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Vettel secures pole for Mexican GP
Mexico, Oct 29 (IANS) Germany’s Sebastian Vettel snagged pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix after a hard-fought battle with Max Verstappen, while Lewis Hamilton will start from the third spot as he seeks to clinch his fourth Formula One title.
Vettel, who drives for Ferrari, posted a best-lap time of 1 minute 16.488 seconds in the third and final round of qualifying to secure pole position for the 50th time in his career on Saturday, reports Efe.
He barely beat out Red Bull’s Verstappen, whose best time was just 0.086 seconds slower.
Hamilton had started first on the grid in the last three F1 races but was well off the pace of the top two qualifiers on Saturday at the Hermanos Rodriguez Autodrome in Mexico City.
Even so, the Mercedes driver (331 points) can clinch his third F1 title of the past four years with a fifth-place finish or better in Sunday’s race.
Hamilton has a virtually insurmountable 66-point lead over second-place driver Vettel (265 points) with just three races remaining in the 20-race season.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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