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As if opening a brand-new Ferrari showroom and previewing the Ferrari Roma Spider in the same evening wasn’t enough, the team at H.R. Owen invited Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz to cut the red ribbon.Drawing up to the red-carpeted entrance of the state-of-the-art facility in a stunning white Ferrari SF90 Stradale, the Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 driver joined H.R. Owen CEO Ken Choo and more than 200 guests to celebrate the occasion at the invite-only evening event on the 5th of July.Outside, the two-storey showroom was floodlit in red, in honour of Ferrari’s signature Rosso Corsa colour. Inside, guests were entertained by a DJ set and live music – and by two driving simulators, so that they could race the Ferrari F1 car.Guests were treated to both Italian and Malaysian cuisine – a nod towards the heritage of the brand and the nationality of the founder of Berjaya Corporation Berhad – H.R. Owen’s parent company – Vincent Tan Chee Yioun. Mr. Tan’s vision has been instrumental in further expanding Ferrari’s representation in the UK, working in close partnership with Ferrari S.p.A. in Maranello. As well as the H.R. Owen Ferrari showroom in South Kensington, the Group also opened a Mayfair-based Ferrari showroom in 2019 before this launch of the Group’s third – and largest – showroom in Hatfield. At the end of 2022, H.R. Owen further bolstered its Ferrari customer experience with the acquisition of the former Joe Macari-operated Ferrari Service facility in South London, offering its clients more flexibility and convenience in the care of their Ferrari.The presentation of the new Roma Spider made the evening even more special. The latest addition to the Ferrari range, the Roma Spider matches a timelessly elegant design with a sophisticated fabric roof which, after folding away in just 13.5 seconds, allows you to revel in the exhilarating soundtrack from the twin-turbo V8 engine under the long, flowing bonnet.
Pope Francis leads mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to celebrate Epiphany, the Christian holiday marking the Three Kings' visit to Jesus. Francis leads prayers, hymns and blesses an incense thurible during the early part of the service. IMAGES
Just one week on from the race in Azerbaijan, the Formula 1 World Championship is back on track for the Canadian Grand Prix, which returns to the calendar for the first time since 2019. As usual, the race is run on a track made up of the perimeter roads on the manmade island of Notre-Dame, in the Saint Lawrence river estuary. It is a semi-permanent facility named in honour of the great Gilles Villeneuve and the track is both attractive and strange in many ways. It features long straights interrupted by a series of chicanes and slow corners. The right set-up therefore involves finding a good compromise that delivers stability under braking and excellent traction, without ignoring what is an important detail at this track, namely the need to able to ride the kerbs.
This weekend sees the second of three rounds of the championship held in the Americas. After the United States Grand Prix, it’s the turn of Mexico which, like the race in Austin, is back on the calendar after a one year absence.The race has always been held in Mexico City, at the same circuit, which over the years has undergone changes to its name and layout. The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is located within the large Magdalena Mixhuca sports complex, not far from the centre of the megalopolis. The track features a long straight in the first sector, while the second is more technical. Before changes introduced in 2015, the final part featured the Peraltada as its last corner, the name meaning ‘raised up’ in Spanish, which had a 10 degree banking. Since the race returned to the calendar after an absence of 23 years, the track has undergone extensive revisions, the most significant being in this final sector. The Peraltada has now been changed into a very slow stadium section, the Foro Sol, which is less demanding in terms of driving, but gives spectators the chance to see the cars close up at low speed. The cars pass between very high grandstands, usually packed with fans making so much noise that even the drivers in the cockpit can hear them. There are 17 corners on the 4.304 kilometre lap and there are three DRS zones. The race runs over 71 laps, equivalent to 305.354 km.
Saint Petersburg (Russia), Sept 12 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Anatoli Maltsev) Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia attends a religious service celebrating the 800th birthday of Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky at the Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg. St. Alexander Nevsky is considered the heavenly protector of St. Petersburg.FOOTAGE OF THE CELEBRATION AT THE TRINITY CATHEDRAL IN ST PETERSBURG.
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