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Senate Session, Part 1
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In Short: In the Senate, lawmakers are set to convene for a four-day session starting Nov. 9, aiming to address several major pieces of legislation before the House leaves Washington through Election Day.
George Russell led the first and second practice sessions of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, setting a best time of 1m43.347s in both sessions.
Russell's Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli encountered a hydraulic system issue during the first session and was forced to retire early.
The session saw several incidents, including Liam Lawson accusing Lewis Hamilton of dangerous driving after an encounter on the track.
Drivers used the sessions to familiarize themselves with the track and check their car setups, preparing for the remainder of the race weekend.
The next practice session is scheduled for the following day, with the race set to begin on Sunday.
President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined a staged negotiation process with the US delegation, followed by a session with European security advisers.
Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice sessions saw drivers from all 11 teams participate, with the first session lasting one hour from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the second from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
What's confirmed
- George Russell led the first and second practice sessions of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, setting a best time of 1m43.347s in both sessions.
- Russell's Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli encountered a hydraulic system issue during the first session and was forced to retire early.
- The session saw several incidents, including Liam Lawson accusing Lewis Hamilton of dangerous driving after an encounter on the track.
- Drivers used the sessions to familiarize themselves with the track and check their car setups, preparing for the remainder of the race weekend.
- The next practice session is scheduled for the following day, with the race set to begin on Sunday.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky outlined a staged negotiation process with the US delegation, followed by a session with European security advisers.
- Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice sessions saw drivers from all 11 teams participate, with the first session lasting one hour from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the second from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
What's still developing
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- After the session resumed Russell was the first driver to lap below 1m44s, cutting the timing beam at 1m43.7s to lead the way by four tenths from Verstappen, who earlier had complained of “constantly counter-steering” his upgraded Red Bull because “my rear axle is coming off the ground”.
- Liam Lawson encountered Hamilton’s Ferrari in precisely this scenario through the kinks at the start of that section and Hamilton will be investigated by the stewards after the session for what Lawson called "dangerous" driving.
- Jamie Chadwick became the first woman in more than a decade to drive a contemporary Williams F1 car in a recent test at Portimao Full results from Formula 1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice sessions in Baku The Race started in February 2020 as a digital-only motorsport channel.
- Russell’s Mercedes and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen traded fastest times in the early part of the session with McLaren’s Lando Norris on the Baku City street circuit, before Russell bolted on a set of soft tyres for a qualifying simulation.
- Russell shaved a further four tenths off to finish the session with a 1m43.347s best, despite needing to swerve around Gabriel Bortoleto’s slow Audi on the final straight.
- Returnee Hadjar ended the session ninth in the other Red Bull, also on a 1m44.8s, while soon-to-be ex-Haas driver Esteban Ocon rounded out the top 10.
- The four-day session gives lawmakers one last opportunity to act on several major pieces of legislation before the House leaves Washington through Election Day.
- Each mistake is small on its own, but across a full sourcing session they add up fast.
- Each session lasted one hour, with all 11 teams taking part.
- The second session was also interrupted by an incident.