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Mike Gascoyne hails big step forward for Lotus

Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne said his team's performance in Canada was a 'massive step forward'




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Changes needed to improve the show - McLaren

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes Formula One should consider immediate rule changes to spice up the racing, after the Bahrain Grand Prix proved the new regulations had done very little to ease overtaking




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Button admits he should have pushed harder

Jenson Button has admitted he took it too easy at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix and could have got more out of his tyres in the early stages




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Spark plug was to blame for Vettel's power loss

Red Bull has revealed that the problem that cost Sebastian Vettel near certain victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix was in fact due to a faulty spark plug rather than a cracked exhaust




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'We are beholden to put on a good show' - Fry

several senior figures in the leading teams have raised their own concerns over the new rules in the aftermath of the Bahrain Grand Prix.




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Mosley to blame for F1 situation insists Coulthard

David Coulthard has pointed his finger at former FIA president Max Mosley after Sunday's processional start to the 2010 season in Bahrain




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Ferrari working on cooling issues

Ferrari is going to address the cooling on the F10 in time for the next race, after it emerged Felipe Massa backed off towards the end of the race to preserve his engine




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Vettel admits spin was a result of pushing too hard

Sebastian Vettel admitted he was pushing too hard when he spun out of the second practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix




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More speed to come from Ferrari - Raikkonen

Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari can find more time from set-up changes and a clean lap on the medium tyres at the Malaysian Grand Prix, despite two promising Friday practice sessions




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Prost: Mercedes dominance 'part of the game'

Four-time world champion Alain Prost says he does not understand the complaints about Mercedes' domination after Australia as he says it is "part of the game"




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First McLaren win 'very special' - Button




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Alonso praises Ferrari strategy

Fernando Alonso praised his team and the car after coming from the back of the field to finish fourth at the Australian Grand Prix




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Button not predicting regular wins

Jenson Button is not expecting to repeat his race-winning Australian Grand Prix performance at the coming rounds of the championship




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McLaren admits it let one-two finish slip

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has admitted that Lewis Hamilton could have finished second at the Australian Grand Prix had the team not called him in for a second pit stop




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Barrichello impresses Williams' Sam Michael

Williams' technical director Sam Michael has said he is impressed with Rubens Barrichello after working alongside the Brazilian veteran for his first two races of the season




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Hamilton makes peace with McLaren

Lewis Hamilton admitted he "understood" the pit-stop strategy which left him fuming in the closing stages of the Australian Grand Prix




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Australian start time to be made earlier

An earlier race start time for next year's Australian Grand Prix is likely, Michael Schumacher has revealed




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Vettel clarifies 'strange' Alonso crash comments

Sebastian Vettel has clarified the widely reported comments he made after Fernando Alonso's crash on the final day of the second Barcelona test




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Alguersuari tops final practice washout

A downpour at the Suzuka circuit severely restricted running for the final practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix amid concerns qualifying could be postponed to Sunday




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Hamilton handed five place grid penalty for gearbox change

Lewis Hamilton's championship chances have been dealt a further blow after the McLaren driver was handed a five place grid penalty for the team changing his gearbox




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Hamilton laments nightmare weekend so far

Lewis Hamilton said the Japanese Grand Prix had so far been one of the worst weekends of his season




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Button confident about hard tyre choice

Jenson Button is confident his alternative tyre strategy in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix could still pay off




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Nasr quickest as McLaren-Honda makes limited progress

The third day of pre-season testing in Jerez saw Sauber's Felipe Nasr at the top of the timesheets, while McLaren made limited progress with its new Honda-powered MP4-30 and Red Bull were delayed by a lengthily Renault engine change




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Raikkonen tops final day, slow progress for McLaren

Kimi Raikkonen put Ferrari at the top of the Jerez timesheets for the third day in four as the first week of pre-season testing came to a close on Wednesday




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Hamilton admits McLaren was not quick enough

Lewis Hamilton is pinning his hopes on his McLaren's race pace at the Monaco Grand Prix, after he claimed to have extracted everything from it in qualifying and only claimed fifth on the grid




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Webber dominates from start to finish

Mark Webber completed a start-to-finish victory in the Monaco Grand Prix, his second win in succession, to go joint top in the drivers' championship with team-mate Sebastian Vettel




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'I got on the power too early' - Kubica

Robert Kubica was left lamenting a poor start after finishing third in Monaco




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Schumacher demoted to 12th after safety-car penalty

Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn said they were confident there would be no penalty after Schumacher's last-lap overtake of Fernando Alonso




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McLaren error caused Button retirement

Jenson Button has confirmed that his engine failure and retirement from the Monaco Grand Prix was caused by a cooling cover being left on his left-hand sidepod during the formation lap




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Barrichello defends steering-wheel claims

Rubens Barrichello has denied suggestions he recklessly endangered his Formula One rivals at the Monaco Grand Prix




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Hill has doubts over benefits of driver stewards

Damon Hill is no longer sure former drivers should be acting as full FIA stewards at grands prix




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FIA confirms it will review safety car rules

A change to the safety car rule that caught out Michael Schumacher at the Monaco Grand Prix should be in place for the European Grand Prix




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Loose manhole cover caused Barrichello's crash

A loose manhole cover was responsible for causing Rubens Barrichello's spectacular accident in the Monaco Grand Prix




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Button rues early pit gamble

Jenson Button said his gamble to pit early to change to Prime tyres during the early stages of the race cost him a better result




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Vettel survives stewards' enquiry

Sebastian Vettel came out of a post-race stewards' enquiry unpunished after winning Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix




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Ferrari rues disaster weekend

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has warned his team that its performance at the Malaysian Grand Prix was not worthy of a championship-winning outfit




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Alguersuari happy to score first points

Jaime Alguersuari said that securing his first points finish in Formula One had given him confidence for the future




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FIA clarifies position on adjustable ride heights

The FIA has clarified the rules on adjusting ride heights between qualifying and the race, after paddock rumours suggested Red Bull was running a self-altering system




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Emirates Airline reports 21% increase in full-year profit; sees coming year severely impacted by coronavirus pandemic

The Emirates Airline and Group chairman does not see air travel returning to normal for at least another 18 months.




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Anthony Fauci will follow 'modified' quarantine after exposure to White House aide with coronavirus

Fauci is the third high-ranking member of the White House coronavirus task force to enter some form of quarantine.




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Tesla prepared to move out of California amid fight over factory shutdown, Musk tweets

Tesla had wanted to start production again in Fremont, California, on Friday afternoon, but officials said the company did not have authorization to break shelter-in-place rules. The plant is where the company makes vehicles for Europe and North America.




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Thousands attend Belarus military parade despite pandemic – video

Thousands of people, including elderly veterans of the second world war, turned out for Belarus’s Victory Day parade despite the coronavirus epidemic. Images from the parade showed large crowds as the country’s leader, Alexander Lukashenko, boasted of holding the only parade in the former Soviet Union to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany

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Two-week quarantine will cripple us, aviation industry warns Boris Johnson

Air travel bosses want assurances that science is driving the move, and that a clear exit strategy is in place

A two-week quarantine period for all travellers arriving in Britain risks devastating an aviation industry already crippled by the Covid-19 outbreak, Boris Johnson is being warned.

It is understood that the 14-day quarantine period will be announced by the prime minister, alongside a slight loosening of the lockdown measures that were introduced to slow the spread of the virus. Mass quarantine upon arrival has not previously been used as part of Britain’s response.

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Hundreds queue for food parcels in wealthy Geneva

Over 1,000 poorer working people and undocumented migrants waited for hours for basics

More than 1,000 people queued on Saturday to get free food parcels in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the working poor and undocumented immigrants even in wealthy Switzerland.

The line of people stretched for more than 1km outside an ice rink where volunteers were handing out about 1,500 parcels to people who started queuing as early as 5am.

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Schlock Mercenary: May 10, 2020










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Starlink

Вчера наконец–то выдалось ясное ночное небо и выперся, значит, я полюбоваться звездами.
Соловьи поют, комаров еще нет, звезды зихатять — идилия прям.
Звездопада, к сожалению, не случилось — ну да не суть.
Лежу себе на скамеечке, любуюсь — ну и боковым зрением замечаю движение звездочки в небе — практически параллельно горизонту. Ну самолёт может — не сильно интересно.
Взглядом возвращаюсь в зенит — ну и там тоже движется огонёк, на юг, если не ошибаюсь. Проводил его взглядом, опять взгляд в центр — а там опять, по этой же траектории, огонёк летит — прям дежа вю :). Посмотрел и за этим — опять глаза назад — а там снова — как гиф–файл в цикле.
Считать я сначала не сообразил — просто смотрел — выглядело не так величественно, как год назад — одним звездным "поездом" — но интересно наблюдать было.
В какой–то момент очередной огонек пересекся с траекторией другого движущегося огонька, справа от меня — тут опять дежа вю — пару минут назад я там видел пролет другого и он практически летел на той же траектории (легко понять так как он пролетал между парой звезд).
Опять вернулся взглядом — и давай уже считать — закончилось на 14.
Между огоньками интервал было примерно как между верхними звездами в ковше Большой медведицы.
Шоу окончилось и на последнем траектория опять пересекается с движущимся огоньком параллельно горизонту. И опять — траектория его почти повторяет предыдущих двух, опять пролет между двумя звездами, уже на условный сантиметр выше.
Я давай смотреть туда — но там ничего :)
Немного повернул лавку и лёг так чтобы эта область была у меня в периферическом зрении — еще пару мин — опять огонёк летит :)
В общем, через каждые 4 с половиной минут там пролетал огонек.
Я просмотрел еще 6 пролетов да и пошёл таки спать.

Теперь "движуха" в небе. Пока звездами любоваться не мешает нисколько, скорее как приятное дополнение к картине :)
Интересно как оно в дальнейшем будет

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