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| Former F1 driver JJ Lehto sentenced for fatal boat crash Posted: 14 Dec 2011 06:49 AM PST
Finland's Lansi-Uudenmaan district court said that Jarvilehto (picture) was drunk and speeding on his boat in June 2010, when it hit a bridge support pillar in a canal in Raasepori, southern Finland. Jarvilehto denied he was driving the boat when the crash happened, although the court said the victim's injuries indicated he was a passenger and Jarvilehto was the driver. He is appealing the sentence, his lawyer told Finnish news agency STT. The 45-year-old, managed by compatriot and 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg, drove in Formula One between 1989 and 1994. His best result was a third place in a Dallara Judd in the 1991 San Marino Grand Prix. The Finn also raced for Onyx, Sauber and Benetton in his 62 race F1 career before switching to sportscars and winning the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1995 and 2005 with McLaren and Audi respectively. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Buzzing Barca eye perfect year, says Iniesta Posted: 14 Dec 2011 05:05 AM PST YOKOHAMA, Dec 14 — Barcelona are still buzzing from their clasico victory over Real Madrid as they bid to complete a perfect year by winning the Club World Cup, midfielder Andres Iniesta said today. Beating Real Madrid 3-1 at the Bernabeu last weekend to go top of La Liga, the perfect preparation for winning the inter-continental trophy for the second time in three years. "We're still buzzing from the win at Real," Iniesta said before tomorrow's semi-final against Asian champions Al Sadd of Qatar.  Iniesta said today that Barcelona were looking forward to taking home the trophy to "give ourselves a wonderful Christmas present." — Reuters pic "We respect our opponents but we want to take the trophy home to complete a perfect year and gives ourselves a wonderful Christmas present." The Catalan giants captured the Club World Cup in 2009 in Abu Dhabi by beating Argentina's Estudiantes in the final but lost to Brazil's Internacional in 2006 in Japan. "We have some bad memories from five years ago," said Iniesta. "It was a bitter pill to swallow but we've been able to turn those negative feelings into positives. "Losing to Internacional made us a stronger team and we'll show that this time. "Our motivation is sky high after beating Real but the Spanish league isn't won in December. We're fully focused on winning the Club World Cup now." Brazil's Santos await in Sunday's final after the South American champions beat J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol 3-1 in the first semi-final in Toyota. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insisted his side had no unfinished business in Japan despite getting ambushed in the 2006 final. "We are not here for revenge," he said. "Revenge is never a good motivation. For the past year and a half, Barca have passed every test and come through every challenge thrown at us. "We have had to come through a very tough Champions League competition to get here so we want to leave everything out there on the pitch and win the trophy. "It won't be easy. Anything can happen over 90 minutes of football and Al Sadd could end up in the final instead of us if we're not right on our game." Guardiola admitted, however, that his biggest problem was getting his players to adjust to the time difference after their 13-hour flight. "Some of them are waking up at two or three in the morning still," said Guardiola. "But you just have to deal with jet lag. We will be fine by tomorrow's semi-final." A trio of players, led by midfielder Xavi, blew the cobwebs away with a two-hour trip to Japan's ancient capital Kyoto — not to look at temples, but simply to ride the Bullet Train. "It's a rare opportunity to play on this stage so we want to savour it," Iniesta added. "We will need to put in a proper shift for 90 minutes and be at our maximum level to win." — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
HELSINKI, Dec 14 — Former Finnish Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jyrki Jarvilehto, who raced as JJ Lehto, was sentenced today to two years and four months in jail for a drunken boat accident which killed his friend.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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