F1 2022 season preview: New designs, new drivers but one familiar rivalry
By Issy Ronald, CNN
Abu Dhabi Sport News
Bottas can "definitely fight" to extend 101 race Q3 streak
The Finn progressed into Q3 in all 101 of his starts for Mercedes, notching 20 poles during that time, in a streak that stretches back to his Williams farewell in the 2016 Abu Dhabi GP.
Hamilton se pone en lo peor
Mercedes no está fingiendo, el W13 está lejos de la cabeza y a pesar del cuarto tiempo de Russell, Hamilton se quedó noveno en la tabla de tiempos. El inglés admite que no llevan los mismos reglajes: «No lo sé, no me mirado al coche de George. Probamos cosas diferentes, pero no he seguido lo que ha hecho. Me centro en los problemas que tengo yo».
Champion Max Verstappen sets the pace in Bahrain GP practice
Formula One champion Max Verstappen edged out Charles Leclerc to the fastest time in Friday's practice for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as Red Bull and Ferrari lived up to their pre-season hype while Mercedes appeared to be on the back foot. The 24-year-old lapped the 5.4km floodlit Sakhir track in one minute 31.936 seconds, beating Leclerc by 0.087 seconds. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was over half a second back in third. “It’s been a positive day for us, really,” said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. “Both in the warmer conditions earlier in the day and that last session, the short run and the long run both looked pretty decent ... we’re pretty satisfied with today’s running.” Verstappen, who sealed his first title at a controversial season finale in Abu Dhabi last year, had ended last week’s pre-season test at the same Sakhir track with the fastest time.
F1 | Libres 2 en Bahréin: Verstappen contra Ferrari y una agradable sorpresa de Alonso
Hay Red Bull, hay Ferrari, así que el arranque del Mundial de Fórmula 1 se presenta apasionante. Hay ingredientes para dar espectáculo: dos coches geniales y parejos a partes iguales con puntos fuertes y menos fuertes. El RB18 vuela en las curvas a pesar del vendaval que sobrevuela Sakhir, que se marchará el domingo. El F1-75 es una bestia en las rectas, con el mejor motor de la parrilla actual, aunque suene presuntuoso viniendo de donde venían. La fábrica de Maranello parece haber dado la vuelta a la tortilla en el invierno, como si eso fuera tan fácil, aunque alguna ventaja debían tener en 2022 aquellos que renunciaron tan pronto a ser competitivos en 2021.
US basketball star detained in Russia, in shadow of Ukraine war
WASHINGTON: Detained for more than a month in Russia, US basketball star Brittney Griner has become an unlikely victim of the war in Ukraine — and the best way to free her remains a crucial question. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion, was detained in Moscow airport on February 17 on charges of carrying vape cartridges that contained cannabis oil in her luggage. She was immediately placed in a detention center, and on Thursday a Russian court extended her arrest until May 19. The 31-year-old — one of few women who can “dunk” a ball and considered one of the best players in the world — faces up to 10 years in prison. Griner was in Russia to play club basketball before the US season resumed, a common practice for American players, who can earn much higher salaries in foreign leagues than on domestic teams.
Coach’s strife with players distracts from Morocco’s World Cup mission
RIYADH: In April 2018, just two months before the start of the World Cup, Japan fired Vahid Halilhodžić, the head coach who had taken them through a successful qualification campaign. There now seems to be the imminent possibility that history will repeat itself in Morocco.
UFC confirms return to Abu Dhabi in October
The UFC has confirmed they’ll be returning to Abu Dhabi for UFC 281 on October 22.