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Max Verstappen completes majestic season with record-breaking triumph
ABU DHABI: Max Verstappen completed a majestic and record-breaking season in familiar style on Sunday when he cruised to a record-increasing 19th win of the year for Red Bull at an action-packed Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The three-time world champion came home 17.993 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc whose bold drive was not enough for the Italian team to claim the runners-up place in the constructors’ championship. That went, finally, to Mercedes by just three points as although Sergio Perez came home second behind Verstappen on the road he was relegated to fourth with a five-second penalty, for a mid-race clash with McLaren’s Lando Norris, which promoted George Russell to third. Norris was fifth ahead of his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, Yuki Tsunoda of Alpha Tauri and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in the second Mercedes. Verstappen ended the season as the only driver to complete every lap of the season, more than 1000 laps led, and also broke Jim Clark’s 1963 record for the highest percentage of laps led in a season. “An incredible season,” said Verstappen, who also paid tribute to retirement-bound Alpha Tauri boss Franz Tost who nurtured his early F1 career. “I felt quite emotional on the in-lap as it’s the last time in this car that has given me such a lot. Russell said: “It was really tense at the end as the tires were dropping off, but it’s a massive relief to bring the car home P3.
Teams already eyeing 2024 Formula 1 calendar as season ends at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
ABU DHABI: After 22 races, the 10 teams who started in Bahrain have experienced mixed fortunes.
Al-Hilal’s 9-0 thrashing of Al-Hazm sees Riyadh giants restore four-point lead atop SPL
RIYADH: Al-Hilal sent a message to the rest of Saudi Arabia with the biggest-ever win in the Roshn Saudi League, a 9-0 thrashing of Al-Hazm that restored their four-point lead over Al-Nassr in second. They meet next Friday, and mouths are already starting to water.
Hasil Liga Jerman: Leverkusen Menang, Dortmund Comeback
Pekan ke-12 Bundesliga Jerman sedang berlangsung. Bayer Leverkusen menang melawan Werder Bremen dan Borussia Dortmund melakukan comeback atas Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Cologne Vs Bayern: Die Roten Menang Berkat Gol Kane, Puncaki Klasemen
Bayern Munich sukses mengalahkan tuan rumah Cologne 1-0 di lanjutan Liga Jerman. Hasil itu melambungkan Bayern ke puncak klasemen, menggusur Bayer Leverkusen.
Brazil forward Rodrygo denounces racist abuse on social media after match against Argentina
MADRID: Brazil forward Rodrygo has been the target of racist abuse on social media following the World Cup qualifying game against Argentina.
Prosecutors seek jail term for ex-Brazil star Alves over rape charge
BARCELONA: Spanish prosecutors are seeking a nine-year jail term for former Brazil star Dani Alves who is accused of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. Prosecutors have also demanded the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain full-back, who has been in jail in Spain since his arrest in January, pay his alleged victim 150,000 euros ($163,500) in compensation, according to a copy of his indictment seen by AFP on Thursday. A date for his trial had not yet been set. The 40-year-old has maintained that he had consensual sex with his accuser. “I have a really clear conscience regarding what happened that night in the bathroom of the VIP area of the Sutton nightclub,” he told Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia in an interview published in June, his first since his arrest. “What happened and what didn’t happen.