happen in between that period that time and now and we re in a new situation now. of course, we know sweden very well they know us very well, too. so we re preparing what we have seen lately from them, and what we want to do and how we want to play. max verstappen was fastest on day one of practice for the japanese grand prix. on and off rain wrecked second practice, but in the first session there was a marked improvement for the mercedes with both lewis hamilton and george russell finishing within half a second of verstappen. but williams awful start to the season conintined with american logan sargeant losing control at a high speed control at a high speed corner and crashing out. thankfully he was ok, the car not so. a silly error, to be honest, one i shouldn t be making, especially in p1. but yeah, fortunately it wasn t like the mistakes last year, it wasn t over pushing. nevertheless, still left the team with some damage but fortunately got away better than it cou
it was a tight finish but max verstappen held off lewis hamilton on the last lap to win the united states grand prix and extend his lead in the formula one title race. the battle intensified as hamilton came to within a second of verstappen, but he just couldn t get past the dutchman on the final lap. the red bull driver increases his advantage in the championship to 12 points with five races remaining. there s been a warning that many councils aren t paying homecare companies enough to cover basic costs such as travel between clients. it comes from a new report by an industry body, which calculated an average hourly shortfall of £3 per carer. councils say they don t have enough money to pay companies more. last week the government announced £162 million of new funding for adult social care. our social affairs editor, alison holt, reports.
the battle intensified as hamilton came to within a second of verstappen, but he just couldn t get past the dutchman on the final lap. the red bull driver increases his advantage in the championship to 12 points with five races remaining. i ll have more for you in the next hour. for now, back to you, ben. thank you very much indeed. in sudan a state of emergency has been announced together with the dissolution of the transitional government. the head of the ruling council, general abdel fattah al burhan, has said elections will take place in 2023. earlier soldiers arrested most members of the government and other civilian leaders. our senior africa correspondent anne soy is in neighbouring kenya. she said it is difficult to get a clear picture of what s happening in sudan. it is not easy but we have seen some of the images that have been posted online,