Captain Kohli starsars in India’ss T20I win over Australiaa PAGE 18 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018 Arsenal beat Bournemouth to extend unbeaten Premier League run PAGE 19 PREMIER LEAGUE BURNLEY VS NEWCASTLE UNITED Champ Hamilton ends season with ‘cool’ win Incident-filled race sees Hulkenberg crash AFP ABU DHABI The Boca Juniors team bus leaving their hotel on the way to Monu- mental Stadium in Buenos Aires on Saturday to play the second leg NEW five-time Formula One match of the all-Argentine Copa Libertadores final against River Plate, champion Lewis Hamilton before it was attacked by River fans. (AFP) kept his cool in a incident- filled final Grand Prix of the season on Sunday to claim his ‘Shameful’ Boca bus 11th win of the campaign in Abu Dhabi. The 33-year-old Briton, who started from his 83rd attack forces Copa pole position, came home 2.5 seconds ahead of his main ti- tle rival, four-time champion Libertadores final Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, on the day Fernando Alonso bade farewell to F1. postponement Retirement-bound Alonso finished just outside the points AFP such an important match.” positions for McLaren as the BUENOS AIRES His River counterpart, two-time champion taking Rodolfo D’Onofrio added: “As 11th in his 311th and final GP. SATURDAY’S “superclasico” an Argentine and as a football Hamilton’s win came after Copa Libertadores final sec- leader, I find this shameful.” a race that began with an hor- ond leg between Argentine Despite the bus travelling rific opening lap crash from arch rivals River Plate and through the streets of the up- which Nico Hulkenberg es- Boca Juniors was postponed market Nunez neighborhood caped unhurt despite his Re- following a “shameful” attack towards River’s ground under nault car catching ablaze and on the Boca team bus that left police guard, it came under fire barrel-rolling into the track- players affected by smoke in- from projectiles thrown by a side barriers. Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after winning the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix race at the Yas Marina halation and broken glass. group of the home side’s fans. Hamilton’s victory com- circuit in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. (AFP) Alejandro Dominguez, After the match was post- pleted a season of total domi- the president of competi- poned, there were scuffles and nance for the Englishman. “I RESULTS afterwards. tion organisers Conmebol several arrests outside the am so happy right now,” he Ocon responded by regain- told FOX television that the ground between as supporters said, before praising Vettel. “I POS DRIVER TEAM TIME PTS ing his place on the straight two teams had agreed to the clashed with police. know next year he’s going to 1. L. Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:39:40.382 25 and this was repeated be- postponement. After Conmebol’s origi- come back stronger.” 2. S. Vettel (Ferrari) +2.581s 18 fore, at the third attempt, the “I want to congratulate nal decision just to delay the Vettel responded gener- 3. M. Verstappen (Red Bull) +12.706s 15 Dutchman made it stick short- both club presidents because match, Boca veteran Carlos ously. “He deserves to be ly before Kimi Raikkonen, in 4. D. Ricciardo (Red Bull) +15.379s 12 there has been a gentleman’s Tevez spoke to Fox television champion,” Vettel said. “It’s his farewell outing for Ferrari, agreement between them,” and complained: “We’re not been a tough year and I tried 5. V. Bottas (Mercedes) +47.957s 10 lost power and retired, park- said Dominguez, head of in a condition to play. They’re until the last lap.” 6. C. Sainz Jr. (Renault) +72.548s 8 ing on the pit straight. South American football’s forcing us to play.” Dutchman Max Verstappen 7. C. Leclerc (Sauber) +90.789s 6 This triggered a Virtual governing body. Boca players were left finished nearly 13 seconds back 8. S. Perez (Racing Point) +91.275s 4 Safety Car intervention that “In these conditions the coughing and teary eyed after in third, ahead of his team- Lewis Hamilton steers his car during Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix 9. R. Grosjean (Haas) +1 Lap 2 saw Hamilton, on lap seven, game was distorted. One the attack that shattered sev- mate Daniel Ricciardo -- who is 2018 at Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday. (EPA-EFE) 10. K. Magnussen (Haas) +1 Lap 1 pit to change to harder tyres. team couldn’t play and the eral of their bus’s windows. moving to Renault after 100th 11. F. Alonso (McLaren) +1 Lap 0 Bottas took the lead and other doesn’t want to play “They attacked us from race for Red Bull – and Valtteri start from his 11th pole of the Constructor Standings 12. B. Hartley (Toro Rosso) +1 Lap 0 Hamilton rejoined in fifth, the against a rival that isn’t in the everywhere,” said Boca cap- Bottas in the second Mercedes. season to draw clear of Bottas. 13. L. Stroll (Williams) +1 Lap 0 racing resuming on lap nine, right conditions.” tain Pablo Perez, who was Carlos Sainz came home Drama then intervened 1. Mercedes 655pts; 2. Ferrari 571; 3. Red Bull 14. S. Vandoorne (McLaren) +1 Lap 0 and after a series of pit visits Racing Tag Heur 419; 4. Renault 122; 5. Haas Ferrari Conmebol originally de- taken to a local hospital for sixth for Renault ahead of Fer- when Hulkenberg tangled 15. S. Sirotkin (Williams) +1 Lap 0 from the leading drivers, Hamil- layed the match more than treatment before returning to rari-bound Charles Leclerc of with Grosjean and was sent 93; 6. McLaren Renault 62; 7. Force India Mercedes ton eventually retook first place. 52; 8. Sauber Ferrari 48; 9. Scuderia Toro Rossi 16. P. Gasly (Toro Rosso) DNF 0 two hours when Boca players the ground. Sauber, Sergio Perez of Force into an airborne roll that saw Honda 33; 10. Williams Mercedes 7. With 20 laps remaining, it were affected by tear gas and “Pablo has just returned India, Romain Grosjean, who him crash violently into the 17. E. Ocon (Racing Point) DNF 0 was clear Bottas and Mercedes broken glass after their team from hospital and has a band- had tangled with Hulkenberg on barriers as flames erupted. 18. M. Ericsson (Sauber) DNF 0 were struggling with tyre-wear bus was pelted with “pepper age on his eye,” added Tevez, the opening lap, and his Haas “Get me out,” pleaded the re-starting after five laps with 19. K. Raikkonen (Ferrari) DNF 0 and Vettel took advantage, spray, sticks and stones” on a former Manchester United, team-mate Kevin Magnussen. German in his burning vehi- Hamilton resuming as leader. 20. N. Hülkenberg (Renault) DNF 0 sweeping past for second be- the way to the stadium. Manchester City and Juventus On a hot evening at the Yas cle. “There’s fire. There’s fire.” “I’m very sorry for him hind Hamilton to set up a dra- “It’s a very sad day, there forward. Marina Circuit, after a series of He was unhurt and climbed (Hulkenberg), but there was falling to 10th. His progress matic finale. Bottas briefly held are a few misfits at every club,” “Other team-mates have farewells and pre-race theatre out after his car was manually nowhere I could go,” said included a passing move at off an attack from Verstappen said Boca president Daniel cuts. We’ve only just been able that included flag-waving Hol- rolled back by the marshals, Grosjean. the hairpin on Esteban Ocon, on lap 38 but could not resist Angelici. “This should shame to breathe well because we lywood star Will Smith, the who extinguished the blaze. On resumption, Hamilton the Frenchman who had col- the Dutchman as they banged us as a society and I find it very were affected by the gas. We engines out-roared the hype The race was red-flagged pulled 1.2 seconds clear while lided with him in Brazil – and wheels as he passed at Turn 11, sad that we have to reschedule can’t play like this,” said Tevez. as Hamilton made a perfect as a Safety Car was deployed, Verstappen fought back after been shoved and threatened before falling behind Ricciardo. Rai holds off Fitzpatrick to claim HK Open Alonso bows out of Formula One, AFP a simple putt curled around the HONG KONG lip and away from the hole. Rai held his nerve coming gets a champion’s send-off ENGLAND’S Aaron Rai held down onto the final green, tak- off a determined charge from ing two shots to putt and se- REUTERS tyre-smoking spins on the pit of this sport,” said the Span- compatriot Matthew Fitzpat- It feels cure victory at the $2-million ABU DHABI straight in front of the crowd. iard, who won his titles with rick to win the Hong Kong incredible (to lift purse tournament. “It has been a pleasure rac- Renault in 2005 and 2006. Open by one stroke on Sun- He carded a 17 under par FERNANDO Alonso bowed ing with these champions and “I came from a country day, claiming his first win on the trophy). It total of 263 over the four days. out of Formula One on Sun- I feel privileged. Thanks to with no (F1) tradition, from a the European Tour at a rain- will take a few “Obviously it was disap- day with a champion’s send- everyone and to Formu- go-kart driver, my father was sodden Fanling. days to sink in.