Rosberg drives P23 again SPORTS 2424 Thursday, December 22, 2016 Ricciardo rules out

Daniel Ricciardo (file pic)

MercPerth partner, although reports say in Perth. chief Bradley Lord said switch to Mercedes. ustralia’s Daniel they are chasing Valtteri Bottas “There’s a lot of people that last week there would be no Massa, 35, retired from Ricciardo yesterday from Williams. are tempted to jump into that announcement until next year, Formula One at the end of Aruled out joining Mercedes Ricciardo, who finished (Mercedes) seat, and you don’t following Rosberg’s shock the season, but French sports next year to replace world third in the 2016 drivers’ blame them. retirement this month. daily L’Equipe has said he is champion Nico Rosberg, championship behind Rosberg “I just hope whoever gets it His comments came as in talks for another year with saying he is happy at Red and Hamilton, said he wasn’t appreciates it. It’s a damn good French media reported Felipe Williams. Bull. about to jump ship. one. But for me, you’ll see me Massa was in talks with One of the two seats at Mercedes are yet to “I’ve got two more years at Albert Park (Melbourne) in Williams about reversing his Williams has already been name who they want as at Red Bull. That’s where I’m a Red Bull.” decision to retire, which would taken by rookie Lance Stroll, Lewis Hamilton’s new going to be,” he told reporters Mercedes communications free up 27-year-old Bottas to 18. (AFP) Vardy ban ‘unfair’: Leicester chief

London not hesitate in showing him a red ’s side are eicester chairman Vichai card for the two-footed challenge. struggling in 15th place, having won Srivaddhanaprabha yesterday Srivaddhanaprabha wrote on only four of their opening 17 league ratedL England striker Jamie Vardy’s Instagram: “I am so sorry for the games of the campaign and are just three-match ban as ‘unfair’. unfair judgement of referee to three points above the relegation Vardy received the suspension Vardy and more sorry that our zone. from appeal was rejected. This kind of Vardy’s suspension means (FA) for his sending off against judgement distort the charming of Leicester will be without three key Stoke City at the weekend. English Premier. players for the game with Everton The FA on Tuesday rejected “I spend a lot of time and effort to next Monday. the ailing make my beloved LCFC a success, Defenders champion’s claim of wrongful but this incident made me feel and Robert Huth will be absent dismissal which hinged upon dispirit from football. as they each serve a one-match Vardy being off balance as he “Anyway, we move on now and suspension for picking up was harried by Glen Johnson it’s time that we need to be unity their fifth bookings of the when he challenged Stoke together and cheer up (louder than campaign in Saturday’s forward Mame Diouf just before) to our team no matter what ill-tempered Stoke before the half-hour mark. happen, we are fearless and never match. (AFP) Referee Craig Pawson did quit!”

Jamie Vardy (file pic)

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