Sergio Perez claimed the first F1 win of his career for Racing Point at the 190th attempt in an astonishing Sakhir Grand Prix as a Mercedes tyre mix-up followed by a puncture cost George Russell a fairy-tale victory of his own in Bahrain. Renault’s Esteban Ocon also made his debut on the F1 podium with Perez’s teammate Lance Stroll third.
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England clinched the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup as Owen Farrell kicked the winning points in sudden death to beat France’s brave young side 22-19 at Twickenham. Les Bleus’ side contained no members of the starting XV which beat England in the Guinness Six Nations in February
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Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean has announced he will not take part in next week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in order to focus on recovering from burns suffered in his opening lap crash last weekend. The race was set to be his last in the sport as his contract was not extended with the US team.
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Mercedes’ Valterri Bottas pipped his stand-in teammate George Russel to pole by 20 milliseconds ahead of the Sakhir Grand Prix with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third. Russell, sitting in for Covid positive Lewis Hamilton has impressed many with his qualifying performance.
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A brace from Keith Earls ensured Ireland finished 2020 on a high as they came from behind to defeat Scotland 31-16 and secure third place in the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup.
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