George Russell finished the first free practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix fastest, ahead of Max Verstappen. Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli stopped after around 25 minutes and finished fifth.
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AI researcher Yoshua Bengio has called on the UN Security Council to require independent safety tests and licensing for the most powerful AI. The Netherlands supports international agreements, while the United States rejects a global oversight system.
George Russell puts improving his own performance ahead of thinking about a title comeback. Yet the Mercedes driver is not giving up the fight with Kimi Antonelli: as long as it is mathematically possible, he wants to keep fighting.
Lewis Hamilton wants longer, tougher grands prix instead. The Ferrari driver opposes the proposal to shorten the standard race distance from 2027: in his view, the physical challenge for drivers should increase, not decrease.
Starting at the back, overtaking and reacting quickly: Max Verstappen found plenty to challenge him at the ‘Max vs 100’ karting event at Silverstone. In his reflections reported by RacingNews365, he also emphasises the participants’ enjoyment.
Max Verstappen finds the 2026 F1 cars generally more comfortable than their predecessors. But according to the Red Bull driver, that does not mean they are always easier to drive: sometimes it is actually harder to keep the car on the track.
According to RacingNews365, Baku will host an F2 weekend with three races and two qualifying sessions. The programme begins on Thursday 24 September, but the publication is not entirely clear about the race days.
Ethiopian Airlines has suspended flights to three cities in Tigray following the reported seizure of their airports by Tigrayan fighters. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for restraint as fighting is also reported outside the region.
After the hearing, the judge said the prescribed process for revoking the press passes did not appear to have been followed, but issued no ruling. The shared television pool remains suspended, while about fifty organisations support the plaintiffs through an amicus brief.