it s the inaugral saudi arabian grand prix this weekend and second practice is under way. the drivers have never driven the street track injeddah before. just eight points separate championship leader max verstappen and lewis hamilton going into the penultimate race of the season and hamilton just edged verstappen in first practice earlier. hamilton s been critical of saudi arabia hosting the race saying he s not comfortable there because of the country s human rights record. he s chosen to wear his rainbow helmet in support of lgbtq+ rights. that s all the sport for now. head to the bbc sport website where you can read about mercedes f1 boss toto wolff s apology to grenfell tower fire victims. it s after the f1 team was criticised for a sponsorship deal involving a firm linked to the tower. the reknowed classical actor sir antony sher has died he was 72 and had been diagnosed with cancer. sir anthony was widely regarded
the bonus point for the fastest lap. patrick gearey reports. so much hangs over qatar as a sporting venue. are gestures of diversity and inclusion compatible with its record on human rights? should it be hosting a grand prix? and next year a football world cup? the race began with a crucial penalty and a chance for lewis hamilton. he was on pole position leading max verstappen, trying to redeem his demotion to a seventh. with hamilton safely cleared the first was how close could first up and get to him? within five laps he was second. a swerve even he would admire. this would be a battle of wits and pits. a valtteri bottas left his tyres on too long, a blazing trail to mate hamilton avoided. in wearing his rainbow helmet he has made a point about this grand prix. helmet he has made a point about this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it he this grand prix
should it be hosting a grand prix, and next year a football world cup? the race began with a crucial penalty and a chance for lewis hamilton. he was on pole leading driver max verstappen, trying to redeem his demotion to seventh. with hamilton safely clear, the first question was, how close could verstappen get to him? well, wthin five laps he was second. a swerve even he d admire. this would be a battle of wits and pits. valtteri bottas left his tyres on too long, a blazing trail team mate hamilton safely avoided. in wearing his rainbow helmet, he has made a point about this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it he has earned 25 of them in the drivers standings. verstappen, though, was second and took the fastest lap. the gap between them is eight points with two grands prix left. the race is on. it was pretty straightforward. it s pretty lonely at the front, of course i enjoy those races where you
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for lewis hamilton. he was on pole, leading driver max verstappen trying to redeem his demotion to seventh. with hamilton safely clear, the first question was, how close could verstappen get to him? well, within five laps he was second. a swerve even he d admire. this would be a battle of wits and pits. valtteri bottas left his tyres on too long, a blazing trail team mate hamilton safely avoided. in wearing his rainbow helmet, he has made a point about this grand prix. hamilton on top in qatar! in winning it, he has earned 25 of them in the drivers standings. verstappen, though, was second and took the fastest lap. the gap between them is eight points with two grands prix left. the race is on. patrick gearey, bbc news. it was pretty straightforward. it s pretty lonely at the front, of course i enjoy those races where you re battling through but we needed those points today so i think a solid job from the team. our starting position