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14 Monday, July 13, 2020 Sports Dominant Hamilton cruises to 85th win in Mercedes one-two AFP STYRIAN GRAND PRIX RESULTS SPIELBERG (AUSTRIA) 1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1hr 22mins 50.683sec 2. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) at 13.719sec LEWIS Hamilton secured his 3. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull-Honda) 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. Lando Norris (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. Lance Stroll (CAN/Racing Point-Mercedes) 1:02.453 a one-two finish in Sunday’s 8. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Renault) 1:02.591 Styrian Grand Prix. 9. Carlos Sainz (ESP/McLaren-Renault) 1 lap The six-time world cham- 10. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/AlphaTauri-Honda) 1 lap pion bounced back from a 11. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari) 1 lap disappointing season-opening 12. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap Austrian Grand Prix on the 13. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap 14. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA/Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari) 1 lap same Red Bull Ring circuit a 15. Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri-Honda) 1 lap week earlier with a consum- 16. George Russell (GBR/Williams-Mercedes) 2 laps mate display. 17. Nicholas Latifi (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: Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari): accident 2nd lap, Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari): accident 5th lap, ished 13.7 seconds adrift Esteban Ocon (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 Formula One 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 Safety Car 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.