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Koirala, popularly known as GP Koirala, was at the forefront of mass protests in 1990 that eventually forced Nepal's King Birendra to introduce multiparty democracy into the Himalayan kingdom. Elections then catapulted Koirala and his Nepali Congress Party into power in 1991. But the subsequent years would be tumultuous ones, as a Maoist rebellion ravaged Nepal, leading to thousands of deaths. Power struggles and factional demagoguery came to define Kathmandu politics...
...champion Michael Schumacher announced Wednesday that he will return to racing after three years in retirement. Just 11 days shy of his 41st birthday - he'll be the oldest driver on the F1 circuit when he comes back - Schumacher said he's signed a three-year contract with Mercedes GP and that he'll return to the track for the opening race of the 2010 season in Bahrain on March 14. His will be the highest-profile return to F1 since Austrian Niki Lauda came out of a two-year retirement to race for McLaren in 1982. Lauda...
...Formula One's top teams are having none of it. On June 18, the F1 Teams Association (FOTA) announced that eight of its biggest teams, including Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, Toyota, BMW Sauber and current competition leader Brawn GP, plan to set up a rival championship for the 2010 season. They say the rule changes proposed by Mosley would create an unsatisfying two-tier competition by setting different engineering rules for teams that accept the cap and those that don't, and that the spending cap would hinder innovation. A series of recent changes in the rules governing design have also...
...three or four drivers but has forced teams out. Worried by the slump in the global auto market, Japanese carmaker Honda, which spent $350 million in 2008, cut its ties in December. (The team has been bought out by former boss Ross Brawn and will now compete as Brawn GP...
...Memorial Church–Holy shit, this bathroom is amazing! The throne where the Lord deuceth is clean enough to bear a Nun’s buttock, the marble skirting adds a touch of class, and the two toilets are arranged in perfect GP formation, creating a confessional of sorts. That will be 10 Our Fathers…and an extra five Hail Marys for what you just...