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      Watch F1 star Daniel Ricciardo’s hilarious celebration after sinking impossible 50ft putt on golf course

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      FORMULA 1 star Daniel Ricciardo declared himself ‘Gilmore Happy’ after sinking a monster 50ft putt – and celebrated like he had won the lottery.
      The Australian Renault driver was enjoying some time off before this weekend’s Portugal GP.

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      Daniel Ricciardo set the putt off from all of 50ft awayCredit: https://www.instagram.com/danielricciardo/

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      The putt looked like missing miles right before it curled inCredit: https://www.instagram.com/danielricciardo/

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      Ricciardo then does Happy Gilmore’s famous celebration after seeing the ball dropCredit: https://www.instagram.com/danielricciardo/

      Brit hero Lewis Hamilton – who recently had to change his own tyre when his car broke down – is miles ahead of everyone else on a record-tying 91 wins.
      But Ricciardo – who had a nasty crash in Styrian GP practice – proved he is king of the golf course with this ridiculous putt.
      The ex-Red Bull driver, 31, posted a video to his Instagram of himself setting off the huge putt.
      It looks to be going well right of the hole before catching the slope and rolling back down towards it.

      What looked impossible a second earlier now looks likely as the ball keeps tracking its target before dropping in.
      The camera then cuts to Ricciardo who jumps up and down, punching the air in delight before copying Happy Gilmore’s famous celebration.
      He captioned the clip: “I’d like to go by Gilmore Happy this weekend please.”
      Fans were equally impressed.

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      Ricciardo said fans should call him ‘Gilmore Happy’Credit: Handout

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      One asked Ricciardo to organise a sports crossover when they said: “Do a collab with Gareth Bale.”
      Another commented: “So every single F1 driver will become a golf player now? Is that right?”
      While a fellow user replied: “Full-time golf players, part-time F1 drivers.”
      Ricciardo will have to go some way if he wants to mix it with the big boys though.
      Patrick Reed showed how good you have to go be at the top with his hole in one at last month’s US Open.
      And his hole out was from 165 yards, rather than 50ft.

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      Australian Grand Prix bosses confident race will kick-start 2021 F1 season despite unknown over coronavirus pandemic

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      AUSTRALIAN GP bosses are confident their race will kick off the 2021 F1 season – despite the coronavirus pandemic.
      This year’s race in Melbourne was called off at the 11th hour following a positive test among the McLaren team.

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      Bottas lifts the trophy after winning the 2019 Australian GPCredit: EPA

      Despite the local promoter insisting the race was going ahead, the plug was eventually pulled by F1’s CEO, Chase Carey.
      As a result of the pandemic, Melbourne Airport is currently closed to incoming flights.
      However, Australian Grand Prix Corporation CEO Andrew Westacott says he was confident of meeting the mid-March race date.
      He revealed: “Melbourne will again host the F1 season opener in the traditional March time slot, which will form a significant part of the recovery of the major sports and events industry in Victoria.”

      F1 bosses are still drawing up their calendar for 2021 after struggling with this season’s schedule.
      The plan so far is for it to include at least 22 races.
      As well as the normal destinations, fans will also get to witness new GPs in Holland and Vietnam- whether from the track or on TV.
      There is also a suggestion that there could also be an F1 race staged in Saudi Arabia.

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      Lewis Hamilton is leading this year’s competition and has a 69 point lead over Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
      Racing resumes in Portugal this weekend as the Brit looks to extend his lead and surpass Michael Schumacher’s win record.
      Reigning world champ Hamilton, 35, will be hoping he doesn’t have any more car trouble after being forced to change his own wheel on his £70,000 electric motor after getting a blow-out on the motorway.

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      Lewis Hamilton has to change his own tyre after new £70,000 electric Mercedes EQC suffers BLOW OUT on motorway

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      LEWIS HAMILTON is used to life in the fast lane – but now he has had a taste of what it’s like in the pit lane.
      Getting tyres changed in a matter of seconds is par for the course for F1 world champ Hamilton.

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      Hamilton had to help out changing the tyre after suffering a blow outCredit: Instagram / @lewishamilton

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      The six-time F1 world champ is used to having a crew on hand to change his tyresCredit: Instagram / @lewishamilton

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      Hamilton was out driving his new £70,000 electric Mercedes when suffering the tyre blow outCredit: Instagram / @lewishamilton

      The Brit hero – whose victory in this month’s Eifel GP meant he equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 race wins – has everything put on a plate for him by Mercedes in his day job.
      But he had to get his hands dirty like the pit lane mechanics he relies on after suffering a tyre blow out.
      Hamilton, 35, was cruising in his new £70,000 electric Mercedes EQC when one of the wheels went boom.
      The six-time world champion – who in his new music sings about drinking too much and sleeping with women – posted photos of himself at a garage with the spare tyre in hand as he and pals sought to fix the mess.

      And he wrote alongside the snaps: “We had a tyre blow out on the motorway and had to stop at the station.
      “Took a minute to change the wheel but once done, I was back on the road in the EQC.
      “It’s the best not having to refuel.”
      One fan joked in response to Hamilton’s tweet: “Where’s the Mercedes pit crew when you need them?”

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      Another quipped: “A minute? What happened to 2.4 seconds?!”
      A fellow fan said: “Maybe when you retire from racing you might get a job with the crew who change tyres during F1.”
      Hamilton has a £13million car collection which includes a £4m Shelby and £1.6m Pagani Zonda 760 LH.
      He could top Schumacher’s race win record at this weekend’s Portugal GP.
      But longtime rival Sebastian Vettel believes Schumacher is still the GOAT because he had more ‘natural’ talent.
      Vettel said: “I think he [Schumacher] was better than anybody else I’ve ever seen so far. I think he had a natural talent that is very difficult to explain.”

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      Lewis Hamilton’s achievement should NOT be rubbished because he drives best F1 car at Mercedes, blasts Toto Wolff

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      TOTO WOLFF says it is rubbish to dismiss Lewis Hamilton’s achievements just because he is driving the best car.
      Hamilton can set a new record of 92 victories should he win this weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix.

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      Toto Wolff has hit back at snipes that Hamilton’s success is because of his F1 Mercedes carCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      He would move clear of the joint-record he currently holds with Michael Schumacher but the Brit does not always get the credit, especially from fellow drivers.
      Mercedes boss Wolff said: “Winning races and winning championships is always in this sport a team exercise, but you need to put yourself in a position that you end up in the best car.
      “You can see lots of talented and skilled drivers took wrong decisions, or not well-advised decisions.

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      Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 race wins at the Eifel Grand Prix this month Credit: Rex Features
      “In that respect, it was him who joined Mercedes in 2013, and it is him that sits in the car and is able to execute on track with a tool that we provide to him.

      “But it’s always a tool. We couldn’t achieve the records that we have and he probably couldn’t achieve the records without the right car, full stop.
      “I don’t want to allow these voices that say, ‘well, he drives a Mercedes, it’s obvious that he wins so many races’.
      “The drivers that say that, they should analyse why they haven’t found a way into a Mercedes.”
      Mercedes could win the constructors’ champion title this weekend and Wolff says they have already stopped developing this year’s car “a long time ago”.

      Instead, they have now switched their focus to building their car for the 2021 season.

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      Wolff added: “It’s a very, let’s say, thoroughly thought-through decision, because not in every championship can you afford to close the book early.
      “But the rules change quite a lot for next year, and in that respect we decided, like in the previous years, to switch to next year’s car, and this is why you can see that shift in performance between the teams.
      “I think we always have a very strong start and middle of the season, and then whoever continues to develop is strong at the end.”

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      Lewis Hamilton by far F1’s top earner on a staggering £42m a year, way ahead of rivals Vettel, Ricciardo and LeClerc

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      THE salaries for all 20 Formula One stars have been revealed, with Lewis Hamilton the top earner on a truly staggering £42million a year.
      Mercedes star Hamilton – who tops the Sunday Times’ Rich List – earns well over TWICE as much as every other F1 driver except Sebastian Vettel.

      The German, who picked Michael Schumacher over Hamilton in the GOAT debate, takes in £37m per year – with the lowest earners pocketing just £175,000.
      It’s a massive jump down to third place though, with Daniel Ricciardo way back on £16m.
      Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, still just 23, is the only other star to break the £10m per season barrier, on £14m.
      And just seven other racers, including Carlos Sainz and Kimi Raikkonen, earn over £1m a year – with Vettel’s current Ferrari pal Charles LeClerc earning £8m.

      The remaining nine racers all pocket between £175,000 and £900,000 per season.
      Williams pair George Russell and Nicholas Latifi – along with Alfa Romeo racer Antonio Giovinazzi – are the joint-lowest earners.
      McLaren youngster Lando Norris is not much higher either, on £200,000 per season.
      Hamilton, 35, recently equalled Schumacher’s record of 91 F1 wins with his victory in the Eifel GP.

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      But he hit out at legends of the sport who have a ‘bee in their bonnet’ over who can be called the sport’s best ever.
      British legend Sir Jackie Stewart said it was ‘hard to justify’ calling Hamilton the greatest.
      But the Stevenage-born superstar said: “I don’t think you should knock anybody for the way you do things. I get knocked by many people, particularly older drivers.
      “They still have a bee in their bonnet, I don’t know why, maybe they’ll get over it one day.
      “I have so much respect for the past legends, even though they do continue to talk negatively about me all the time.
      “But I still hold them in high regard as I know it was so difficult at a different time in history, it was incredibly tough for them, they remain the legends.”

      Lewis Hamilton is a six-time F1 world championCredit: PA:Press Association

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      Sebastian Vettel picks Michael Schumacher over Lewis Hamilton in F1 GOAT debate despite Brit equalling German’s record

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      SEBASTIAN VETTEL has backed Michael Schumacher in Formula One’s debate over the greatest driver of all-time.
      With Lewis Hamilton going level with the German legend, 51, and his record 91 race wins, the sport has been keen to discuss exactly who is better.

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      Sebastian Vettel has gone toe-to-toe with Lewis Hamilton on several occasions in their championship battlesCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Childhood hero Michael Schumacher will forever be the best, in Vettel’s eyesCredit: EPA

      For Vettel, Ferrari hero Schumacher ranks higher thanks to his ‘natural’ talent.
      He told reporters: “I think he was better than anybody else I’ve ever seen so far. I think he had a natural talent that is very difficult to explain.
      “I think if you saw him go karting, obviously I didn’t see him at a young age but I did at an older age, and I was happy to join him in the Race of Champions a couple of times.

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      “So you see a little bit more of the skills and the car control. And both the karting experience and the Race of Champions experience, I think he had a natural ability that, as I said, I haven’t seen with anyone else so far.

      “On top of that, he had an incredible work ethic, but I think it’s the combination of the two that for me stands out. I haven’t seen a match yet.”
      Schumacher won seven world titles in a fantastic career split between Benetton and Ferrari, with a stint at Mercedes before Hamilton’s arrival.
      Indeed, it was the six-time champion Brit who ended Vettel’s supremacy in F1.
      Four consecutive world titles in a row put the German on course to match his compatriot, before the Mercs dominated the Hybrid V6 era that began in 2014.

      Michael will always be my hero. And I think he had something about him that I haven’t seen in another driver so far.
      Sebastian Vettel

      Vettel noted: “I think I can’t respect [Hamilton’s] efforts enough.
      “It’s been the number in my head that I thought would never be beaten or equalled. I think we can be quite certain he will exceed this number.
      “Nevertheless, I have to say that Michael will always be my hero. And I think Michael had something about him that I haven’t seen in another driver so far.”
      Growing up in Germany and beginning his racing career at the height of Schumacher’s fame, 33-year-old Vettel admits he will always make the argument for his childhood idol.
      And he believes youngsters of today are likely to be visceral supporters of Hamilton, even if a handful of F1 veterans are not.

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      He continued: “I looked up to Michael when I was a child and Lewis, I didn’t look up to him when I was a child because I was racing him.
      “So it’s a different situation going in. But probably in another 10, 15 or 20 years’ time, there will be more admiration for that.
      “Obviously, when you’re still active, you’re looking at yourself and not so much others. But as I said you cannot cherish him enough for what he has achieved.”

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      F1 star Valtteri Bottas claims he is BETTER than Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton and says ‘I believe I am the best’

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      VALTTERI BOTTAS has reaffirmed his belief that he is BETTER than Lewis Hamilton – as he looks to claw back a massive championship deficit.
      For the second time this season, the Finn failed to translate a pole position into a win as he retired from the Eifel Grand Prix.

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      Lewis Hamilton (left) holds a comfortable lead over Valtteri Bottas (right) in the drivers’ standingsCredit: EPA

      With Hamilton sweeping to victory, he boasts a 69-point lead in pursuit of his record-equaling seventh Formula One world title.
      But Bottas still believes he can better the Brit, on his day.
      He said after the race: “Of course I believe that, when I’m at my best I know I can be better than him.
      “But obviously there are days that he’s better, no doubt, and overall in the last few years being his team-mate, overall he has been better.

      “But I don’t do politics, I just love driving, I love racing, I like fair but hard racing and that’s what I do, that’s how I’ve always raced and that’s how I’ll go on.”
      Bottas, 31, is set to finish behind his team-mate for the fourth-straight year of his time with Mercedes.

      And he is yet to put up a stern fight to grab Hamilton’s title, bagging a personal best second place last year – but ending up 87 points off his colleague.
      Sunday’s DNF came after an impressive race in Russia for Bottas, who explained his emotional response to that victory.

      He noted: “As an athlete and a guy who really puts everything always out there, when you feel like you’re not getting to your goals and not getting the results that you’re aiming for a long enough period of time, it just builds up.
      “People always judge you even though they don’t know you.
      “They don’t know you personally and how you are actually, no one knows what goes on inside people’s heads and that’s why it’s a bit silly to judge people based on what they see from outside.”
      F1 pundit Martin Brundle likened Hamilton’s latest triumph to that of Michael Schumacher.

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      Bottas and Hamilton battled for the early lead in Germany before the Finn fell awayCredit: AP:Associated Press

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      The Brit now sits alongside Michael Schumacher for race wins in F1Credit: AFP
      The Brit levelled Schumacher’s 91 career race wins and his performance was described as ‘aggressive and precise’.
      Brundle wrote in his Sky Sports column: “Michael was a pure winning machine in and out of the car.
      “All the right people wanted to be in his team and be part of the success because he was so fast, so good. He largely dominated his team-mates in and out of the car, whether he was using his right foot or his streetwise mental capacity and guile.
      “Lewis is the same. A classic comment of his on Sunday post-race was that he could see Bottas was graining his front tyres and so he pushed.

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      “He was driving TWO Mercedes at that point, and sure enough under braking and also with a few spots of rain Valtteri locked his front wheel and ran wide.
      “Valtteri made the comment that this gave Lewis advance warning of less grip, but whatever the circumstances Hamilton seized a lead he would not remotely relinquish despite ensuing safety cars.
      “He threw Bottas a consolation prize after the race by complimenting his determination to regain the lead in turn two of the opening lap, which was indeed a fine piece of aggressive and precision driving.”

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      Fernando Alonso edges closer to F1 return as legend gets behind Renault car for first time ahead of 2021 season

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      FERNANDO ALONSO edged closer his Formula One return after getting behind the wheel of Renault’s current F1 car.
      The Spaniard is rejoining the team for the 2021 season after a break of two years since he quit McLaren.

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      Fernando Alonso was back on the circuit ahead of his F1 returnCredit: Instagram / @renaultf1team

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      The Spaniard is making a sensational come back with RenaultCredit: Twitter / @RenaultF1Team

      The 39-year-old took a test drive around the track in Barcelona for a routine filming day, which is permitted within F1’s rules.
      Alonso, who last drove a Renault F1 car in 2009, said: “It felt amazing to be able to drive these cars after two years and feel the speed again, how everything comes so fast, corner after corner. To feel it once again felt nice.
      “It made it special to be back in Barcelona. I remember the year 2000, I drove the Benetton here with the Enstone guys.
      “Now, in 2020, it’s with Renault, so it’s a special track and I have lots of good memories here. It’s a track I know very well, so it’s been a good day.”

      Alonso left F1 behind after three underwhelming years with McLaren.

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      Alonso won two world titles with Renault in 2005 and 2006Credit: Twitter / @RenaultF1Team

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      Alonso celebrates winning the Chinese GP in 2005Credit: Reuters

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      He is a two-time world champion, winning the titles in 2005 and 2006 with Renault.
      His return to the French manufacturers coincides with Daniel Ricciardo moving to McLaren.
      Alonso will partner Esteban Ocon next season and will be buoyed by Renault’s first podium in NINE years at Sunday’s Eifel Grand Prix.

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