Snoop said in disbelief. “This wknd was fun … much respect to all tha world class athletes … see yall in Paris,” posted Snoop on his X account.

Persons: Snoop, NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg, Wallace Spearmon, ”, Christian Petersen, Mike Tirico, Sha’Carri Richardson, Noah Lyles Organizations: CNN, Olympic, NBA Hall of Famer, Trinidadian, Hayward Field, Getty, Olympics, NBC Locations: Eugene , Oregon, Paris

☆ How the super rich party at the Monaco Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Susan Griffin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

British driver Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes looks walks the drivers parade before the Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco on May 28, 2023. Here, designer stores, supercars, multi-million-dollar yachts and astronomically priced restaurants are ‘la norme’, but during the three-day Grand Prix, the eye-watering ostentation increases three-fold. Amber Lounge might be one of the most exclusive and expensive events taking place during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, but Monte Carlo itself is a veritable party hub. “As a former resident, I can tell you there are two sides to the F1 Grand Prix arriving in Monaco. Fans watch the action during qualifying at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix.

Persons: ”, Tom Holland, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Dan Mullan, revel, Cipriani, Sass Café, Max Verstappen, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Minogue, Prince Albert of Monaco, Eddie Irvine’s, Sonia, Amber, Lauren Green, Joash Lee, partygoers, Jax Jones, Monte, Bruce Bundrant, ” Bundrant, Ryan Pierse, Green, “ Organizations: CNN, Monaco, Prix, Circuit, Getty, Business Development, AS Monaco FC, “ Locations: Monte Carlo, British, Fairmont, Hôtel Hermitage, Hôtel, Paris, Le Meridien, Monaco, Singapore, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi

The decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a freight train derailed in Eastern Ohio last year wasn't justified, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Wednesday. “There was another option: let it cool down.”However, that information was never relayed to Ohio Gov. But the agency won't release its final report on what caused the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment until it holds another hearing this June. "The successful controlled release prevented a potentially catastrophic uncontrolled explosion.”Krissy Ferguson, 49, has not been able to return home since the derailment. The NTSB has said that it appears an overheating bearing on one of the railcars caused the derailment.

Persons: wasn't, Jennifer Homendy, ” Homendy, Mike DeWine, Dan Tierney, ” Tierney, “ Nobody, Keith Drabick, Homendy, Oxy, Drew McCarty, Republican Sen, JD Vance, Drabick, “, Vance, Norfolk, ” Krissy Ferguson, ” Misti Allison, ” Allison, ”, Alan Shaw, Patrick Orsagos Organizations: National Transportation Safety, Norfolk Southern, “, Ohio Gov, Palestine Fire, Professional Services, Republican, NTSB, Associated Press Locations: Eastern Ohio, East Palestine , Ohio, East Palestine, Columbus , Ohio

☆ 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

☆ Inside Turkey’s ‘hidden’ ski world
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Rob Hodgetts | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In winter, moist air from the Black Sea mixes with cold mountain air to produce plentiful powder snow at altitude from January to April. “It was probably my best day’s skiing ever.”Apres ski here is low key, with hot baths, games of table tennis or massages. On bad weather days, alternative activities include skiing from the snowcat, snow shoeing or ski touring. The Kaçkar mountains could soon be on the world ski map, and not just for heli-skiing. “We will be very happy if, one day, there is a ski resort in Ayder,” says Gasser.

Persons: he’d, Thierry Gasser, Gasser, “, Danilo Garin, “ It’s, ”, Oliver Evans, you’ve, You’ve, Evans, they’re, Georg, Yann clambered, Dany, “ You’re, Jeremy Jones, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Organizations: CNN, heli, Air, Turkish Locations: Swiss, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Europe, Russian Caucasus, Uzbekistan, India, Canada, Alaska, Turkey’s, Georgia, Verbier, Ayder, London, Air Zermatt, Switzerland, “, Italy, Istanbul, Rize, Trabzon, Ayder . Swiss, British Columbia, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, New Zealand, USA, American

☆ Russell's Brazil retirement no problem for last two races
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 8 (Reuters) - George Russell's engine-related retirement from last Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix will have no knock-on effects for the last two races of the Formula One season, Mercedes said in a team debrief on Wednesday. The Briton was retired at Interlagos as a precaution after rising temperatures in the power unit risked failure and wider damage to the car. Mercedes head of trackside performance Riccardo Musconi said Russell was always scheduled to have a different power unit for Las Vegas and the Abu Dhabi season-ender. "He will be on a different power unit for the final two races so there is no issue from that point of view." Musconi said Hamilton's disqualification from second place in last month's U.S. Grand Prix in Austin for excessive wear of the under-car plank might have contributed to the lack of pace, without being the determining factor.

Persons: George Russell's, Mercedes, Riccardo Musconi, Russell, Abu, ender, Lewis Hamilton, Musconi, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Sao Paulo, Briton, Interlagos, Las Vegas, Red Bull, Ferrari, U.S, Prix, Thomson Locations: Sao Paulo Grand, Las, Interlagos, Austin, London

(AP) — The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions, federal safety investigators said in a report Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board has said more than 150 train crashes since 1969 could have been prevented by Positive Train Control. The agency had recommended the automatic braking system for years before it was mandated by Congress, which extended the original 2015 deadline twice and gave railroads until the end of 2020 to complete the system. The crash was likely caused by an overheating bearing and isn't one the automatic braking system is designed to prevent. The National Transportation Safety Board said there are several shortcomings of the current railroad braking system that developed partly because the system had to be designed so that every railroad's system would work on another railroad.

Persons: Jessica Kahanek, Federal Railroad Administration didn't, Jennifer Homendy, doesn't Organizations: National Transportation Safety, Federal Railroad Administration, Railroads, National Transportation, Train Control, Congress, of American Railroads, Railroad, Norfolk Southern, National Transportation Safety Board Locations: OMAHA, Neb, California, Norfolk, Ohio

(AP) — Norfolk Southern's CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after consultant the railroad hired following the fiery Ohio derailment recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many efforts it has already begun. And that is exactly what we are doing.”A previous report from the Federal Railroad Administration said that Norfolk Southern had too often been content to do only the minimum required to ensure safety. Shaw said this report is just one of the initial steps to improve safety on the railroad and Atkins will continue to recommend improvements over the next couple years. The consultant recommended that the railroad continue to work with labor leaders to find additional ways to improve safety. While working to improve safety, Norfolk Southern also pledged to make improvements to more than 70 of its facilities across 22 states in the eastern United States as part of an effort to improve morale.

Persons: Alan Shaw, Atkins, “, ” Shaw, ”, Shaw, he's Organizations: Norfolk, Atkins Nuclear, Federal Railroad Administration, Southern, Federal Railroad, Norfolk Southern Locations: OMAHA, Neb, East Palestine , Ohio, Pennsylvania, East Palestine, Norfolk Southern, United States

☆ Martin wins San Marino GP as rivals chip away at Bagnai's championship lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Martin took the chequered flag 1.445 seconds ahead of VR46 Racing's Bezzecchi to claim his third sprint win of the season. World champion Bagnaia finished third. Bagnaia is top of the riders' standings with 267 points, with Martin (222) in second and Bezzecchi (196) in third. Martin's sprint win reduced the gap to Bagnaia by five points, while Bezzechi's second-placed finish saw him reduce the deficit by two. After Bezzecchi recovered from a slow start to leapfrog Bagnaia, Martin was given more of a challenge, though the Spaniard proved triumphant.

Persons: Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin, Lisi Niesner, Marco Bezzecchi, Francesco Bagnaia, Martin, Bezzecchi, Bagnaia, Marco, Spaniard Martin, leapfrog Bagnaia, Dani Pedrosa, I'm, Jorge, Aleix Espargaro, Luca Marini, Valentino Rossi, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, Marc Marquez, Aadi Nair, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: San Marino, San Marino Grand Prix, Ducati, Catalunya, Thomson Locations: Ernstthal, Germany, San Marino Grand, Misano Adriatico, VR46, Misano, Modena, India, Japan, Bengaluru

☆ Sainz fastest for Ferrari on his birthday at Monza
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SummaryCompanies Verstappen fastest in first session, Sainz top overallFerrari's Sainz celebrating 29th birthdayPerez brings out red flags at ParabolicaVerstappen chasing record 10th win in a rowMONZA, Italy, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Ferrari's Carlos Sainz celebrated his 29th birthday and kept the home crowd happy with the fastest lap in practice for the Italian Grand Prix on Friday after Formula One leader Max Verstappen set the early pace. The Spaniard lapped Monza's 'Temple of Speed' with a best time of one minute 21.355 seconds with McLaren's Lando Norris second and 0.019 slower in a second session that was twice red-flagged. Red Bull's Verstappen was top of the first session, in 1:22.657, ahead of a weekend that could secure him a record 10th win in a row. Sainz was second fastest in that opening practice. Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes used only hard tyres during the opening session.

Persons: Sainz, Ferrari's Sainz, Perez, Verstappen, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen, McLaren's Lando Norris, Bull's Verstappen, Gianpiero Lambiase, Sergio Perez, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, McLaren's Oscar Piastri, Leclerc, Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton, It's, we've, Mercedes, Andrew Shovlin, Bull, Russell, Liam Lawson, Daniel Ricciardo, Felipe Drugovich, Lance, Aston Martin, Alan Baldwin, Toby Davis, Ken Ferris Organizations: Speed, Monza, Briton, Mercedes, Ferrari, New, Aston, Ascari, Thomson Locations: MONZA, Italy

☆ Penn Entertainment sells Barstool Sports back to founder Dave Portnoy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

David Portnoy, the outspoken founder of Barstool Sports, is once again the owner of his media brand, after buying it back from Penn Entertainment . Barstool Sports was valued at $606 million in February, when Penn bought the rest of the company it didn't already own. Portnoy, who founded Barstool Sports in 2003, said in a post on Tuesday that Penn and Barstool had "gone our separate ways." Penn sold Barstool at the same time that it announced an online sports-betting deal with Disney -owned ESPN. Penn will have the right to 50% of the gross proceeds in the event that Portnoy sells or monetizes Barstool, the release said.

Persons: David Portnoy, Penn, didn't, Portnoy, Barstool, — CNBC's Lilian Rizzo Organizations: Barstool, Monster Energy NASCAR, Las Vegas Motor, Penn Entertainment, Sports, Barstool Sports, Disney, ESPN Locations: Las Vegas, NV

☆ Leitao makes history with Portugal's first gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

GLASGOW, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Iuri Leitao made history when he claimed Portugal's first ever world title in track cycling by winning the men's omnium event in Glasgow on Sunday. With a comfortable cushion to take into the final points race, Leitao stayed out of trouble and held off the challenge of France's two-time omnium world champion Benjamin Thomas. Portugal has a pedigree in road cycling but, with only one velodrome in the country, track cycling is the poor relation. Now we have a lot of young riders so I think we have given a little bit of motivation for them. "And it's really good to be to be a world champion in giving the hope to the new generation."

Persons: Leitao, Portugal's, Benjamin Thomas, Thomas, Martyn Herman, Clare Fallon Organizations: GLASGOW, Sunday, UCI, UCI ProTeam Caja, Thomson Locations: Glasgow, Portugal

☆ F1 teams analyse crane photos for secrets of Red Bull floor
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MONACO, May 28 (Reuters) - Formula One rivals hope to discover some of dominant Red Bull's most closely guarded secrets from photographs of the underside of Sergio Perez's car after it was craned off the Monaco Grand Prix circuit. The floor is the most aerodynamically sensitive area of the car, with ground-effect sculpting responsible for much of the performance. Monaco marshals typically use cranes to clear stranded cars from the metal-fenced track because of the close confines and lack of runoff. "So the teams will be all over those kinds of photographs. "There’s a lot of very excited aerodynamicists up and down the pitlane looking at all of that."

☆ Norfolk Southern CEO told that railroads' planned voluntary safety improvements aren't enough
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw returns to Capitol Hill Wednesday facing pressure to support rail safety legislation proposed in the wake of his railroad’s massive toxic spill from a February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. “We support legislative efforts to enhance the safety of the freight rail industry,” was the only discussion of the legislation in his prepared remarks. Shaw said the railroad would support increasing fines and penalties for people found tampering with railroad facilities and safety equipment, without endorsing proposals for potential fines on railroads found guilty of safety violations. They said residents who live near freight rail tracks can’t depend on the railroad’s voluntary measures to improve safety. Vance said it is important to raise the maximum fine for rail safety violations from the current limit of $225,455.

☆ Despite East Palestine toxic train disaster, railroads still want single-person crews
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The rail safety legislation, introduced in Congress Wednesday with bipartisan support, would include a prohibition on single-person crews. There is no such existing law or federal regulation requiring both an engineer and a conductor to be on a train. The Association of American Railroads confirmed that its position in favor of one-person crews has not changed. “No data shows a two-person crew confined to a cab is safer, and train crew size should continue to be determined through collective bargaining,” a statement from UP. But it might have one or two provisions which are deal breakers for the unions, such as allowing single-person crews.

☆ Mary Ngugi: How a 'traumatic' death inspired distance runner to change women's sport in Kenya
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That’s not necessarily her coach – nor her training partners – but a much younger group of runners who have started frequenting Ngugi’s athletics track in the Kenyan town of Nyahururu. After launching Nala Track Club several weeks ago, which she believes is the first all-girls athletics club in Kenya, Ngugi has found added fuel for her own training. “It’s sad we had to experience such a traumatic thing for us to start the Women’s Athletics Alliance,” says Ngugi. Looking beyond athletics, Ngugi points to cultural norms that have created inequality between men and women. Ngugi (right) balances her marathon career with overseeing Nala Track Club.

☆ How the mounting popularity of Formula 1 relies on continuous innovation in the live broadcast experience
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Tata Communications | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The delivery and quality of the live broadcast experience are now more vital than ever. Broadcast connectivity partner Tata Communications leveraged its substantial expertise to rise to the challenge. "The brilliance of the F1 broadcast is that the viewer never has to think about the technology. Aside from F1, Tata Communications also partners with numerous other sports and entertainment franchises. Tata Communications' new broadcast model has delivered around a 34% reduction in the organization's travelling freight, which has lessened the environmental impact.

☆ Verstappen shoots for record to end Mercedes' title streak
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

At the same time Red Bull can clinch their first constructors' championship since 2013. If Ferrari fail to score 19 points more than Red Bull in Texas, the contest is over. "If we can make a step, hopefully, we can get into the fight with the Ferraris and the Red Bulls," said trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin. Mexican fans will be relishing the battle for second place in the drivers' championship, with Red Bull's Sergio Perez only a point ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. The Circuit of the Americas is celebrating its 10th anniversary as U.S. Grand Prix host and organisers expect a record 440,000-strong three-day crowd as the sport continues to surge in popularity in America.

☆ How The Toyota NASCAR Team Uses Mobile Tech To Win Races
▼ + stars: | 2013-07-03 | by ( Julie Bort | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

When Toyota's NASCAR racing team wanted to give its cars and drivers an advantage, it built a custom tablet app to use at the track. AdvertisementBefore the app, engineers and drivers were recording performance data on a laptop and the driver had to get out of his seat to look at it. Enter an app called Trackside, which Toyota built on Windows 8. Trackside collects the car's performance data, and that info is shared with the crew and driver simultaneously in real time. It also captures data on how the other teams are doing in comparison.

Persons: Trackside Organizations: NASCAR, Toyota, Business

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