5 h. ago Tim Mayer accuses FIA president Ben Sulayem of ‘reign of terror’ after announcing candidacy

American will challenge incumbent in December voteMayer accuses Ben Sulayem of centralising powerTim Mayer opened his campaign for the FIA presidency in combative fashion by accusing his election rival and the incumbent, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, of overseeing a “reign of terror” during his four years in charge.Mayer, the son of the co-founder of the McLaren F1 team Teddy Mayer and a former longstanding FIA steward, with 15 years in the role in F1, maintains he was sacked at Ben Sulayem’s behest. He issued a withering assessment of the president’s tenure as he aired his platform for the vote, which will be held on 12 December. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Tim Mayer to challenge Mohammed Ben Sulayem for FIA presidency

Ben Sulayem sacked Mayer as an F1 steward last November

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29 h. ago ‘I won’t be going anywhere’: George Russell adamant he will stay at Mercedes

Russell confident of new contract despite Verstappen linksMayer to stand against Ben Sulayem for FIA presidencyGeorge Russell believes he “won’t be going anywhere” and is set to have a new contract confirmed with Mercedes as he played down suggestions that he could lose his seat to Max Verstappen.As he prepared for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Russell, whose contract with Mercedes has yet to be renewed, said he thought the chances of him not being with the team next season were “exceptionally low”. Verstappen, in turn, flatly refused to comment on the matter. Continue reading...

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1 week ago I study the history of Nazi resistance. Here’s what the US left can learn from it | Luke Berryman

Effective opposition calls for a laser focus on change, no matter how small. We should consider these activists’ examplesAround the end of 2022, I had an idea for a book about the history of resistance to Nazism. I wanted to show that Nazism has faced nonconformity, refusal and protest ever since it was born in 1920. I also wanted to explore beyond a handful of famous heroes and cast a spotlight on people who changed history without entering popular memory. When I began my research, Donald Trump had just announced his candidacy for the Republican ticket in 2024. When I gave the manuscript to the publisher a little over two years later, he was president-elect.His comeback, the darker version of Maga that came with him, and the Democratic party’s collapse gave fresh relevance to the stories of resistance to far-right extremism that I was finding. Even as I was piecing them together, they began to intrude on the present. It was a haunting transformation – and it helped me to understand...

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1 week ago Belarus opposition leader freed after nearly five years in jail

Syarhei Tsikhanouski arrested shortly after announcing candidacy in rigged 2020 election won by LukashenkoOne of the leaders of Belarus’s opposition movement, Syarhei Tsikhanouski, has been released from jail after being pardoned following almost five years behind bars.His wife, the exiled politician Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, who took over the opposition cause after his jailing, on Saturday shared a video of him smiling and embracing her after his release. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘My husband is free!’ Belarus opposition leader freed after nearly five years in jail

Syarhei Tsikhanouski arrested shortly after announcing candidacy in rigged 2020 election won by LukashenkoOne of the leaders of Belarus’s opposition movement, Syarhei Tsikhanouski, has been released from jail after being pardoned after almost five years behind bars.His wife, the exiled politician Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, who took over the opposition cause after his jailing, on Saturday shared a video of him smiling and embracing her after his release. Continue reading...

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