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“Personally, I want to go. I love going to the Middle East,” Lewis Hamilton said on Wednesday. Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday said he hopes that this year’s Formula One world championship will conclude with its two races as scheduled in the Middle East despite the continuing conflict.The Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix were scrapped earlier this season due to the start of Israel and the United States’ war with Iran.The seven-time world champion said he believed “things seem to be okay out there” and added that he trusted the judgement of Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali in making the right decisions.Speaking in Baku ahead of this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, a country that borders Iran, Hamilton said he had always enjoyed going to the races in Qatar, scheduled for November 29, and Abu Dhabi, on December 6.”Personally, I want to go. I love going to the Middle East,” said the Ferrari driver. “From what I have read, things seem ok out there, but I don’t have all the information and I don’t know what the risk levels are.”I trust Stefano to make the right decision for the sport. And I do hope we go there.”A back-up plan to stage a season-ending race in Imola in Italy has been put in place.Most members of the F1 circus, a 2,000 strong group of teams, media and officials, have expressed a wish to avoid travelling to the final races. A decision is expected by mid-October.’RACES SHOULD BE LONGER’Hamilton also spoke out against Formula One’s decision to reduce the maximum distance of a Grand Prix from 305 kilometres to 290 next season.The decision was made in relation to the planned evolution of the hybrid power unit from a 50-50 split between engine and battery now to 58-42 next year and 60-40 in 2028 at the request of drivers.”I don’t really know anything about it or any of the reasons behind it,” he said. “But I think the races should be longer because they are physically easier than ever before.”So, I don’t think shortening makes much sense. This weekend, we have tyre compounds that can pretty much all do the race distance here.”And we have a lot of races where it’s only a one-stop. It’s not particularly challenging.”For me, there’s been many races where I wish we had more laps so it’s the opposite that I would be asking for – which is longer races, to be honest.The 41-year-old veteran of 394 grands prix said he felt the sport should make greater demands of the drivers, not fewer.”This is supposed to be a sport that’s the most physically and mentally demanding,” he said.”But there are some that are just so hot that ultimately you are on the edge. Singapore? Malaysia? That’s where you want to see athletes, right? Just on the edge.”Compatriots George Russell of Mercedes and world champion Lando Norris of McLaren were less concerned.Russell suggested trimming a few laps would have little real impact while Norris said it was a “good compromise”.”We need to make our sport better and rely more on driving, rather than who can look after their battery the best,” he added. …
Fire fighters battle peatland fires in Sintang, West Kalimantan, Friday. (AFP) Indonesian authorities carried out a water bombing operation on Friday to prevent wildfires from spreading in the future capital city Nusantara, a city official told AFP.The archipelago is constructing a new capital city in Borneo, home to vast tropical jungle, to replace sinking and traffic-clogged Jakarta.The country is also fighting to contain wildfires that have burned large swathes of Sumatra and Borneo, which caused choking haze that has drifted across the border to Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.Fires have been intensifying since mid-August in buffer areas outside the core area in Nusantara, where the city’s development is concentrated, Nusantara authority environment and natural resources deputy Myrna Asnawati Safitri said.It prompted authorities to carry out a water bombing operation to complement on-the-ground firefighting efforts, she added.”The function of water bombing is not only to extinguish fires but also to accelerate cooling in areas that have been extinguished by ground firefighters,” Myrna said.The operation will last until Sunday, but Myrna said it can be extended if necessary.So far, Nusantara’s construction has not been hampered by wildfires or haze, she said.Then-president Joko Widodo revived the long-proposed capital move from Jakarta when he won a second term in 2019.But construction has slowed down under his predecessor Prabowo Subianto, as the former general prioritised his welfare programmes including a free meal scheme for students.As president-elect, Prabowo said he wanted to “continue, if possible finish” the capital move, but since taking office in 2024 he has yet to express any plans to sign the presidential decree needed to shift from Jakarta.His spokesman Prasetyo Hadi said Nusantara should be ready to host the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the government before the move can take place, local media reported. Source link
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Vietnam and Myanmar agreed yesterday to deepen defence and security co-operation, elevating the sector to a pillar of bilateral ties as Vietnamese leader To Lam hosted Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Hanoi.The two leaders agreed to expand co-operation in military training, exchanges between young officers, search-and-rescue operations and disaster response, while stepping up information sharing and coordination against crimes, the government said in a statement.’Vietnam stands ready to share its experience in national development, ensuring economic security and fostering sustainable growth,” Lam was quoted as saying during the talks, according to the statement.Both sides also reaffirmed a commitment not to allow any individual or organisation to use one country's territory for activities against the other.The talks were held during Min Aung Hlaing’s first official visit to Vietnam as Myanmar’s president. The two sides said they would strengthen political trust through more high-level exchanges and make better use of existing bilateral cooperation mechanisms.Vietnam and Myanmar agreed to expand economic, trade and investment ties, identifying opportunities in high-tech agriculture, food processing, telecommunications, information technology, digital transformation, energy and transport infrastructure.The leaders also pledged closer coordination within Asean and Mekong subregional frameworks, reaffirming support for peace, stability and freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea, the statement said.On Friday, Min Aung Hlaing visited a factory in northern Vietnam producing VinFast electric vehicles and telecoms group Viettel, underscoring Myanmar’s interest in expanding co-operation with Vietnam in technology, telecommunications and industrial development. Source link
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