MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014 SPORTS Ricciardo wins drenched GP BUDAPEST: Australian Daniel Ricciardo charged to a thrilling Hungarian Grand Prix victory yes- terday, his second Formula One win for Red Bull, as a drenched track caused chaos among world championship leaders. Rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes teammate and championship leader Nico Rosberg reached a new peak as Hamilton rebuffed team orders to let Rosberg by into third place. Mercedes said it would hold a team inquiry. But Hamilton’s success trimmed Rosberg’s lead in the title race from 14 points to 11. The German now leads with 202, Hamilton has 191 and Ricciardo is third with 131. Ricciardo, 25, held off Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso to take first place in a race which saw several high-speed crashes after a heavy downpour just before the start changed the course of the race. Ricciardo led twice before he fought back to recapture the lead with three laps remaining, fol- lowing a series of daring passes. Ricciardo’s win was executed with great elan and confirmed him as a driver with the potential to be a future champion. Ricciardo won the Canadian Grand Prix in June and is the only non- Mercedes driver to have won a race this year. “This feels just as good as the first one,” said Ricciardo. “It was a lot of fun in the last few laps, with the passing. I had to go for it.” Hamilton and Rosberg had a fierce battle on the track and via the Mercedes team radio as BUDAPEST: Red Bull Racing’s Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo celebrates on the podium with they tried to make the most of contrasting the trophy after the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit. — AFP strategies in the changeable conditions. German Nico Hulkenberg crashed out at Turn On lap 47, Hamilton’s race engineer Pete Hamilton started from the pit lane along with One, after clipping team-mate Mexican Sergio Bonnington warned him “Nico is behind and on rookies Daniil Kvyat of Toro Rosso, who had COLOMBO: Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella (right) makes an unsuccess- Perez, and soon after Perez lost control at the the option tyres so don’t hold him up.” stalled on the formation grid, and Dane Kevin ful appeal for the wicket of South African cricketer Dean Elgar (left) during the final corner and spun heavily into the walls. Further warnings followed but Hamilton Magnussen, who crashed his McLaren in qualify- fourth day of the second Test match. — AFP The Safety Car came out for a second time declined to heed them. “I’ll let him through if he ing. Hamilton was running with cold brakes in a and Ricciardo pitted again from the lead, gifting gets closer,” he said. “I’m not slowing down for car rebuilt overnight following the blaze, caused Alonso the rarity of running at the front for Nico...” by a fuel leak. Pushing to make up places, he SA lose Petersen Ferrari as the beleaguered Italian team struggled Rosberg pitted again with 13 laps remaining. spun on his opening lap and brushed the barri- to end their poor form. On lap 33, Sebastian He rejoined seventh and battled his way to ers at Turn Two. “My front left hit the wall. The Vettel’s Red Bull car spun at the final corner and fourth and finished half a second behind brakes just gave up,” said Hamilton. in steep run chase down the straight, saving himself from disaster Hamilton. Rosberg said after he had been told Another crash, when Swedish rookie Marcus by kissing the wall. Rosberg pitted, endured a by the team that Hamilton would let him by. “I Ericsson lost control of his Caterham, on lap problematic stop, and rejoined 13th. Offered his don’t know what happened,” he said, saying it COLOMBO: South Africa lost the wicket of including eight fours, before he was dis- eight brought out the Safety Car. opener Alviro Petersen for a duck as they missed edging Morkel to de Kock. chance, Hamilton seized it. On lap 34, he deliv- would have to be discussed “internally”. Jenson Button in a McLaren took the lead for ered a sublime pass round Jean-Eric Vergne in a Mercedes cheif Toto Wolff said there would chased 369 runs for victory in the second Morkel picked up his 200th test wicket a while but as the conditions changed he had to test against Sri Lanka yesterday. when Kithuruwan Vithanage (seven) was Torro Rosso to take second and begin the chase be “no knee-jerk reaction” to Hamilton’s actions pit. This put Ricciardo back on top again. after Alonso. and there would be an internal inquiry. Petersen was caught at silly point by caught splendidly by Faf du Plessis at back- Hamilton, sensibly, had pitted and was soon Kithuruwan Vithanage as he prodded for- ward point off a top edge. Alonso finally pitted again after lap 38 and Brazilian Felipe Massa of Williams finished back up to ninth, within two cars of Rosberg, as Hamilton, from a pit lane start, took the lead. It fifth ahead of Finn Kimi Raikkonen, in the second ward to a length ball from Rangana Herath Niroshan Dickwella (16) fell to Dale Steyn the field, shuffled heavily by the rain and the that turned appreciably to take the edge of when he top edged a pull to lob up an easy lasted one lap before he pitted again, for medi- Ferrari, defending four time champion German Safety Car, began to settle again. Both Force um tyres, rejoining fifth behind Alonso with Sebastian Vettel in the second Red Bull and Finn his bat. catch for de Villiers at square leg. Indias were soon among the list of retirements. On a pitch that was assisting the spin- Wicketkeeper Dickwella was earlier fined Ricciardo leading. Valtteri Bottas of Williams. — AFP ners, South Africa were spared further dam- 10 percent of his match fee and officially age when bad light ended play with 21 reprimanded by the match referee for overs still remaining to be bowled for the claiming a catch on the bounce off de day. Dean Elgar was on 13 and wicketkeep- Villiers and celebrating it by throwing the England well-placed er-batsman Quinton de Kock, promoted up ball in the air on Saturday. the order, on 21, as South Africa ended the Sri Lanka lost three wickets in the morn- day on 38 for one wicket. ing session, including that of first-innings South Africa, who lead the two-test centurion Mahela Jayawardene for a duck. as Cook falls short series 1-0, require a further 331 runs from a Jayawardene was given out caught off his minimum of 98 overs to win on the final day glove when he attempted to reverse sweep with nine second-innings wickets in hand. leg-spinner Tahir. He immediately referred SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Alastair Earlier, Sri Lanka captain Angelo the decision but as there was no conclusive Cook fell agonisingly short of ending his bar- Mathews completed his second half-centu- evidence to overturn the umpire’s call, ren spell without a Test hundred as he led ry of the match and went past 1000 runs for Jayawardene had to go and he trudged off from the front against India at Southampton the calendar year before declaring the sec- unhappily, certain that the ball had hit his yesterday. Cook won the toss and then made ond innings at the fall of the eighth wicket arm guard. Resuming on 11-0, Sri Lanka 95, having been dropped early on, out of on 229. The right-hander followed his first- made clear their attacking intentions when England’s 247 for two at stumps on the first innings 63 with a similar knock in the sec- play began with Upul Tharanga straight day of the third Test. ond to remain unbeaten on 63 with two six- driving the first ball of the day from Vernon Gary Ballance, who helped his captain put es and two fours. Philander for four. Tharanga lived danger- on 158 for the second wicket, succeeded Sri Lanka lost two wickets in the final ses- ously outside his off stump and eventually where Cook had failed by reaching three fig- sion with Imran Tahir bowling Dilruwan edged a delivery from Steyn to de Kock to ures to be 104 not out at the close. Perera for seven and Morkel claiming his be dismissed for 30 following an opening fourth wicket of the innings by having stand of 38 with Kaushal Silva. The first “I was desperate to score runs,” Cook, who Herath caught by AB de Villiers for four. hour’s play produced 55 runs in 13 overs has averaged a modest 26 since scoring the Kumar Sangakkara and Mathews led Sri but following the dismissals of Silva and last of his England record 25 Test hundreds Lanka’s hunt for quick runs on Sunday with Jayawardene, the second hour brought only more than a year ago, told Sky Sports. a fourth-wicket partnership of 81. 42 runs. Silva’s innings of 26 was ended by “It’s been a long time since I have done it. Sangakkara registered his 50th test half Morkel when the batsman scooped a deliv- Tonight I feel like I have contributed. The 29- century with an aggressive 72 off 90 balls, ery to Philander at point. — Reuters year-old left-handed opener added: “I can’t tell you how much I wanted to score a hun- dred. “It’s a step in the right direction.