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Ocean X Prix
The second ever Extreme E race was the Ocean X Prix at the Lac Rose in Senegal which focuses on environmental issues of the oceans. The qualifying reminded a bit again of old Formula One days with Nico Rosberg competing against Lewis Hamilton, in this case the X44 team ahead…
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First Desert X Prix
The first Extreme E race, the Desert X Prix on 4 April 2021 was won by Rosberg X Racing, the team of Formula One World Champion Nico Rosberg, in front of Andretti United on P2 and X44, the team of seven times F1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton, on P3.…
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Sir Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Moss has passed away on 12 April 2020 aged 90, the legendary Formula One driver. He drove for Mercedes in 1955 and got his first Grand Prix win with them. R.I.P.
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Mercedes are Record World Champions
I have been a fan of Mercedes-Benz all my life, the first car I drove in was a Mercedes, and I have supported the Silver Arrows since I started watching Formula One in 1998. When the works team was created in 2010 I knew it is just a matter of…
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On the way from Almaty via Astana to Frankfurt. The amounts of snow are much larger here in the north of Kazakhstan, which can be counted to Siberia under certain definitions
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History of Bishkek
Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Its history goes back to 1825 when a fortress named Pishpek was established to control local caravan routes and to collect tribute from Kyrgyz tribes, it existed until 1860. Eight years later a Russian settlement was founded on the site. It grew into a…
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Akimat Residence
The Akimat Residence, one of the government buildings of Almaty which had been the capital of Kazakhstan until 1997 when it was relocated to Astana, at the time known as Akmola. The building was damaged during the unrest that happened from 2 till 11 January 2022 and is currently being…
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Former Presidential Palace
At that time it was still possible to see the former Presidential Palace in the background of Republic Square in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan. It existed until the unrest that happened from 2 till 11 January 2022 during which it burned down and was subsequently demolished
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Mercedes-Benz Motorsport
125 years of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport and their 200th Formula One race are celebrated at the German Grand Prix 2019 at Hockenheim not only with some white paint on the Mercedes cars like before 1934 as well as suitable retro outfits for the whole team including the mechanics, but also with…
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Notre Dame
Notre Dame in its current condition two months after the fire that had happened during renovation works on 15 April 2019 and destroyed the roof and spire. The metal scaffolding was still in place two months later which was difficult to remove as there were fears that it could collapse…
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The Discovery
Huayna Picchu, better known to the world as Machu Picchu, was built around 1450 but abandoned during the time of the Spanish conquest one hundred years later and then forgotten for most of the world. Only in the 19th century a National Geographic Explorer reached this spot and rediscovered the…
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Huayna Picchu
Huayna Picchu as it was probably called by the Inca, better known to the world as Machu Picchu. It was built around 1450 and the plaza in the centre suggests that it was a temporary settlement used for gatherings or special events. In use for one hundred years it was…
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