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Can Fernando Alonso take any more pain? That, essentially, was the question facing the two-time world champion at the final round of the 2015 Formula One season, where it emerged that Alonso may decide to take a sabbatical in the 2016 campaign. At the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, McLaren-Honda chairman Ron Dennis suggested Alonso, who finished a lowly 17th in the drivers’ standings, would seriously...
Published: November 30, 2015
Mercedes signed off in style at the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, securing their 16th race win of the Formula One season and setting a new record for one-two finishes. Nico Rosberg led home Lewis Hamilton for their 12th of the year—beating their own record of 11 from 2014. Behind them, it was business as usual for Ferrari. The Italian team have been second-best all year long and, on Sunday, Kimi...
Published: November 30, 2015
A 48-18 drubbing of Worcester Warriors saw Saracens advance their campaign as Aviva Premiership leaders on Saturday, and Mark McCall’s squad have had plenty of star performers this season. In France’s Top 14, Toulon injected some much-needed life into their season after beating leaders Clermont Auvergne 35-9 at Marcel Michelin, while Dan Carter took in Racing 92’s 28-13 victory over...
Published: November 29, 2015
Nico Rosberg claimed his third consecutive Formula One victory in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final round of the 2015 season. After winning from pole position in Mexico and Brazil, the German once again controlled the race from start to finish at the Yas Marina circuit, with his sixth victory ensuring this year has been his most statistically successful in F1 to date. Rosberg‘s best,...
Published: November 29, 2015
Nico Rosberg completed a hat-trick of victories to end the 2015 Formula One season in a relatively uneventful race on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. Even with those three wins, though, in Mexico, Brazil and now the United Arab Emirates, Rosberg finished the year 59 points adrift of his Mercedes team-mate, back-to-back world champion, Lewis Hamilton. With 25 points awarded for a victory, that gap underscores...
Published: November 29, 2015
Nico Rosberg of Mercedes won the 2015 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday after a fascinating duel with team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the final race of the season. The German’s quicker switch to soft tyres proved pivotal to the result, as Hamilton reacted slower to the technical change. Formula One confirmed the race result on social media: Here are the final world championship standings for the season,...
Published: November 29, 2015
An argument can be made that Fabian Johnson is the best outfield player in the United States men’s national soccer team’s current talent pool. The 27-year-old midfielder backed up those credentials this week with three goals in two games for Borussia Monchengladbach. In addition to Johnson’s success for his club at the domestic and continental levels, a few other USMNT-eligible...
Published: November 29, 2015
Toulon got their domestic season back on track on Saturday after the French heavy-hitters defeated Top 14 leaders Clermont Auvergne 35-9 in their own backyard. The European champions weren’t the only team to make major strides in league competition, though, as Saracens, Exeter Chiefs, Wasps and Northampton Saints each continued good Premiership form. Wasps did suffer a major blow, however,...
Published: November 28, 2015
At the halfway stage of the 2015 Formula One season, when it became obvious that Lewis Hamilton was waltzing his way toward his third title, we proposed an alternative strategy for Nico Rosberg. Rather than trying to beat Hamilton in a head-to-head fight, failing miserably and then allowing himself to be tormented by finishing second every weekend, Rosberg—according to our logic—should...
Published: November 28, 2015
The 2015 Formula One season reaches its climax on Sunday, where freshly crowned champion Lewis Hamilton will have his opportunity to stage a lap of honour at Yas Marina Circuit. The Mercedes driver has already won this race on two occasions, and despite seeing team-mate Nico Rosberg enjoy a hot streak of late, this is Hamilton’s chance to end on the highest of high notes. Abu Dhabi provides...