Mark Webber overcomes a drive-through penalty to lead a Red Bull one-two at the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. Sebastian Vettel's second place cuts Jenson Button's championship lead by two points after the Briton could only finish fifth behind Felipe Massa, the Ferrari driver, in third and the Williams of Nico Rosberg in fourth. Rubens Barrichello finished sixth ahead of Fernando Alonso in seventh and Heikki Kovalainen completing the points placings in eighth.] Here is how the race unfolded. MARK WEBBER WINS GERMAN GRAND PRIX Lap 60 Mark Webber wins his first ever grand prix. Vettel takes second. Superb drive by the Red Bulls. Massa clinches third, Rosberg climbs 11 places to finish fourth. Button, Barrichello and Alonso cross the line. Kovalainen grabs eighth. Lap 59 Barrichello is warned via the radio that Alonso fancies his chances on turn 13. The Red Bull pit-wall get ready for Webber. Lap 57 The trio are reeling in Rosberg in fourth with two laps to go. Webber's lead is down to nine seconds, but he is protecting his car for the next race. Lap 56 Alonso has bags of pace, he is right on the rear-wing of Barrichello, who is protecting Button's placing. Lap 55 The top eight remain unchanged. The battle for eighth is still on, Glock is getting closer. He has dragged Heidfeld and Nakajima into the pack. Alonso is on the back of Barrichello. He is shaving tenths off the Brawn pair. Lap 54 Webber holds a 15 second lead over Vettel. Massa is six behind Vettel. The big scrap is for eighth between Heikki and Timo Glock, who has led a dull race. Lap 53 The top eight with seven laps to go: Webber, Vettel, Massa, Rosberg, Button, Barrichello, Alonso and Kovalainen. Lap 50-51 Barrichello pits first, Button will try and put in a fast lap. Button pits straight after. He gets out in front of his Brazilian teammate. Lap 49 Rosberg is in. It is turning out to be a brilliant day for Australia. Alonso finds some pace and puts in the quickest lap. Lap 47 The race is settled now. Rosberg, Barrichello and Button still need to pit. Lap 45 Massa pits, He looks good for his first podium of the season meaning that parc firme could be without a Brawn driver there for the first time this season. Barrichello leads Button but the championship leader looks a bit quicker in the final stages of the race. Lap 43 Vettel pits, he comes out in sixth, but a second place finish is on the cards today. The Brawns have slowed up dramatically during the last stint of the race. Lap 41 Button is weaving. He has a tyre temperature problem again. Webber pits for his final stop. He is behind Vettel, but the German has to pit also. Massa is still third. Lap 40 The radar says that there will be no rain for 30 minutes. Just doing the maths in my head here. Bear with me, that should mean that if the rain does arrive, we will be on the last lap. Red Bull hold a one-two. Massa and Rosberg third and fourth. Lap 38 It looks very dark over-head as Kovalainen and Alonso are battling it out for seventh and eighth. Lap 37 As you were at the front. Button is keeping pace in fourth. Rosberg, Barrichello, Kovalainen and Alonso make up the top eight. Lap 36 This could be interesting. Massa is driving very well and could be on for a podium. He is keeping Vettel honest. His race engineer tells the German to pull away from him. It is not that easy. The clouds are closing in around the track. But it is forcasted to stay away. Lap 33-34 Button glides past Raikkonen. But the Finn appears to have a problem as everyone is doing the same. It is Red Bull one-two and Barrichello is in the pits again with more fuel. There was a nozzle problem and it did not fuel. Red Bull look nailed on now. Kimi retires. Webber sets the fastest lap. Lap 32 Barrichello comes in to the pits. Webber is in a dominant position now. Button is stuck with the two Ferrari's in front of him. Taking into account scheduled pit stops, Webber has a massive advantage, Barrichello should be scond and Vettel claiming third. Lap 30-31 Webber is closing in on Rubens. Red Bull look strong on that front. However Vettel and Button's battle for third is in the favour of the Brawn. Raikkonen and Sutil's incident is to be investigated at the end of the race. Button pits again. Splash 'n' dash he re-emerges in seventh. Lap 28 Sutil is in again for repairs. De ja vu for Adrian who had Kimi in the back of him at Monaco last year when he was due for points. Barrichello complains of vibration at his back-end. He leads Webber by 3.8 seconds. Webber is in a good position. Lap 27 Sutil pits, Rosberg is the final man to pit, he takes over second place, Webber, Button, Vettel, Massa all pass. He tries to prevent Raikkonen from doing the same on the pit-exit and they collide. No... Kimi had the line, Sutil should have yielded and debris goes flying. Lap 26 Massa pits and comes out ninth just behind Vettel. That is a plus for the Red Bull driver. Sutil, still yet to pit is in second. Barrichello needs to pull a big lead before his second pit stop. Webber is fourth behind Nico Rosberg who is one-stopping. Button fifth. Lap 24 Raikkonen pits from third. This is a real intriguing race. Massa should pit next, but he has spoiled Barrichello for the last few laps. That said, Kubica is holding back Webber. Lap 22 Button and Webber are tucked up behind the BMW of Kubica. They are dicing with each other. Vettel is 15 seconds behind Button after the first pits. Button has a chance of finishing ahead of the German despite needing an extra pit-stop between now and the end of the race. Lap 20-21 Bourdais retires. That could be his last grand prix amid the speculation of his Torro Rosso exit. Barrichello is getting frustrated by the slow leading Ferrari of Massa. Vettel pits and comes out ahead of Kovalainen in 12th. Lap 19 Seb Bourdais has a spin and he pits. Webber comes in for his first. Massa leads and looks quite solid. Webber comes out in seventh, just ahead of Button. Webber looks in good shape. If he keeps a clean race from now on he could still win. Barrichello has to pit again twice. Lap 16-17 Adrian Sutil is driving a steady race in sixth. It is a great chance for Force India to get their first points on the board. His teammate Giancarlo Fisichella is ninth. Sterling stuff from the back-markers. Massa in second looks slow and Barrichello is all over his gearbox. Vettel surprisingly has dropped off the back, looks like he may be protecting his tyres. Lap 15 Heikke pits, Button comes out in front of him. Good result for Brawn. Webber has a 10 second lead over Massa in second. Barrichello is third and Vettel fourth. Lap 14 Webber takes his punishment and comes out in front of Kovalainen. Barrichello pitted at the same time. He gets out in front of Vettel in fourth. That is a massive result for the Brazilian. The McLaren driver is packing up the field. Lap 13 Button pits, he says on the radio that he lacks grip. It is a scheduled stop. He just could not make any in-roads on Heikke Kovalainen. He comes out in 14th. Lap 11 Unbelievable, Webber, gunning for his first win has been pinged by the race stewards and has a drive-through penalty. Harsh, but the race is blown wide-open. Lap 10 It is as you were. Button is due to pit in in the next two laps. He will need to drive like the wind when he comes out. Lap 8-9 Hamilton has been in the pits and is being lapped by the front-runners. He has the hard tyres on and a heavy load. Shame for the world champion. Cars 14 and 23 are under investigation. That's Webber and Barrichello. It was a racing incident when the two collided at the start and a penalty for either would be harsh. Lap 7 Webber's engineer tells him to look after his tyres. Barrichello in first holds a 12 second lead over Vettel in sixth. Lap 5 The placings are scrambled still, Barrichello and Webber are set, but their teammates Button and Vettel need to pass the slower guys in front of them. These four are the only ones with genuine pace. This killing Button's race. When he pits he will be back out in the lower end of the field. Lap 3 The gap is now eight seconds. Kovalainen's Kers is keeping Button at bay. Vettel is sixth and is held up by Massa, The race is finally settling down. Lap 2 Hamilton limps into the pits. Vettel has a spin, Barrichello and Webber are pulling away from Kovalainen in third who is holding up the grid somewhat. Button is behind him with the Ferrari duo of Raikkonen and Massa sixth and seventh. Sutil eighth. Lap 1 And we are off! They touched. Barrichello and Webber touched. Hamilton makes a wonderful start but goes wide into the first corner. It looks like he may have a puncture and he goes to the back of the grid, We will get back to you on that one. At the front Webber and Barrichello settle down as first and second. The grid completed the procession lap, ambling through the beautiful backdrop. The Brawns are in for a pit-stop six or seven laps before the Red Bulls. Ouch. They need a clean start or their race could be scuppered. Fernando Alonso had a spin in the warm-up he recovers.
---------------------------------- Hello and welcome to the Nurburgring for the German Grand Prix, the ninth round of the Formula One season. It is 20 minutes until race time and the weather seems to be brightening up around the Eifel Mountains. This will suit the likes of Mark Webber at the front. It also helps Lewis Hamilton on the third row who with have the Kers boost down the lengthy straight into the first corner. Our man in the know, The National's Graham Caygill says: "Red Bull look good to dominate again. Webber and Vettel are in prime position to take the charge towards the Brawns of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello. "They appear to be a bit heavier from qualifying than Button and Barrichello, so a solid start could put them in good stead for the rest of the race. "The McLarens have improved considerably since Britain. I predict a points finish for both. Lewis has the Kers boost for the start, and could make some headway early on, but they are off the pace of the two front rows to mount a podium challenge today." Here we go then, the F1 season could be blown wide open today if the Red Bulls produce a one-two. Lap-by-lap coverage is on its way from the beautiful Nurburgring circuit. ---------------------------------
There is a Red Bull on pole today, but it is not the home crowd favourite Sebastian Vettel, but his teammate Mark Webber who hopes that he can forge a championship push as the second half of the season commences after a three week break. Webber, in his 130th start, becomes the first Australian since former world champion Alan Jones at Hockenheim in 1980 to claim pole. Joining Webber on the front row is Rubens Barrichello, who edged the championship leader Jenson Button by over a tenth in qualifying. Vettel is fourth and the two McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen occupy the third row. Rain made the second period of qualifying chaotic, and with tires struggling to work in miserable 12 degree temperatures, virtually every driver has found the past two days tough to deal with. With rain forecast, Webber's hopes of finally standing on the top step of the podium will arguably rely more on luck than judgment. "I've been close to getting pole a few times in the past, and now we're here I'm in a fantastic position to get my first win," said Webber, who has Brawn GP duo Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button right behind him. "Obviously the Brawns have had a strong season and will push us, but we're up for the fight ? I certainly am ? and I'm up for trying to win my first race. "A nice boring grand prix for me would be fantastic. I'm looking forward to a dry day, but if it's wet then we're ready for all conditions. "We know we can compete and fight in any condition thrown at us. "It if rains it will be more difficult, no doubt about it, a real test for the drivers as we've seen in Shanghai and other places, but we'll have to deal with it. It will be the same for everybody. The race starts at 4pm UAE time, so join us then for what could be a dramatic and chaotic race to kick-start the season. snelmes@thenational.ae
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Email sent to Uber team from chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi
From: Dara
To: Team@
Date: March 25, 2019 at 11:45pm PT
Subj: Accelerating in the Middle East
Five years ago, Uber launched in the Middle East. It was the start of an incredible journey, with millions of riders and drivers finding new ways to move and work in a dynamic region that’s become so important to Uber. Now Pakistan is one of our fastest-growing markets in the world, women are driving with Uber across Saudi Arabia, and we chose Cairo to launch our first Uber Bus product late last year.
Today we are taking the next step in this journey—well, it’s more like a leap, and a big one: in a few minutes, we’ll announce that we’ve agreed to acquire Careem. Importantly, we intend to operate Careem independently, under the leadership of co-founder and current CEO Mudassir Sheikha. I’ve gotten to know both co-founders, Mudassir and Magnus Olsson, and what they have built is truly extraordinary. They are first-class entrepreneurs who share our platform vision and, like us, have launched a wide range of products—from digital payments to food delivery—to serve consumers.
I expect many of you will ask how we arrived at this structure, meaning allowing Careem to maintain an independent brand and operate separately. After careful consideration, we decided that this framework has the advantage of letting us build new products and try new ideas across not one, but two, strong brands, with strong operators within each. Over time, by integrating parts of our networks, we can operate more efficiently, achieve even lower wait times, expand new products like high-capacity vehicles and payments, and quicken the already remarkable pace of innovation in the region.
This acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in various countries, which we don’t expect before Q1 2020. Until then, nothing changes. And since both companies will continue to largely operate separately after the acquisition, very little will change in either teams’ day-to-day operations post-close. Today’s news is a testament to the incredible business our team has worked so hard to build.
It’s a great day for the Middle East, for the region’s thriving tech sector, for Careem, and for Uber.
Uber on,
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The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
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In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
Ziina users can donate to relief efforts in Beirut
Ziina users will be able to use the app to help relief efforts in Beirut, which has been left reeling after an August blast caused an estimated $15 billion in damage and left thousands homeless. Ziina has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise money for the Lebanese capital, co-founder Faisal Toukan says. “As of October 1, the UNHCR has the first certified badge on Ziina and is automatically part of user's top friends' list during this campaign. Users can now donate any amount to the Beirut relief with two clicks. The money raised will go towards rebuilding houses for the families that were impacted by the explosion.”
Seven tips from Emirates NBD
1. Never respond to e-mails, calls or messages asking for account, card or internet banking details
2. Never store a card PIN (personal identification number) in your mobile or in your wallet
3. Ensure online shopping websites are secure and verified before providing card details
4. Change passwords periodically as a precautionary measure
5. Never share authentication data such as passwords, card PINs and OTPs (one-time passwords) with third parties
6. Track bank notifications regarding transaction discrepancies
7. Report lost or stolen debit and credit cards immediately
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From Europe to the Middle East, economic success brings wealth - and lifestyle diseases
A rise in obesity figures and the need for more public spending is a familiar trend in the developing world as western lifestyles are adopted.
One in five deaths around the world is now caused by bad diet, with obesity the fastest growing global risk. A high body mass index is also the top cause of metabolic diseases relating to death and disability in Kuwait, Qatar and Oman – and second on the list in Bahrain.
In Britain, heart disease, lung cancer and Alzheimer’s remain among the leading causes of death, and people there are spending more time suffering from health problems.
The UK is expected to spend $421.4 billion on healthcare by 2040, up from $239.3 billion in 2014.
And development assistance for health is talking about the financial aid given to governments to support social, environmental development of developing countries.
Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
Killing of Qassem Suleimani
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Ms Yang's top tips for parents new to the UAE
- Join parent networks
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- Keep an open mind
The National's picks
4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young
Election pledges on migration
CDU: "Now is the time to control the German borders and enforce strict border rejections"
SPD: "Border closures and blanket rejections at internal borders contradict the spirit of a common area of freedom"
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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Biography
Her family: She has four sons, aged 29, 27, 25 and 24 and is a grandmother-of-nine
Favourite book: Flashes of Thought by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
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Her hobbies: Reading and volunteer work
Favourite music: Classical music
Her motto: I don't wait, I initiate
hall of shame
SUNDERLAND 2002-03
No one has ended a Premier League season quite like Sunderland. They lost each of their final 15 games, taking no points after January. They ended up with 19 in total, sacking managers Peter Reid and Howard Wilkinson and losing 3-1 to Charlton when they scored three own goals in eight minutes.
SUNDERLAND 2005-06
Until Derby came along, Sunderland’s total of 15 points was the Premier League’s record low. They made it until May and their final home game before winning at the Stadium of Light while they lost a joint record 29 of their 38 league games.
HUDDERSFIELD 2018-19
Joined Derby as the only team to be relegated in March. No striker scored until January, while only two players got more assists than goalkeeper Jonas Lossl. The mid-season appointment Jan Siewert was to end his time as Huddersfield manager with a 5.3 per cent win rate.
ASTON VILLA 2015-16
Perhaps the most inexplicably bad season, considering they signed Idrissa Gueye and Adama Traore and still only got 17 points. Villa won their first league game, but none of the next 19. They ended an abominable campaign by taking one point from the last 39 available.
FULHAM 2018-19
Terrible in different ways. Fulham’s total of 26 points is not among the lowest ever but they contrived to get relegated after spending over £100 million (Dh457m) in the transfer market. Much of it went on defenders but they only kept two clean sheets in their first 33 games.
LA LIGA: Sporting Gijon, 13 points in 1997-98.
BUNDESLIGA: Tasmania Berlin, 10 points in 1965-66
