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Mobility newsAddressing Road Safety ChallengesDuring a focused discussion with Pedro Scarpinelli, Executive Director of the National Road Safety Agency (ANSV) of Argentina, the FIA highlighted the urgent need for data-driven safety interventions. Argentina recorded 4,369 road fatalities in 2024, with two-wheeler users accounting for 40% of these deaths. The economic impact is considerable, with road crashes costing 1.4% of national GDP annually. The meeting also reviewed national efforts around…
Author
lmercier
Date
13. April 2025
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Sport newsOscar Piastri handed McLaren its first Bahrain Grand Prix win with a controlled drive from pole position that saw the Australian finish 15 seconds clear or Mercedes’ George Russell while Lando Norris recovered from a starting grid penalty to battle through to third at the flag. At the start of the race, polesitter Piastri got away well to take the lead. Alongside him, however, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was slow off the line and he was passed by Mercedes’ George Russell and the second…
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jhynes
Date
13. April 2025
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Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Karun Chandhok) Q: Oscar Piastri congratulations, your 50th Grand Prix victory tonight. What a way to celebrate!Oscar PIASTRI: 50th victory? Q: Well, 50th start!OP: I hope it's my 50th victory! No, great to have this result out here. It's been an incredible weekend, starting off with qualifying yesterday and, yeah, to finish the job today in style was nice. So,…
Author
aterzian
Date
13. April 2025
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Sport newsMcLaren’s Oscar Piastri took his second pole position of 2025 with a dominant performance in qualifying for the FIA Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in which he finished almost two tenths tenth of a second ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and three clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as championship-leading team-mate Lando Norris could only manage sixth and Japanese GP winner Max Verstappen was seventh. At the start of Q1, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso set the early pace with a lap of…
Author
jhynes
Date
12. April 2025
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Sport newsDRIVERS 1 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) 2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS(Conducted by David Coulthard ) Q: Charles Leclerc, that session was very unpredictable. Did you really believe you could be in this position when you went into the session, especially looking at how strong the McLarens appeared to be?Charles LECLERC: I mean, honestly, I didn't expect P3. I knew that in Q3 there was some lap time. I knew that in Q1 and Q2, I just had to be…
Author
aterzian
Date
12. April 2025
