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The F1 downforce choices that proved key at the Saudi GP

Formula 1’s high-speed Jeddah circuit was the first outing at a low downforce venue this year and showed us how teams will adjust their cars to reduce drag.

Motorsport

Ten things we learned from the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

The 2022 Formula 1 season continued with another action-packed grand prix in Jeddah. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc went toe-to-toe with world champion Max Verstappen and had to concede defeat to the Red Bull driver, but a serious crash and an oil refinery attack nearby the track marred the weekend. Here are…

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10 things we learned from the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

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GCC, South Korea Resume Free Trade Talks on Monday

South Korea and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will kick off the fourth round of official talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Seoul on Monday, said Seoul's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The South Korean Yonhap news agency reported that the four-day talks will resume after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli PM Prevents Gantz from Meeting Jordanian King in Ramallah

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has barred Defense Minister Benny Gantz from attending a meeting in Ramallah on Monday between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II so as not to divert attention from the Negev summit, a political source in Tel Aviv said. The foreign ministers…

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Israel's U.S., Arab partners close ranks on Iran, urge Palestinian talks

The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel on Monday in a display of unity against Iran but also used the rare summit to press their host to revive long-stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians.

Reuters

Negev Summit Yet to Agree on Joint Statement

Six foreign ministers who met in Israel on Sunday have not yet agreed on a joint statement for the Negev Summit, which will conclude on Monday, according to political sources in Tel Aviv. The sources noted that the officials are having difficulty overcoming the differences regarding the Iranian nuclear program,…

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Israel to appoint attache to U.S. fleet in Bahrain "soon"

Israel will appoint a military attache to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain soon, the Israeli ambassador to Manama said on Monday as the Gulf monarchy and three other Arab states took part in a rare summit in Israel.

Reuters

Bahrain shuts Indian restaurant that allegedly denied entry to woman wearing veil

The Indian duty manager has been suspended

The Independent UK

Motor Racing-Perez Takes Stunning First Career Pole in Saudi Arabia

Mexican Sergio Perez roared to a first career Formula One pole position on Saturday. The Red Bull driver left his best for last as he lapped the 6.1-km long Jeddah Corniche circuit on the banks of the Red Sea in one minute 28.200 seconds. The lap, 0.025 seconds quicker than…

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Blinken in Israel for 'Landmark' Arab Talks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Sunday for a "historic" meeting with Arab countries which have normalized relations with the Jewish state in the US-brokered Abraham Accords. Blinken, who arrived in Tel Aviv Saturday evening, will meet with his counterparts from Israel, Morocco, Egypt, Bahrain and the…

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Saudi Arabian GP Marshal Removed After Wishing Wreck on Lewis Hamilton

The tweet detailed how the marshal hoped the Mercedes driver would have an accident similar to Romain Grosjean’s fiery wreck in Bahrain.

Sports Illustrated

Five-Way Meeting to Be Held in Jerusalem to Tackle Issues Discussed in Sharm El-Sheikh

Five days after the tripartite summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, which brought together Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid announced holding a two-day "historic diplomatic summit." The five-way regional summit will…

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Leclerc Heads Verstappen in Opening Saudi Practice

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the pace ahead of Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen in Friday's opening Formula One practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Monegasque, who took victory ahead of team mate Carlos Sainz in last week's season-opening race in Bahrain, lapped the 6.1-km Jeddah Corniche…

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Evening Standard

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Another Leclerc v Verstappen fight likely looms but key questions abound in race two

Formula One has relocated some 800 miles from Bahrain to Jeddah for the build-up to the second race of a season that currently comes with more questions than answers.

Motorsport

Red Bull confident triple whammy of Bahrain problems now fixed

Max Verstappen admits that his Red Bull Formula 1 team had 'quite a few issues' to address after its frustrating Bahrain GP, but the world champion is confident that fixes have been found.

Autosport

Red Bull fixes in place after triple whammy of Bahrain problems

Max Verstappen admits that his Red Bull Formula 1 team had 'quite a few issues' to address after its frustrating Bahrain GP, but the world champion is confident that fixes have been found.

The Independent UK

Israel to host top Arab diplomats during Blinken's visit

Israel says it will host the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain during U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit early next week

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Daily Mirror

Toto Wolff makes bleak Lewis Hamilton title prediction in fuel cost comparison

Lewis Hamilton was noticeably off the pace at the Bahrain Grand Prix, qualifying in fifth before benefiting from Red Bull's misfortune to finish up on the podium

Motorsport

Ferrari chasing answers over Red Bull’s top speed advantage

The Ferrari Formula 1 team says it is trying to get a better understanding of why Red Bull was so much quicker than it on the straights in Bahrain.

Autosport

Why Haas can dare to dream of a first F1 podium in 2022

When Haas Formula 1 boss Gunther Steiner turned up to his post-race media session in Bahrain around 20 minutes later last Sunday, he was very apologetic.

Daily Mirror

Sebastian Vettel to miss Saudi Arabia GP after positive Covid-19 test

Having missed the Bahrain Grand Prix, four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will also be missing from Saudi Arabia this weekend after again testing positive for Covid-19

Motorsport

Hulkenberg to replace Vettel again in Saudi Arabian F1 GP

Nico Hulkenberg will remain at Aston Martin for this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Sebastian Vettel sidelined for the second Formula 1 race in succession after contracting COVID-19.

Reuters

U.S. approves potential sale of rocket launchers to Bahrain -Pentagon

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Bahrain of M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems Upgrade and related equipment for an estimated cost of $176 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Sebastian Vettel could miss Saudi Arabia GP with star still testing positive for Covid

Sebastian Vettel missed the season opener in Bahrain last weekend and could miss the second race of the season in Saudi Arabia having yet to produce a negative Covid result

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