Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull teammate Mark Webber cleared the air after Sunday’s season-ending race in Abu Dhabi, the German said on Tuesday.
Vettel, who won the finale to finish above Australian teammate Webber and Spain’s Fernando Alonso, said the rivalry in the team had made both drivers perform better during the season and that speculation about their differences had been exaggerated.
“Obviously there were times when we had different opinions, but I think that’s normal. When you’re running at the same level you’re going to get in each other’s way and you’re going to try to get whatever advantage you can,” Vettel told a televised news conference in Salzburg.
“That’s all fine and that’s how you push each other on. It wasn’t always easy. I think the talk we had after the race and after the season was good for both of us,” he added.
The rivalry between Vettel and Webber flared at times during the season, with the Australian triggering a favoritism furry in July when he won the British Grand Prix.
He said over the team radio “not bad for a No. 2” after Red Bull had taken a new-specification front wing off his car for qualifying and handed it to Vettel.
The two Red Bull drivers also collided while running one-two in Turkey in May.
“I think we were able to put it all into words quite well,” Vettel said of his post-season meeting with Webber.
“It would be wrong to say ‘What happened during the season was all rubbish and now everything is rosy.’ Obviously there were moments, but it never went as far as the people on the outside expected,” Vettel added.
Aaliyah Edwards on Monday pulled off the stunner of the opening round of the Unrivaled one-on-one tournament, beating top-seeded Breanna Stewart 12-0. The tournament to be played over three days featured 23 of the WNBA’s 36 players. A few had other commitments and a couple others were out with injuries. Stewart got the ball first against Edwards and missed a contested layup. Edwards then hit a three-pointer from the corner and a jumper from the elbow to go up 5-0. The player who scores keeps the basketball. Edwards hit two layups and a three-pointer to seal the win. Stewart, a two-time WNBA Most Valuable Player,
SPEEDSKATER: Her bronze medal ended Taiwan’s run at the Asian Winter Games without a medal since the nation first participated in the second iteration in 1990 Speedskater Chen Ying-chu yesterday made history as the first athlete representing Taiwan to secure a medal at the Asian Winter Games. Competing at the HIC Speedskating Oval in Harbin, China, Chen clocked 10.510 seconds in the women’s 100m event, finishing third behind South Koreans Lee Na-hyum and Kim Min-sun, who posted times of 10.501 and 10.505 seconds respectively. Her bronze medal ended Taiwan’s drought at the Asian Winter Games since the nation first participated in the second iteration in 1990. This year’s Games mark Chen’s debut at the event. Previously excelling in roller speedskating, she won six medals at world championships before transitioning
Taiwan’s Lin Yun-ju and Kao Cheng-jui were defeated by their Chinese counterparts 3-0 on Saturday in the men’s doubles final at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash. Lin and Kao received their silver medals after being defeated by third-seeded duo Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin of China 2-11, 4-11, 11-13. The Taiwan pair were left playing catch-up early in the match after the Chinese duo proved unstoppable in the first and second game. Although Lin and Kao picked up their pace in the third game and at one point took a 10-8 lead, they were crucially unable to take
Australia yesterday won two of four races on the first day of the SailGP Sydney event on Sydney Harbour to finish the day atop the points table ahead of Britain and a French team who made an outstanding return after missing the first two events of the season. Australia also had a third and a second placing, finishing the day with 37 points, ahead of Britain with 32 points and France with 27. Britain won the second race of the day and Switzerland, who won the first race, were in fourth place overall. Australia’s prowess in the start box was again the