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Hulkenberg to start British GP at 9th position
Silverstone (England): Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg will start Sunday’s Formula 1 British Grand Prix in ninth position after he clocked one minute, 33.673 seconds in Saturday’s qualifying at the historic Silverstone Circuit here on Saturday.
Hulkenberg’s Mexican teammate could not qualify for Q3 and will start the race in 11th position after clocking 1:34.268 in Q2.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton topped the time sheets and will start on pole at his home Grand Prix followed by teammate Nico Rosberg, who finished a 10th of a second slower. Williams’ Felipe Massa will start third.
The British GP is the ninth round of the 19-race season. The circuit is 5.8 km long and has 18 corners while the race will be run over 52 laps.
Germany’s Hulkenberg is in ninth spot in the drivers’ championship with 18 points followed by Perez, who is 12th with 13 points. In the constructors’ standings, Force India are fifth with 31 points, 24 behind Red Bull and two ahead of Lotus.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
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.