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FIA and F1 honour victims of Paris attacks at Brazilian GP

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Sao Paulo: The International Automobile Federation and Formula One drivers paid tribute to the victims of the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris that killed at least 129 people.

The attacks on Friday night in French capital Paris also left over 352 people injured.

“The FIA and its 236 affiliated members in more than 140 countries globally share the grief of the families of the victims in the terrorist attacks in Paris,” cited the FIA as saying on its website.

“The FIA community expresses its solidarity with those affected by this insufferable tragedy.”

At the Brazilian GP on Sunday, Nico Rosberg of Mercedes eventually beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton to win his consecutive race and clinch second place in the season standings with one race to run in Abu Dhabi.

Before the race, the F1 drivers wore black arm bands on their pre-race parade “as a sign of mourning and tribute to the victims of the Paris tragedy and as a gesture of solidarity with their families and loved ones,” an FIA statement said.

A French flag with a black ribbon on it was carried on the truck used during the drivers’ parade. The same flag was displayed on the world television feed as well on 13.11.2015, the date of the tragedy.

At the start line, Paris-based Romain Grosjean held a French flag alongside other F1 drivers, Interlagos fell silent.

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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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