SPORT Page 4 FORMULA 1 MATCH OFF AFTER UNITED FANS PROTEST Hamilton Grabs 97Th GP Victory in Portugal ‘That Was Such a Tough Race Physically and Mentally
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RRACINGACING | Page 2 GGOLFOLF | Page 3 Medina Bradley, Burns Spirit storms share Valspar to Kentucky lead as Homa Derby win charges Monday, May 3, 2021 CRICKET Ramadan 21, 1442 AH Buttler’s maiden T20 GULF TIMES ton sets up Royals’ win over Sunrisers SPORT Page 4 FORMULA 1 MATCH OFF AFTER UNITED FANS PROTEST Hamilton grabs 97th GP victory in Portugal ‘That was such a tough race physically and mentally. I didn’t get a good start and also lost out at the restart but it was a great result in the end’ Supporters protest against Manchester United’s owners outside the Old Traff ord stadium in Manchester yesterday. The Premier League match between United and Liverpool was cancelled as a result of the protest. MOTORCYCLING Miller wins in Spain as Bagnaia takes lead AFP Frenchman Quartararo fi n- was a really tough track for us, Fabio Di Giannantonio Jerez de la Frontera, Spain ished 13th and doubled over, so to fi nish one-two is a really cruised to his fi rst Moto2 vic- Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton reacts after winning the Portuguese Grand Prix yesterday. seemingly in pain, at the fi nish. big result for us.” tory to give the grieving Gresini Miller started and fi nished Japanese rider Takaaki Nak- team their fi rst in the class since AFP RESULTS Verstappen was the fi rst of ustralian Jack Miller his immediate post-race inter- agami (Honda-LCR) was fourth the death of founder Fausto Portimao, Portugal the leading group to pit on lap rode to only his second view in tears. and Spanish world champion Gresini. 36, with Bottas next, followed victory at the Spanish “It’s a fl ood of emotions: Joan Mir (Suzuki) was fi fth. On his 38th Moto2 start, the RACE (TOP 10) by Hamilton, with Perez yet to MotoGP yesterday as happy sad, everything,” he said. Spaniard Marc Marquez, 22-year-old Italian led com- ewis Hamilton deliv- 1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) change tyres, in front. ADucati team-mate Francesco “I thought when Fabio went who after crashing his Honda fortably almost throughout. ered a fl awless drive in 1hr 34min 31.421sec, 2. Max Verstap- With 13 laps left Hamilton Bagnaia fi nished runner-up to past OK he’s got a bit better in practice on Saturday, crashed Italian Marco Bezzecchi of his Mercedes to win the pen (NED/Red Bull-Honda) at pushed past Perez to regain con- take the overall championship pace,” Miller said. “I thought he again in the warm-up yester- Sky Racing was second, a dis- Portuguese Grand Prix 29.148sec, 3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/ trol of the third leg of the record lead. was going to bolt. day, fi nished a creditable ninth tant 1.722sec behind with Briton Lyesterday from his arch title rival Mercedes) 33.530, 4. Sergio Pérez 23-race season, and from there Miller, who underwent sur- “I didn’t expect him to come in his second Grand Prix after Sam Lowes of Marc VDS third, Max Verstappen. (MEX/Red Bull-Honda) 39.735, the race was his to lose. gery early in April, took the lead back to me but he did. nine months out with injury. another half second behind. Seven-time world champion 5. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren- “I think Max made a mistake when pre-race championship “He started to drop really off Morbidelli scored his fi rst Gresini, a former 125cc world Hamilton’s 97th Grand Prix tri- Mercedes) 51.369, 6. Charles Leclerc at some point and that was per- leader Fabio Quartararo started when I passed him. podium of the season. champion, founded the team in umph extended his early season (MON/Ferrari) 55.781, 7. Esteban fect. With Valtteri I had to make to lose pace midway through “There were still 12-13 laps Quartararo, who had won two 1997. He died at 60 from Cov- lead over Red Bull’s Verstap- Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault) 1:03.749, the move early on before the the race. left and I was thinking that’s a of the season’s fi rst three races, id-19 on February 23. pen in the Formula One drivers’ 8. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine- tyres were destroyed and I just On a track where Ducati had long time out in front by myself said he had picked up an arm Australian Remy Gardner, standings to eight points. Renault) 1:04.808, 9. Daniel Ricciardo managed to get him at turn one. not won since 2006, Bagnaia but I was able to do it.” injury. who was fourth, remains atop In third place in Portimao was (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:15.369, 10. Right on my limit. Great race,” followed Miller home to take Bagnaia followed Miller “I had no strength at all, my the world championship stand- pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas in Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri-Honda) added Hamilton. the championship lead from home to give Ducati the fi rst arm was like stone,” said the ings on 69 points, three ahead the other Mercedes with Sergio 1:16.463, Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas “We were not on top of it here Quartararo. two places and take the cham- 22-year-old who is now sec- of Lowes and six ahead of Span- Perez in the second Red Bull in (FIN/Mercedes) 1:19.865 but we’ll see what we can do in Italian Franco Morbidelli was pionship lead. ond in the championship, two iard Raul Fernandez. Di Gian- fourth. Retired Barcelona,” said Verstappen, re- third on a Yamaha. “I’m happy,” he said. “This points behind Bagnaia. nantonio is fi fth. “That was such a tough race Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Alfa Romeo ferring to next weekend’s race in physically and mentally. I didn’t Racing-Ferrari) Spain. RESULTS get a good start and also lost out Drivers standings Intrigue in the closing stages at the restart but it was a great 1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 69 pts, 2. surrounded the question of MotoGP: result in the end,” said Hamilton. Max Verstappen (NED) 61, 3. Lando who would end up with a po- 1. Jack Miller (AUS/Ducati) 41min “Today wasn’t all perfect and Norris (GBR) 37, 4. Valtteri Bottas tentially crucial point for the 5.602sec, 2. Francesco Bagnaia we need to get ready now for the (FIN) 32, 5. Charles Leclerc (MON) fastest lap. (ITA/Ducati) at 1.912sec, 3. Franco quick turnaround for Spain.” 28, 6. Sergio Pérez (MEX) 22, 7. Dan- Verstappen thought he’d Morbidelli (ITA/Yamaha-SRT) At a sun-drenched Algarve iel Ricciardo (AUS) 16, 8. Carlos Sainz clinched it only for his eff ort to 2.516, 4. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN/ International Circuit Bottas led (ESP) 14, 9. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 8, 10. be ruled out due to track limits Honda-LCR) 3.206, 5. Joan Mir Hamilton from the two Red Bulls Pierre Gasly (FRA) 7, with Bottas eventually taking (ESP/Suzuki) 4.256 into the fi rst corner. Constructors the honours. By the end of lap one it was the 1. Mercedes 101 pts, 2. Red Bull- The Red Bulls are emerging as Moto2 safety car which led after the two Honda 83, 3. McLaren-Mercedes serious challengers to Mercedes’ 1. Fabio Di Giannantonio (ITA/ Alfa Romeos collided, with Kimi 53, 4. Ferrari 42, 5. Alpine-Renault supremacy but the world cham- Kalex) 39:07.396, 2. Marco Bez- Raikkonen’s front wing littered 13, 6. AlphaTauri-Honda 9, 7. Aston pions have evidently worked zecchi (ITA/Kalex) at 1.722sec, 3. across the straight after clipping Martin-Mercedes 5, 8. Alfa Romeo hard to redress any imbalance Sam Lowes (GBR/Kalex) 2.229, Antonio Giovinazzi’s car. Racing-Ferrari 0, 9. Williams 0, 10. in performance between the two 4. Remy Gardner (AUS/Kalex) Bottas carefully controlled the Haas-Ferrari 0 teams. 3.019, 5. Raul Fernandez (ESP/ rolling restart on lap seven but in And after three legs of the sea- Kalex) 8.571 his rearview mirror he will have darting past on the inside with son it is Hamilton in his quest for seen Verstappen charge past Verstappen snapping: “I’m just a a record eighth world crown that Moto3 Hamilton and into second. sitting duck on the straight. It’s has won twice, adding this to his 1. Pedro Acosta (ESP/KTM) “That a boy” was the pleased unbelievable.” opening success in Bahrain, with 39:22.266, 2. Romano Fenati (ITA/ reaction on the team radio from Hamilton hit the front with a Verstappen the winner in Imola. Husqvarna) at 0.417, 3. Jeremy the Red Bull pits. superb sweeping move past Bot- Sitting third in the drivers’ Alcoba (ESP/Honda) 0.527, 4. An- But four laps later and a mis- tas at the start of lap 20, quickly standings is Lando Norris for re- drea Migno (ITA/Honda) 0.548, 5. take by the Dutchman on turn establishing daylight between surgent McLaren after the Briton Ducati Lenovo Team’s Australian rider Jack Miller celebrates on the podium after winning the Spanish Ayumu Sasaki (JPN/KTM) 0.971 14 let Hamilton regain second, the Mercedes men. took fi fth yesterday. Grand Prix at the Jerez Circuit in Jerez de la Frontera yesterday. 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