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Ferrari on top after opening F1 practice
- 2008-08-01
BUDAPEST AFP — Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen dominated Friday's opening practice for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix with fast performances that proved Ferrari remain intent on delivering a world championship comeback this weekend. Brazilian Massa wound up quickest ahead of his team-mate defending drivers world champion Finn Raikkonen, with...
Kovalainen on pole for British GP
- 2008-07-05
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,...
Heidfeld fastest in final Spanish GP practice
- 2008-04-26
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...
Raikkonen on top in Spanish F1 practice
- 2008-04-25
BARCELONA, Spain AFP — Defending drivers world champion Kimi Raikkonen topped the times on Friday afternoon as Ferrari dominated the opening day's practice ahead of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The 28-year-old Finn, who is this year's early season leader, clocked a best time of one minute and 21.935 seconds...
Webber shines as rain spoils Spain testing
- 2008-04-17
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...
Formula One driver Nakajima tops test charts
- 2008-02-21
BARCELONA, Spain AFP — Japan's Kazuki Nakajima took his Williams team to the fastest time in Formula One testing at the Catalunya circuit here on Thursday. Nakajima clocked a best lap of 1min 22.153sec, three-hundredths ahead of Heikki Kovalainen in the McLaren. "Initially it was a bit of...
McLaren's new signing Kovalainen tops testing
- 2008-01-23
CHESTE, Spain AFP — McLaren's new driver Heikki Kovalainen took top honours at Formula One testing in eastern Spain on Wednesday, beating Ferrari's Felipe Massa to the best time of the day. The Finn's predecessor at the British team, two-time world champion and home favorite Fernando Alonso, could only...
Season break an option for Formula One driver Alonso - Coulthard
- 2007-12-03
LONDON AFP — David Coulthard has said Fernando Alonso could take a season-long sabbatical from Formula One and return as a champion if he fails to secure a deal with one of the sport's leading sides. Alonso quit McLaren at the end of last season after getting caught up...
Alonso to retire, or return to Renault, say reports
- 2007-09-08
MADRID AFP — Embattled Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso is considering retirement, or could leave his McLaren team and return to Renault, according to reports here Saturday. Alonso's position with British team McLaren, whom he joined prior to this season, have reached breaking point amid the meteoric rise...
Alonso on pole for Monaco Grand Prix
- 2007-05-26
MONACO AFP — Defending double drivers' world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain on Saturday grabbed pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix. The 25-year-old McLaren Mercedes-Benz driver, who won last year's race for Renault, snatched the prime grid starting position with a late fast lap to outpace his team-mate,...
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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