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14 Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Sports Hamilton tests positive, to miss Sakhir Grand Prix AFP caping from his flaming car. SAKHIR (BAHRAIN) “I would say there is a feel- ing of being happy to be alive, WORLD champion Lewis of seeing things differently,” Hamilton said he was devas- he told French broadcaster tated to miss this weekend’s TF1. “But also there is the need Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain to get back in the car, if possi- having tested positive for ble in Abu Dhabi.” coronavirus. Grosjean, 34, will not race Hamilton, who on Sunday in Sunday’s Sakhir Grand Prix England’s Dawid Malan hits a six as South Africa captain and wicket- won the Bahrain Grand Prix, at the same venue in Bahrain keeper Quinton de Kock looks on during their third T20 international the first of back-to-back races as he recovers from burns suf- at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday. (AFP) in the Gulf state, has already fered on both hands. secured a record-equalling The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix seventh world championship is the final race of the 2020 Malan smacks 99 n.o. this season. season rearranged due to the “I am devastated that I coronavirus pandemic. won’t be racing this weekend,” And Grosjean, who will as England thrash he said in a statement. leave Haas when his contract “Since we started the sea- expires this year, said he want- son in June my team and I ed to make the December 13 SA for series sweep have been taking all the pre- race at Yas Marina “to finish cautions we possibly can and my story with Formula 1 in a AFP a six off the first four deliver- following the regulations eve- different way. CAPE TOWN ies he faced. rywhere we have been in order “I had the most fear for my England captain Eoin Mor- to stay safe. Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton is pictured in his car after winning the Bahrain Formula One Grand relatives, firstly for my chil- DAWID Malan and Jos Buttler gan said the pitch had played “Unfortunately, even Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in the city of Sakhir on Sunday. (AFP) dren, but also for my father and launched a savage assault on far better than he expected at though I returned three nega- mother, I wasn’t really scared South Africa’s bowlers as Eng- the toss, when he anticipated tive results this past week, I for myself,” said Grosjean. land completed a series clean a low-scoring match. “To win woke up yesterday morning I am devastated that I won’t be racing this weekend. Since we started the Brazilian reserve driver sweep with a nine-wicket win in such commanding fashion with mild symptoms and re- season in June my team and I have been taking all the precautions we possibly can Pietro Fittipaldi will step in at in the third and final Twenty20 builds a lot of confidence in quested another test which in order to stay safe. Unfortunately, even though I returned three negative results the Sakhir GP. international at Newlands in the change room,” he said. came back positive. this past week, I woke up yesterday morning with mild symptoms and requested Cape Town on Tuesday. Malan hit 11 fours and five “I have immediately gone Mazepin for Haas Man of the series Malan sixes in his 47-ball innings. But- into self-isolation for 10 days.” another test which came back positive. Haas on Tuesday also con- finished on 99 not out, while tler faced one ball fewer and hit Hamilton faces a tight race firmed Nikita Mazepin of Rus- Buttler was unbeaten on 67. three fours and five sixes. to be able to compete in the Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton in a statement sia will drive for the team next They shared a world record England were always well season-ending finale in Abu season. The 21-year-old is the T20 international second wicket up with the required rate but Dhabi the following weekend. to equal the all-time record of Hamilton and teammate is what they are doing. first confirmed driver for Haas partnership of 167 off 90 balls put themselves in total com- Due to strict COVID-19 Michael Schumacher. Valtteri Bottas were having “They are at home, they next year with Kevin Magnus- to make South Africa’s 191 for mand in the 10th and 11th rules in Abu Dhabi, all person- He then cruised to his to “live like hermits” earlier are not going out for dinners sen also not having his con- three look insignificant. Eng- overs when they hit 21 and 19 nel involved in the F1 event 11th win this year and record- this season to avoid COV- and they are not meeting other tract renewed. land won with 14 balls to spare. runs off Lutho Sipamla and must travel from Bahrain on increasing 95th victory on ID-19, revealed Mercedes people. When we do de-briefs, “Becoming a Formula Rassie van der Dussen (74 Tabraiz Shamsi respectively. December 7. Sunday in a race overshad- boss Toto Wolff after the by Zoom or Microsoft Teams, 1 driver is a lifelong dream not out) and Faf du Plessis (52 Sipamla, replacing injured “I am gutted not to be able owed by Romain Grosjean’s team recorded two positive they are not sitting with their come true for me,” said Maz- not out) set up South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada and playing his to race this weekend but my horrific crash, which left the cases at the Eifel Grand Prix engineers in the room.” epin, who has been backed by biggest total of the series in an first match of any type since the priority is to follow the proto- Frenchman receiving hospital in Germany in October. billionaire father Dimitri in his unbeaten stand of 127 off 66 last season, was thrashed for 45 cols and advice to protect oth- treatment for burns after his Wolff said both drivers Grosjean says he saw death career. Mazepin has driven in balls for the 4th wicket. But the runs off 2.4 overs. ers,” said Hamilton. car exploded in flames after were confined to their rooms. coming; Haas sign Mazepin F2 the last two seasons. left-handed Malan was quickly “I am really lucky that I ploughing into a barrier. “They are the most restricted DPA: Formula One driver Mick Schumacher, son of into his stride when he joined Rabada ruled out feel OK with only mild symp- “It was such a shocking im- of the whole group, of the Romain Grosjean described legendary German driver Mi- Buttler after the dismissal of Ja- of ODI series toms and will do my best to age to see,” said Hamilton, who whole team,” he said. “It’s cer- his massive crash at the Bah- chael, remains in contention son Roy. By the end, South Af- South African fast bowler stay fit and healthy.” Ham- like all of the drivers had a near tainly not a great situation for rain Grand Prix for the first for the other spot. He leads rica looked a demoralised team. Kagiso Rabada was ruled out ilton, 35, sealed his seventh 90-minute wait for the restart them because you need almost time on Tuesday, saying he the F2 standings into the final “Those guys played unbe- of the three-match ODI series title in Turkey two races ago after the opening-lap crash. to live like a hermit – and that “saw death coming” before es- races this weekend. lievable innings, they put our against England, which starts bowlers under a lot of pres- in Cape Town on Friday. sure,” admitted home captain A Cricket South Africa state- and wicketkeeper Quinton de ment said Rabada had suffered Kock, who fumbled a return a right hip strain which would Pole vaulter Duplantis scoops Swedish sports award from fielder Temba Bavuma take about three weeks to heal. when Malan, on 36, was well He would be released from the DPA former Swedish heptathlete. 6.18 eight days later. out of his ground. team’s bio-secure ‘bubble’ to be- STOCKHOLM Duplantis was also in the In September he cleared “It was nice to get a bit of gin rehabilitation with a view to running for the Svenska Dag- 6.15 metres in Rome – momentum at the start,” said being fit for a Test series against SWEDISH pole vaulter – and bladet gold medal in 2018 fol- bettering Bubka’s long-stand- Malan, who hit two fours and Sri Lanka starting on Dec 26. world record holder – Armand lowing his success at the Euro- ing outdoor best from 1994 Duplantis was on Tuesday pean Championships. by 1 centimetre. named winner of the prestig- He said: “I wasn’t able to win The Svenska Da bladet Scoreboard ious Svenska Dagbladet gold in 2018 so to come this year and gold medal was first awarded SOUTH AFRICA ENGLAND medal for the sporting achieve- redeem myself is an honour to in 1925. Q. de Kock c T. Curran b Jordan 17 J. Roy lbw b Nortje 16 ment of the year. say the least.” Duplantis’s toughest rivals T. Bavuma c Jordan b Stokes 32 J. Buttler not out 67 “For a series of hopeful feats “I jumped really well, I for this year’s award included R. Hendricks c Buttler b Stokes 13 D. Malan not out 99 that reached historic heights,” jumped really high,” he replied ice-hockey player Victor Hed- F.