F1 | Hamilton wins Bahrain GP interrupted by huge Grosjean crash, as Perez suffers late heartbreak

Newly-crowned seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton has taken his 11th victory of the 2020 season, winning out over the Red Bull pair of Max Verstappen and Alex Albon at the Bahrain Grand Prix – in a race whose start was overshadowed by a horror crash for Haas’ Romain Grosjean.

Grosjean’s Haas car plunged into the barriers at Turn 3 on Lap 1, the Frenchman emerging from the fiery remains of his cockpit before being airlifted to hospital with suspected broken ribs and minor burns – but thankfully nothing more serious than that – with a lengthy red flag period ensuing as the barriers were repaired after what had been a horrible incident.  —read more—

F1 | The GOAT? Our writers on whether Hamilton is the greatest, if 2020 is his best season, and more

Where does this one rank in terms of Hamilton’s best title wins?

Will Buxton (Digital Presenter): Was it his most keenly contested championship? From an on track perspective, it’s not even close to being the toughest fight of his career. Both his and Mercedes’ expected rivals never mounted the challenge we expected but that’s not to say he’s had it easy. He’s still had to deliver, every weekend, and to rise above the unique challenges of the season. They have been mental and physical, he’s fought foes visible and metaphorical, and he’s raised his level in all regards to emerge a better racer and bigger man.  —read more— 

F1 | Hamilton seals historic 7th title with peerless wet-weather victory in Turkey

A stunning drive from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the Turkish Grand Prix gave him his 10th victory of the season – and, more crucially, saw him claim the seventh drivers’ title of his career, to equal the record of Michael Schumacher, as Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel completed the podium after a thrilling race in Istanbul.

Hamilton had started the race in sixth, risen to third midway through the first lap and then dropped back to sixth by the end of Lap 1 after an error at Turn 9. But a decision to change his intermediate tyres just once saw Hamilton drive a masterful race to claim victory by over 25 seconds from Perez.  —read more— 

F1 | Szafnauer hails ‘great day’ for Racing Point as Stroll keeps pole following yellow flag investigation

A delighted Otmar Szafnauer watched his Racing Point cars take a shock first and third on the grid for the Turkish Grand Prix, with the team boss praising a ‘great day’ for the squad in pink after Lance Stroll claimed his maiden pole position.

There had been worries for the team in the aftermath of qualifying when Stroll – who’d put in a brilliant final Q3 effort on intermediate tyres to claim his first career pole position from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.290s – was hauled up in front of the stewards, as they investigated the Canadian for an alleged failure to slow sufficiently under yellow flags in Q1.  —read more—

CNN travel | A national museum where veterans, not war, come first

Columbus, Ohio (CNN) — Military museums across the United States and around the world often offer visitors glimpses of world wars, commemorating the men and women who sacrificed their lives for their country.

The National Veterans Memorial and Museum has a broader goal: to represent veterans — not just war.

War stories are present, of course, but they aren’t primary. Instead, there’s attention given to the decision to serve, training and boot camp, the sacred oath, deployment and personnel roles, separation from friends and family, survival, sacrifice and homecoming.  —read more—