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Ricciardo gets grid penalty for Australian GP
Melbourne, March 23 (IANS) Red Bull’s Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo was handed a three-spot grid penalty and two penalty points on Friday for not slowing down enough when the red flag was waved during the second practice session for Formula One’s first Grand Prix of the season here.
The International Automobile Federation (FIA), which stressed the seriousness of violating a red flag condition, decided to reduce the sanction since Ricciardo slowed his car as much as he could and given that “no danger was created”, reports Efe.
“The Stewards therefore are imposing a lesser penalty than usual, and impose a three-grid place penalty and two penalty points,” the statement read.
The Australian driver explained to FIA that an error might have occurred in reading his car’s dashboard.
Red Bull commented on the incident, saying “tough news for our Aussie who has received a three place grid penalty for a red flag violation. Expect a fired up Honey Badger this weekend!”
The Australian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday.
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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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