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MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016 SPORTS Vettel slams Kyvat’s ‘suicidal’ China drive SHANGHAI: Sebastian Vettel labelled overtake Kyvat in the final stint and fin- “Kyvat’s attack was suicidal,” he fumed can bring you podiums. “He’s on the had to make the best of it and at least Red Bull’s Daniil Kyvat “a madman” after ish second behind Nico Rosberg’s before apologising for bumping into podium, I’m on the podium, it’s fine,” he we got some points.” Team boss Maurizio a first-corner clash between them and Mercedes. “You came like a torpedo,” the Raikkonen. “Massive apologies to the added. “I will keep on risking like this, Arrivabene bemoaned Ferrari’s latest Vettel’s Ferrari team-mate Kimi German raged at Kyvat, confronting his team. I feel very, very sorry about Kimi and I hope he respects that.” Vettel had setback after reliability problems in the Raikkonen at the Chinese Grand Prix yes- rival as they walked to the podium. “If I’d but there was no way out!” calmed down a little at the official post- season’s first two races in Australia and terday. Kyvat’s aggressive charge into kept going on the same line, we’d have Vettel and Kyvat continued to race interview. “I was very lucky to con- Bahrain, but refused to blame Kyvat. turn one where the Ferraris were already crashed. “You were lucky this time,” Vettel exchange heated words on the podium tinue because it was a big hit with Kimi,” “It was an accident,” he said. “Pointing wheel-to-wheel forced Vettel to take added, jabbing his finger in the direction as Rosberg made his victory speech, the said the four-time world champion. “It’s a the finger at somebody is not correct. evasive action, the German hitting of Kyvat, who simply shrugged: “That’s latter showing little remorse when asked shame because you don’t want the same This is racing, not Monopoly. “I think in Raikkonen, who had to pit to repair racing.” Vettel reacted angrily after his about the incident. colour cars touching.” Raikkonen cut a normal circumstances we would have damage to his car. brush with disaster, accusing Kyvat for “You see a gap, you go for it,” said the forlorn figure after a battling fifth-place had a very, very good chance to win the Vettel was left languishing near the driving “like a madman” in a furious rant Russian. “Yeah, it was a risky move, I finish. “Obviously I got hit and it was a race but when things like this happen, back after the clash but fought back to over the team radio. agree with Seb. But this kind of move disaster after that,” said the Finn. “I just you have to accept it.” —AFP Olympics should be mixed matchplay event: Reid LONDON: European Solheim Cup player everything like that.” Reid, a five-times win- Melissa Reid believes Olympic organisers ner on the Ladies European Tour, never missed a trick by not opting for a mixed imagined as a youngster that there might matchplay event when golf returns to the one day be a chance to drape a gold medal Games in August following a 112-year around her neck. absence. The 28-year-old Briton says the “Growing up I never thought about the players would have preferred a different Olympics, it was all about winning British format to the separate men’s and women’s Opens and U.S. Opens,” she said. “To now 72-hole strokeplay competitions scheduled have that opportunity is something that for Rio de Janeiro. certainly drives you. It’s very, very exciting.” “I just wish they would have done it in a Reid said golf’s Olympic comeback matchplay situation,” Reid told Reuters in could be just the boost the game needs. an interview held at Woburn, home of the “Look what it has done to cycling, athletics, Ricoh Women’s British Open from July 28- diving,” she added. “If we have a successful 31. “If it all goes well this year hopefully Olympics it would be great for our sport. they will think about re-doing the format. “We need to get more young kids, and “Us players would love to play with the more adults as well, involved in the game. I guys and to have something like a mixed feel that golf isn’t peaking as much as it matchplay would be amazing and I know should,” said Reid. that certainly all the players feel that.” Reid, “It’s a fantastic sport for people of all a member of the European team narrowly ages to be part of and hopefully the beaten by the United States at the Solheim Olympics will get people watching who don’t normally watch it and think, ‘I’ll give Cup in Germany last year, is nonetheless that a go’.” excited at the prospect of going for gold in Reid, who won last year’s Turkish Airlines Rio. First, though, she needs to concentrate Open, wants to see women’s sport given on working her way up the rankings. Each more international prominence. “Women’s team will contain two players and Reid, golf is moving in the right direction, who is 92nd in the world, needs to over- women’s sport in general is moving in the haul 70th-placed Catriona Matthew in right direction, but it’s not going as quickly order to replicate her Solheim pairing with as we’d like,” she said. fellow Englishwoman Charley Hull (25) in “I think all women’s sport, cricket, rugby, Britain’s Games lineup. football ... I feel for it to excel the way everyone wants it to, we need to integrate GOLD MEDAL together. “We need to invite cricket, rugby, SHANGHAI: Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s German driver Nico Rosberg (R) celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One “I’d love to be a part of the Olympics,” football, girls to golf pro-ams, they need to Chinese Grand Prix as second-placed Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel (L) of Germany congratulates him in Shanghai yesterday. — AFP said the part-time snowboarder and soccer invite us to watch them play and maybe player. “I pride myself on being a bit of an have a little knockabout with them and athlete and to be part of something as spe- really promote women’s sport as a whole cial as the Olympics would be the highlight rather than just individual sports,” added Rosberg wins wild Chinese GP of my career. Reid. “That is happening a lot more than it “I’m going to have to play quite well in used to. We did some work with the the next few tournaments to give myself an England cricket girls last year which was for sixth straight victory opportunity to get in. I have to try and great for both sides. That’s the way overtake Catriona but it would be amazing women’s sport needs to be approached to to be a part of the Olympic village and get the exposure that it needs.” — Reuters SHANGHAI: Nico Rosberg of Mercedes escaped Sauber’s Felipe Nasr swerved to avoid him and Hamilton also methodically moved his way unscathed from a wild first lap at the Chinese collided with Hamilton, dislodging the front up through the field after the early setback, but Grand Prix yesterday, and then showed why he’s wing of his Mercedes, which briefly got trapped he was unable to hold off Ricciardo and the driver to beat this year in Formula One. beneath his car. Raikkonen as both drivers passed him late in the Rosberg started on pole position and led nearly Vettel exchanged angry words with Kvyat race. He also couldn’t overtake Williams driver the entire race by a wide margin to extend his after the race, but the Russian was unapologetic. Felipe Massa, who held him off for sixth place. perfect start to the season with a third consecu- “It was a risky move, of course,” Kvyat said. “But Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz took eighth tive win - and his sixth straight dating back to these kinds of moves can bring you a podium, so and ninth place, respectively, for Toro Rosso, last season. I’m on the podium, (Vettel’s) on the podium, it’s while Williams driver Valtteri Bottas finished He becomes just the fourth driver in F1 histo- fine. I will keep on risking like this and everyone 10th. —AP ry to win six straight races, joining Sebastian should expect that.” Vettel, Michael Schumacher and Alberto Ascari. Vettel, who collided with Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen at the first corner of the chaotic opening lap, finished 37.7 seconds behind Lee rallies to capture Rosberg in second place, while Red Bull’s Daniil Kvyat used an aggressive race strategy to take third - only the second podium of the 21-year- Lotte Championship old’s career. Every driver who has started an F1 season with three straight wins has gone on to LOS ANGELES: Australian teenager Min-Jee that was kind of the turning point,” Lee said. win the title that year. Rosberg now has a 36- Lee saved her best for last Saturday by fash- I made that eagle then followed it with two point lead over Mercedes teammate and reign- SINGAPORE: Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia returns a shot to Son Wan Ho of South ioning a 10-shot improvement in the fourth birdies.” Lee became the fifth player to win ing world champion Lewis Hamilton in the driv- round to claim her second career LPGA Tour twice before her 20th birthday, joining Lydia Korea during the men’s singles final match at the Singapore Open Badminton cham- ers’ standings, but he’s not looking too far ahead pionship yesterday in Singapore.