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Kovalainen on pole for British GP
SILVERSTONE, England AFP — Finland's Heikki Kovalainen will start the British Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday in pole position after the McLaren-Mercedes driver posted the best official qualifying time here on Saturday. The Finn, who has never started from pole before, produced an inspired final lap of 1:21.049,...
Formula One: Kubica wins drama-filled Canada GP
MONTREAL AFP — Robert Kubica made a triumphant return to Canada on Sunday, storming to his maiden grand prix victory exactly a year after suffering a horrific crash on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The Pole led a shock BMW Sauber one-two in Montreal after pre-race favourite Lewis Hamilton took...
Hamilton takes pole for Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL, Canada AFP — Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position with a scintillating Canadian Grand Prix qualifying performance on Saturday. The world championship leader took his first ever pole in Montreal last year and he was even more impressive this time around, clocking a time over six-tenths of a second...
Massa tops times in first Canadian GP practice
MONTREAL, Canada AFP — Ferrari's Felipe Massa topped the times in a rain-affected first practice ahead of Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. The Brazilian skilfully negotiated Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in a time of 1:17.553, marginally faster than that of Robert Kubica who was second fastest for BMW Sauber. ...
Heidfeld fastest in final Spanish GP practice
BARCELONA, Spain AFP — German Nick Heidfeld maintained BMW's impressive progress this season when he topped the times in Saturday morning's final practice for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The 30-year-old driver from Moenchengladbach clocked a fastest time of one minute and 21.269 seconds on soft compound tyres at the...
Webber shines as rain spoils Spain testing
BARCELONA, Spain AFP — Heavy rain Thursday spoilt the fourth and final day of Formula One testing at the Montmelo circuit, which will host the fourth grand prix of the season on April 27. Times recorded by the Ferrari of reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen, Heikki Kovalainen in a...
Massa answers F1 critics in winning style
MANAMA AFP — Brazilian Felipe Massa stormed to victory here on Sunday for his second successive victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix and answer his mounting bank of critics as his Ferrari team celebrated a comfortable one-two with Kimi Raikkonen finishing second. Massa triumphed by more than three seconds...
Kubica poles apart from F1 rivals
MANAMA AFP — Robert Kubica, the first Polish driver in Formula One, secured the first pole position of his career here on Saturday when he planted his BMW at the front of the grid for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix. The 23-year-old from Krakow, taking part in only his 27th...
Ferrari look to take advantage at Malaysian GP
SEPANG, Malaysia AFP — Ferrari started out at the front of the grid at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, looking to give their Formula One season a boost after a sensational penalty handed to rivals McLaren. On a brutally hot day at the Sepang circuit, McLaren drivers Lewis...
Raikkonen wins Malaysian Formula One GP
SEPANG, Malaysia AFP — Defending drivers world champion Kimi Raikkonen bounced back to form and back into the scrap for this year's title when he won the Malaysian Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday. But the Italian team's hopes of a dream one-two finish just a week after their...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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