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Ferrari dominates Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying with Leclerc Starting First

ATLANTA VOICE — The overall theme of this race is the marriage between sports and entertainment. In America, those two genres are ubiquitous like peanut butter and jelly. You attend any NBA game, an actor, actress, comedian or musical artist’s presence is acknowledged. F1 and Liberty Media, the mass media company that owned the Atlanta Braves from 2007 through July 2023, spent more than $500 million in converting portions of The Strip and Vegas’s famous attractions into a suitable street course.
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LAS VEGAS — Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz of Ferrari absolutely dominated qualifying during the second day of the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Leclerc finished qualifying with the fastest time. He will start Saturday night’s race at the first spot, in pole position. Meanwhile Sainz finished second. However, Sainz suffered a ten-place penalty because he is racing in a backup car due to damage sustained by running over a drainage valve cover during Thursday night’s practice.

“Yeah, well, first of all, an outstanding job by the whole team,” said Sainz. “We’ve dominated the qualifying together, you know, after a tough Friday yesterday, to put together the whole car. Again, to get a front-row lock-out, I think it’s incredible. Obviously, I would love to be on pole because it would mean I would start 11^th instead of 12^th. But I think yeah, we did the maximum that we could today. I’m still disappointed to yesterday. I’m not going to lie. I’m still in a very bad mood. I’m trying not to show it too much. But it is what it is.”

Reigning, defending world champion Max Verstappen will start the race from the third spot. Verstappen was buoyant and confident after qualifying because he felt the track exceeded his expectations.

“It felt good yesterday,” Verstappen explained. “Of course, I would have liked to have a little bit more pace today. But of course, we know that the points are tomorrow and it’s going to be a tough one. First one here. You never know that might be Safety Cars. And it’s a very long straight. A lot of racing will happen there. And then, of course, I hope we are good on the tires.”

The overall theme of this race is the marriage between sports and entertainment. In America, those two genres are ubiquitous like peanut butter and jelly. You attend any NBA game, an actor, actress, comedian or musical artist’s presence is acknowledged. F1 and Liberty Media, the mass media company that owned the Atlanta Braves from 2007 through July 2023, spent more than $500 million in converting portions of The Strip and Vegas’s famous attractions into a suitable street course.

Verstappen expresses concerns over F1’s embrace celebrity culture

With that comes America’s celebrity culture.

With all of the marketing, the glitz, glamour, celebrity culture and high-rolling behavior within certain jetsetters, it would seem F1 and Las Vegas would be a match made in heaven. However, some of the European-based drivers, teams, and fans are having a tough time with the whole idea. Many see the growth opportunity in the United States, a country that hosts more races (three) than any other municipality on the F1 calendar.

Verstappen laid out his concerns during the post-qualifying press conference.

“When you go to Spa, Monza, these kind of places, they have a lot of emotion and passion,” explained Verstappen. “And for me, seeing the fans there is incredible. And for us, as well, when I jump in the car there, I’m fired up and I love driving around these kinds of places. And, of course, I understand that fans, they need maybe something to do as well around the track.
But I think it’s more important that you actually make them understand what we do as a sport because most of them just come to have a party, drink, see a DJ play or a performance act. I can do that all over the world. I can go to Ibiza and get completely sh**faced and have a good time. But that’s what happens and actually people … they come and they become fan of what?
If the sport put more focus on to these kinds of things and also explain more what the team is doing, try to see them, what they are achieving, what they’re working for. These kinds of things I find way more important to look at than just having all these random shows all over the place.”

Rounding out the top five was George Russell of Mercedes and Pierre Gasly of Alpine. Logan Sargent will start Saturday night’s race in sixth. The Williams driver from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. is feeling optimistic.

“I think today’s been a huge success in terms of the grand prix,” said Sargent. “I think those things happen. Obviously, it’s not ideal, but clearly there’s been a good reaction. We’ve had three very good sessions now, and I personally think there’s going to be great racing on this track.”

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NFL: Week Two Recap | Jalen Hurts did not fold; Caleb Williams exits game with injury

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts found Darius Cooper with nine seconds left for the game winning touchdown as his team beat the Tennessee Titans 24-20 in Nashville. Hurts finished the day 26/37 for 264 yards. He threw for two touchdowns and two interceptions. Prior to the final drive, the Eagles ran 25 plays for 45 […]
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Prior to the final drive, the Eagles ran 25 plays for 45 yards. During the final drive Hurts went 6-8 with 61 passing yards and the touchdown. Titans defensive tackle — and team captain — Jeffery Simmons said this week that the way to defend Jalen Hurts is to make him “play quarterback.”

Hurts said to Simmons after today’s game: “You started that sh**. I had to finish it.”

Running back Saquon Barkley suffered a stinger in the first half but he ultimately finished the game. He had four carries and nine yards and one catch for eleven yards. He will get an MRI for his injury, but admitted to Cameron Wolfe of the NFL Network he was fine.

Caleb Williams leaves game against Vikings with apparent lower-body injury

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was helped off the field with a right leg injury with 7:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. Williams was down, writhing in pain after scrambling to his left. After departing the injury tent, Williams raised his right fist, acknowledging the crowd while expressing his frustration. Testing will commence on Monday to find out more details about his injury.

“We’ll know tomorrow,” Johnson admitted regarding Williams’ injury. “He’s in good spirits. He’s a team player.”

Williams finished the day with 138 passing yards and one interception.

“I’m actually happy it’s nothing with the knee — that was my first inclination,” Johnson said. “But, a hamstring could be pretty damaging as well. So, we’ll see. We’ll see how bad it is tomorrow and we’ll go from there.”

Bryce Young once again dominated the Falcons

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young is 5-1 against the Atlanta Falcons and is undefeated at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Today, Young threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns as he led the Panthers to a 34-3 dismembering of the Atlanta Falcons. Georgia Tech alumnus Darren Waller caught two touchdowns and linebacker Devin Lloyd returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown.

Cooper Rush started his second straight game for the Falcons and it did not go well. The partisan crowd voiced their displeasure after Rush completed 10/17 passes for 86 yards and two interceptions. Jack Strand entered the game for Rush prompting cheers from the Falcons fans. The rookie threw a pick-six on his first career pass attempt. Strand was the first QB to accomplish that feat since Sam Darnold in 2018 and is the first Falcons player to do that since Brett Favre in 1991. Strand finished the day with 59 passing yards and 16 rushing yards.

According to reports, quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. is expected to make his season debut this Thursday at the Green Bay Packers. His return should help the Falcons. They are the first team since the 2008 Rams to not run any plays in the red zone after the first two games to open a season.

The bright spots for the Falcons today were the Spelman College Jaguarettes performing with the Falcons cheerleaders and Florida A&M’s marching band, The Marching 100, also performed during halftime!

Jayden Daniels gets carted off after apparent arm injury

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels appeared to injure his left elbow on the final play of the first half in his game against the Dallas Cowboys. During the play, Daniels got stepped on, braced himself for the fall, and his elbow bent the wrong way. Daniels draped a towel over his head as he exited the field on the cart.

He was later ruled out.

Daniels suffered a dislocated elbow to the same arm during week nine of last season against the Washington Commanders, which led to him being shut down for the remainder of the season.

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