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Ferrari Goes 1-2 at Brazilian Grand Prix Practice with Carlos Sainz Ahead

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco attends a free practice for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (AP)
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco attends a free practice for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (AP)
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Ferrari Goes 1-2 at Brazilian Grand Prix Practice with Carlos Sainz Ahead

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco attends a free practice for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (AP)
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco attends a free practice for the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. (AP)

The Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc finished the one and only practice ahead of Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix of Formula One with the best times.

Sainz clocked 1 minute, 11,732 seconds in his fastest lap at the historic Interlagos track. His teammate's best lap was slightly slower.

Mercedes' George Russell and Haas' Nico Hulkenberg had the third and fourth best laps.

Three-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull spent more time adjusting his car and had only the 16th best lap at the Sao Paulo circuit, two ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez.

The practice in a sunny Friday morning in Sao Paulo came before the afternoon’s qualification for Saturday’s sprint race. The sprint race will determine the starting positions on Sunday.

Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso said on radio the track is dirty and “not in Formula One standards.” The veteran driver had the 11th quickest lap of practice. Stewards worked to clean some of the turns as soon as practice was over.

Formula One announced Friday it extended Interlagos' contract until 2030.

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Climate Activists Target Messi's Mansion in Spain's Ibiza

Climate activists spray-painted Messi's mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza. Handout / Futuro Vegetal/AFP
Climate activists spray-painted Messi's mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza. Handout / Futuro Vegetal/AFP
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Climate Activists Target Messi's Mansion in Spain's Ibiza

Climate activists spray-painted Messi's mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza. Handout / Futuro Vegetal/AFP
Climate activists spray-painted Messi's mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza. Handout / Futuro Vegetal/AFP

Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza belonging to Argentina football star Lionel Messi to highlight the "responsibility of the rich for the climate crisis".
Campaigners from the group Futuro Vegetal released a video showing two members standing in front of the house near the cove of Cala Tarida on Ibiza's western coast holding a banner that read: "Help the Planet -- Eat the Rich -- Abolish the Police."
The activists then sprayed the white facade of the building with red and black paint, said AFP.
In a statement, the group said they wanted to show "the responsibility of the rich for the climate crisis" by targeting the mansion which they said was an "illegal construction".
Futuro Vegetal cited a 2023 Oxfam report that found that the richest one percent of the world's population generated the same amount of carbon emissions in 2019 as the poorest two thirds of humanity, despite the fact that the most vulnerable communities are the ones suffering the "worst consequences" of this crisis.
Messi, who currently plays for Inter Miami in the US, reportedly bought the property on the Mediterranean island -- which includes a spa with a sauna and a cinema room -- in 2022 from a Swiss businessman for around 11 million euros ($12 million).
But the mansion lacked a certificate of occupancy, a document issued by a local government agency certifying it is in a liveable condition, due the construction of several rooms in the property without a license, according to Spanish media reports.
Futuro Vegetal, which is linked to similar groups internationally, has staged dozens of similar protests, including one in 2022 where they glued their hands to frames of paintings by Spanish master Francisco de Goya at Madrid's Prado museum.
Last year activists from the group spray-painted a superyacht moored in Ibiza with red and black paint that reportedly belonged to Nancy Walton Laurie, the billionaire heiress of US retail giant Walmart.
Spanish police in January said they had arrested 22 members of the Futuro Vegetal, including the two who staged the protest at the Prado as well as the group's top three leaders.