Motogp: Ducati’S Miller Triumphs in Spanish Grand Prix Quartararo Fades Spanish Grand Prix Top Ten from First to 13Th 1
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Qatar’s Cherif QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Younousse QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune and Ahmed Tijan claim Cancun Hub beach volleyball MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 gold PAGE 15 Hamilton wins smooth in Portugal, extends title lead Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton jumps out of his car after winning the Portuguese F1 Grand Prix race at the Algarve International Circuit in Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the Portuguese Formula Portimao, Portugal, on Sunday. (AFP) One Grand Prix race at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao on Sunday. (AFP) Briton Hamilton now leads the overall championship on 69 points with Verstappen, who Results (Top 10) 1: Lewis Hamilton .............. Mercedes ........................................................ 1:34:31.421 secured the fastest lap bonus point, on 62 going into the Spanish Grand Prix on May 9 2: Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda .................................................... +29.148s 3: Valtteri Bottas .................Mercedes ............................................................. +33.530s 4: Sergio Perez ....Bull Racing Honda ............................................................. +39.735s DPA behind Bottas until he over- fect so we will look at those the Mercedes garage holding from their stops but the Finn 5: Lando Norris ... McLaren Mercedes ............................................................. +51.369s PORTIMAO (PORTUGAL) took the Finn straight after points.” Bottas was under its breath. had an immediate wobble on 6: Charles Leclerc .....................Ferrari ............................................................. +55.781s mid-race pit stops but Ham- pressure after crashing out “I had to try and reposi- cold tyres and paid the price. 7: Esteban Ocon .........Alpine Renault ............................................................. +63.749s 8: Fernando Alonso ...Alpine Renault ............................................................. +64.808s LEWIS Hamilton delivered a ilton had already built a gap last time at Imola but made a tion myself best I could, I think If Red Bull hoped Perez 9: Daniel Ricciardo McLaren Mercedes ........................................................... +75.369s bold pass on Mercedes team- substantial enough to earn a clean start from pole and had Max made a mistake at some could aid Verstappen, they 10: Pierre Gasly .....Alphatauri Honda ............................................................. +76.463s mate Valtteri Bottas and drove second season win from three six laps cruising behind the point and that was perfect,” were to be disappointed as off into the Portimao sun to races and the 97th of his ca- safety car caused by veteran said Hamilton. “With Valtteri I the Mexican could offer no win the Portuguese Grand reer. Kimi Raikkonen inexplicably had to make the move early on resistance on worn out tyres the fastest lap to add to his while Alpine had their strong- Prix and increase his lead in Briton Hamilton now driving into the back of his before the tyres were destroyed when Hamilton passed him as fourth place. est race with Esteban Ocon the Formula One world title leads the championship on Alfa Romeo team-mate Anto- and I just managed to get him though he wasn’t there. He briefly held the bonus seventh and Fernando Alonso standings. 69 points with Verstappen, nio Giovinazzi. at Turn One.” As Verstappen “My race was pretty de- point only for Verstappen to eighth. Hamilton started second who secured the fastest lap bo- The restart was also fine was held up by Bottas, Hamil- cent,” said Hamilton. “At the seemingly steal this from Bot- Daniel Ricciardo took but had to regain a spot lost nus point, on 62 going into the for Bottas but Verstappen ton produced a series of fastest end, I think we just lacked a tas on the last lap after both his McLaren to ninth having to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Spanish Grand Prix on May 9. jumped Hamilton only to lose laps and though he emerged little bit of pace but overall, made late stops only for his started 16th while Pierre Gasly and secured victory by sweep- “That was such a tough the place following a lap 11 er- from his lap 38 pit stop behind Lewis got by again and once time to be deleted for leaving completed the top 10 for Alpa ing round pole sitter Bottas on race, physically and mentally, ror. the Red Bull of Sergio Perez - after the pit stop, the warm up the track. Tauri. the 20th lap of 66 around the keeping everything together,” Hamilton probed at Bottas who drove a massive 51-lap is super hard on this tyres. “That’s a bit odd because Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and 4.684-kilometre Autodromo said Hamilton. but was not gifted the lead and first stint - he was comfortable Perez had a big enough they were not checking track Giovinazzi were next, ahead of Internacional do Algarve on “There’s a lot to download swept around the outside with in the effective lead. lead to the McLaren of Lando limits at Turn 14,” said Ver- Sebastian Vettel of Aston Mar- Sunday. from today, improvements we just enough room in a move A lap earlier Verstappen Norris in fifth to don soft tyres stappen. “Whatever.” Charles tin who is still waiting on his Verstappen then struggled can make. It wasn’t all per- which would likely have had had come out behind Bottas for his final sprint and chase Leclerc was sixth for Ferrari first season point. MotoGP: Ducati’s Miller triumphs in Spanish Grand Prix Quartararo fades Spanish Grand Prix TOP TEN from first to 13th 1. Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) .......................................................... 0:41:05.602 2. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) ................................................... + 1.912 DPA 3. Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) .................................................. + 2.516 BERLIN 4. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) ................................................... + 3.206 5. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) ....................................................................... + 4.256 6. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini) ............................................ + 5.164 JACK Miller won the Spanish 7. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) ............................... + 5.651 Grand Prix as the Ducati rider 8. Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) ...................................................................... + 7.161 9. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) .........................................................+ 10.494 notched his first MotoGP vic- 10. Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) ........................................................+ 11.776 tory since 2016. The Australian made a su- perb start to lead and, despite and his eighth overall. da) returned to the Jerez track being passed by Fabio Quarta- Quartararo lost further where he suffered a broken arm raro (Monster Energy Yamaha) ground as Italian duo Bagnaia last July - an injury that kept in the middle stages, he held his Ducati Lenovo Team’s Australian rider Jack Miller celebrates after win- with Morbidelli scrapped it him out for nine months - and nerve in the second half of the ning the MotoGP race of the Spanish Grand Prix at the Jerez Circuit in Jack Miller celebrates on the podium. (AFP) out for second, with the former came through unscathed. race to return to the front. Jerez de la Frontera on Sunday. (AFP) edging it to make it a one-two Marquez, who had escaped Miller finished ahead of big result for us,” he said. seconds clear at the front. for Ducati. injury in a big fall on Saturday Ducati team-mate Francesco Miller. laps left and I was thinking The Frenchman started With 11 laps to go, a third Having scored his first po- and another accident in warm- Bagnaia with Franco Morbidel- “I thought when Fabio went that’s a long time out in front by poorly as he slipped from pole consecutive victory seemingly dium of the season, Morbidelli up, started the race in 14th spot li (Petronas Yamaha SRT) in past OK he’s got a bit better myself but I was able to do it.” position to fourth as Miller beckoned for Quartararo, but said, “It was pretty easy. I just and eventually ended in ninth in third spot. pace. I thought he was going to Bagnaia followed Miller surged ahead, but like the Por- he dropped two seconds on one gave more than the maximum, his second race since returning. Quartararo slipped down to bolt. home to give Ducati the first tuguese Grand Prix last time lap, allowing Miller to seize the always. I was really on the limit. Takaaki Nakagami (LCR finish 13th as he surrendered “I didn’t expect him to come two places and take the cham- out he initially recovered. advantage. I risk a lot. Finally we were re- Honda Idemitsu) claimed his place at the top of the world back to me he did. He started to pionship lead. Quartararo overtook his ri- Miller was able to hold on warded. This podium feels just fourth place as Joan Mir (Suzu- championship to Bagnaia. drop really off when I passed “I’m happy,” he said. “This vals on the final corner of suc- until the end as he secured like a victory.” ki Ecstar) and Aleix Espargaro It’s a flood of emotions: him. was a really tough track for us, cessive laps to regain the lead his first MotoGP win since the Six-time MotoGP champi- (Aprilia) both secured top-six happy sad, everything,” said “There were still 12 to 13 so to finish one two is a really before he pulled one-and-a-half Dutch TT at Assen in June 2016 on Marc Marquez (Repsol Hon- finishes. Sports Monday, May 3, 2021 13 Inter Milan clinch first Serie A title