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Time of India
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Are we nearing the end of Barcelona's run as an F1 city? Madrid addition puts race in doubt
Barcelona may be quickly approaching its end as a Formula 1 city after more than three decades of racing in northeastern Spain. The grand prix is under contract through next year, but the addition of a race in Madrid also in 2026 has put a bullseye on the event that has been held near Barcelona since 1991. F1 has trended toward adding urban and temporary circuits, which offer spectators the services and attractions of a city and are not difficult to get to. That push was behind the announcement last year that Spain's capital would get its own race on a temporary circuit. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Lifetime Office 2024 License for Mumbai [Order] prime software Undo Miquel Samper, who is president of the largely publicly-owned Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as the regional minister for business and labor for Catalonia, visited the paddock ahead qualifying for the Spanish GP on Saturday. He told reporters that negotiations were ongoing with F1 to keep the race on the calendar in 2027 but they would take maximum discretion and, most importantly, time, just like "the best cooking." "This will only go well if we are discrete," Samper said. "There are lots of possible options, and that is making this take longer. We are analyzing each and every one for its pros and cons, and keeping in mind the circumstances: there are more and more countries that want grand prixs." Live Events Two races for Spain? F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali said during the presentation of the Madrid event in January 2024 that that the arrival of new race wouldn't rule out keeping the Barcelona event on the calendar. Spain did briefly host two races when it had the European Grand Prix on a street circuit in Valencia from 2008-12. But Italy appears set to lose Imola, leaving it just the Monza race, as F1 expands in the United States, where it now holds three races, and seeks out new fans beyond the already tapped-out European market. When asked by The Associated Press if F1 had slammed the hood on the possibility of having two races in Spain, Samper said he couldn't comment. The Madrid race will become the Spanish Grand Prix , meaning that next year's race in Catalonia will have to get a new name. Samper said that is still being talked about with F1 as well. Drivers defend Barcelona Fernando Alonso made an impassioned defense of Barcelona on Thursday, going so far as to predict that it would stay on the calendar. "It's good to have new countries as well that Formula 1 has moved to in the last decade. But at the same time, we need to keep some traditional circuits where the history of Formula 1 has been written and made," the Spanish two-time champion said. Those bits of F1 history include a memorable duel between Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna as they jousted side by side down pitlane during the first Barcelona race. And for modern fans, current F1 champion Max Verstappen became the youngest race winner at age 18 on this track. "For F1 in general," Verstappen said this week, "it would be a bit of a loss, of course, if this track goes." The circuit is considered a good standard track with high-speed and medium-speed turns. It has been regularly used for winter testing as well. The thinking goes: if your car performs here, it should perform well in most fixed tracks. Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton both won six times on this circuit as they amassed world titles. Hamilton agreed it is a "classic" race, while adding it would be difficult for Madrid to build a better track. "Building a new circuit is hit or miss, and 95% of the time it is worse," Hamilton said. "But as long as we have a good as circuit then it is OK." Things to improve The 4.66-kilometer (2.89-mile) Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya layout is not conducive to overtaking. The best chance trailing drivers have is usually at the very start on the long run to the first turn. Officials have invested in recent years to improve facilities, but it still is difficult to get to despite being located on a hill above the working-class town of Montmelo some 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Barcelona. Roads and commuter trains are overwhelmed by the more than 100,000 fans who come on race day. So next year could be the swan song for F1 in Montmelo.
Arab Times
30-04-2025
- Health
- Arab Times
Driver in Vancouver attack had been under mental health team's care: officials
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 30, (AP): The man accused of barreling his sport-utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd over the weekend, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, had been under the care of a mental health team before the attack, authorities said Tuesday. Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was being supervised by a team at Vancouver Coastal Health under the British Columbia Mental Health Act, which allows for involuntary treatment of those suffering from mental illness if they pose a danger to themselves or others, according to the province's Ministry of Health. 'There was no indication of violence in this individual's presentation to the VCH team,' the ministry said. 'To the care team's knowledge, there was no recent change in his condition or noncompliance with his treatment plan that would've warranted him needing to be hospitalized involuntarily.' Three members of a family of Colombian immigrants have been identified among the 11 people killed. Vancouver resident Alejandro Samper said he was getting ready for work on Saturday night when he received a call from his sister's fiancé about a 'terrible accident,' and he rushed to the scene of the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver. His sister Glitza Daniela Samper, his mother Glitza Maria Caicedo and his father Daniel Samper had been struck and killed by an SUV that plowed through the crowd at the Filipino cultural event. 'I'm just destroyed,' Samper said Tuesday. 'My whole world's taken away from me.' Samper said the family came to Canada in the early 2000s, in part to escape violence in Colombia, and he's now trying to understand what happened and why. 'My parents sacrificed everything in Colombia, their careers, their lifestyle, everything to give us a better future here in Canada,' he said. 'It just doesn't make any sense. Canada is supposed to be a safe place.' Among the other victims were a 5-year-old girl and her parents. Some 16 people remained in hospitals Tuesday, health officials said. Seven were in critical condition and three in serious condition, including a 22-month-old, police said.
New York Post
30-04-2025
- New York Post
Officials say driver in Vancouver festival attack had been under mental health team's care
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The man accused of barreling his sport-utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd over the weekend, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, had been under the care of a mental health team before the attack, authorities said Tuesday. Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was being supervised by a team at Vancouver Coastal Health under the British Columbia Mental Health Act, which allows for involuntary treatment of those suffering from mental illness if they pose a danger to themselves or others, according to the province's Ministry of Health. 'There was no indication of violence in this individual's presentation to the VCH team,' the ministry said. 'To the care team's knowledge, there was no recent change in his condition or noncompliance with his treatment plan that would've warranted him needing to be hospitalized involuntarily.' 5 Vancouver Police forensics officers investigate the scene of a suspect vehicle and bodies of victims lying covered on the ground, after it drove into a crowd, killing and injuring multiple people in Vancouver, Canada April 27, 2025. REUTERS Here's what to know about the attack. The victims included 3 members of a Colombian family Three members of a family of Colombian immigrants have been identified among the 11 people killed. Vancouver resident Alejandro Samper said he was getting ready for work on Saturday night when he received a call from his sister's fiancé about a 'terrible accident,' and he rushed to the scene of the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver. His sister Glitza Daniela Samper, his mother Glitza Maria Caicedo and his father Daniel Samper had been struck and killed by an SUV that plowed through the crowd at the Filipino cultural event. 'I'm just destroyed,' Samper said Tuesday. 'My whole world's taken away from me.' Samper said the family came to Canada in the early 2000s, in part to escape violence in Colombia, and he's now trying to understand what happened and why. 5 A policeman works at the site of a car striking incident in Vancouver, Canada, April 27, 2025. Xinhua/Shutterstock 'My parents sacrificed everything in Colombia, their careers, their lifestyle, everything to give us a better future here in Canada,' he said. 'It just doesn't make any sense. Canada is supposed to be a safe place.' Among the other victims were a 5-year-old girl and her parents. Some 16 people remained in hospitals Tuesday, health officials said. Seven were in critical condition and three in serious condition, including a 22-month-old, police said. Investigators said Tuesday they are questioning some 200 witnesses and canvassing for surveillance video in a 25-block radius from the scene. The attack puts a spotlight on mental health care Lo has been charged for now with eight counts of second-degree murder. He has.a significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals related to mental health, according to Vancouver police, including one interaction in another jurisdiction the day before the attack. 5 People view a memorial for victims at the scene where a driver killed multiple people last week during a Filipino community festival Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Vancouver, British Columbia. AP Vancouver police spokesperson Steve Addison has declined to provide details about that encounter. But, he said, it was not criminal, did not appear to warrant involuntary mental health care, and he did not believe any information about it had been passed along to Vancouver police before Saturday's attack. 'In my experience it's not something that would warrant proactive outreach,' Addison said Tuesday. Vancouver Coastal Health, one of five regional health authorities in British Columbia, confirmed in a written statement that Lo had been under care while on leave from a treatment facility as he transitioned back into the community. Such teams can return patients to a hospital if they fail to follow their treatment plans. 'There was no indication this person was not following their treatment plan or presented a public safety risk,' the statement said. 5 Rodolfo Urbano puts a lit candle at a vigil at 41st and Fraser street in Vancouver on April 27, 2025, a day after a car drove into a crowd during the Lapu Lapu Festival. AFP via Getty Images British Columbia Premier David Eby said he would order a public inquiry if the law enforcement investigation fails to provide full answers about Lo or about the events leading up to the attack. In remarks to the legislature Tuesday he acknowledged the province needs an 'urgent expansion of mental health supports.' There are 2,000 beds in the province that are available for doctors and nurses to use the Mental Health Act to hold people involuntarily, he said. The Filipino community reels from the attack Members of Vancouver's rapidly growing Filipino community say the attack was all the more devastating for coming at an event that celebrated their culture and togetherness. The Lapu Lapu Day festival honors Datu Lapu-Lapu, an Indigenous chieftain who fought back against Spanish explorers in the 16th century. 5 Sarah Edmilao views flowers at a growing memorial near a site the day after a driver killed multiple people during a Filipino festival Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Vancouver, British Columbia. AP 'We felt … the whole day that it's a fun celebration, that people are happy being together,' said Bennet Miemban-Ganata, owner of the popular Plato Filipino restaurant in Vancouver, as she fought back tears during an interview. 'We were just there to have fun, to know that we have each other in a foreign land.' RJ Aquino, chair of the nonprofit Filipino BC, which promotes Filipino Canadian heritage, described it as a festival designed to share their culture. Plus, he said, 'Everybody also just loves having a big party.' 'The Filipino community knows how to be resilient,' Aquino said. 'How that manifests this time around — from a tragedy we've never experienced, on a scale like this — we're going to see how it plays out, and I'm going to make sure we come out of this stronger.'
San Francisco Chronicle
30-04-2025
- San Francisco Chronicle
Officials say driver in Vancouver festival attack had been under mental health team's care
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The man accused of barreling his sport-utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd over the weekend, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, had been under the care of a mental health team before the attack, authorities said Tuesday. Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was being supervised by a team at Vancouver Coastal Health under the British Columbia Mental Health Act, which allows for involuntary treatment of those suffering from mental illness if they pose a danger to themselves or others, according to the province's Ministry of Health. 'There was no indication of violence in this individual's presentation to the VCH team,' the ministry said. "To the care team's knowledge, there was no recent change in his condition or noncompliance with his treatment plan that would've warranted him needing to be hospitalized involuntarily.' Here's what to know about the attack. The victims included 3 members of a Colombian family Three members of a family of Colombian immigrants have been identified among the 11 people killed. Vancouver resident Alejandro Samper said he was getting ready for work on Saturday night when he received a call from his sister's fiancé about a 'terrible accident,' and he rushed to the scene of the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver. His sister Glitza Daniela Samper, his mother Glitza Maria Caicedo and his father Daniel Samper had been struck and killed by an SUV that plowed through the crowd at the Filipino cultural event. 'I'm just destroyed,' Samper said Tuesday. 'My whole world's taken away from me.' Samper said the family came to Canada in the early 2000s, in part to escape violence in Colombia, and he's now trying to understand what happened and why. 'My parents sacrificed everything in Colombia, their careers, their lifestyle, everything to give us a better future here in Canada,' he said. 'It just doesn't make any sense. Canada is supposed to be a safe place.' Among the other victims were a 5-year-old girl and her parents. Some 16 people remained in hospitals Tuesday, health officials said. Seven were in critical condition and three in serious condition, including a 22-month-old, police said. Investigators said Tuesday they are questioning some 200 witnesses and canvassing for surveillance video in a 25-block radius from the scene. The attack puts a spotlight on mental health care Lo has been charged for now with eight counts of second-degree murder. He has.a significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals related to mental health, according to Vancouver police, including one interaction in another jurisdiction the day before the attack. Vancouver police spokesperson Steve Addison has declined to provide details about that encounter. But, he said, it was not criminal, did not appear to warrant involuntary mental health care, and he did not believe any information about it had been passed along to Vancouver police before Saturday's attack. 'In my experience it's not something that would warrant proactive outreach," Addison said Tuesday. Vancouver Coastal Health, one of five regional health authorities in British Columbia, confirmed in a written statement that Lo had been under care while on leave from a treatment facility as he transitioned back into the community. Such teams can return patients to a hospital if they fail to follow their treatment plans. "There was no indication this person was not following their treatment plan or presented a public safety risk,' the statement said. British Columbia Premier David Eby said he would order a public inquiry if the law enforcement investigation fails to provide full answers about Lo or about the events leading up to the attack. In remarks to the legislature Tuesday he acknowledged the province needs an 'urgent expansion of mental health supports.' There are 2,000 beds in the province that are available for doctors and nurses to use the Mental Health Act to hold people involuntarily, he said. The Filipino community reels from the attack Members of Vancouver's rapidly growing Filipino community say the attack was all the more devastating for coming at an event that celebrated their culture and togetherness. The Lapu Lapu Day festival honors Datu Lapu-Lapu, an Indigenous chieftain who fought back against Spanish explorers in the 16th century. 'We felt ... the whole day that it's a fun celebration, that people are happy being together,' said Bennet Miemban-Ganata, owner of the popular Plato Filipino restaurant in Vancouver, as she fought back tears during an interview. 'We were just there to have fun, to know that we have each other in a foreign land.' RJ Aquino, chair of the nonprofit Filipino BC, which promotes Filipino Canadian heritage, described it as a festival designed to share their culture. Plus, he said, 'Everybody also just loves having a big party.' "The Filipino community knows how to be resilient," Aquino said. 'How that manifests this time around — from a tragedy we've never experienced, on a scale like this — we're going to see how it plays out, and I'm going to make sure we come out of this stronger.' ___ Johnson reported from Seattle.
Associated Press
30-04-2025
- Associated Press
Officials say driver in Vancouver festival attack had been under mental health team's care
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The man accused of barreling his sport-utility vehicle through a Filipino heritage festival crowd over the weekend, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, had been under the care of a mental health team before the attack, authorities said Tuesday. Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, was being supervised by a team at Vancouver Coastal Health under the British Columbia Mental Health Act, which allows for involuntary treatment of those suffering from mental illness if they pose a danger to themselves or others, according to the province's Ministry of Health. 'There was no indication of violence in this individual's presentation to the VCH team,' the ministry said. 'To the care team's knowledge, there was no recent change in his condition or noncompliance with his treatment plan that would've warranted him needing to be hospitalized involuntarily.' Here's what to know about the attack. The victims included 3 members of a Colombian family Three members of a family of Colombian immigrants have been identified among the 11 people killed. Vancouver resident Alejandro Samper said he was getting ready for work on Saturday night when he received a call from his sister's fiancé about a 'terrible accident,' and he rushed to the scene of the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver. His sister Glitza Daniela Samper, his mother Glitza Maria Caicedo and his father Daniel Samper had been struck and killed by an SUV that plowed through the crowd at the Filipino cultural event. 'I'm just destroyed,' Samper said Tuesday. 'My whole world's taken away from me.' Samper said the family came to Canada in the early 2000s, in part to escape violence in Colombia, and he's now trying to understand what happened and why. 'My parents sacrificed everything in Colombia, their careers, their lifestyle, everything to give us a better future here in Canada,' he said. 'It just doesn't make any sense. Canada is supposed to be a safe place.' Among the other victims were a 5-year-old girl and her parents. Some 16 people remained in hospitals Tuesday, health officials said. Seven were in critical condition and three in serious condition, including a 22-month-old, police said. Investigators said Tuesday they are questioning some 200 witnesses and canvassing for surveillance video in a 25-block radius from the scene. The attack puts a spotlight on mental health care Lo has been charged for now with eight counts of second-degree murder. He has.a significant history of interactions with police and health care professionals related to mental health, according to Vancouver police, including one interaction in another jurisdiction the day before the attack. Vancouver police spokesperson Steve Addison has declined to provide details about that encounter. But, he said, it was not criminal, did not appear to warrant involuntary mental health care, and he did not believe any information about it had been passed along to Vancouver police before Saturday's attack. 'In my experience it's not something that would warrant proactive outreach,' Addison said Tuesday. Vancouver Coastal Health, one of five regional health authorities in British Columbia, confirmed in a written statement reported by the Vancouver Sun that Lo had been under care while on leave from a treatment facility as he transitioned back into the community. 'There was no indication this person was not following their treatment plan or presented a public safety risk,' the statement said. British Columbia Premier David Eby said he would order a public inquiry if the law enforcement investigation fails to provide full answers about Lo or about the events leading up to the attack. In remarks to the legislature Tuesday he acknowledged the province needs an 'urgent expansion of mental health supports.' There are 2,000 beds in the province that are available for doctors and nurses to use the Mental Health Act to hold people involuntarily, he said. The Filipino community reels from the attack Members of Vancouver's rapidly growing Filipino community say the attack was all the more devastating for coming at an event that celebrated their culture and togetherness. The Lapu Lapu Day festival honors Datu Lapu-Lapu, an Indigenous chieftain who fought back against Spanish explorers in the 16th century. 'We felt ... the whole day that it's a fun celebration, that people are happy being together,' said Bennet Miemban-Ganata, owner of the popular Plato Filipino restaurant in Vancouver, as she fought back tears during an interview. 'We were just there to have fun, to know that we have each other in a foreign land.' RJ Aquino, chair of the nonprofit Filipino BC, which promotes Filipino Canadian heritage, described it as a festival designed to share their culture. Plus, he said, 'Everybody also just loves having a big party.' 'The Filipino community knows how to be resilient,' Aquino said. 'How that manifests this time around — from a tragedy we've never experienced, on a scale like this — we're going to see how it plays out, and I'm going to make sure we come out of this stronger.' ___ Johnson reported from Seattle.
