Month: December 2020

5:22 AM ET Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was the big winner as Formula One’s governing body conducted its annual awards ceremony by video conferencing on Friday night due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mercedes driver was voted Personality of the Year by permanently accredited media and also received a joint FIA President Award with
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5:27 AM ET Ferrari Formula One boss Mattia Binotto says he still enjoys the full support of his superiors after the team’s worst season in 40 years and is targeting a return to the top three next year. 1 Related The sport’s oldest and most successful team finished sixth overall in the 2020 constructors’ championship,
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Dec 17, 2020 Sergio Pérez will drive alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull next year, replacing Alex Albon, who will be demoted to the role of reserve driver. The Mexican driver has signed a one-year deal with the team for the 2021 season. Red Bull’s 2021 driver lineup has been a source of constant speculation
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9:41 AM ET Mercedes parent company Daimler has confirmed it never considered withdrawing from Formula One, despite rumours earlier this year that it was weighing up its options. On Friday, Mercedes announced that chemical company Ineos had bought a third of its F1 team, bringing about a new ownership structure. Daimler reduced its shareholding in
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8:29 PM ET ESPN News Services The National Hockey League and players reached a tentative deal Friday to hold a 56-game season in 2021, pending the approval of each side’s executive board and Canadian health officials. The season would start Jan. 13. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the sides have an agreement, pending the approval
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11:20 AM ET Months before he agreed to purchase the Utah Jazz for $1.66 billion, Ryan Smith, who was formally approved as owner by the NBA’s board of governors Friday, said he was “really close” to making a bid to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves. Smith, who made his fortune as the co-founder of the Utah-based
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