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Toto Wolff slams ‘moaning’ across F1 grid after Lewis Hamilton apology
Toto Wolff slams ‘moaning’ across F1 grid after Lewis Hamilton apology
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton bucked the trend by apologising after an incident in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, insisting the rest of the F1 grid “complains and moans to try and not get a penalty.” Hamilton admitted he was at fault for a collision with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri at Monza – he received a five-second time penalty as a result – and apologised to the Australian after the race. Wolff, who stated that Max Verstappen’s 10th win in a row was “completely irrelevant”, concurred with Hamilton’s analysis and made a sharp dig at the rest of the field in the process. “Lewis is very sportsmanlike with these things – and he is the only one that I see out there admitting, saying that he’s wrong,” Wolff told media after the race. “We just had a chat and he said ‘I didn’t see him on the right and that is on me’. And I think that kind of sportsmanship is what you need to admire with him. “Pretty much everyone else is complaining and moaning just to try to not get a penalty. “These things happen. It was hard racing to overtake here and we’ve seen a few of these. It [the penalty] was justified.” Ultimately, the penalty had no impact on Hamilton who finished sixth, while the clash cost Piastri a top-10 finish after he had to pit for a new front nose, dropping him down the order. He finished 12th. Hamilton said: “I misjudged the gap I had with Piastri right at the end. It was totally my fault. “I apologised to him straight afterwards and we move on.” Piastri, though disappointed with the race-impacting clash, seemed satisfied with Hamilton’s apology. “He creeped over a bit more than he thought,” Piastri said. “The stewards gave their verdict and Lewis apologised and nothing more I can ask for or do at that point.” Hamilton’s team-mate, George Russell, finished fifth in an indifferent weekend for Mercedes in Monza after the pair signed new contracts until the end of the 2025 season. Read More FIA reveal results of 2022 F1 cost cap process Toto Wolff blunt in response to Max Verstappen’s ‘irrelevant’ record Alex Albon, James Vowles and the start of a Williams renaissance FIA announce results of 2022 F1 cost cap process F1 2023 race schedule: When is the Singapore Grand Prix? Damon Hill unimpressed by Toto Wolff’s dismissal of Max Verstappen’s record win
2023-09-06 19:38
Still looking for deals on holiday gifts? Retailers are offering discounts on Cyber Monday
Still looking for deals on holiday gifts? Retailers are offering discounts on Cyber Monday
Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday
2023-11-27 13:01
China's Q3 GDP growth, Sept activity show economic recovery gaining traction
China's Q3 GDP growth, Sept activity show economic recovery gaining traction
By Ellen Zhang and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China's economy grew at a faster-than-expected clip in the third quarter, while
2023-10-18 12:32
Is Arielle Vandenberg homeless? Ex-host of 'Love Island USA' opens up on 'difficult times' after being replaced by Sarah Hyland
Is Arielle Vandenberg homeless? Ex-host of 'Love Island USA' opens up on 'difficult times' after being replaced by Sarah Hyland
Arielle Vandenberg opens up about her emotional challenges after being replaced by Sarah Hyland, expressing both sadness and happiness
2023-07-19 06:31
Przybyłko scores in 90th minute, Fire edge Toronto 1-0
Przybyłko scores in 90th minute, Fire edge Toronto 1-0
Kacper Przybyłko scored in the 90th minute to rally the Chicago Fire to a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC
2023-07-16 11:38
Internet wants faces of UMass protesters who allegedly accosted Fox News reporter revealed to face the music
Internet wants faces of UMass protesters who allegedly accosted Fox News reporter revealed to face the music
Kassy Dillon took to social media to share her experience covering a protest at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus
2023-10-15 17:29
Jon Hamm says Tom Cruise supported and 'took care' of younger actors during 'Top Gun: Maverick' filming
Jon Hamm says Tom Cruise supported and 'took care' of younger actors during 'Top Gun: Maverick' filming
Jon Hamm recalled how supportive Tom Cruise was of the younger actors, for many of whom 'Top Gun: Maverick' was their first film
2023-06-17 18:03
Perrine Delacour holds onto Portland Classic lead with another bogey-free round
Perrine Delacour holds onto Portland Classic lead with another bogey-free round
Perrine Delacour held onto the Portland Classic lead Friday with another bogey-free round at Columbia Edgewater, shooting a 5-under 67 in perfect conditions a day after an opening 63 in the rain
2023-09-02 09:49
Man tears up and burns Quran in protest approved by Swedish police
Man tears up and burns Quran in protest approved by Swedish police
A man tore up and burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on the first day of Eid – after police granted permission for the demonstration Police later charged the man with agitation against an ethnic or national group. While Swedish police have rejected several recent applications for anti-Koran demonstrations, courts have overruled those decisions, saying they infringed on freedom of speech. "It's legal but not appropriate," Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said. The protest risks sparking a fresh diplomatic row with Turkey, who have been holding up Sweden’s bid to join Nato – an application made in the wake of Russia’s invasion of UKraine – over such protests, as well as accusations from Ankara that Stockholm is harbouring people it considers terrorists. Turkey has asked for a number of extraditions and for Sweden to address its security concerns. At the protest, some 200 onlookers witnessed one of the two organisers tearing up pages of a copy and wiping them on his shoe – before eventually setting the book on fire. After the burning, police charged the man who set fire to the Koran with agitation against an ethnic or national group and with a violation of a ban on fires that has been in place in Stockholm since mid-June. Some of those present shouted ‘God is great’ in Arabic to protest against the burning, and one man was detained by police after he attempted to throw a rock. Representatives of the mosque were disappointed by the police decision to grant permission for the latest protest on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, mosque director and Imam Mahmoud Khalfi said on Wednesday. "The mosque suggested to the police to at least divert the demonstration to another location, which is possible by law, but they chose not to do so," Mr Khalfi said in a statement. Sweden applied to joint the alliance in the wake of the Kremlin launching its invasion of Ukraine last year, alongside neighbour Finland. The pair decided to drop their long-held stance of military neutrality in the face of Moscow’s aggression. Finalnd were welcomed into the bloc in April, and there were hopes that Sweden could follow suit at a summit in Lithuania in July. But that requires sign-off from all the blocs members. Beyond Turkey, Hungary has also been dragging out ratifying the move, despite officials suggesting they were behind the move. The Nato secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, announced on Wednesday that he has called a meeting of senior officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland on 6 July, ahead of the summit later in the month, to try to overcome Turkish objections. "The time is now to welcome Sweden as a full member of Nato," Mr Stoltenberg told reporters as he announced his last-ditch effort. Foreign ministers, intelligence chiefs and security advisers from Turkey, Sweden and Finland, which joined Nato in April, will be taking part in the talks in Brussels. But the chance of membership being granted in July now look increasingly remote. The Turkish foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, condemned the protest as “vile” in a tweet. He added that it was unacceptable to allow anti-Islam protests in the name of freedom of expression. In late January, Turkey suspended talks with Sweden on its Nato application after a Danish far-right politician burned a copy of the Quaran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. In a phone call – that took place on Wednesday seemingly before the latest burning – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, that while Sweden had taken steps in the right direction, there were still aspects of their behaviour that were “unacceptable” to Ankara. Meanwhile, Hungary’s parliament postponed ratifying Sweden's Nato accession to its autumn legislative session. The postponement, the latest in a long succession of delays that have gone on for a year, there was no suggestion in the announcement that the protest in Stockholm had played a part. Additional reporting by Reuters Read More NATO chief convenes July 6 talks hoping to convince Turkey to let Sweden join NATO warns not to underestimate Russian forces, and tells Moscow it has increased preparedness Cleverly to renew UK backing for Sweden’s Nato bid during visit
2023-06-29 01:11
Baidu Creates $140 Million Fund to Back ChatGPT-Like Startups
Baidu Creates $140 Million Fund to Back ChatGPT-Like Startups
Baidu Inc. has set aside 1 billion yuan ($140 million) to fund Chinese startups that explore generative AI,
2023-05-31 14:08
Dragonflight Twitch Rewards: How to Earn Cenarion Pet and Swift Windsteed
Dragonflight Twitch Rewards: How to Earn Cenarion Pet and Swift Windsteed
Want to earn the Cenarion Pet and Swift Windsteed in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight? Here's what you need to know.
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The Pocket Gods selling one copy of final album for £1 million in streaming protest
The Pocket Gods selling one copy of final album for £1 million in streaming protest
The Pocket Rockets are to sell their final album for an eye-watering £1 million to highlight the poor royalties being paid to musicians by streaming services.
2023-10-16 18:00