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| Webber’s future not decided, say Red Bull Posted: 27 Mar 2013 08:30 AM PDT
"It's pure speculation that Mark will not drive with the team in 2014," Red Bull said when asked about comments by Webber's manager Flavio Briatore that he was sure the current lineup would not continue. "Mark's contract has been renewed for the last few years on an annual basis – he has continually chosen to drive for the team each year and the team has similarly wanted to continue working with him as he is an excellent driver and a competitive racer. "We are two races into the current season and it's far too early to be talking about 2014." Webber's future at a team who have won the last three championships has been called into question after Sunday's race led to a breakdown in trust between the drivers. World champion Sebastian Vettel overtook Webber, despite being instructed not to by the team because of the need to look after the tyres and save fuel. Webber, at 36 the oldest driver in Formula One, had turned his engine down in response to the orders from the pitwall and was furious with the 25-year-old German for putting himself above the team. Others, including Briatore, questioned who was really in charge at Red Bull. The Italian, who was banned from Formula One after the Renault team he led were found to have ordered Brazilian Nelson Piquet junior to crash deliberately to help his team mate Fernando Alonso, accused Horner of weakness in a RAI radio chatshow in Italy. Red Bull pointed out that a weak principal would not have steered the team to three successive titles – a feat only ever managed by three other outfits – while managing such a competitive pairing. The team added that the pairing of Webber and Vettel had won 35 races, taken 80 podiums and 13 one-two finishes since their first season together in 2009. "This successful period includes some spells of intense on-track rivalry between the two drivers, which began in Turkey 2010 and has seen both drivers ignoring team orders at different times," it said. "The team has managed the situation each time in its own way behind closed doors." – Reuters |
| Melbourne to host 2015 Asian Cup opener, final in Sydney Posted: 27 Mar 2013 07:58 AM PDT
Melbourne would also host the opening ceremony before the three-week, 32-match tournament culminates in the final at Sydney's Stadium Australia on Jan. 31, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said today. "Looking at the progress made so far and Australia's rich sporting culture, I expect this AFC Asian Cup to be better than all previous editions," AFC vice president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said in a statement. Brisbane, Canberra and Newcastle are the three other venues for the 16th edition of the tournament, which Australian Sports Minister Kate Lundy believes will strengthen the country's image as a major sporting nation. "The spin-off from the cup will be enormous for Australia with a global TV audience of more than 2.5 billion people expected and an estimated 45,000 international visitors set to visit our shores," she said. As well as the hosts, North Korea, reigning champions Japan and 2011 third-placed finishers South Korea have already booked their places at the 16-team finals. – Reuters |
MELBOURNE, March 27 – The 2015 Asian Cup will kick off in Melbourne on Jan. 9 with local organisers confident the event can showcase Australia's capability of hosting world class sporting events.| 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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