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| Karthikeyan punished for impeding Schumacher Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:36 AM PDT  HRT Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan of India drives during the qualifying session for the Indian F1 Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi on October 29, 2011. ― Reuters pic The good news for the Chennai-born driver was that he qualified 22nd and will still start 23rd ― but on the clean side of the grid ― for struggling HRT after others also picked up penalties. Schumacher, the sport's most successful driver with seven championships and 91 wins, starts 11th for Mercedes. ― Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Abu Dhabi draw first blood in Volvo Ocean Race Posted: 29 Oct 2011 07:28 AM PDT  Volvo Ocean Race boats cross the start line during the first in-port race in Alicante on October 29, 2011, a week before the official start of leg one between Alicante and Capetown. ― Reuters pic Skippered by British double Olympic silver medallist Ian Walker, Abu Dhabi took an early lead in their sleek black 70-foot yacht Azzam before storming across the line to claim the six points awarded for victory. Puma Ocean Racing, with Prince Carl Philip of Sweden on board, were second in the six-team race, more than 14 minutes down, and took five points. Camper were third, a further two minutes behind, and were awarded four points. The wind, which had earlier been gusting to around 17 knots, unexpectedly died in the middle stages leaving the huge vessels floundering just off the Spanish coast and prompting officials to shorten the race. "It's a great win and feels fantastic," Walker, who is leading the first Middle East bid to win the 65,000-km race, said in a television interview broadcast on the official website (http://www.volvooceanrace.com). "We rounded the first mark ahead but there was still a lot to do," added the 41-year-old. "It was very tricky (in the light air) and none of us were expecting it." Team Sanya, the first sole Chinese entry, were fourth (three points), Groupama, the first French entry since 1993-94, were fifth (two) and Team Telefonica of Spain sixth (one). The first ocean leg, for which 30 points are awarded to the winner, starts in Alicante on November 5 and ends in Cape Town, South Africa 10,800km away. ― Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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