If it rains in qualifying, it’s the same for everyone, we just deal with it.
Even with the things I want to improve, it was still a good day. The long run was good, it’s still hard on tyres around here so there’s still a few things to work on. The softest compound is always the hardest one to nail, so I think there’s definitely more time to find in that, even then we have a competitive car so that’s good. “It was a positive day, of course there are always things that you can look at to try and find the complete balance, but overall today was a good start to the weekend. READ MORE: Perez admits he’s ‘on the back foot’ in Montreal after finishing FP2 in 11th, as Verstappen tops both Friday sessions Perez wasn’t on his team mate’s pace today as he struggled to find a set-up to his liking. Although he complained about clipping, it was generally plain sailing and the Dutchman was relaxed enough to even have a joke with his engineer. (Disclaimer: This story is auto-generated from a syndicated feed only the image & headline may have been reworked by was a very good Friday for Verstappen, who was quick from the off and wound up topping both sessions for the first time this season. The WTO hasn't produced a major trade deal in years, with the last one reached nearly a decade ago - an agreement billed as a boost to lower-income countries that cut up red tape on goods clearing borders. The trade body, created in 1995 as a successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, has seen a slow unraveling - not least because its dispute-resolution system has been largely hamstrung because of US objections about the way it is structured. They also will decide whether to support the United Nation’s World Food Program and get supplies to feed needy countries around the world. Ministers at the meeting will consider whether to commit to lifting or easing export restrictions on food to help alleviate pressures on countries facing a shortage of wheat, fertilizer and other products because of the war. She pointed to the emergency caused by a blockade of Ukraine's ports, following Russia's invasion of the country this year, that has impeded exports of between 22 million to 25 million tons of grain. The WTO chief insisted that trade has lifted 1 billion people out of poverty, but poorer countries - and poor people in richer ones - are often left behind.
"We'll have to navigate those landmines and see how we can successfully land one or two deliverables."
There may be a few landmines on the way," Okonjo-Iweala told reporters Sunday before the opening of the four-day meeting.
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Its the highest-level meeting in several years with government ministers from across the globe preparing to discuss issues including pandemic preparedness, rising food insecurity against the backdrop of Russia's war in Ukraine, and over fishing of the world's seas.ĭirector-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, acknowledged that the Geneva-based trade body needs reform and hoped the four-day meeting involving more than 120 ministers from the WTO's 164 member countries can make progress towards reducing inequalities and ensuring fair and free trade. The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) predicted a "bumpy road" for global planning at the opening of 12th WTO Ministerial conference on Sunday.