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Friday, August 25, 2017

#F1 #BelgianGP FP2 REPORT: Lewis Hamilton fastest in FP2 before Spa wash-out

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Lewis Hamilton edged Kimi Raikkonen by 0.262s to top Friday’s afternoon practice session, which saw the top five drivers covered by 0.5s.Hamilton set a 1:44.753 to lead the session and swap positions with Raikkonen, who had beaten him to the fastest time in FP1. Mercedes is favoured this weekend due to the power-sensitive nature of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit but Ferrari will be encouraged by the gap to Hamilton from the afternoon’s qualifying simulations.The session was hit by a deluge of rain just after the completion of the qualifying simulations, which could be a sign of things to come with rain forecast for Sunday afternoon. With the prospect of rain mixing up proceedings for the grand prix, teams spent a long time working with the ultra-soft tyre to prepare the possibility of a quick stint in the dry.More to follow…

Source: Lewis Hamilton fastest in FP2 before Spa wash-out

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Leo Varadkar elected as Republic of Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister)

Leo Varadkar becomes Ireland’s youngest leader after his election by 57 votes to 50 in the Irish parliament.

A vote in the Dáil (Irish parliament) confirmed the 38-year-old as the country’s youngest, and first gay, leader.

The former GP, who is the son of an Irish nurse and a doctor from India, won the Fine Gael party leadership earlier this month.

He has made his leadership rival Simon Coveney the deputy leader of the party.

Mr Varadkar was elected as taoiseach by 57 votes to 50, with 47 members of parliament abstaining from the vote.

Addressing the Dáil after his election, he said: “I’ve been elected to lead but I promise to serve.”

Outgoing taoiseach Enda Kenny nominated Mr Varadkar to succeed him at the start of Dáil proceedings, saying that he would carry out the role with integrity and skill.

“As the country’s youngest holder of this office, he speaks for a new generation of Irish women and Irish men,” he said.

Source: Leo Varadkar elected as Republic of Ireland’s taoiseach – BBC News