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Hamilton lifts Russian GP trophy

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Sochi (Russia): Formula One Mercedes’ driver Lewis Hamilton claimed the Russian Grand Prix title here, a media report said.

Hamilton has now collected 302 points to lead the drivers’ standings and can win his third career title at the next race in Texas, while his Mercedes team retained the constructors’ title, as per reported.

Hamilton started second behind main rival and teammate Nico Rosberg, on Sunday, who failed to finish due to a throttle problem.

Hamilton then cruised to victory in one hour, 37 minutes and 11.024 seconds, leading by 5.9 seconds over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, with Sergio Perez third for Force India, 23 seconds further behind.

Hamilton’s 42nd career win took him past his boyhood hero Ayrton Senna on the all-time list and it was Hamilton’s ninth victory of the season and the 12th for Mercedes. With four races to go, Hamilton leads Vettel by 66 points and Rosberg by 73.

Mercedes’ second straight constructors’ title was decided after the race when the stewards penalised Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen for crashing into Valtteri Bottas’ Williams on the last lap.

Felipe Massa was fourth for Williams, with Russian driver Daniil Kvyat elevated to fifth because of Raikkonen’s penalty.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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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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