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Will the Madrid F1 race circuit pass by the Real Madrid training ground?

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The Spanish Grand Prix is going to be held at a 5.47km circuit that will be built around the world-renowned IFEMA exhibition center. This circuit will consist of 20 corners, and it is estimated that the qualifying lap time will be around 1 minute and 32 seconds . F1 has stated that the circuit will have a paddock building, a new race tower, office spaces, VIP hospitality, and entertainment areas. The projected circuit ’s location is just five minutes away from the Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez airport, making it one of the most easily accessible races on the F1 calendar. You will be able to reach the circuit via metro, train , or city lines, and it is expected that 90% of the fans will Travel to the paddock by public transport. If you are staying in local accommodation, the venue is just a short walk or bike ride away from you. The Madrid race circuit surrounding The Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez airport is just ten minutes from the trade fair venue and 12 km fro...

Lebanon still proxy battleground, 50 years after Israel raid

It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman infiltrated a posh Beirut neighborhood and shot and killed three top officials from the Palestine Liberation Organization in their apartments BEIRUT -- It was a cold night 50 years ago when an Israeli commando team led by a man disguised as a woman infiltrated a posh Beirut neighborhood and shot and killed three top officials from the Palestine Liberation Organization in their apartments. The anniversary is little noted, but the April 10, 1973 operation has a relevance that continues today. The raid was one of the first times that Lebanon became the arena where Israel and its opponents would settle their accounts. Fifty years later, it remains so, as highlighted by last week's exchange of rocket fire and airstrikes across the border between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in Lebanon. The boldness of the assassinations — by an Israeli team slipping in and out of Beirut with littl...