The man in front of me is doing about 220kph when it happens, just after turning into turn one at the handling circuit on the Nardo test track in southern Italy.
At 240kph or so on a good lap, it's made even more intimidating because, once you've nudged the car's nose around after the one-kilometre straight, you need to constantly balance the big Lamborghini LP837 prototype with delicate, subtle, heart-stopping throttle adjustments.
Even so, 220kph is a significantly quick pace in a corner, and that's when the heavy, glass-fibre camouflage begins to flutter on the back of the Italian's prototype in front of me.
I'm still balancing the mid-engined supercar between the suede steering wheel and the throttle when the fluttering becomes full-on flapping. The air-driven destruction rips off the straps holding down the camouflage, picks up the entire rear clamshell and hurls it 20 or 30 metres into the air, and dropping it back onto the road. Right in front of me.
Hard on the brakes, the LP837 darts left, then right, then left again, picking the gaps in the still sliding and rolling camouflage shrapnel.
And then, when it's out the other side, the big Lamborghini gets back to business.
There are just three of these cars, each in a different stage of development, and they're worth squillions of dollars for their test hack information-gathering alone. These three cars, the very first cars out of Lamborghini's new carbon fibre production facility in Sant'Agata, will give birth to the supercar that will replace the legendary Murcielago.
This corner is an enormous handful in the Murcielago. It's high, heavy engine means the back end wants to overtake you - and when a Murcielago's rear end steps out, it takes professional levels of car control to recover it.
Not so the LP837. This car is sensitive to every subtle nuance you even think about making with the throttle or the steering, and it won't bite. Yes, it's fast, this car. Very, very fast. It's considerably quicker than the Murcielago around here (considerably faster than the Gallardo, too), but it's much easier to drive.
For all the musings about why the all-new V12 didn't get direct fuel injection, the engine is a masterpiece of sound, fury and stupendous accuracy to the driver's foot.
The dry-sumped V12 has 700hp, yes, but it's the nature of the engine's power delivery that is the truly impressive part. That, and the noise.
It doesn't lack for torque, with 690Nm of it arriving at a tallish 6,000rpm, but around here, you don't notice a hole anywhere.
It just fires up, barks and settles in to a surprisingly quiet idle. In its Sport or Corsa track modes, it opens the third exhaust pipe up and then it's loud, but otherwise this is a Lamborghini you can sneak home in late at night if you need to.
But the car will be famous for its three technical investments: the engine, the gearbox and the carbon fibre chassis.
With that combination, it is a jet of a thing. The Lamborghini tech boss, Maurizio Reggiani, insists it will blast to 100kph in under three seconds and will have a 350kph top speed, and I've got no reason to doubt him.
With the V12 howling, the bellow in your ears is shamelessly belligerent, but with a sheen of smoothness the old V12 never had. It's like the only tremors coming from the motor are the ones Lamborghini wanted it to have, rather than the ones they were forced to live with.
No other car in the world changes gear this fast. From first to second hammers home in just 0.05 seconds in the Corsa mode, and not smoothly, either. There's a marked, metallic "bang" and a shudder runs through the car and then it's back, ripping all 700 horses into the road again.
You can shift smoothly if you want to (it's very smooth in the default) and it doesn't shudder when you're juggling first and reverse, but Lamborghini thinks people will prefer it this violent when it's at maximum attack. At 119kg, the gearbox weighs a single kilo less than the existing one, but carries a seventh gear and can simultaneously disengage one synchro ring as it engages the next one, which is why it's so fast.
But while the engine hauls to 8,500rpm (the production cars will be limited to 8,250) beautifully and smoothly, it's the chassis that stars.
No other supercar feels this integrated - and this is a prototype. It is so easy to drive, quickly or slowly, that it basically eradicates the direct, physical threat you felt every time you stepped into a Murcielago, but it's no less an event for it.
Stand on its brakes and the LP837 clamps down into the road with none of that feeling that the engine is trying to overtake you. You can even do it with steering lock on and it won't bite.
You can tip it in violently or smoothly and it won't hurt you either way. You can drive it on understeer or, with the more-liberal ESP of the Corsa mode, you can back it in with a touch of oversteer and it is so complete, so accurate and so integrated that it reacts to your commands almost intuitively.
You can throw this thing around with the same level of trust as an EVO IX and it never gives you the impression it will bite. It leaves it to you to sort out your preferred cornering stance and, at night with the camo removed, it's as solid as a rock at 310kph on the high-speed bowl. It's a superb machine. Already.
This carbon fibre tub weighs just 147.5kg and the entire body-in-white is 229.5kg, but it boasts an astonishing 35,000Nm/degree torsional stiffness, and that's the key here. Expect the entire car to be about 1,500kg, a good 160kg lighter than the Murcielago.
The front and rear suspensions use pushrods and the springs are about 10 per cent stiffer than the Murcielago's, even though the thing rides with sublime comfort that sets new standards. Its ride quality borders on Audi A6 or BMW 5 Series levels.
The driving position is brilliant, sitting low in the carbon tub and feeling deeply engaged as an integral part of the car, though the massive tunnel gets in the way every time you try to put the seat belt in.
All three of these prototypes are miles from being ready. That doesn't matter, though, because Lamborghini has got the core of the car right. The details might not end up being to everybody's taste, but after two days and two nights hurling this thing at up to 315kph in 35C heat, I wouldn't argue with its heart and soul.
The specs
Engine: 2-litre or 3-litre 4Motion all-wheel-drive Power: 250Nm (2-litre); 340 (3-litre) Torque: 450Nm Transmission: 8-speed automatic Starting price: From Dh212,000 On sale: Now
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The Sand Castle
Director: Matty Brown
Stars: Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, Zain Al Rafeea, Riman Al Rafeea
Rating: 2.5/5
City's slump
L - Juventus, 2-0
D - C Palace, 2-2
W - N Forest, 3-0
L - Liverpool, 2-0
D - Feyenoord, 3-3
L - Tottenham, 4-0
L - Brighton, 2-1
L - Sporting, 4-1
L - Bournemouth, 2-1
L - Tottenham, 2-1
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How to protect yourself when air quality drops
Install an air filter in your home.
Close your windows and turn on the AC.
Shower or bath after being outside.
Wear a face mask.
Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.
If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.
Farasan Boat: 128km Away from Anchorage
Director: Mowaffaq Alobaid
Stars: Abdulaziz Almadhi, Mohammed Al Akkasi, Ali Al Suhaibani
Rating: 4/5
Cricket World Cup League 2 Fixtures
Saturday March 5, UAE v Oman, ICC Academy (all matches start at 9.30am)
Sunday March 6, Oman v Namibia, ICC Academy
Tuesday March 8, UAE v Namibia, ICC Academy
Wednesday March 9, UAE v Oman, ICC Academy
Friday March 11, Oman v Namibia, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Saturday March 12, UAE v Namibia, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
UAE squad
Ahmed Raza (captain), Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, CP Rizwan, Vriitya Aravind, Asif Khan, Basil Hameed, Rohan Mustafa, Kashif Daud, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Karthik Meiyappan, Akif Raja, Rahul Bhatia
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Director: Jon Watts
Stars: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon
Rating:*****
Five healthy carbs and how to eat them
Brown rice: consume an amount that fits in the palm of your hand
Non-starchy vegetables, such as broccoli: consume raw or at low temperatures, and don’t reheat
Oatmeal: look out for pure whole oat grains or kernels, which are locally grown and packaged; avoid those that have travelled from afar
Fruit: a medium bowl a day and no more, and never fruit juices
Lentils and lentil pasta: soak these well and cook them at a low temperature; refrain from eating highly processed pasta variants
Courtesy Roma Megchiani, functional nutritionist at Dubai’s 77 Veggie Boutique
RESULTS
6pm: Mazrat Al Ruwayah – Group 2 (PA) $40,000 (Dirt) 1,600m
Winner: AF Alajaj, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer)
6.35pm: Race of Future – Handicap (TB) $80,000 (Turf) 2,410m
Winner: Global Storm, William Buick, Charlie Appleby
7.10pm: UAE 2000 Guineas – Group 3 (TB) $150,000 (D) 1,600m
Winner: Azure Coast, Antonio Fresu, Pavel Vashchenko
7.45pm: Business Bay Challenge – Listed (TB) $100,000 (T) 1,400m
Winner: Storm Damage, Patrick Cosgrave, Saeed bin Suroor
20.20pm: Curlin Stakes – Listed (TB) $100,000 (D) 2,000m
Winner: Appreciated, Fernando Jara, Doug O’Neill
8.55pm: Singspiel Stakes – Group 2 (TB) $180,000 (T) 1,800m
Winner: Lord Glitters, Daniel Tudhope, David O'Meara
9.30pm: Al Shindagha Sprint – Group 3 (TB) $150,000 (D) 1,200m
Winner: Meraas, Antonio Fresu, Musabah Al Muhairi
Tips for job-seekers
- Do not submit your application through the Easy Apply button on LinkedIn. Employers receive between 600 and 800 replies for each job advert on the platform. If you are the right fit for a job, connect to a relevant person in the company on LinkedIn and send them a direct message.
- Make sure you are an exact fit for the job advertised. If you are an HR manager with five years’ experience in retail and the job requires a similar candidate with five years’ experience in consumer, you should apply. But if you have no experience in HR, do not apply for the job.
David Mackenzie, founder of recruitment agency Mackenzie Jones Middle East
The specs: 2018 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
Price, base / as tested Dh97,600
Engine 1,745cc Milwaukee-Eight v-twin engine
Transmission Six-speed gearbox
Power 78hp @ 5,250rpm
Torque 145Nm @ 3,000rpm
Fuel economy, combined 5.0L / 100km (estimate)
Greatest of All Time
Starring: Vijay, Sneha, Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, Mohan
The specs
Engine: 1.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol
Power: 154bhp
Torque: 250Nm
Transmission: 7-speed automatic with 8-speed sports option
Price: From Dh79,600
On sale: Now
SQUAD
Ali Khaseif, Fahad Al Dhanhani, Adel Al Hosani, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Mohammed Barghash, Salem Rashid, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Shaheen Abdulrahman, Hassan Al Mahrami, Walid Abbas, Mahmoud Khamis, Yousef Jaber, Saeed Ahmed, Majed Sorour, Majed Hassan, Ali Salmeen, Abdullah Ramadan, Khalil Al Hammadi, Fabio De Lima, Khalfan Mubarak, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Ali Saleh, Caio Canedo, Muhammed Jumah, Ali Mabkhout, Sebastian Tagliabue, Zayed Al Ameri
England's all-time record goalscorers:
Wayne Rooney 53
Bobby Charlton 49
Gary Lineker 48
Jimmy Greaves 44
Michael Owen 40
Tom Finney 30
Nat Lofthouse 30
Alan Shearer 30
Viv Woodward 29
Frank Lampard 29
The specs
Engine: 4-litre twin-turbo V8
Transmission: nine-speed
Power: 542bhp
Torque: 700Nm
Price: Dh848,000
On sale: now
Company profile
Name: Steppi
Founders: Joe Franklin and Milos Savic
Launched: February 2020
Size: 10,000 users by the end of July and a goal of 200,000 users by the end of the year
Employees: Five
Based: Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai
Financing stage: Two seed rounds – the first sourced from angel investors and the founders' personal savings
Second round raised Dh720,000 from silent investors in June this year
FIGHT CARD
Welterweight Mostafa Radi (PAL) v Tohir Zhuraev (TJK)
Catchweight 75kg Leandro Martins (BRA) v Anas Siraj Mounir (MAR)
Flyweight Corinne Laframboise (CAN) v Manon Fiorot (FRA)
Featherweight Ahmed Al Darmaki (UAE) v Bogdan Kirilenko (UZB)
Lightweight Izzedine Al Derabani (JOR) v Atabek Abdimitalipov (KYG)
Featherweight Yousef Al Housani (UAE) v Mohamed Arsharq Ali (SLA)
Catchweight 69kg Jung Han-gook (KOR) v Elias Boudegzdame (ALG)
Catchweight 71kg Usman Nurmagomedov (RUS) v Jerry Kvarnstrom (FIN)
Featherweight title Lee Do-gyeom (KOR) v Alexandru Chitoran (ROU)
Lightweight title Bruno Machado (BRA) v Mike Santiago (USA)
Armies of Sand
By Kenneth Pollack (Oxford University Press)
What is double taxation?
- Americans living abroad file taxes with the Internal Revenue Service, which can cost hundreds of dollars to complete even though about 60 per cent do not owe taxes, according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service
- Those obligations apply to millions of Americans residing overseas – estimates range from 3.9 million to 5.5 million – including so-called "accidental Americans" who are unaware they hold dual citizenship
- The double taxation policy has been a contentious issue for decades, with many overseas Americans feeling that it punishes them for pursuing opportunities abroad
- Unlike most countries, the US follows a citizenship-based taxation system, meaning that Americans must file taxes annually, even if they do not earn any income in the US.
About Krews
Founder: Ahmed Al Qubaisi
Based: Abu Dhabi
Founded: January 2019
Number of employees: 10
Sector: Technology/Social media
Funding to date: Estimated $300,000 from Hub71 in-kind support
