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QSL match of the XaviXaavi - expectedexpecxp teded toto marshal his Moroccan internationaltional YYusefusef season. Al Attiyah fastest in Jordan Super Special Stage Sunrisers defend low THE PENINSULA 2018 JORDAN RALLY – POSITIONS AFTER SS1: 1. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT)/Matthieu Baumel (FRA) Ford Fiesta R5 1min 35.9sec score to beat DEAD SEA, JORDAN: Nasser 2. Vojtch Stajf (CZE)/Marketa Skacelova (CZE) Škoda Fabia R5 1min 37.3sec Saleh Al Attiyah cruised to the 3. Meshari Al Thefiri (KWT)/Nasser Al Kuwari (QAT) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1min 43.2sec Kings XI fastest time of 1min 35.9sec 4. Khaled Juma (JOR)/Emad Juma (JOR) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1min 48.0sec THE PENINSULA through the 1.71km Vestel super 5. Ahmed Shaban (JOR)/Shadi Shaban (JOR) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X 1min 46.2sec special stage that kick-started the 2018 FIA Middle East Rally Cham- 2018 2ND JORDAN NATIONAL RALLY – POSITIONS AFTER SS1: HYDERABAD: unrisers pionship on the shores of the 1. Tarek A Taher (JOR)/Samer Issa (JOR) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2min 03.7sec Hyderabad continued their Dead Sea in Jordan yesterday. 2. Salamah Al Gammaz (JOR)/Feisal Al Gammaz (JOR) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 2min 16.3sec winning run with a 20-run The Ford Fiesta R5 driver is 3. Ziad Miqdad (JOR)/Hassan Miqdad (JOR) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII 2min 33.8sec victory over Kings XI Punjab chasing a 14th regional title and 4. Raad Al Advan (JOR)/Zaid Abdul Ghani (JOR) Arctic Cat Wildcat 4min 49.6sec in the 2018 Indian Premier a record-equalling 12th win in League (IPL) at the Rajiv Jordan. Gandhi International Stadium The Qatari driver and French Prince Feisal Al Hussein flags Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah from the Lebanon’s Henry Kahy and Rally is running with the support in Hyderabad yesterday. navigator Mathieu Baumel will starting point of the Jordan Rally yesterday. Jordanian co-driver Musa Djiy- of Kroon Oil, VESTEL, Hilton KL Rahul and Chris Gayle take a lead of just 1,4 seconds over erian got their regional rallying Dead Sea Resort and Spa, the provided a solid start but the the Czech duo of Vojtch Stajf and The goal is to learn as much as I First blood in the competitive campaign in a Group A Škoda King Hussein Bin Talal Con- hosts soon found a way back Marketa Skacelova into the gravel can and be as close to him as I can MERC 2 category fell to Kuwait’s Fabia underway with the eighth vention Centre managed by into the match through stages today after tackling the on these very difficult stages.” Meshari Al Thefiri after the rain quickest time. Hilton, Guarantee travel group, Rashid Khan. opening stage in torrential rain. Cars were flagged away from began to intensify as the stage Local driver Asem Aref, co- Hala and Bliss FM. From there, they kept The Škoda Fabia R5 crew are the ceremonial start podium by progressed and was falling driven by Faris Tal, guided his Tomorrow (Friday), crews losing wickets at regular taking part in the Hashemite HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, heavily with sporadic thunder little two-wheel drive Renault will tackle two runs through three intervals as the momentum Kingdom for the first time. Chairman of Jordan Motorsport, and lightning for the later cars Clio RX safely through the opener special stages, commencing with shifted in favour of SRH. The “This is only my second in gloomy weather conditions, as through the super special stage. at the rear of the field. the 19.0km of the Mahes test at opposition bowlers fought gravel rally after the Shiraz Inter- dark storm clouds gathered men- Jordan’s Ahmad Shaban finished Tarek Al Taher clocked the 10.04hrs. Palms (30.2km) and the together with a cause and national in Iran last year,” said acingly in the Dead Sea area. the stage three seconds behind fastest time in the saturated Baptism Site (11.70km) follow at cruised the team to yet Stajf. “I was talking to Nasser Minutes earlier, Meshari Al the Kuwaiti and Khaled Juma was opening super special stage to 10.47his and 11.45hrs, another victory. there last year and he suggested Thefiri, Abdullah Al Ruwaihi, a further 1.8 seconds adrift. lead Salamah Al Gammaz by 12.6 respectively. Brief Scores: that I take part in some rallies in Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah, Vojtch Twenty-one-year old Omani seconds. Al Edwan left the track The three stages are repeated Sunrisers Hyderabad: 132 the Middle East. I am a tarmac Stajf, Ahmad Shaban and Asem Abdullah Al Rawahi completed and rolled in the slippery condi- in the afternoon at 13.25hrs, for 6 (Manish Pandey 54; driver but I approached my Aref had attended an official Q&A his first ever MERC stage in tions and lost over two and a half 14.03hrs and 15.01hrs after a Ankit Rajpoot 5 for 14) sponsors and here we are. The session with the media on the seventh position after stalling minutes. return to the Dead Sea service Kings XI Punjab: 119 goal is not to try and beat Nasser. start podium. close to the stage finish. The 36th edition of the Jordan area at lunchtime. (Rashid Khan 3 for 19) 18 SPORT FRIDAY 27 APRIL 2018 Qatar advance with Bahrain win, face UAE for title

FAWAD HUSSAIN THE PENINSULA of ICC Qualifier. Al Anabi, who defeated hosts Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Maldives earlier in DOHA: A three-wicket haul by the tournament, produced Awais Malik and a defiant another impressive show with knock from Zaheer Ibrahim the ball after Inam elected to helped Qatar claimed their field first. fourth consecutive victory at They restricted Bahrain to the ICC World Twenty20 Asia an ordinary total of 112-8, Region Qualifier A, over- backed by a fiery bowling per- coming Bahrain by five wickets formance from pacer Awais in Kuwait City yesterday. who conceded 23 runs for his The win in their last league three wickets. Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in action match helped the Inam-ul- Tamoor Sajjad was also against Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas Haq’s side secured second phenomenal with the ball, dis- in Stuttgart yesterday. position and a place in today’s missing Bahrain’s top order final in which they will face duo of Sikder Billah (5) and points leaders UAE. Shahbaz Badar (0). The spinner The victory also cemented conceded only 9 runs from his Ostapenko Qatar’s place in the next stage four overs. Qatar players and officials celebrate after a win over Bahrain yesterday. Imran Anwar (20), defeats BRIEF SCORES Mohammed Sameer (18) and Bahrain 112-8 (Imran Anwar 20, Moham- Yasser Nazir (18) were the boundaries and a six in his “The team has now advanced in the next stage so Diyas in med Sameer 18, Yasser Nazir 18; Awais main contributors for Bahrain. 37-ball innings to be adjudged adopted the conditions well,” there is no pressure on us.” Qatar struggled in the run- Man-of-the-Match.. Rizlan told The Peninsula from He added UAE are a tough Malik 3-23, Tamoor Sajjad 2-9) lose to chase and were 5-81 at one Qatar’s only defeat in the Kuwait. side but Qatar have the straight sets Qatar 115-5 in 16.4 overs (Zaheer Ibrahim stage before Ibrahim held his tournament came against the “If you see all our victories, potential to beat them “It’s

43, Inam-ul-Haq 16, Kamran Khan 16; nerves to guide his team to the UAE but seasoned wicket- we had different winners in going to be an exciting final.

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Waseeq Ahmed 1-17) by 5 wickets with 20 target with an unbeaten 43 in keeper Rizlan Iqbar said the each of these wins which is a All the players are eager to give balls remaining. 16.4 overs. The middle-order team will go into the final with very good sign. UAE a tough fight and win the batsman struck five full confidence. “We have already title,” he said. STUTTGART: Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko (pictured above) continued to build for her Paris title defence with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Zarina Diyas yesterday at the Stuttgart Grand Prix. ICC seeks harsher punishment for The Latvian was joined in the quarter-finals at the Porsche Arena by fifth seed Karolina Pliskova as the Czech beat Russian qualifier Veronika ball-tampering and misbehaviour Kudermetova 7-6 (7/4), 6-3. Ostapenko, ranked fifth on the WTA, broke her 52nd Kazakh REUTERS opponent five times as she won in ICC to replace CT just 63 minutes. KOLKATA: The International “The early matches are tough but Cricket Council (ICC) has asked an with World T20 I think I played really well today and internal panel to suggest harsher I’m just happy with the win,” punishment for ball-tampering and Ostapenko said. other misbehaviour by players in Championship The 20-year-old added that said its bid to establish a “culture of she is still adjusting to life as a Grand respect”, chief executive Dave Slam champion: “I expected I could Richardson said yesterday. AFP win a Grand Slam but not at this early The game’s image was sullied age. in Cape Town last month when KOLKATA: The International Cricket Council (ICC) “I just understood a couple of Australia batsman Cameron Ban- said yesterday it will kill off the Champions Trophy months later. Of course there is more croft was caught on camera tam- tournament and replace it with a World T20 Cham- attention from everyone. I got more pering with the ball during the third Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft was caught pionship that will be held every two years. popular especially in my country and Test of the ill-tempered series on camera tampering with the ball during the third The death-knell for the 50-over Champions almost every match I played I was as against South Africa. Test of the ill-tempered series against South Africa. Trophy is the latest stage of efforts to use 20 over a favourite. Bancroft, then captain Steve cricket in a new campaign to get wider recognition “At the beginning of this year, it Smith and opener David Warner, and a potential Olympic place. was a little bit tough, a lot of pressure were promptly sent home and recommend suitable punishments The quarterly ICC meeting “The T20 format we always knew was the vehicle but I think I got used to it; especially handed hefty bans by Cricket for rogue behaviour. acknowledged Twenty20 cricket for growing the game and transforming the game after the Miami final (which she lost Australia. “We’ve got the spirit of cricket as the vehicle to globalise the from being a sport played by a few countries to a to Sloane Stephens) I’m feeling much Addressing a news conference in the laws but we need to define English game, deciding to grant truly global sport,” ICC chief executive Dave Rich- better.” after an ICC board meeting, Rich- it in the modern day and age,” international status to all 20-overs ardson said after the world body met in Kolkata. Pliskova, noted for a big serve, ardson said the punishments under Richardson, a former South Africa matches between its members. The next Champions Trophy “will be turned into hammered 15 aces as she beat Kuder- its code of conduct for such mis- player, said. Richardson said it could prove a world T20 and that fits in with our strategy to use metova in a match that lasted just behaviour were inadequate. “Both the CEC (Chief Execu- a major step towards cricket’s T20 as a way of growing the game,” Richardson past the 90-minute mark. “We want to move towards tives’s Committee) and the board Olympic inclusion at the 2028 added. The Czech won her first with the stricter and heavier sanction for were very supportive of trying to Games in Los Angeles. It means there will be a World T20 in Australia number 193rd ranked Russian. ball-tampering and all other develop a culture of respect across “Assuming that we get all of in 2020 and another the following year. But Rich- offences that are indicative of a the game, both on the field and off cricket united in the desire to be ardson said after 2021 the World T20 would be held lack of respect for your opponent, the field.” part of the Olympics, we will have every two years “to provide more teams with more for the game, for the umpire, for Borrowing soccer’s red and a very good chance of persuading opportunities to play”. fans, for the media etc,” he told yellow cards and handing out the IOC (International Olympic The 50-over World Cup will remain a four yearly reporters. instant punishment would be con- Committee) that cricket can add event. It is in England next year and India in 2023. The early matches are “We want penalties in place sidered, though Richardson was value to Olympics. In a further boost to the T20 game, the ICC has which act as proper deterrent. sceptical about the idea of using “Already we’ve missed the boat also decided to give “international status” to all 20 tough but I think I Fines are not proving to be the cards. for applying to the IOC through the over matches between the world body’s 100-plus played really well answer.” “Whether we introduce red or front door, we can’t go to Paris. member nations. ICC’s Cricket Committee, yellow cards, we’d leave it to the We’ll continue to talk with LA in “New minimum standards will be introduced today and I’m just chaired by former India captain committee. I’m not convinced that due course, and hopefully by 2028 making it as easy as possible for members to play happy with the win: Anil Kumble, will review the it would as easy to implement as it we will have cricket in the international cricket in a sustainable and affordable Ostapenko current ICC code of conduct and is in other sports.” Olympics.” way,” said an ICC statement. Wilder offers Joshua $50m for heavyweight fight AFP contract and they go and raise the money. If you’ve got it - show us it and Deontay Wilder LOS ANGELES: Deontay Wilder told then we can talk,” Hearn, who is in New Anthony Joshua “the money’s in the bag” York for a Matchroom Boxing USA card as prospects rose on Wednesday of a I’ve got something and will meet Wilder’s representatives blockbuster world title unification bout special for you. By the on Friday, said. between the unbeaten heavyweights. Wilder’s promoter Shelly Finkel had In a Twitter video posted on way, all the money is in earlier given Joshua until midnight on Wednesday, America’s World Boxing the bag. I expect you’ll Thursday to respond to the offer. Council world champion Wilder backed “I spoke to AJ, he knows the situation up reports that his camp had emailed be a man of your word, but we want to know if it’s real,” Hearn Britain’s Joshua and his promoter Eddie Wilder tells Joshua. added. “We want to see the money and Hearn an offer of a minimum of $50m. know where it is. There is a real strong “I’ve got something special for you,” Meanwhile, Joshua is unconvinced chance this fight could happen - we’re Wilder tells Joshua in the video. “By the American Wilder’s team has the $50m not looking to be difficult.” way, all the money is in the bag. I expect that they are offering for a title unifi- However, Finkel said the money was you’ll be a man of your word.” cation bout, the British boxer’s promoter in place. “If he accepts it, it will be there. Joshua, who unified the World Eddie Hearn has said. Al Haymon and I have never not Boxing Association, International Boxing Wilder challenged WBA Super, IBF, delivered what we’ve offered,” he said. Federation and World Boxing Organi- IBO and WBO champion Joshua to the Joshua last month moved a step zation heavyweight titles by out-pointing fight with both boxers guaranteed a closer to becoming the undisputed heav- New Zealand’s Joseph Parker on March 50-50 money split. Hearn, however, said yweight champion of the world after 31, had already been recorded saying his team needs to be convinced the beating New Zealand’s Joseph Parker in he’d “take $50m up front” to fight world money exists. their title unification bout to improve his champion Wilder. “It’s not a case of we sign the record to 21-0. FRIDAY 27 APRIL 2018 SPORT 19

Jaguars owner Al Suwaidi shines as final makes offer to buy Wembley Stadium leg of Hathab Series begins AP

RIZWAN REHMAT LONDON: Jacksonville THE PENINSULA Jaguars owner Shahid Khan has made an offer to buy DOHA: Salmeen Al Suwaidi yesterday Wembley Stadium from the guided Guilder’s Empire Of The Sun to a English Football Association, convincing win in the Big Tour competition increasing the prospect of an on day one of the 12th and final leg of the NFL franchise in London. Hathab Series. Wembley has staged reg- Guilder’s Empire Of The Sun clocked a ular-season NFL games since time of 57.52 seconds in the 130/140cm 2007 and the Jaguars started class at the Indoor Arena of Al Shaqab playing at the stadium in 2013 Arena. Al Suwaidi picked up the top prize. - the year Khan bought Hamad Nasser Al Qadi, astride S I E C London soccer club Fulham. Lonnie, finished in second spot in a time Khan offered about of 61.19 seconds. Nasser Al Ghazali (Quel £600m ($840m) for the Homme) clinched the third place in a time national soccer stadium, of 63.73 seconds. which would continue to host Hamad Nasser Al Qadi (St Lucia, 64.36 England national team games. seconds) and Cyrine Cherif (Gerlin VD The governing body would Waterkant 71.97 seconds) completed the retain the rights to hospitality top five in the day’s final competition. packages for games, which are Earlier in competition 2, Mohammed valued at £300m. Said Haidan emerged victorious with a neat Wembley, which first routine with Apple Bee in the Medium Tour opened in 1923, was rebuilt at battle. a cost of £800m before reo- Apple Bee clocked a time of 62.87 pening in 2007. The Jaguars seconds as Haidan won QR 5,000. have a deal through 2020 to Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi, astride play games in London. Numero Uno T, secured the second place “The games the Jaguars in a time of 65.63 seconds. Al Suwaidi won Abdulla Rashid Al Amri guides Cinderella B over play at Wembley are essential QR 4,000. The podium winners of the Big Tour pose for a photograph with officials an obstacle during his winning run in the Small to the financial stability of the Sheikh Abdulla bin Nasser Al Thani after the presentation ceremony at the Al Shaqab’s main arena yesterday. Tour yesterday. Jaguars in Jacksonville, which guided Dollar Van De Zuuthoeve (69.50 is one of the smallest markets seconds) to third spot which was worth QR in the NFL,” Khan said. “If my 3,000. Hathab Equestrian Tour final stage - Results ownership interests were to Jaber Rashid Al Marri (Jazly, 70.73 include Wembley Stadium, it seconds, QR 2,000) and Ahmed Mohammed Comp. (1) Small Tour, Table A, One Round Against The Clock , Art. 238.2.1, 100/115cm, would protect the Jaguars’ Al Badi (Wadi Rum D D H, 71.61, QR 1,400) Prize Money QR 10,000 position in London at a time complete the top five riders. Rank/Horse Rider Faults Time Prize money when other NFL teams are In competition 1, Abdulla Rashid Al 1: Cinderella B Abdulla Rashid Al Amri 0 50.47 Secs QR2,500 understandably becoming Amri kicked off the day’s proceedings by 2: Casanova S.C.H. Mohammed Al Ghazali 0 50.65 QR2,000 more interested in this great winning the first event by guiding Cindrella 3: Daydreamer EC Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi 0 51.15 QR1,500 city. And the stronger the B to a flawless routine in the 110/115cm 4: Henrico Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi 0 52.40 QR1,000 Jaguars are in London, the class. 5: Vlacido Mohammed Nasser Al Qadi 0 52.53 QR700 more stable and promising Cinderella B clocked a time of 50.47 the Jaguars’ future will be in seconds as Al Amri won QR 2,500. Comp. (2) Medium Tour, Table A, One Round Against The Clock , Art. 238.2.1, 120/130cm, Jacksonville.” Mohammed Al Ghazali, astride Prize Money QR 20,000 Khan said a takeover of Casanova S C H, bagged the second spot in 1: Apple Bee Mohammed Said Haidan 0 62.87 secs. QR5,000 Wembley would “have no a time of 50.65 seconds. Al Ghazali won QR 2: Numero Uno - T Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi 0 65.63 QR4,000 impact on Craven Cottage,” 2,000 for his efforts. 3: Dollar Van De Zuuthoeve Shk. Abdulla bin Nasser Al Thani 0 69.50 QR3,000 which is his soccer team’s Ghanim Nasser Al Qadi guided Day- 4: Jazly Jaber Rashid Al Amri 0 70.73 QR2,000 current home in the Fulham dreamer EC to the third place in a time of 5: Wadi Rum D D H Ahmed Mohammed Al Badi 0 71.61 QR1,400 district of west London by the 51.15 seconds. Al Qadi won QR 1,500. River Thames. Al Qadi, astride Henrico, and Comp. (3) Big Tour, Table A, One Round Against The Clock , Art. 238.2.1, 130/140cm, Selling off Wembley Mohammed Nasser Al Qadi (Vlacido) com- Prize Money QR 20,000 would give the FA about 500 pleted the top-five riders out of a field of 1: Guilder’s Empire of the Sun Salmeen Sultan A lSuwadi 0 57.52 secs. million pounds to invest in 43 riders. 2: S I E C Lonnie Hamad Nasser Al Qadi 0 61.19 secs. grassroots soccer, which Action continues today at Al Shaqab The Medium Tour winner of the final leg of 3: Quel Homme Nasser Al Ghazali 0 63.73 secs. could increase the chances of Arena where action commences at 4:00pm. the Hathab Equestrian Tour, Mohammed Said 4: St. Lucia Hamad Nasser Al Qadi 0 64.36 secs. the England team winning its Tomorrow is the last day of the 12th first World Cup title since Haidan in action astride Apple Bee yesterday. 5: Gerlin VD Waterkant Cyrine Cherif 0 71.97 secs. round of the hugely popular Hathab Series. 1966. Respect for Vettel has grown Ricciardo denies he has since Baku 2017: Hamilton Ferrari talks option REUTERS safety car in first and second REUTERS places. Ferrari, who faced criticism BAKU: Lewis Hamilton turned talk Vettel, who hit the back of after China for a strategy that of road rage into respect yesterday Hamilton’s car before pulling We all make mistakes BAKU: Daniel Ricciardo favoured the German over the when asked on his return to the alongside and banging wheels, had (pictured) has dismissed Finn. Azerbaijan Grand Prix about last accused the Briton of “brake- but it’s more how media speculation of a pre- “I wouldn’t want to go year’s headline-grabbing clash testing” him but apologised later. people handle it and agreement with Ferrari that somewhere where I didn’t feel with Formula One rival Sebastian Reflecting on the incident 10 how they progress could see him switch from Red I had a chance,” Ricciardo Vettel. months later, Hamilton sounded a Bull to the Italian Formula One said. The Mercedes driver, a four- positive tone. (that) is what you can team next season. “At the moment what I’m time world champion like his “It’s good to see fire within the really learn from. He’s The Australian has only chasing is to try and be world Ferrari opponent, called the people that you’re competing with, continued to progress talked about his future with champion. That’s my goal, my German a “disgrace” last June for it’s also good to see that they’re not as the champion that Red Bull, he told reporters in dream, something I really his behaviour while both were fol-fol perfect because I guess nobodynobody’s s Baku yesterday ahead of Sun- believe I’m capable of. lowingl owing perfect,”perfect,” hehe toldtold reportreporters.ers. he is: Hamilton day’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. “So if someone said ‘we’ll the “We“We all mmakeake mimistakesstakes but iit’st’s “I’m aware of other let you come here but you moremore how people handle it and the season and leads Hamilton, the reports, but there hasn’t been can’t do this’, that’s not an howhow they progress (that)(that) is what reigning champion who has not anything else, so they’re not attractive option to me. At Red youyou can reallyreally learn from. He’s had a victory since last year, by true,” said Ricciardo, winner Bull there’s always been really continuedcontinued to progress as tthehe nine points heading into the fourth in China two weeks ago and good clarity and I would say championchampion thatthat hehe is,” HamiltonHamilton round of 21 grands prix. of last year’s chaotic Baku fairness, since 2014, since I’ve added. The German notably stepped race. Asked specifically about been there.” “How“How hhee presents himself,himself, in to defend Hamilton in Bahrain reports of a pre-agreement At the moment Being in a team with howhow he speaks, he continues to this month when the Briton was with Ferrari for an exclusive what I’m chasing is Hamilton would be a “good growgrow anandd tthehe worwordsds tthathat hehe uses quizzed about bad language used negotiating period, the to try and be world challenge”, he added. today.today. TThehe respect hashas grown, in the cooling down room in 28-year-old replied: “That’s champion. That’s Asked whether he was actually,actually, a considerable amount relation to Red Bull driver Max not true”. curious to see whether the sincesince then.then. I’m sure it wiwillll Verstappen. He is out of contract at the my goal, my dream, “grass was greener” else- continue.”continue.” “We’ve all been in that situ- end of the season, as is Kimi something I really where, Ricciardo said his VettelVettel won ation, we fight someone, we go Raikkonen, who partners believe I’m capable decision would be based on the ffirstirst sometimes wheel-to-wheel, it’s four-times world champion of: Ricciardo facts. twot w o close and you have a lot of Sebastian Vettel -- Ricciardo’s “I wouldn’t go somewhere races adrenalin going. It’s a human previous Red Bull team mate else just for a change,” he said, of reaction,” Vettel said at the time. -- at Ferrari. world champion Lewis recognising also that he felt Asked whether what happened Ricciardo’s next move is a Hamilton. lingering loyalty to Red Bull last year would be good motivation hot topic in the paddock, with The Perth-born driver said who have said they want a for him this weekend, the Ferrari the Australian showing signs he would not accept a subser- decision by the August break. driver poured cold water on the of “contract fatigue” in the vient role at any team and “I guess I don’t really fear suggestion. face of constant questions. expected clarity and fairness. not having a seat next year so “I know it might sound like a He has also been linked to Raikkonen, the 2007 I don’t feel that I need to sign good story but not really,” he Mercedes as a possible team world champion, has played something tomorrow or I will Lewis Hamilton told reporters. mate for Britain’s four-time a back-up role to Vettel at have nothing,” Ricciardo said.