MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 Sunrisers near playoffs Murray wins Rome Masters Sunrisers Hyderabad score a thumping Andy Murray downs Novak Djokovic to become INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE win to inch closer to IPL playoffs PAGE 31 the first Briton to win Rome Masters PAGE 30 KKR VS ROYAL CHALLENGERS Al Shaqab’s Mourtajez, Mekhtaal race to win at Deauville TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK crack. We left him time after his Khalifa bin Mohammed al At- DOHA race in Doha. This defeat actu- tiyah, Al Shaqab Racing General ally made him stronger. Now, he Manager, said Al Shaqab’s inter- IN presence of HE Sheikh should go to Goodwood (Qatar national victories are in favour of Joaan bin Hamad al Thani, International) and then defend Qatar’s equestrian sport. the Deauville racecourse saw his title in Longchamp. After “Congratulations to Qatar”, Al Shaqab’s horses continue that, he could take his revenge said Attiyah. “Such victories their winning run in Europe in Doha next year.” wouldn’t have been possible with two more titles being won Sir Bani Yas finished a without the support and com- by Mekhtaal and Al Mourtajez good second in front of Prada mitment of HE Sheikh Joaan on Sunday, demonstrating the T. The two other representa- bin Hamad al Thani for contin- excellence of Qatar’s eques- tives of Al Shaqab Racing – ued success of Al Shaqab and trian sport. AJS Rudainah and Laft Nethar Qatar’s equestrian in general. The races were sponsored – claimed the fourth and fifth “His Excellency’s presence by the Qatar Racing and Eques- places respectively. on two days in a row reflects trian Club (QREC) as part of the such support and commit- partnership between QREC and Impressive Mekhtaal ment as well as the invaluable Deauville racecourse. wins Prix Hocquart Al Shaqab Racing’s Al Mourtajez signs another Group success at the Qatar Coupe d’Europe des Chevaux Arabes (Gr1 PA) on Sunday at role he fulfils in this respect. Trained by Thomas Fourcy, The Al Shaqab Racing owned Deauville. (Right) HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani with officials at the Deauville racecourse in France on Sunday. “We do wish all the best and ridden by jockey Julien colt Mekhtaal won from pil- and success for the other Auge, Al Mourtajez travelled lar to post the Prix Hocquart the whole race and in the fi- win his first Group race. Claude Rouget always liked the time he needed.” Qatari horse owners as just behind his colour partner (Gr2) race. Ridden by Gre- nal straight, the Jean-Claude Harry Herbert, racing this colt. He is beautifully our ultimate goal is to enhance Laft Nethar. Fourcy said, “He gory Benoist in the lead, Me- Rouget trained colt kept de- manager for Al Shaqab, said, trained. He is a slow bird and Victories in favour of the standing of Qatar’s eques- is an exceptional horse, a true khtaal seemed relaxed during taching himself from the lot to “It was impressive. Jean- Jean-Claude Rouget gave him Qatar’s equestrian: Attiyah trian sport.” F1 MAX FOR DUTCH TEEN Eighteen-year-old Verstrappen FACT FILE Name: Verstappen becomes youngest ever First name: Max Born: Sept 30, 1997 Formula One winner in Spain Place: Hasselt (Belgium) AFP RESULTS puncture at the end was just Nationality: Dutch BARCELONA salt in the wounds. SPANISH F1 GRAND PRIX “I don't want to come across Height: 1.80m TEENAGER Max Verstap- 1. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) as a bad sportsman and, what- pen became Formula One's 1hr 41min 40.017sec ever happened on the track, Weight: 67kg youngest winner on Sunday 2. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) at 0.616sec Max crossed the line first. I'm when he took full advantage 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) 5.581 bitter, but not at Max.” F1 career 4. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) 43.950 of a spectacular first lap crash Red Bull team boss Chris- 5. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Williams) 45.271 Grand Prix starts: 24 that eliminated both Mer- 6. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Toro Rosso) 1:01.395 tian Horner said: "We are as cedes cars to claim a memo- 7. Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) 1:19.538 much in shock as anyone is... F1 career rable triumph in the Spanish 8. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 1:20.707 We knew there was a chance Grand Prix. 9. Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren) 1 lap when both Mercedes went off, Total points: 87 In his maiden outing with 10. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/Toro Rosso) 1 lap but what Max has done is un- Red Bull following his unex- 11. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/Haas) 1 lap believable. Teams: Toro Rosso (2015- pected promotion from Toro 12. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber) 1 lap “He made a two-stop, which 2016 - up to Russian Rosso, the 18-year-old Dutch- 13. Jolyon Palmer (GBR/Renault) 1 lap was right on the limit, and it 14. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Renault) 1 lap man showed supreme com- worked beautifully for him. It GP); Red Bull (2016 - 15. Felipe Nasr (BRA/Sauber) 1 lap from Spanish GP) posure under pressure as he 16. Pascal Wehrlein (GER/Manor) 1 lap is fantastic for F1 to have a new resisted all attacks to claim a 17. Rio Haryanto (INA/Manor) 1 lap winner - a youngster on the top stunning victory in only his step at 18. He can't even drink Debut GP: Australia 24th F1 race. the champagne!” 2015 (Toro Rosso) He became the youngest finished second ahead of Vettel. Vettel was generous to race winner, at 18 years and Verstappen's maiden win his successor as the young- 1st win: Spain, May 15 228 days, replacing four-time on his Red Bull debut was the est winner. “Many congratu- 2016 champion Sebastian Vet- first in the sport by a Dutch- lations to Max, it is a great tel who had also taken that man and the first by the team achievement to win your first Highest grid position: record as a Red Bull driver. without Vettel involved in one race and this is his day.” 4th (Spain 2016) Verstappen, heralded as of their cars. Raikkonen, whose second the sport's hottest property, Verstappen's father Jos, place finish lifted him to sec- World drivers champion- proved he has everything re- who on Saturday had an- ond behind Rosberg in the ship: 12th (2015) quired to be a future world nounced he was standing drivers' championship, said: champion, but owed some of down as his son's manager. "I am happy for Max, but dis- Career before F1: his good fortune also to Red Valtteri Bottas came home appointed for myself. Bull's decision to put him on fifth for Williams ahead of “But that's racing. We tried 2005-2013: karting a three-stop strategy while his Carlos Sainz in a Toro Rosso, and we tried. I was fast and I got 2014: 3rd F3 European senior team-mate Daniel Ric- Sergio Perez of Force India, close, but it was not enough.” ciardo was on a two-stop plan. Felipe Massa in the second Raikkonen, a 36-year-old Championship (10 wins, That prevented the Aus- Williams, Jenson Button of veteran of 235 Grands Prix, Red Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen of The Netherlands with the Spanish Grand Prix trophy at the Circuit 7 pole positions) tralian from turning his early McLaren Honda and Daniil added: "I raced against his de Catalunya in Montmelo, near Barcelona on Sunday. (REUTERS) control of the race into victory Kvyat on his return to Toro father. In Formula One! And after the opening lap collision Rosso. that is scary..." between championship leader Ricciardo was under- In an extraordinary race, Nico Rosberg and his Mercedes standably frustrated. there was drama from start to team-mate Lewis Hamilton “It's mixed emotions for finish, World championship had left them fuming in a grav- me,” he said. leader Rosberg and Hamilton Unbelievable, says the young star el trap at Turn Four and out “I was leading and then were scrapping for the lead of the race. was pulled to a three-stop when they wrecked the team's AFP Ricciardo eventually came strategy and had to pass three hopes of another one-two BARCELONA home fourth, despite suffering cars - that wasn't the plan. triumph and revived bitter a puncture on the penultimate “In hindsight, it was memories of their collision in RECORD-BREAKING teen- 65th lap, behind the two Fer- wrong. Not to be on the po- the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix ager Max Verstappen han- raris of Kimi Raikkonen who dium - that sucks for me. The on Turn Four. dled his triumphant arrival as a global sports star with the STANDINGS same cool aplomb he showed behind the wheel on Sunday. DRIVERS ......................................POINTS Mobbed by microphones 1. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes ..............100 and cameras, he beamed with 2. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari..................... 61 pleasure just as he had while 3. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes ................. 57 4. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari ................. 48 steering his Red Bull car to a 5. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull ..............48 maiden victory – and a place 6. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull ......... 38 in sports history – at the Span- 7. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams .......................36 ish Grand Prix. 8. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams .................... 29 9. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso .....................22 10. Romain Grosjean (France) Haas ....................22 “This is all a bit unbelieva- CONSTRUCTORS ..........................POINTS ble for me. I was hoping to Max Verstappen competes at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, near Barcelona on Sunday.