FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 12 Money could influence Haas F1 driver lineup for 2021 Bayern begin title defence in style, Real stunned Coman dazzles as Bayern open Champions League title defence by routing Atletico Real Madrid lose 2-3 to• Shakhtar Donetsk in dramatic encounter AFP | Paris Haas’ Kevin Magnussen and Haas’ Romain Grosjean pictured ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix ayern Munich began their defence of the Champi- Reuters | London Bons League title in omi- nous fashion by crushing Atlet- S-owned Haas will have a But some people have ico Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday, Unew Formula One driver got sponsorship they while Liverpool and Manches- lineup for 2021 after announc- bring with them so we ter City also won but Real Ma- ing the departure of Romain drid suffered a shock defeat. Grosjean and Kevin Magnus- are looking at all the Madrid, the record 13-time sen, and money could play a options out there as European champions, went part in deciding their replace- well down to a 3-2 home loss against ments. GUENTHER STEINER Shakhtar Donetsk, showing how Team boss Guenther Stein- far Zinedine Zidane’s side are er told reporters in a video end of the year, also has strong just now from the standards be- conference at the Portuguese sponsorship and plenty of ex- ing set by Bayern. Grand Prix that the team had perience. Two months after scoring the Kingsley Coman (M) of Bayern Munich kicks the ball past Stefan Savic of Atletico Madrid (l) and goalkeeper Jan Oblak (r) plenty of options but he did not Ferrari are meanwhile winner in the final against Paris want to talk about any names looking to place some of their Saint-Germain in Lisbon, King- A deflected Zlatko Junuzovic Real are already up against or numbers on the short list. young drivers, with Michael sley Coman put Bayern ahead goal put the hosts in front, but it in Group B, even if rivals Frenchman Grosjean, 34, Schumacher’s 21-year-old son against Atletico in Group A and Vitali Lisakovich headed in to Inter Milan and Borussia Mo- has been at Haas since 2016 Mick leading the Formula Two later scored a stunning individ- earn the Russian side a point. enchengladbach cancelled each with Danish driver Magnus- championship and a strong ual effort to wrap up the victory other out in a 2-2 draw at San sen, 28, joining in 2017 but candidate for Haas or Alfa Ro- at an empty Allianz Arena. Disastrous night for Real KNOW WHAT Siro. both are now looking likely to meo. In between Leon Goretzka Real were 3-0 down at half- Romelu Lukaku scored twice quit the scene with few open- Britain’s Callum Ilott, an- and Corentin Tolisso were also time against Shakhtar at the for Inter, opening the scoring ings elsewhere on the grid. other Ferrari Academy driver on target for the German cham- Alfredo di Stefano stadium and It was Bayern’s 12th early in the second half and then Asked whether the Ferra- and second in the F2 standings, pions, with the latter’s strike a fell short with a second-half consecutive Champi- turning in a late equaliser. In ri-powered team, ninth in the had been due to take part in stunner from long-range. fightback to get their Europe- ons League win while between Ramy Bensebaini net- standings, might look for a Friday practice with Haas at “The winning goal in last sea- an campaign off to a disastrous ted a penalty for Gladbach and driver with financial backing, the Nuerburgring two weeks son’s final is a good motivator, start. the result for Atlet- Jonas Hofmann scored what he Steiner said talent was more ago but that was prevented by but it’s in the past now and we A depleted Shakhtar were ico equalled their thought was a late winner. important. bad weather. have fresh goals this season,” without 10 first-team players worst defeat under Liverpool shook off the ab- “But some people have got Steiner said the decision to Coman told Sky Sports. and nine members of staff due to Diego Simeone sence of Virgil van Dijk to edge sponsorship they bring with replace Grosjean and Magnus- It was Bayern’s 12th consec- coronavirus infections and had Ajax 1-0 behind closed doors in them so we are looking at all sen at the end of the season utive Champions League win seven starters aged 21 or under. Missing the injured Sergio Amsterdam in Group D. the options out there as well,” was made two to three weeks while the result for Atletico Strikes from Tete and Manor Ramos, Real have now won just Van Dijk is set to miss the rest he added. ago and the drivers were in- equalled their worst defeat un- Solomon, either side of a Raph- one of their last seven Champi- of the season with a knee injury Russian Formula Two driver formed last week. der Diego Simeone. ael Varane own-goal, gave the ons League home games. This but Jurgen Klopp’s side kept a Nikita Mazepin is the son of a Yesterday’s announcement, Bayern next go to Russia to Ukrainian champions a three- was also a second defeat in five clean sheet and took all three billionaire who tried to buy the he said, was timed to help play Lokomotiv Moscow, who goal half-time lead. days as they prepare to go to points after Nicolas Tagliafico Force India team, now Racing them. battled back to draw 2-2 at Red Luka Modric and Vinicius Barcelona for the Clasico on turned a Sadio Mane shot into Point, in 2018 before the even- “We could have kept it for Bull Salzburg on Wednesday. Junior pulled goals back and Saturday. his own net on 35 minutes. tual sale of assets to Canadian us for a while, and then just Eder put Lokomotiv ahead in Fede Valverde thought he had “We lacked a bit of everything, Pep Guardiola’s City made Lawrence Stroll. do it. But I think the guys were Austria, only for Dominik Szo- grabbed an injury-time equal- but above all our confidence, it three wins for English clubs Mexican Sergio Perez, who good with us in the last years,” boszlai to crash in a brilliant iser but his deflected shot was which is the most important this midweek as they came from is leaving Racing Point at the he said. equaliser. ruled out for an offside. thing,” said Zidane. behind at home to beat Porto 3-1. F1 revises testing protocols, says Racing Point’s Szafnauer India given all clear to quarantine in Sydney | Sydney Reuters undergo quarantine there be- fore playing six short-form Hulkenberg on ricket Australia have been internationals in Queensland • Cgiven the all clear for the and moving on to Adelaide for standby Portuguese GP India squad to quarantine in the first test in early Decem- Sydney ahead of their block- ber. AFP | London 2 buster test series around the The Indian and many of the dramatic late substitutions New Year. top Australian players will be ormula One has revised its were made by Nico The tourists had been sched- arriving from the UAE where Fprotocols for managing Cov- Hulkenberg for both uled to arrive in Brisbane and the IPL concludes on Nov. 10. id-19 testing after Racing Point Racing Point drivers this driver Lance Stroll fell ill at the season Eifel Grand Prix, but was not tested until he returned home, team boss Otmar Szafnauer said ing an event. on Friday. Szafnauer said he was confi- Szafnauer, who claimed Stroll dent the new protocol, coupled was suffering from a severe with Stroll’s negative test results stomach upset that led to him ahead of the Portuguese race, missing the race at the Nurbur- ensured the Canadian would gring, where he was replaced return. Nico Hulkenberg and Lance Stroll talk in the Paddock (file photo) by Nico Hulkenberg, said new “He had a negative test com- rules were being introduced af- have introduced a test you have Yet he had been unwell ing into this weekend. The prob- ter an examination of that case. to take 24 hours from (after) en- throughout that weekend with- ability of now giving a positive Speaking ahead of this week- tering the paddock – that’s new out taking a test that resulted in is low. Is it zero? I don’t know, I end’s Portuguese Grand Prix, for everybody in the paddock. proving he had the coronavirus. don’t know that much about it, where Hulkenberg is on stand- “It’s something they have Until now, all Formula One but it’s low,” he said. by in case Stroll is unfit to drive, changed. It’s a good idea to add members have been required “Nico is here as a precaution, Szafnauer said: “The world is another test.” to return a negative test prior but I’m confident Lance will be learning and the FIA (the sport’s Canadian Stroll, 21, left the to travel and take further tests in the car.” ruling body, the International Eifel event early on Sunday, fly- every five days. Szafnauer said he tests em- Motoring Federation) are learn- ing home to Switzerland, where The new in weekend test is ployees twice at the week and ing, we’re learning. he returned a positive test result designed to identify anyone who has returned six positives in “The FIA now, I understand, on Monday. develops the virus while attend- more than 15,000 tests..