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But he can afford it3 elves are cycling from the German town of St. Nikolaus to Finland's Santa Claus VillageGardening's hidden benefits: How digging in the dirt could bolster mental wellbeingThis air conditioning strategy is the sweet spot for saving energy and money, experts sayDoctors want women to know the nuanced reality of hormone therapy for menopauseExpect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts sayHow to protect yourself from Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria found in some coastal watersGardening's hidden benefits: How digging in the dirt could bolster mental wellbeingVenezuela anuncia despliegue de buques militares y drones en el Caribe para combatir el narcotráficoCorte desecha demanda de Trump contra jueces de Maryland, la califica de"potencialmente desastrosa"SportsFoto del 27 de julio del 2023, el piloto finlandés Valtteri Bottas de Alfa Romeo junto al mexicano Sergio Pérezde Red Bull en conferencia de prensa antes del Gran Premio de Spa-Francorchamps en Bélgica. Colton Herta prepares to drive during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, May 17, 2025. Graeme Lowdon, the team principal of the new Formula One team Cadillac, talks to The Associated Press during an interview at the Silverstone racetrack, ahead of the British Formula One Grand Prix, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 6, 2025. Foto del 27 de julio del 2023, el piloto finlandés Valtteri Bottas de Alfa Romeo junto al mexicano Sergio Pérezde Red Bull en conferencia de prensa antes del Gran Premio de Spa-Francorchamps en Bélgica. Foto del 27 de julio del 2023, el piloto finlandés Valtteri Bottas de Alfa Romeo junto al mexicano Sergio Pérezde Red Bull en conferencia de prensa antes del Gran Premio de Spa-Francorchamps en Bélgica. Colton Herta prepares to drive during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, May 17, 2025. Colton Herta prepares to drive during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, May 17, 2025. Graeme Lowdon, the team principal of the new Formula One team Cadillac, talks to The Associated Press during an interview at the Silverstone racetrack, ahead of the British Formula One Grand Prix, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 6, 2025. Graeme Lowdon, the team principal of the new Formula One team Cadillac, talks to The Associated Press during an interview at the Silverstone racetrack, ahead of the British Formula One Grand Prix, in Silverstone, England, Sunday, July 6, 2025. Formula 1’s newest team began its quest to expand the grid with a plan to become a true American team that featured a driver representing the red, white and blue. Michael Andretti started this project in 2021 with plans to put IndyCar driver Colton Herta of California in the seat: American driver, American team, American car and an American engine. But Andretti was bought out by Dan Towriss of TWG Global, and TWG Motorsports owns this team. Towriss said in May at the Miami Grand Prix there remains a desire to get an American driver in one of the seats, but only when one is ready. Herta doesn’t have the super license required to compete in F1, Towriss noted, and a new team learning a new car requires experienced and steady drivers. Few believe Cadillac will be competitive out of the gate, so it was necessary to go with drivers willing to set their egos aside for the sake of building a program. Bottas and Pérez don’t have seats this year, and both said they were willing to sacrifice wins and even points to be part of a project as monumental as what Cadillac is trying to do in expanding the F1 grid to an 11th team next year.Alex Palou and his boss dismiss Red Bull F1 rumors as ‘clickbait’ “The more I was talking to the Cadillac team, the more it became apparent that this is what excites me,” Pérez said. “It’s not going back to the grid with a regular team to fight for wins and podiums, it’s a project itself.”“Do we like this seat?” and gave a tour of a Cadillac. Shortly before the announcement dropped Tuesday, he postedand carrying a green can. It wasn’t AI, either: behind the scenes footage showed the surfboard being towed by a small craft, Bottas once even“We don’t need to prove anything to anyone, so we get to put team first,” said Bottas. “That’s what we’re here for and that’s probably one of the biggest reasons why we were the chosen ones. We’re competitors, we’re going to drive as fast as we can. We want to perform the best we can. But we have very clear priorities on this project.”Cadillac F1 does hope to have a driver from the United States as part of its lineup, but who knows how long it could take. Herta has been trying to earn enough points in IndyCar to secure the super license, but four seasons have passed since this began and he still doesn’t have one. Now there’s speculation Towriss may move him to F2, an idea“Oh boy, I don’t really have any comments for any of that stuff, to be honest,” Herta told AP. Herta, who turns 26 early next year, began the IndyCar season saying he wasn’t even sure he wanted to go to F1 because he loved his IndyCar team so much. Now he won’t even talk about it, so perhaps there’s still a desire to eventually get him on the F1 grid. Either way, Cadillac team principal Graeme Lowdon said the team plans to field cars in F1’s feeder series’ eventually, as well as a young driver program. Towriss already supports Sebastian and Oliver Wheldon, the young sons of the the late Andretti driver, Dan Wheldon. Don’t rule out the possibility of Sebastian Wheldon, a Floridian who turns 17 next year and currently races internationally. But, all parties insisted, there is no rush, only an awareness that there is hope Cadillac will some day field an American driver. “We know from feedback from fans that fans would love to see an American driver in an American team with an American engine, as well,” Lowdon said. “These things are all things that could well happen. I see no barrier to seeing that combination in the future.”Fryer primarily covers motorsports for The AP with an emphasis on NASCAR, F1, IMSA and IndyCar. She is a New Jersey native based in Charlotte, North Carolina.Judge rules Utah’s congressional map must be redrawn for the 2026 elections
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