14 Monday, July 13, 2020 Sports Dominant Hamilton cruises to 85th win in Mercedes one-two AFP Results Spielberg () 1. (GBR/Mercedes) 1hr 22mins 50.683sec 2. (FIN/Mercedes) at 13.719sec Lewis Hamilton secured his 3. (NED/-) 33.698 first win of the season and the 4. Alexander Albon (THA/Red Bull-Honda) 44.400 85th of his career with a per- 5. (GBR/McLaren-Renault) 1:01.470 fectly-judged victory from pole 6. Sergio Perez (MEX/Racing Point-Mercedes) 1:02.387 position as Mercedes delivered 7. (CAN/Racing Point-Mercedes) 1:02.453 a one-two finish in Sunday’s 8. (AUS/Renault) 1:02.591 Styrian Grand Prix. 9. Carlos Sainz (ESP/McLaren-Renault) 1 lap The six-time world cham- 10. (RUS/AlphaTauri-Honda) 1 lap pion bounced back from a 11. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/ Racing-Ferrari) 1 lap disappointing season-opening 12. (DEN/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap on the 13. (FRA/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap 14. (ITA/Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari) 1 lap same circuit a 15. (FRA/AlphaTauri-Honda) 1 lap week earlier with a consum- 16. George Russell (GBR/Williams-Mercedes) 2 laps mate display. 17. (CAN/Williams-Mercedes) 2 laps His team-mate Valt- Fastest lap: Carlos Sainz (ESP/McLaren-Renault) 1min 05.619sec on the 68th lap (average speed: teri Bottas, who won the 236.894 kmh) curtain-raising race, fin- Retired: (GER/Ferrari): accident 2nd lap, (MON/Ferrari): accident 5th lap, ished 13.7 seconds adrift (FRA/Renault): mechanical problem 26th lap in second to deliver a solid Mercedes one- World championship Drivers: 1. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 43pts, 2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 37, 3. Lando Norris (GBR) 26, 4. Charles Leclerc two, their first in Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton (centre), 2nd placed Mercedes’ Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas (left) and 3rd placed Red Bull’s Dutch (MON) 18, 5. Sergio Pérez (MEX) 16, 6. Max Verstappen (NED) 15, 7. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 13, 8. Alexander Albon Austria since driver Max Verstappen celebrate on the podium after the Styrian Grand Prix race in Spielberg, Austria, on Sunday. (AFP) (THA) 12, 9. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 6, 10. Lance Stroll (CAN) 6, 11. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 4, 12. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 4, 2015. 13. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA) 2, 14. Daniil Kvyat (RUS) 1, 15. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 1 Max enjoyed his battle with grid, and Lance Stroll seventh. Constructors: 1. Mercedes 80pts, 2. McLaren-Renault 39, 3. Red Bull-Honda 27, 4. Racing Point-Mercedes 22, 5. Verstappen Verstappen. Daniel Ricciardo was Ferrari 19, 6. Renault 8, 7. AlphaTauri-Honda 7, 8. Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 2. was third “Starting fourth, this eighth for Renault, Carlos for Red was damage limitation for Sainz clocked fastest lap and Leclerc survived, but but ahead of team-mate Albon Bull, slowed me,” he said. finished ninth in the second abandoned the contest soon shortly before Esteban Ocon by slight car “I tried, but we are just McLaren and Daniil Kvyat after the resultant became the third retirement in damage in the fi- a bit too slow,” admitted 10th for Alpha Tauri. had pulled in. his Renault. nal stages, ahead of Verstappen. On resumption, Hamilton Hamilton pitted from the his team-mate Alex Bottas leads the ‘I’ve let team down’ took control. lead after 28 laps, swapping his Albon, who defend- embryonic cham- Both Ferraris were elimi- Having given a master-class softs for a set of mediums, and ed stoutly to finish pionship ahead nated after crashing together at in the wet on Saturday, this was, was soon followed by Bottas, fourth. of Hamilton Turn Three on the opening lap, by comparison, a measured and who returned 8.2 seconds adrift “It’s great to with Lando Charles Leclerc apologising to strategic Sunday stroll. of Verstappen. be back up here Norris four-time champion Sebastian The sport’s only black race Behind the leaders, the fast- and thanks to third. Vettel, who is in his last season winner and champion showed est man on track was Perez, the team,” said Nor- with the team, for his ill-judged no affects either from another who had carved through the Hamilton. ris came dive down the inside that re- muddled pre-race gesture by field after starting 17th. “This feels home a sulted in a disaster for the Ital- the drivers in support of F1’s With 15 laps remaining, he like it has been remark- ian team. anti-racism stance in which he was fifth and hounding Albon a long time com- able fifth “I am disappointed in my- took a knee again, with at least for fourth. ing after a difficult for McLar- self. I’m sorry but being sorry 10 others, while four stood. By this time, Verstappen weekend last time.” en after is not enough,” tweeted Leclerc. Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton crosses the finish line at the All wore ‘End Racism’ was hampered by a flapping Bottas said he had passing both “Seb hasn’t got any faults Styrian Grand Prix F1 race in Spielberg, Austria, on Sunday. (AFP) t-shirts. front-wing footplate and Bottas Racing Points today. I’ve let the team down af- Hamilton soon built a com- had closed to within a second. Mercedes’ British driver cars during a ter them working a whole week Verstappen and an aggressive Vettel and crashing into the rear manding lead ahead of Verstap- On lap 66, Bottas passed Lewis Hamilton cel- thrilling final to bring the updates early. Too Sainz. of the German’s car. pen’s Red Bull, the Briton reel- him on the back straight, but ebrates with his trophy lap, Sergio eager to gain those places in the There was early drama The four-time champion’s ing off fastest laps at will while the Dutchman fought back and on the podium after the Perez tak- first lap. I will learn from it.” when the two Ferraris collided machine was badly damaged, Mercedes team-mate Bottas forced him to try again on lap Styrian Grand Prix F1 ing sixth after Hamilton made a smooth at Turn Three, Leclerc bounc- the rear wing almost removed, closed in from third. 67 when, finally, he sealed his race in Spielberg, Austria, starting from start from his record 89th ing off the kerb as he attempted and after limping to the pits he Verstappen was first to pit spot in an inevitable Mercedes on Sunday. (AFP) 17th on the pole position, pulling clear of an over-ambitious move to pass was forced to retire. and rejoined behind the Finn, one-two.

Kiwi Dixon captures third straight IndyCar QMMF to resume season in October Tribune News Network “Once we get the go-ahead from ond round and we are aiming for a new race to start season Doha the FIA, the FIM and the Qatar govern- participation record in 2020 when we ment, we shall resume our events,” Al resume action,” Al Hamad said. AFP drivers to open an IndyCar sea- The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Hamad said. “We are also looking at hosting Los Angeles son with at least three consecu- Federation (QMMF) is all set to re- “We hope to resume the season last two rounds of the 2020 Qatar tive wins. Foyt won the first sume its 2020 season in October, af- with the 2020 Qatar National Sprint National Baja. Three rounds have al- Scott Dixon became the first seven races of the 1964 season. ter the events were brought to a sud- Championship, a series that is very ready been staged. The aim of QMMF IndyCar driver since 2006 to Coronavirus delayed the den halt in March due to the novel popular in Qatar. The dates of the is to seal these two national events open the season with three start of the campaign from coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). 2020 Qatar National Sprint will be despite the delays and postpone- straight wins on Saturday March and forced the Indian- Amro Al Hamad, QMMF’s Ex- announced in the coming weeks. We ments because of the Covid-19 re- by capturing the first race of apolis 500 to be delayed until ecutive Director, said the motorsport wanted to complete the season before strictions,” Al Hamad said. a weekend doubleheader at August 23. body was in touch with FIA (inter- March but when the Covid-19 restric- The Red Bull Drifting series is ex- Road America. Rescheduling has also cre- national automobile federation) and tions were applied by the government pected to run as part of the QMMF The Kiwi took the check- ated three two-race weekends, FIM (international motorcycling of Qatar, we quickly halted our events,” calendar, while the Batabit events will ered flag by beating Will Power the first at Road America -- federation) and will follow the medi- he added. also merge into the calendar of events, by 2.538 seconds in the first where a limited number of cal protocols put in place by both the The QMMF Executive Director Al Hamad revealed. race of the season that allowed spectators were allowed -- and world federations and by the Qatar said the popular Qatar National Sprint Qatar National Sprint had a record par- More details of the two series will fans to attend. the second next week in Iowa. government before zeroing in on the championship will once again attract ticipation of 64 entries in the last round be made available once negotiations “We’re in the business Dixon can make it four in resumption dates. a record number of participants. “The we staged. We saw 56 entries in the sec- with sponsors are complete, he added. of winning so we’ve got to a row with another victory on win,” Dixon said. “It’s so Sunday in Elkhart Lake. cool to be back at a track Dixon, who has the most with fans, and there’s tons consecutive starts among ac- of them here today.” tive IndyCar drivers with 261, Alex Palou finished third has 49 career series victories, Man City to learn fate of Champions League ban appeal today while Ryan Hunter-Reay and three shy of for Colton Herta rounded out second on the all-time list. AFP have been transformed from I might be able to cope with,” City are comfortably sec- the top five at Elkhart Lake, Pole-sitter Josef Newgar- London perennially living in the De Bruyne told Het Laatste ond in the Premier League ta- Wisconsin. den lost a comfortable race lead shadow of local rivals Man- Nieuws in June. ble, but if they are banned, fifth Dixon has won each of the and dropped out of the top 10 Manchester City and the chester United to winning It would still take huge will be good enough to qualify three IndyCar races in the pan- after stalling twice during his future of UEFA’s financial fair four Premier League titles in fees from rival clubs to for the Champions League. demic-delayed season, winning second . That opened play (FFP) rules face a piv- the past eight years among 11 tempt City to sell, but they United are currently in last month’s season opener in the door for Dixon to duel for otal day on Monday when the major trophies. may be forced to downsize to fifth with Chelsea or Leicester Texas and last Saturday on the the lead with Power. Court of Arbitration for Sport Yet the prize that has gain re-entry to the Champi- the other sides likely to profit. Indianapolis road course. American Alexander Ros- delivers its verdict on City’s ap- eluded them is the one ons League even after any The likes of Arsenal and A.J. Foyt (1964) and Al Un- si won last year’s lone Road peal against a two-season ban most desired – the Champi- ban is over. Tottenham could also look to ser (1971) are the only other America race. from European competitions. ons League. City made 93 million eu- benefit next season if City’s The stakes could not be ros from UEFA prize money ban is upheld in full. higher for the English side, Guardiola’s last shot? and TV rights from last sea- The stakes are also high who have always strongly No matter the outcome on son’s Champions League, for European football’s gov- denied any wrongdoing over Monday, City will have the with gate receipts and extra erning body. allegations they deliberately chance to do so in August as sponsorship revenue from The system which limits inflated the value of income they resume their Champions Manchester City’s Spanish Europe’s premier club com- clubs to not losing more than from sponsors with links to League campaign with a 2-1 manager Pep Guardiola dur- petition added to that tally. €30 million with exceptions the Abu Dhabi United Group, lead over Real Madrid from ing the English Premier League It would be almost im- for some costs such as youth also owned by City owner the first leg of their last 16 tie. match against Brighton and possible for the club to lose development and women’s Sheikh Mansour, to avoid That could be the last Hove Albion on Saturday. (AFP) that level of revenue for two teams over a three-year peri- falling foul of FFP regulations chance for some of City’s big- years and remain FFP-com- od has helped cut debt across between 2012 and 2016. gest names to win the Cham- in charge in two years’ time. pliant without cutting costs European football. In February, UEFA im- pions League for the club as Star players such as Kevin on transfer fees and wages, or But its detractors point posed a fine of 30 million eu- a two-year ban would have De Bruyne and Raheem Ster- selling players. to the fact it maintains the ros ($32 million, £25 million) severe consequences for the ling are also unlikely to want status quo with traditional on City as well as suspending club’s finances. to waste two of their peak Man Utd to benefit? giants like Barcelona, Real them from European competi- Manager Pep Guardiola’s years without Champions Even more painfully for City, Madrid and Bayern Mu- Scott Dixon, driver of the #9 PNC Bank Ganassi Racing Honda, celebrates tions for the next two seasons. contract runs until the end of League football. Manchester United could be nich always enjoying bigger in Victory Lane after winning Race 1 of the NTT IndyCar Series Rev Group Since the takeover 12 the 2020/21 season and the “Two years would be one of the major beneficiaries budgets thanks to their large Grand Prix at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on Sunday. (AFP) years ago, City’s fortunes Catalan is unlikely to still be long. One year is something of their exclusion. global fanbases.