ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Valtteri Bottas beat Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to take pole position for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday. Hamilton, who secured his fourth world title two races ago, led on the first two split …
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Abu Dhabi GP: Valtteri Bottas vows to make pole position count
Valtteri Bottas has vowed to make amends for failing to win from pole in Brazil two weeks ago after claiming pole position for the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP. Bottas narrowly edged out team-mate Lewis Hamilton to claim pole by nearly two tenths of a second …
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Abu Dhabi GP: Felipe Massa to ‘have fun’ and ‘risk everything’ in final race
Felipe Massa says he will have fun and “risk everything” in his final F1 race after securing 10th with a “perfect” qualifying performance at the Abu Dhabi GP. The Brazilian, whose 15-season F1 career will come to a close on Sunday, produced one of the laps …
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two in practice
Get unlimited news Full access to our news and in-depth Autosport Plus features – all in an ad-free enviroment. Subscribe to Autosport Plus Bottas denies Hamilton Abu Dhabi pole Valtteri Bottas narrowly beat Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton to pole …
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Abu Dhabi GP3: ART’s Hubert handed five-second penalty in race one
ART Grand Prix driver Anthoine Hubert has been handed a post-event penalty after the first GP3 race in Abu Dhabi and has lost reverse-grid pole as a result. Hubert had five seconds added to his time and as a result also loses his significantly better …
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Abu Dhabi Police studying use of AI at pedestrian crossings
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Police are carrying out a comprehensive study on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at pedestrian crossings with the goal of enhancing safety. Brigadier Ali Khalfan Al Daheri, director of Operations Sectors, said that Abu …
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Bottas beats Hamilton to take Abu Dhabi pole
Valtteri Bottas outpaced his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to claim pole position with a record-breaking lap in Saturday’s qualifying session for Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 28-year-old Finn clocked a best lap in one minute …
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Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix 2017 Qualifying: Valtteri Bottas Takes Pole Position
Valtteri Bottas will start the final race of the 2017 Formula One season on pole position after posting the quickest time in qualifying on Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Bottas will line up on the front row alongside Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who is …
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Dh500 fine for blocking traffic after minor accidents in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: Motorists who are involved in minor accidents but do not move their vehicles on the side of the road will face a Dh500 fine for blocking traffic, according to the Abu Dhabi Police on Saturday, November 25, 2017. Traffic police will start giving …
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Teen, who died in flash flood in UAE, laid to rest in Kerala
He told Gulf News that several people visited Joy’s parents’ house … His body was retrieved following a massive combing operation by the police in the UAE and Oman. An engineering student of Birla Institute of Technology in Ras Al Khaimah, Joy …
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Sharjah Beach to become major tourist attraction
Sharjah: Sharjah Beach is being transformed into a major leisure and tourist attraction, featuring walking and cycling lanes, a seating wall, cafés, landscaping, and much more, officials announced on Saturday. The Sharjah Beach Development Project has …
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UAE citizenship granted to 309 children of Emirati mothers
Abu Dhabi: The UAE has granted citizenship to 309 children of Emirati mothers. In its latest meeting, under the chairmanship of Ahmad Juma Al Za’abi, Deputy Minister for Presidential Affairs, the committee tasked with implementing the directives of …
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Comic Craze exhibition opens in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has officially opened the popular Comic Craze exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi. The exhibition features a diverse collection of visual and comic arts created by 33 artists …
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UAE’s Strata committed to $7.5bn deals until 2030
Ismail Abdulla said in a statement cited by state news agency WAM that the contracts for the the UAE-based composite aerostructures manufacturing facility include airplane manufacturers Boeing and Airbus. Abdulla revealed that Strata Manufacturing has so …
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Dubai gov’t hailed for pioneering move to blockchain
Dubai’s plan to implement blockchain in as many government services as possible by 2020 has been hailed by the World Economic Forum in a new report. The initiative is one of 20 highlighted as most creative ways cities worldwide are drawing on big data to …
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Dubai’s Annual Innovation Showcase
This year’s GITEX Technology Week proved to be a Key barometer of the Emirate’s progress in becoming a Digital Hub Again this year’s GITEX Technology Week in Dubai was a showcase of the latest and greatest innovations from the world over. Dubai …
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UAE seen returning to budget surplus in 2019
The UAE’s budget balance will return to surplus by 2019, owing to the recovery in oil prices, the introduction of new taxes – most notably the value-added tax in 2018, according to a new research note. Analysts BMI said capital expenditure will drive total …
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