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☆ The multi-billion dollar battle to host an F1 race is heating up
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Chris Hawes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Who will win a 2026 Grand Prix? "We are receiving calls from prime ministers, from governments that really want to host the Grand Prix," F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali told CNBC's "Inside Track." The Belgian Grand Prix adds an estimated $248 million to the national economy each year. Abu Dhabi, which held its first Grand Prix in 2009, spent $40 billion constructing an artificial island to do it. "It didn't have anything before the plans for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix."

Persons: Stefano Domenicali, CNBC's, Domenicali, Abu, Saif Rashid Al Noaimi, YouGov, Robin Fenwick, Guy Antognelli, McLaren, Zak Brown, You've, Lewis Hamilton Organizations: CNBC, Abu, Grand Prix, Monaco, Monaco Government Tourist, Convention Authority, Cannes Film, Cote d'Azur, Bloomberg Locations: Thailand, South Korea, India, Rwanda, Belgian, Europe, America, Belgium, Abu Dhabi, Yas, Grand, Saudi Arabia, U.S, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Cote

☆ Futuristic designs unveiled for ‘world’s greenest highway’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Not content with Dubai having the tallest building, the deepest pool or the highest hotel, urban design firm URB hopes to add one more superlative feather to the city’s cap: the world’s “greenest” highway. The green highway, pictured in this render, would also include a network of footpaths and green community spaces. URB‘A unique set of challenges’Creating the world’s “greenest” highway in a desert city isn’t easy, though. Pictured in this rendering, designs for the Nexgen Sustainable City, which URB has designed for Cairo. URB A Dubai developer is creating green designs for the city Prev NextAn urban utopiaThis isn’t URB’s first foray into utopian future city design.

Persons: URB, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Baharash, ” Bagherian, ”, Baharash Bagherian, ’, Bagherian, — Organizations: CNN, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, European Union, “, Hub, Agri Locations: Dubai, ”, “ Dubai, URB “ Dubai, UAE, Hong Kong, URB, Yiti, Oman, Yas, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, City

☆ Dubai Old Town: Dubai’s ‘soul’ is about more than historic buildings
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

So in 2016, Badran set up her own tour company, Wander with Nada, to “show a different side of Dubai” to travelers. Her bespoke private tours are designed to suit the interests of each visitor, but her favorite itinerary is Dubai’s “old town,” a group of small neighborhoods around Dubai Creek where the city began and Badran spent her childhood. Badran leads me through the narrow alleys around the Dubai Old Souk, home to stores run by Indian-origin families. Stores in Old Dubai Souk. “Dubai is about opening your mind,” Badran says, “and embracing this diversity that makes it unique.”

Persons: Nada Badran, Badran, “, ”, Nada, Rebecca Cairns, Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Al Talli, There’s, —, it’s, ” Badran, Al Shindagha, Al, Djamel Boussaa, ” Boussaa, hasn’t, Rashid Haghaght, Al Karama, ” “ Organizations: CNN, “, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Heritage, UNESCO, Al Shindagha, Trading Locations: Florence, Dubai, The, Arabian, “ Dubai, ”, Rome, Athens, Edinburgh, UAE, Oman, today’s Iraq, Bani Yas, Al Shindagha, Suadna, South, West Asia, Al, Saudi Arabia, Al Fahidi, Jordan, Deira, Isfahan, Old Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al Rigga, Souk, Old Dubai Souk, Jebel Ali, Iran, India, China

☆ How racing driverless cars is pushing autonomous technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He’s been working on robotics since the 1980s, and he’s surprised by how quickly autonomous technology has advanced. He sees this in his day-to-day work at KUCARS, where researchers are working on everything from autonomous cars and drones to marine, agricultural, and manufacturing robotics. There have been other autonomous car races before, but A2RL’s was the first to include a race between four driverless cars, according to organizers. “But it was good to push the community.”Team Polimove competes during the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League. Pushing the technology to the edgeEfforts to set driverless cars loose on public roads have faced setbacks, especially as the result of collisions with unforeseen obstacles.

Persons: Lakmal Seneviratne, He’s, he’s, A2RL’s, ” Seneviratne, Daniil Kvyat, Amr Alfiky, Reuters ‘, Max Verstappen, TUM, Seneviratne, Polimove, Giuseppe Cacace, Simon Hoffman, ” Hoffman, Uber, Hoffman, ” Organizations: CNN, Netflix, P Global Mobility, Khalifa University Center, Autonomous Robotic Systems, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League, Reuters, Beijing Institute of Technology, Abu, Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Technical University of Munich, Getty, Yas Marina Circuit, Khalifa University of Science Locations: Abu Dhabi, KUCARS, Yas

☆ Christian Horner, Red Bull's F1 team principal, under investigation by company
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Dennis Romero | Sahil Kapur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Christian Horner ahead of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on November 26, 2023. Red Bull has commissioned an investigation into Christian Horner, the team principal of its highly successful Formula 1 racing team. In a statement Monday, Red Bull characterized the investigation of Horner, who is also CEO of Oracle Red Bull Racing, as independent. This process, which is already underway, is being carried out by an external specialist barrister," Red Bull said in a statement. Red Bull is the reigning constructors' champion in the world's premier auto racing series.

Persons: Christian Horner, Red Bull, Bull, Horner, Telegraaf, Red, Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Verstappen's Organizations: Abu, Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, United, United Arab Emirates, Oracle Red Bull Locations: Abu Dhabi, United Arab

☆ ‘Massive for the sport’: Lewis Hamilton’s blockbuster move to Ferrari hailed as a major coup for F1
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former Formula One drivers believe Lewis Hamilton's blockbuster move to one of the most iconic teams in motorsport represents a major coup for the auto racing league. Mercedes on Thursday confirmed that the seven-time world champion will join Ferrari in 2025 after activating a release option in his contract. An extraordinary run of success has since dried up, however, and Hamilton has not won a race since the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix in Dec. 2021. Ferrari , meanwhile, released a short statement saying the team was "pleased" to announce Hamilton would join on a multi-year contract. The news sent shockwaves through F1, with 2009 world champion Jenson Button saying he'd also been taken by surprise.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton of, Mercedes, Lewis, Toto Wolff, Hamilton, Ferrari, Jenson Button, he'd Organizations: Mercedes, Abu, Yas Marina Circuit, United, United Arab Emirates, Former Formula, Ferrari, Hamilton, Saudi Arabia, Prix Locations: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab, Saudi

☆ Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari in shock move: Reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on November 26, 2023. Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton is on the cusp of a surprise move from Mercedes to Ferrari for the 2025 season, according to multiple media reports. Hamilton first signed with Mercedes in 2013 and went on to win six of his seven world titles with the team between 2014 and 2020. If Hamilton were to leave Mercedes for Ferrari, it is reported he would likely replace Ferrari's Carlos Sainz given that his teammate, Charles Leclerc, recently signed a fresh contract extension. The start of the next Formula 1 season gets underway in Bahrain from Feb. 29.

Persons: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Hamilton, it's, Toto Wolff, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc Organizations: Abu, Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, United, United Arab Emirates, Ferrari, Sky Sports, BBC Sport, ESPN, CNBC, Mercedes, Hamilton Locations: Abu Dhabi, United Arab, Bahrain

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☆ Max Verstappen ends record-breaking season with Abu Dhabi Grand Prix win
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —And so the curtain falls on a Formula One season dominated by Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team, with the Dutchman securing a record-extending 19th victory of the year at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Never before has the sport seen a driver win with such regularity and ease, the three-time world champion again comfortably crossing the finishing line first at the season-ending race at the Yas Marina Circuit. Verstappen led from start to finish to secure his fourth win on the trot in Abu Dhabi. “It was an incredible season,” Verstappen told reporters. At one point, it seemed probable rather than possible that the team would win every race of the season, an outcome that faded away when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz won the Singapore Grand Prix.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Verstappen, Ferarri’s Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez –, ” Verstappen, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Bull Organizations: CNN, Red Bull, Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Singapore, Prix, Las Vegas Locations: Abu, Grand, Abu Dhabi

☆ Turkey says UN peacekeepers intervention of Turkish Cypriot roadworks unacceptable
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Scuffles broke out on Friday between U.N. peacekeepers and Turkish Cypriot security personnel when peacekeepers tried to prevent roadworks starting in an area the U.N. says is part of a buffer zone under its jurisdiction. Erdogan also said Turkey will continue to side with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), a breakaway state recognised only by Ankara. Turkish Cypriot authorities want to build a road that would give residents of Pyla/Pile, a village in the U.N.-administered buffer zone, direct access to territory under Turkish Cypriot control. Turkish Cypriot authorities say the peacekeeping force, known as UNFICYP, overstepped its boundaries. Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar characterised the road project as essential.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Anitkabir, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Erdogan, Scuffles, Ersin Tatar, Ezgi, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Supreme Military Council, Presidential Press, REUTERS, Rights, United Nations, Peacekeeping Force, Turkish Cypriot, Thomson Locations: YAS, Ankara, Turkey, Rights ISTANBUL, Cyprus, Pyla, U.N, Turkish, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot

☆ Masi's door open to Mercedes but Wolff won't be knocking
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-01 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The choice is theirs," Masi told News Corp media. "I've always had an open door policy and will always have an open door policy, since the moment that I arrived in this F1 paddock and that continues." Hamilton said on Thursday he had no plans to meet Masi and was only focussed on his future. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff echoed Hamilton, saying he wanted to leave the past behind. "No," he said when asked if he would meet Masi.

☆ Dubai could get a 93-kilometer indoor cycling super highway
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Nadia Leigh-Hewitson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The 93 kilometer-cycle highway would allow people to get around the city of Dubai without using fossil fuels. Bagherian says that a visit to the Agri Hub would help guests to understand and engage more in sustainable practices. Visitors to the Agri Hub could learn about sustainability and enjoy environmentally-friendly tourism offerings such as farm-to-table cafes and restaurants. URB says the projects will be funded by private investors and that it is currently undertaking feasibility studies to establish the best site for the development of the Agri Hub. Bagherian hopes construction of the Agri Hub will begin in 2024.

☆ Gulf markets rise on China demand optimism
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Md Manzer Hussain | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Gulf stock markets closed higher on Tuesday on expectations of economic recovery in the world's second largest economy, China, and smaller interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Most Gulf currencies are pegged to the U.S. dollar, while Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar usually mirror U.S. monetary policy changes. The world's largest Islamic bank by market capitalization, Al Rajhi Bank (1120.SE), rose 0.8%. Qatar Islamic Bank (QISB.QA) continued its gains with a 2.3% rise and Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB.QA) rose 1.7%. Egypt has signed a $1.5 billion financing agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation to fund its trading, including imports of energy products and essential commodities.

☆ That's just how F1 is, says Hulkenberg on Schumacher's exit
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Germany's Nico Hulkenberg showed little sympathy on Monday for Mick Schumacher after replacing his younger compatriot at the Haas Formula One team next season. "That’s just how F1 is and ultimately the driver, when he’s racing, he has to convince the team with performance. Le Mans 24 Hours winner Hulkenberg has started 181 races but last raced full-time in Formula One in 2019 with Renault, now Alpine. Hulkenberg said the desire to get back on the grid had returned this season and he contacted Haas team boss Guenther Steiner. Times have moved on, both drivers now have young daughters and Hulkenberg said he expected a good relationship.

☆ 'You're going to come back', Hamilton tells retiring Vettel
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Abhishek Takle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ABU DHABI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday that he expected his old rival Sebastian Vettel to make a Formula One comeback. The 35-year-old four-times champion is bowing out of the sport after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday but Hamilton believes the 53-time grand prix race winner will find the lure of F1 hard to resist. "Obviously after the change from Ferrari to Aston Martin at that time it was the first time I really thought it might be the time to stop...," he added. Vettel jokingly suggested he could agree some sort of a swap with Hamilton, who turns 38 in January but is keen on extending his Mercedes deal. "We can make a deal ... when you want to get away, maybe then (I want to come back)," he said.

☆ Hamilton has one last shot to avoid first winless season
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Alan Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 16 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton has one more chance to avoid his first Formula One season without a win and it comes on Sunday in the place where last year he suffered one of the biggest blows of his career. The prospects look a lot brighter with Mercedes ending their season-long blank in Brazil last weekend with George Russell's breakthrough win. "I think he mentioned before that this race record of winning a race in every single season is less of a priority for him. Hamilton took only six races in his debut 2007 season to become a winner and has won at least once in every campaign since then. "I'm not focused on the record but of course, I'm trying to get that win this year," Hamilton said in September.

☆ Red Bull driver rift adds spice to Abu Dhabi finale
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Abhishek Takle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Red Bull rift could bring fresh drama to Yas Marina, the circuit where last year Verstappen won his first title and denied Lewis Hamilton a record eighth in a massively controversial clash. read moreVerstappen has little at stake this time, having wrapped up his second title in Japan last month, but can expect a grilling from the world's media after leaving his motives a mystery at Interlagos. read morePerez acidly accused Verstappen of showing "who he really is" in refusing to hand back a place as requested by Red Bull who want the Mexican to end the season second overall. "I am sure that this race will bring back plenty of happy memories from the last 15 years," said the 35-year-old. The German could join them on the sidelines with Haas widely tipped to announce Nico Hulkenberg alongside Kevin Magnussen for next season.

☆ Alpine and McLaren agree a settlement on Piastri
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SAO PAULO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Australian Oscar Piastri will drive for McLaren in Formula One's Abu Dhabi post-season test after the team reached an agreement with Renault-owned Alpine to release him, both sides said on Saturday. French driver Pierre Gasly will also be freed by Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri to test with Alpine, the team he is joining for 2023. McLaren announced in September that 21-year-old Piastri, Alpine's reserve this year, had signed for 2023 as a replacement for compatriot Daniel Ricciardo after winning a contract dispute. He said Piastri would start working officially with McLaren on Nov. 21 and test the current car at Yas Marina. Seidl said getting Piastri in the car for the Abu Dhabi test was important.

☆ Christian monastery possibly pre-dating Islam found in UAE
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

An ancient Christian monastery possibly dating as far back as the years before Islam spread across the Arabian Peninsula has been discovered on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, officials announced Thursday. The monastery on Siniyah Island, part of the sand-dune sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain, sheds new light on the history of early Christianity along the shores of the Persian Gulf. On one, to the island’s northeast, archaeologists discovered the monastery. Viewed from above, the monastery on Siniyah Island’s floor plan suggests early Christian worshippers prayed within a single-aisle church at the monastery. Power said that development spurred the archaeological work that discovered the monastery.

☆ Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz dies aged 78
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz (R) congratulates Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany for winning the championship and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit November 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahOct 22 (Reuters) - Dietrich Mateschitz, the Austrian billionaire founder and owner of energy drink company Red Bull, died on Saturday at the age 78 after a serious illness with cancer. The Styrian-born entrepreneur built a global empire around the energy drink Red Bull and was considered the richest man in Austria. The group achieved a turnover of 7.8 billion euros in 2021 and sold 9.8 billion Red Bull cans worldwide. Mateschitz was also the founder and owner of Red Bull Racing, a Formula 1 racing team based in Milton Keynes, Britain.

☆ Dietrich Mateschitz, Red bull owner, dies aged 78, Sky News reports
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz (R) congratulates Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany for winning the championship and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit November 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahOct 22 (Reuters) - Dietrich Mateschitz, the billionaire founder and owner of energy drink company Red bull, died at the age 78, Sky News reported on Saturday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Daniel WallisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Red Bull F1 team mourn death of founder Mateschitz at 78
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Formula One - F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010 - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 14/11/10 (L-R) Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey, Team Principal Christian Horner, CEO and Founder of Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz and Red Bull Motorsport Consultant Dr Helmut Marko Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Crispin ThrustonAUSTIN, Texas, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Formula One and the championship-leading Red Bull team mourned the death of the energy drink company's Austrian founder Dietrich Mateschitz on Saturday at the age of 78. Red Bull Racing principal Christian Horner confirmed the news ahead of qualifying for the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, where the team can clinch a fifth constructors' championship. Mateschitz bought the Ford-owned Jaguar team at the end of 2004 and turned it into Red Bull Racing, an outfit whose maverick image masked a fierce competitive spirit. The Austrian also bought the Italy-based Minardi team and renamed it Toro Rosso, the Italian for Red Bull. "He was an incredible visionary entrepreneur and a man who helped to transform our sport and created the Red Bull brand that is known all around the world."

☆ Dubai, Tel Aviv and beyond: CNBC names the best hotels for business travel in the Middle East
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-04 | by ( Monica Buchanan Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

CNBC Travel and the market data firm Statista today release a ranking of the "Best Hotels for Business Travelers" in the Middle East. From Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv, here is the full list of the winners in the Middle East in PDF format — complete with final scores — some of which are highlighted below. Alternatively, you can search by city or country using the table here:Abu DhabiRosewood Abu Dhabi Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi — Yas Island Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island W Abu Dhabi — Yas Island Beach Rotana ResidencesRosewood Abu Dhabi Source: Rosewood Abu DhabiRosewood Abu Dhabi is the brand's only hotel in the United Arab Emirates. AnkaraAlegria Business Hotel Holiday Inn Ankara — Cukurambar Ankara Atli Hotel Ankara HiltonSA Occidental Ankara The Alegria is all business — as befits its name. It has the amenities that business travelers value — an on-site restaurant, bar and patisserie — all just a few miles from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport.

☆ Pilotul olandez Max Verstappen va pleca din pole position în ultima cursă a sezonului de Formula 1
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Pilotul olandez Max Verstappen va pleca din pole position în ultima cursă a sezonului de Formula 1. El a fost cel mai rapid în calificările pentru Marele Premiu de la Abu Dhabi și a obținut astfel primul său pole position din acest an, dar în același timp și al treilea din întreaga carieră. Pilotul echipei Red Bull Racing a fost cronometrat cu un minut 35 de secunde și 246 de miimi, reușind să-i învingă pe ambii piloți de la Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas și Lewis Hamilton. Diferența dintre Verstappen și cei doi a fost de mai puțin de o zecime de secundă. Cursa din Abu Dhabi va avea loc pe circuitul Yas Marina astăzi cu începere de la ora 15:00.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton Organizations: Red Bull Racing, Mercedes Locations: Abu Dhabi

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