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Kanaan and Hornish fined for altercation
- 2007-07-10
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — The Indy Racing League on Tuesday announced penalties for the post-race altercation on pit road immediately following Sunday's IndyCar Series Watkins Glen Grand Prix. Team Penske and Andretti Green Racing both were fined 25,000 dollars for unsportsmanlike conduct on pit road as cars returned...
Scotland's Franchitti wins rain-shortened Indy 500
- 2007-05-27
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — Scotland's Dario Franchitti won the 91st Indianapolis 500 here Sunday, capturing the US oval classic for the first time when the race was halted by rain after 166 of a scheduled 200 laps. Franchitti, the husband of actress Ashley Judd, became only the second...
Hornish, Wheldon, Castroneves lead Indy 500 contenders
- 2006-05-25
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — Defending champion Dan Wheldon of England, US pole-sitter Sam Hornish and two-time winner Helio Castroneves of Brazil lead the checkered-flag contenders for Sunday's 90th Indianapolis 500. The 200-lap classic at the 2 1/2-mile (4km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval features 14 international racers in a...
Franchitti wins Indy Racing League pole
- 2006-04-01
ST. PETERSBURG, United States AFP — Scotland's Dario Franchitti captured the pole for the Indy Racing League Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Sunday's race on the temporary street course will come a week after driver Paul Dana was killed in a crash at Homestead-Miami Speedway in a practice for...
Wheldon clinches Indy Racing crown as Dixon wins at Watkins Glen
- 2005-09-25
WATKINS GLEN, United States AFP — New Zealand's Scott Dixon finally broke his 40-race winless streak, but it was fifth-place finisher Dan Wheldon of Britain who wrapped up the Indy Racing League title. Indy Racing League's first visit to the Watkins Glen road circuit since 1981 also saw Danica...
Wheldon extends Indy-car lead with Pikes Peak win
- 2005-08-21
FOUNTAIN, United States AFP — Britain's Dan Wheldon captured his first victory since winning the Indianapolis 500, taking the Indy 225 for his fifth triumph of the year. The 27-year-old Englishman overcame his 11th-place start at the one-mile Pikes Peak oval to stretch his Indy Racing League points edge...
Pole-sitter Hornish holds off Franchitti for Indy-car win
- 2005-07-24
MILWAUKEE, United States AFP — American pole-sitter Sam Hornish overcame a gearbox failure that cost him the lead 12 laps from the finish to edge Dario Franchitti and win the Indy Racing League A.J. Foyt 225. Hornish captured his second win of the season and the 14th Indy-car event...
Female Indy driver claims first front-row start
- 2005-04-29
MOTEGI, Japan AFP — Danica Patrick, only the second woman to drive the Indy Racing League IRL, claimed the first front-row start of her career in qualifying for the Indy Japan 300. Patrick's 204.502 miles per hour in a Honda-powered G-Force was agonisingly close to the 204.740 for pole...
Another Andretti, Mario's grandson, joins Indy-car ranks
- 2005-03-16
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — Marco Andretti, the 18-year-old grandson of auto racing legend Mario Andretti and son of 20-year driver Michael Andretti, will make his Indy-car debut in a development series race April 3. The next generation of the famed racing family takes to the track in a...
Indy 500 alters qualifying format
- 2004-09-14
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — The Indianapolis 500 announced a revamped qualifying format here, breaking with tradition in an effort to bring excitement back into time trials for the American oval classic. Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner and Indy Racing League president Tony George announced that the 33-car field for...
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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