California man fraudulently obtained $5M in COVID relief loans to purchase Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini, authorities say

Monday, 10 May 2021, 00:56:19
According to a federal indictment, Mustafa Qadiri, 38, fraudulently obtained millions of dollars to buy luxurious cars and take lavish vacations.
— USA Today

California man spent $5M in fraudulent COVID relief on luxe cars, trips, feds say

Saturday, 8 May 2021, 23:31:41
A California man who acted like he got the green light to buy a Ferrari, a Bentley and a Lamborghini on the fed’s COVID-19 relief dime is now steering his way through multiple fraud charges. Federal prosecutors say Mustafa Qadiri, of Irvine, California, used about $5 million in Payment Protection Program loans to live large,…
— New York Post

Lewis Hamilton makes history by claiming 100th F1 pole at Spanish GP

Saturday, 8 May 2021, 16:36:32
World champion edges out Red Bull rival to reach pole century Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas starts in third Lewis Hamilton took pole for the Spanish Grand Prix reaching a unique milestone in Formula One by claiming the top spot for the 100th time. Max Verstappen was in second for Red Bull at the Circuit de Catalunya, with Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in third. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was in fourth with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon in fifth. Hamilton’s first hot lap in Q3 was immense, with a time of 1min 16.741sec, he found time in both the second and third sectors, running right on the limit. Yet he was not alone in finding a real groove in Barcelona; Verstappen, in his wake pushed him as hard as he could flying over the line just three-hundredths behind the world champion. There was nothing in it as they headed into the final laps. Continue reading…
— The Guardian

Ferrari postpones 2022 targets due to COVID-19 despite record orders

Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 14:00:57
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/ferrari-postpones-2022-targets-due-to-covid19-despite-record-orders-2494308
— Investing.com

Valtteri Bottas edges out Hamilton to claim F1 Portuguese Grand Prix pole

Saturday, 1 May 2021, 17:35:53
Finn beats teammate by seven-thousandths of second Red Bulls of Verstappen and Pérez third and fourth Valtteri Bottas took pole for Portuguese Grand Prix to deny Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton the top spot by just seven-thousandths of a second. Max Verstappen was in third for Red Bull at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, with his teammate Sergio Pérez in fourth and Carlos Sainz in fifth for Ferrari. In a session that ebbed and flowed it had looked initially like Hamilton had what would have been his 100th pole nailed on. He was quick in Q2, a full half a second up on Bottas at the top of the time sheets. He did so on the harder, medium, tyre and looked to be absolutely hooked up to the grand challenge of Portimao with its fast and slow sectors, blind corners and swooping elevation changes through the hills of the Algarve. Continue reading…
— The Guardian