Mercedes’ protests over F1 champion rejected

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2 years ago

December 13, 2021

F1 officials have rejected two protests by Mercedes against the result of the controversial title-deciding win

Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen is the 2021 Formula One Drivers’ champion.

Mercedes filed two protests with FIA stewards over the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 race restart after Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the race.

Mercedes lodged its intention to appeal the stewards’ dismissal of the original Mercedes’ protest.

#BREAKING Mercedes appeals stewards’ dismissal of its Abu Dhabi protest

Red Bull’s Max #Verstappen keeps his title as the 2021 F1 World Champion after a dramatic finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix #F1 #Formula1 #AbuDhabiGP #Redbull pic.twitter.com/N9Jnc4Pitx
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Meanwhile, Red Bull continued to celebrate Verstappen’s maiden title.

At the time of the victory, Red Bull boss Christian Horner screamed “Max Verstappen, you are the world champion, the world champion!” over radio.

#BREAKING FIA dismiss Mercedes' protest over alleged Safety Car overtake by F1 world champion Max #Verstappen

Mercedes launched two protests – #RedBull say the second protest has not been upheld

Red bull continue to celebrate Verstappen’s maiden title #F1 #Formula1 #AbuDhabiGP pic.twitter.com/3ZNAZqHZO8
— ticker NEWS (@tickerNEWSco) December 12, 2021

Horner added: “We needed a bit of luck and we got it.”

U.S.-India pharmaceutical trade partnership?

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7 hours ago

May 8, 2024

ticker NEWS

The United States wants to diversify its supply chain and achieve affordable medicine resilience.

The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance is urging a U.S.-India trade partnership to reduce reliance on foreign sources for both nations’ pharmaceutical supply chain.

The goal is to diversify both countries’ supply chain and achieve affordable medicine resilience.

Kathleen Jaeger, the President and CEO of The Center for American Medicine Resiliency joins Veronica Dudo to discuss. #IN AMERICA TODAY #trending #pharmaceutical #India #trade

Boeing’s bad luck continues following Starliner malfunction

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22 hours ago

May 7, 2024

Nathan Langridge

Long-awaited first crewed test flight of the new Starliner space capsule was called off over a technical issue that launch teams could not resolve in time.

Originally scheduled for liftoff from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, the mission aimed to demonstrate Starliner’s capabilities and certify it for regular crewed flights to the ISS, as reported by Reuters.