SPORTS Saturday, April 14, 2018 23 McLaren fined for Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen pitstop error in F1 has set a May date 26-year-old before climbing be applied as the driver took practice at Sakhir and his car for engine rules cLaren have been fined out and helping marshals push all appropriate actions at the hit a mechanic, who suffered 5,000 euros ($6,161.00) his car to safety. first available opportunity,” a broken leg, during a race Shanghai “It’s a bit early somehow, but Mafter the Stewards said McLaren had stewards said in a statement. pitstop when given the signal ormula One’s commercial it’s far... from another point of team’s Belgian driver Stoffel released Vandoorne from the Vandoorne’s case was the to go while one rear wheel was rights holders want a view, a technical point of view, Vandoorne was released from pits in an unsafe condition. latest in a series of incidents still unchanged. Fdecision on post-2020 engine concerning the engine.” the pits with a loose wheel They decided to limit the of drivers being released from Haas drivers Romain regulations to be decided by The Italian’s remarks were during Friday’s Chinese Grand punishment to a fine, however, the pits with loose wheels on Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen the end of May, Ferrari team- the first public comments Prix practice. with Vandoorne escaping a grid their cars. were both forced to retire from principal Maurizio Arrivabene by a Ferrari representative Vandoorne brought his penalty because he had stopped Ferrari were fined 55,000 the season-opening Australian told reporters on Friday. on the proposals, which also McLaren to a halt in the closing the car in a safe manner. euros in Bahrain last weekend Grand Prix while on course for Liberty Media, who took called for a cost-cap and fairer stages of the second 90-minute “Consistent with previous after two incidents involving the team’s best finish due to over Formula One in January distribution of prize money. session. decisions of a similar nature, Kimi Raikkonen. wheels not having been fitted last year, made a presentation The Maranello-based “I need to stop the car, the the stewards decided that the The Finn was sent out properly. The American team to the teams and governing FIA team, the sport’s oldest and tyre is not on,” reported the grid place penalty...would not with a loose wheel in second were fined 5,000 euros for each in Bahrain last week. most successful, enjoy special incident. A subsequent press release financial privileges and a veto The governing FIA’s race expressed only in broad on rules. director Charlie Whiting terms what they are aiming They have warned repeatedly expressed concern after for once existing commercial that they could walk away if Bahrain at the number of such agreements expire at the end they did not like what was on incidents this season. of 2020, and Formula One offer. “It’s looking less and less management has remained Arrivabene said Ferrari and like a coincidence but the tight-lipped on the detail. fellow engine manufacturers two incidences in Melbourne Engines are central to Mercedes, Renault and Honda were quite clearly wheelgun any overhaul with Liberty’s had written to Liberty a month operator error,” he told the proposals calling for them to be ago laying out their position on Formula One website (www. cheaper, simpler, louder, more future power unit rules. formula1.com). powerful, relevant and hybrid He would not be drawn into “They cross-threaded the in the hopes of attracting new giving Ferrari’s opinion on the nuts and thought it was tight, manufacturers. proposals. came off and then realized a “They give us a deadline “I have to point out that little too late it wasn’t. for the end of May, I think,” it’s not difficult to make a “(In Bahrain) the guy hadn’t Arrivabene said at the Chinese comment,” said Arrivabene. even taken the wheel off, Grand Prix. “I hope that “It’s simply not my job. It’s the which is slightly perplexing.” this deadline is going to be responsibility of my chairman Mclaren car dring the Chinese Grand Prix (Reuters) respected. (Sergio Marchionne).”(Reuters)

Williams’ Lance Stroll Bayern name Niko poses for a photo Kovac as next coach Williams Berlin with his brother as assistant erman giants Bayern manager. GMunich yesterday named Bayern did not reveal the cost drivers Eintracht Frankfurt’s coach of poaching Kovac, but both Niko Kovac as their new Bild and Sport Bild claimed manager, succeeding Jupp that his departure before the Heynckes at the end of the end of his Frankfurt contract looking for season. in 2019 would cost Bayern 2.2 “Niko was a player at Bayern, million euros ($2.7 million). he is very familiar with the Both Frankfurt and Bayern people involved as well as the last week denied that Kovac positives structure and the DNA of the was on his way to Munich. club,” said Bayern’s sporting (AFP) director Hasan Salihamidzic. “We are convinced that he is the right coach for the future of in China Bayern,” he added. The 46-year-old Croatian will get a three-year contract from July 1, said the club, just Shanghai went home empty-handed with Sirotkin the higher of the on Saturday last year. minutes before yesterday’s illiams drivers Lance from the opening two races of two. Sirotkin hailed the Bahrain Champions League semi-finals Stroll and Sergey the year was in 2013. “In Bahrain it was shocking weekend as a positive one draw. SirotkinW head into Sunday’s Bahrain was particularly how much of a step backwards for Williams, however, with A close friend of Chinese Grand Prix looking sobering last Sunday, with (it was),” 19-year-old Stroll, the team gathering plenty of Salihamidzic, Kovac will also for positives after the former Canadian Stroll and Russian in only his second season of data even if the results were bring his 44-year-old brother champions made their worst rookie Sirotkin finishing as the Formula One, told reporters on poor. Robert Kovac from Frankfurt start to a Formula One season last of the classified finishers. an overcast day at the Shanghai “It looks bad on results but as assistant coach. in years. They moved up to 14th and International Circuit. I’ve been quite well in touch Born in Berlin to Croatian The team are bottom of the 15th after post-race penalties “There are a lot of things with the guys over the last few parents, both brothers played overall standings after two of were applied to Force India’s to sort out — our straight- days,” said the rookie. “I just for the Croatian national team the 21 races and the only ones Sergio Perez and Toro Rosso’s line speed, our handling; hope for another weekend like as well as Bayern. yet to score. Brendon Hartley. everything needs work,” added this, hopefully more about the The elder Kovac was also Coach Niko Kovac The last time Williams, who The Williams pair had Stroll, whose time in qualifying working rather than results.” coach of the Croatian team finished fifth overall last year, qualified in 18th and dead last, was slower than the best he set (Reuters)