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Irish Daily Mirror
15 hours ago
- General
- Irish Daily Mirror
Alex Dunne on the harrowing abuse he faced following Monaco GP crash
Irish racing driver Alex Dunne revealed the extent of the harrowing abuse he faced after his crash caused multiple DNFs in Monaco in the last race weekend. Speaking to The Race, the Offaly teenager accepted the blame for the crash in Monte Carlo which left him with multiple grid penalties for the Barcelona sprint and feature races last weekend. He said: 'I don't think there's any point in me commenting on Monaco really, what happened, happened. 'But I think moving forward, it's clear in these scenarios, maybe sometimes you just need to rein it back a bit. 'Everyone knows Monaco Turn 1, if you come out in the lead, the chance of you finishing there is pretty high. 'Everyone around me is still pushing me on, McLaren and the team are still fully behind me and happy with how I'm doing. So yeah, couple of things to change but should be fine.' He was then asked whether his comeback drive from P19 to 2nd had silenced his critics. He didn't know, as the abuse he received after the events of the Monaco feature race forced him to delete social media from his phone. 'I got a lot of stuff after Monaco, normally I'm not someone who reads things and gets annoyed by them," he said. 'But, I think an hour after the race, I deleted social media off my phone because I've ever received such bad messages in my life. 'A lot of the stuff I got was really, really bad and quite upsetting to be honest. But you know, I think...' His answer trailed off after this as he became visibly emotional before the interview moved onto other topics. McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella - who takes charge of the McLaren Driver Development Programme, of which the 19-year-old is a member - told The Race 'Alex is doing very well, he's a very fast driver, very talented, and the situation he had in Monaco was one of those situations where you can learn a lot. 'If we think, multiple world champions they went through situations that were very important to finetune the way they go racing. 'The way he raced today, the way he managed to overtake cars in a very clean way in the first lap, stay calm and see how the situation would have evolved, and capitalise when the opportunity came, was an immediate response to the situation he had in Monaco, and the pressure that came from these social media comments, for me that's something that makes me very proud of him. 'I think it was genuine. I think we need to realise that we live in a difficult world in which people can attack people really with no foundation, sometimes no competence, so we're completely behind Alex, not only on track but also off-track from this point of view." While it would be great to get an Irish driver on the F1 grid, it may be a ways away yet, with a McLaren promotion unlikely until at least 2027 when Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris's contracts run out. If the opportunity arises, though, it may be difficult to look past the Offaly man, with his performances in the F2 championship, specifically his ability to bounce back from his Monaco blip, beginning to turn heads in the sport.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
When Is ‘The Amazing Race' Season 37 Finale? What Time Fans Can Tune In to See Who Wins
After weeks of intense challenges, cast drama and a few twists, fans are dying to know one thing: When is The Amazing Race season 37 finale? The current season has delivered plenty of surprises, and with the final leg just around the corner, viewers are counting down the days to see which team will cross the finish line first and claim the $1 million prize. The Amazing Race season 37 finale will air on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 9 p.m. ET/CT on CBS. It will run 90 minutes and will end at 10:30 p.m. While the show typically airs on Wednesday nights, the finale is getting a special Thursday slot following the penultimate episode on Wednesday, May 14. Fans can also stream the episode the next day on Paramount+. The move to Thursday is likely a strategic scheduling choice by CBS to give the finale some extra breathing room in the lineup and maximize viewership. The final leg of the race takes place in Miami, Florida, and the remaining teams will tackle a high-stakes series of challenges. If previous seasons are any indication, there will likely be a final memory challenge, and this is often the moment where frontrunners have stumbled and underdogs have taken the lead. According to teasers from CBS, the finale will be 'one of the closest races to the mat in Amazing Race history.' There are four teams competing in the final challenges of season 37 of The Amazing Race – Jonathan and Ana, Carson and Jack, Alyssa and Josiah and Han and Holden. In the May 14, 2025, episode, the pairs will be traveling from France to Portugal, but one team will be eliminated. In the finale, the final three teams will travel from Portugal to Miami and race in Miami. Given how tight the competition has been this season, there's no clear favorite heading into the final leg. However, there's one contestant who has received plenty of backlash from fans and it's Jonathan. He found himself at the center of controversy when he received criticism from fans regarding how he treated his wife, Ana. 'He's just sooo rude to her! I would not tolerate him!' a TikTok user wrote in a clip that showed Jonathan walking away from Ana while she struggled with a challenge. Another person wrote in a message on X, 'I honestly don't think I can take watching anymore episodes with this Jonathan dude. He's horrible as hell and there's no way you're going to convince me he's not verbally abusive to his wife.' Jonathan later addressed some of his unfavorable moments, including when he told Ana to 'stop whining' after they lost a challenge, and also said that he had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 'Looking back at what I was seeing, and knowing what I know about myself now, it's so hard for me to be supportive and helpful to somebody when my brain is in this overheated state,' he said in a video he posted to his YouTube channel. 'When I'm on The Race, unlike when I'm at home, I cannot control the external factors. I have no control – my routines are completely non-existent. And people like me rely on routines in order to help us regulate our emotions and to control the amount of stimulus that we can get at any given time.'
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Amazing Race' 37's Jonathan Admits He ‘Treated Ana Very Poorly,' But They've ‘Come a Long Way'
The Amazing Race season 37 star Jonathan Towns is owning up to his controversial behavior and making changes. The California native, 42, responded to a fan who apologized for previously leaving a negative comment on Jonathan and wife Ana Towns' YouTube page on Thursday, May 8. 'Jonathan. For my part, I sincerely apologize to you and Ana, especially to you. I stumbled upon your YouTube channel first time yesterday. I had been watching Amazing Race and you are one of my favorite couples for so many reasons. I didn't like the behavior from you towards Ana on several occasions,' the fan's comment read. 'But, I did not know that much had transpired after the show, until I read your comment and another comment today. I was not aware of the diagnosis. At any rate, sincere apologies to you. I have deleted my comment from yesterday.' Jonathan responded, 'No apology needed. I treated Ana very poorly while we were on the show and I understand how that can trigger a lot of strong emotions in people, but yes, we have come a long way since then. Thank you for your support.' The software developer has come under fire from fans since season 37's premiere on March 5 due to the way he has spoken to Ana, 35. Some of his most controversial moments have included telling his wife to 'stop whining' after they lost their lead, shutting down her attempts to offer him support and calling her a 'terrible partner' after she told him he was being mean to her. 'Not Jonathan blaming his wife again,' one fan wrote on X in response to Jonathan saying Ana mislabeled cheeses during the Wednesday, May 7, episode. 'The amount of times he has messed up a challenge and she's never blamed him!' 'Jonathan is such an ass and his negativity it not entertaining at all ... I really like Ana ... I don't know how she deal with him ... if anyone can get eliminated, i hope it's them ... Only because of Jonathan,' another user added. Amid the backlash, Jonathan said in an April 8 YouTube video that he watched his behavior unfold on the show alongside viewers and realized that he needed to seek help. He was then diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 'Looking back at what I was seeing, and knowing what I know about myself now, it's so hard for me to be supportive and helpful to somebody when my brain is in this overheated state,' he said, explaining that he had a 'hyperactive brain' that was triggered on the show. Jonathan continued, 'When I'm on The Race, unlike when I'm at home, I cannot control the external factors. I have no control – my routines are completely non-existent. And we rely on – people like me rely on routines in order to help us regulate our emotions and to control the amount of stimulus that we can get at any given time.' Jonathan referenced the moment where he told Ana to 'stop whining' and admitted that he reacted to his wife with a 'harsh tone.' However, he explained what he was feeling at the time. 'So, at this point, I described how, you know, there was this perfect storm of factors which contributed to this sort of spiraling and inside my head, it felt like there was a nuclear reactor that was melting down,' Jonathan said. 'That's how high my stress level was at this time, because I had all these thoughts going in my head. I'm on the way to these detours, fighting for my life on the Amazing Race, and yeah, so, I was already spiraling at that time.' He continued, 'Even though I know now she's going to express her frustration in her way, and I need to respect that, at that time, I was just overwhelmed with everything that was happening at that time that I felt like I didn't have time to deal with the crying.'
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Amazing Race' 37 Fans Praise Ana Towns for Standing Up to Husband Jonathan: ‘Finally'
The Amazing Race season 37 fans are praising Ana Towns for standing up to husband Jonathan Towns amid backlash for his controversial behavior toward her on the show. The reality show's cameras captured the stay-at-home mom, 35, asking the software developer, 42, why he was 'being so disrespectful' while they were working together to paddle a boat across the Douro River in Portugal during the penultimate episode on Wednesday, May 14. 'Because I need you to listen,' Jonathan replied, to which Ana said with a laugh, "I am listening, I'm literally not doing anything.' Ana also encouraged her husband to lighten up and enjoy the view, even though they were in last place. "So you only have fun when you come in first? Look around you. It's so pretty,' she said. Later, at the Campanhã railway station, Jonathan lashed out at Ana for 'cutting in front of her' in the line to get their train tickets. 'I feel like he overreacted. I feel like it started with the navigation,' she said, referring to their earlier troubles with getting lost on their drive to find the first clue. The couple argued about Jonathan's behavior while waiting for the train, with Ana saying, 'Why are you treating me like I did something wrong? You've been treating me like this for the last two hours.' As viewers watched the scenes unfold, many praised Ana for defending herself. 'Ana finally realizing Jonathan is being a bully/jerk,' one fan wrote on X, while another user added, 'Ana giving attitude back FINALLY don't let this loser talk to you like that.' A third person shared, 'Ana coming to realize finally that her husband is the problem!' Viewers have been calling out Jonathan on social media all season long for the way he has spoken to Ana throughout the race. Some of his most notable negative moments have included telling the mom of two to 'stop whining' when they lost their lead and calling her a 'terrible partner' when she said he was being mean to her. The pair addressed the backlash in a YouTube video on April 8, explaining that Jonathan sought help because he and Ana were concerned about his abnormal behavior on The Amazing Race. He revealed that he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and had a 'hyperactive brain' that was triggered on the show. 'Looking back at what I was seeing, and knowing what I know about myself now, it's so hard for me to be supportive and helpful to somebody when my brain is in this overheated state,' Jonathan said. He continued, 'When I'm on The Race, unlike when I'm at home, I cannot control the external factors. I have no control – my routines are completely non-existent. And we rely on – people like me rely on routines in order to help us regulate our emotions and to control the amount of stimulus that we can get at any given time.' In a May 8 YouTube comment, Jonathan also admitted, 'I treated Ana very poorly while we were on the show, and I understand how that can trigger a lot of strong emotions in people, but yes, we have come a long way since then. Thank you for your support.'
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Revealed: The mistake that has 'cost Aussie F1 star Jack Doohan his job' after horror start to season that included horror crash
Australian Formula 1 star Jack Doohan has reportedly been axed after a horror start to the season, with his race team facing considerable backlash over the move. Doohan, the son of motorcycle legend Mick, has yet to score a single point in six races this season. While there is yet no official announcement that the 22-year-old has been sacked, it's understood the Alpine rookie will not be racing next weekend in Imola. It seems that the last straw for Doohan was his crash on Turn 1 at the Miami Grand Prix on Monday morning. Doohan also crashed in Japan during Free Practice 2, leaving a large bill for his team. Some news outlets, including The Race, are reporting that Doohan has already been given the bad news. The Aussie is set to be replaced by Argentinian reserve driver Franco Colapinto, who has significant financial backers. Doohan's teammate Pierre Gasly has outperformed him so far this season, going 5-1 in GP races and 6-2 in qualifying. Alpine Team boss Ollie Oakes pulled out of his media session after Sunday's race in Miami in which Doohan crashed out on the opening lap. 'As it is today, Jack is our driver along with Pierre (Gasly),' Oakes had said on Friday before the race 'We always evaluate, but yeah, today, that is the case.' Alpine currently sit ninth of the 10 race teams in the constructors' standings. Many fans feel the writing has been on the wall for the Aussie since Colapinto signed with the team. Doohan is expected to stay with Alpine after the decision, though its unclear what his new role will be. Following the Miami race, Doohan said that he was focusing on the European races ahead. 'We have the week ahead to reset and work to prepare for the upcoming triple-header as we head into the start of the European season,' he said.
