FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 2 MOTOGP | Page 6 Kean, Mbappe Morbidelli wins send PSG top Teruel Grand of table aft er Prix as Mir win over Dijon extends lead Monday, October 26, 2020 CYCLING Rabia I 9, 1442 AH Geoghegan Hart GULF TIMES wins Giro as Ineos bounce back SPORT Page 4 FORMULA 1 Hamilton overtakes Schumi with record 92nd victory ‘‘NotNot badbad forfor a boyboy fromfrom a ccouncilouncil estate’estate’ AFP somewhat mercurial and oc- Portimao, Portugal casionally tempestuous and this combination led to a fierce rivalry with teammate and two-time Reuters great people, but here I am and what I can ewis Hamilton cemented his champion Fernando Alonso at Portimao, Portugal tell you is I’m trying to make the most of position as one of Formula McLaren. it every single day. It’s going to take some LOne’s true greats when the He also showed frustration as time to sink in. I was still pushing fl at out six-time world champion claimed McLaren failed to deliver the ix-times world champion Lewis coming across the line.” a record 92nd race win yesterday, speed to beat Sebastian Vettel Hamilton became the most suc- Bottas said he just had no pace. “I was another staggering achievement and Red Bull, who reeled off four cessful Formula One driver of all pushing hard but couldn’t go faster,” “for a boy from a council house”. straight title triumphs from 2010 time in terms of race wins yester- complained the Finn. His victory at the Algarve Inter- to 2013, by when Hamilton had Sday with a dominant 92nd career victory Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc fi nished national Circuit allowed him to departed for Mercedes. at the Portuguese Grand Prix. fourth with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly pass the previous best mark set Escaping the management The Mercedes driver, who took the fi fth. Sainz was sixth with Renault’s Es- by seven-time world champion regime of Dennis and his father, chequered fl ag a huge 25.592 seconds teban Ocon and Daniel Ricciardo eighth Michael Schumacher. Hamilton found freedom at ahead of second-placed teammate Valt- and ninth. The son of a black father and a Mercedes alongside teammate teri Bottas, had equalled Ferrari great Four-times world champion Sebastian white mother, who survived a Nico Rosberg, his teenage karting Michael Schumacher’s record 91 wins at Vettel took the fi nal point for Ferrari. broken home in his youth, Ham- friend and rival. the previous race at the Nuerburgring. Lance Stroll, who missed the last race ilton, 35, grew up on a municipal This enabled Hamilton to express Victory, along with a bonus point for and then tested positive for COVID-19, housing estate where his father himself with a headline-grabbing fastest lap, stretched the Briton’s cham- was the only retirement of the afternoon Anthony at one time held down trans-Atlantic lifestyle, mixing pionship lead over Bottas to 77 points with the team reporting fl oor damage. three jobs to fund his son’s em- with musicians and ‘fashionistas’. with fi ve races remaining. The Canadian had already collected mul- bryonic racing career in karts. For many observers, it was a “You are re-writing the history books,” tiple penalties by then. In 1995, aged 10, and wearing welcome injection of freshness Mercedes told Hamilton over the team a jacket and shoes borrowed and diversity as champion again radio, with team boss Toto Wolff adding: RESULTS (top 10) from his predecessor as British in 2014 and 2015. “Lewis, 92. 92.” 1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:29:56.828 Formula Cadet karting champion, Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff “I owe it all to these guys here and back 2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) +25.592sec he went to a glittering awards cer- once summed up: “He is never at the factory,” said Hamilton. 3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +34.508 emony in London where he met satisfied. He never settles.” “It’s just been such a privilege working Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton (also above) celebrates after winning the Portuguese Grand 4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +1:05.312 McLaren’s then-boss Ron Dennis. Last season, he posted his con- with them,” added the Briton, who was Prix in Portimao yesterday. (AFP) 5. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) 1 lap He asked for an autograph and cerns for the environment. That joined on the podium by race engineer 6. Carlos Sainz Jr (McLaren) 1 lap told him “one day I want to race for commentary, including revelations Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington. Bottas, who had gone ahead, was then up to second, and stayed ahead until his 7. Sergio Perez (Racing Point) 1 lap you”. Dennis replied: “Phone me in about his vegan lifestyle, led to him “Today was tough but it was all about passed on lap two by McLaren’s Spaniard teammate overtook him on lap 20 to lead 8. Esteban Ocon (Renault) 1 lap nine years and I’ll sort you a deal.” being accused of hypocrisy. This temperatures.” Carlos Sainz, who had started seventh for the fi rst time since the opening lap. 9. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 1 lap year has seen him press for greater Dutch youngster Max Verstappen fi n- on the soft tyres, with the Mercedes pair Hamilton, whose father was at the cir- 10. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1 lap ‘MERCURIAL, TEMPESTUOUS’ diversity in the paddock, a push ished third for Red Bull at the Algarve cir- struggling to get heat into the medium cuit to see his triumph, reported cramp Bold, determined and individual, sparked by his vocal support for cuit near Portimao that was hosting the rubber. with seven laps to go but then proceeded Drivers’ standings (top 3) he almost won the title in his first the Black Lives Matter movement. country’s fi rst grand prix in 24 years. Verstappen had meanwhile dropped to set a series of fastest laps. 1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 256 pts record-breaking season as he When Hamilton wrapped up his Hamilton lapped all but the three driv- to fi fth after tangling with Racing Point’s “I could never have dreamed of being 2. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 179 reeled off nine successive podiums sixth world title in Texas last year, ers behind him but it had not looked so Mexican Sergio Perez, who pitted and where I am today,” he said after his eighth 3. Max Verstappen (NED) 162 from his debut in Melbourne, rock- his father Anthony summed up his simple at the start when he dropped to dropped to last but recovered to fi nish win of the season and 71st since he joined Constructors’ standings (top 3) ing the establishment along the son’s achievement: “It’s absolutely third from pole position on a lively open- seventh. Mercedes. 1. Mercedes 435 pts way with his speed and his style. amazing and not bad for a boy ing lap with occasional rain complicating Bottas retook the lead on lap six as the “I didn’t have a magic ball when I chose 2. Red Bull 226 On and off the track, he was fast, from a Stevenage council house.” matters. tyres fi red up, with Hamilton moving to come to this team and partner with 3. Racing Point 126 Gulf Times 2 Monday, October 26, 2020 FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT LA LIGA ‘Our vision is for the 2022 World Cup to be acknowledged Atletico as the most transformative sporting event in modern history’ see off wo FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 delivered by Hassan al-Thawadi, Secre- impact on people in Qatar and further legacy programmes teamed up tary General of the Supreme Committee afi eld. Betis with Unesco to host a webinar for Delivery & Legacy, the organisation “Our vision is for the 2022 World Cup about the soft power of sports responsible for delivering the infra- to be acknowledged as the most trans- Tdiplomacy. structure and legacy for Qatar 2022. formative sporting event in modern aft er Titled ‘Introduction to Sports Di- “The overarching and ultimate legacy history,” said al-Thawadi. plomacy: From Concept to Practice’, of Qatar 2022 is people-to-people di- Gabriela Ramos, Unesco’s Assistant the webinar was organised by Josoor plomacy,” said al-Thawadi. “Fostering Director General for Social and Human tactical Institute and Generation Amazing, in dialogue on utilising sport’s power to do Sciences, said: “There is a responsibil- collaboration with the Unesco Offi ce good is an important part of delivering ity to put sport higher on the agenda for the Gulf States and Yemen, to pro- Qatar’s wider vision. We want to deep- and invest in sport not only as a tool for switch vide a platform for sharing a global per- en understanding and share knowledge bringing societies closer but also as a spective on using the power of sport to and best practices while using global tool for recovery. Massive fi scal packag- advance national goals. The event fea- collaboration to maximise the power of es should also invest in sports facilities, tured contributions from politicians, sport to improve lives.” the athletes, coaches and the systems diplomats and football legends. Al-Thawadi said legacy programmes for the promotion of sport and diplo- During a keynote address, HE Ha- such as Generation Amazing, which macy. At the same time, sport should be mad al-Kawari, Minister of State and utilises the power of football to deliver an antidote for the current pandemic of President of Qatar National Library, sustainable change in communities hate speech and discrimination.” said: “Qatar presents a unique model of around the world, and Josoor Insti- The webinar also included messages cultural diplomacy, one that has trans- tute, which aims to share the knowl- from people across the football world, formed sport into an ideal means for edge gained from Qatar’s hosting of the including SC ambassador Tim Cahill, rapprochement between nations.