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      F1 stars should not be treated like school kids and FIA need to rethink controversial new rules, says Lando Norris

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      LANDO NORRIS says F1 stars should not be made to feel like school kids as he calls on the FIA to rethink plans to punish drivers who make social and political comments.Norris has added his weight to a growing list of drivers and team bosses who want the FIA to overturn their controversial new rules.
      Brit Lando Norris fears the rule change will impede drivers giving adviceCredit: AFP
      F1’s governing body rewrote the rulebook to give them permission to impose penalties on drivers who make gestures without prior approval.
      It has led drivers to claim the FIA are trying to control them and Norris wants them to rethink their barmy plan.
      Speaking at the launch of this season’s car at McLaren’s HQ in Woking, he said: “It is very important that it is made clear that as drivers, we can still voice our opinions.
      “F1 should go in the direction of limiting what we can do and say and influence the drivers because we’re only wanting to do things for the best.
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      “We’re doing it because we have millions of fans and viewers who we want to influence and guide or to help them personally.
      “We should have freedom of speech. We should be able to say and do what we want. That’s what defines us as people is what makes us human.
      If we find things being blocked off and we cannot talk, then nobody will want to do media [interviews] because we might as well be turned into a robot and just say the same things over and over again.
      “We are only trying to help people in the world and give advice and there’s no reason why you shouldn’t be able to do that.”
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      Norris agreed with Williams’ Alex Albon that the threat needs looking at.
      He added: “There’s been quite a bit of pressure and enough said to maybe make a U-turn.
      “We should be able to say what we want and what we believe in. We are not in school and reaching up to ask about everything and say, ‘can we do this? Can we do that?’
      “We are grown up enough to try and make smart decisions. I think there’s enough drivers who have said things now to push back a little bit.”
      Williams’ Alex Albon has also urged F1 bosses to think againCredit: Reuters
      Norris is now going in for his fifth season in F1 and has another new teammate as Australian Oscar Piastri replaces countryman Daniel Ricciardo.
      It means Norris will become the team’s leader, a position he is excited to be stepping into.
      However, he knows he may not yet be in position to fight for regular wins as the team continues to develop.
      He said: “I definitely have more responsibility simply because I’m the one with more experience, both in Formula One but also with McLaren as a team.
      “I can use that a lot more than what Oscar would be able to and therefore my responsibility is to use that to our advantage.
      “I have the understanding that we don’t have everything we need at this current time to win races or to compete against the best teams in the world.
      “But if we can build a team over the last few years and do what we can this year to perform in every area, when we have those extra few things coming our way, then we can take that step with absolute performance.
      “I’m probably not the most patient guy in life, but it’s something you need to learn to have when you get to Formula One.
      “Until then, I’m just doing my job of trying to achieve everything I can one weekend at a time.”
      McLaren boss Zak Brown was also cautious about the team’s chances this season as they have set the goal of being the fourth-quickest team behind Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari.
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      He said: “Lando signed up for the long term because he knows the journey we’re on and this feels like family to him.
      “So long as we continue to progress, but we’re all we’re all impatient and there with him in our desire but we have to recognise it’s going to take a little bit more time.” More

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      Ex-Prem star Peter Ndlovu ‘cannot afford maintenance demand for two kids’ – as he’s shelling out for 11 more

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      FORMER Premier League star Peter Ndlovu has told a court he cannot afford a maintenance demand for two kids — because he is already shelling out for 11 more.The Zimbabwe striker, who spent six top-flight seasons with Coventry City, said: “I have 13 children, including these.”
      Peter Ndlovu said ‘I have 13 children, including these’Credit: PA:Empics Sport
      He said he had no contact with them, adding: “I was not informed by the respondent about the pregnancies or the subsequent births.”
      Ndlovu, 49 — who also played for Birmingham, Huddersfield and Sheffield United — is manager of South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.
      The mum wanted £1,420 a month.
      But Johannesburg High Court ruled he should pay her £568 a month.
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      The ex-player insisted he had no contact with the two children in question, and no relationship with their mother since their conception.
      He told the court: “As a result of these encounters, two minor children were born between the respondent and me.
      “I was not informed by the respondent about the pregnancies or the subsequent births of our children.
      “The last I heard of the children was when she instituted maintenance proceedings against me in 2016.
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      “There is no communication between the respondent and me. We share no relationship and there is no contact between us.” More

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      Newcastle star Joelinton holds his balloon-filled baby gender reveal on the St James’ Park pitch with wife and two kids

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      JOELINTON went from Toon main man to balloon game fan with a spectacular gender reveal at St James’ Park.The crowd favourite endeared himself to Newcastle supporters even more by choosing the cherished turf for his own personal big moment.
      Newcastle midfielder Joelinton and his family had fun on the pitch revealing the gender of their third baby
      For once at St James’ Park blue was the colour worth celebrating
      The Brazilian, partner Thays Gondim and their two children waited on the halfway line – gazing at a goal covered in pink and blue balloons.
      Joelinton then booted a ball in the air – the signal for launching a mass of blue flares and streamers.
      His family reacted with wild excitement, leaping around and sharing hugs.
      They then spoke to the camera about their new boy joy.

      It’s also a thrilling time for Joelinton in his more normal role on the pitch.
      His form took off after manager Eddie Howe moved him back from a striking role last season.
      And the 26-year-old has maintained that dynamism this term for a Saudi-backed Newcastle side who sit fourth in the Premier League.
      Now Brazil are monitoring Joelinton ever closer, with a first international call-up likely.
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      First, though, the South Americans must find a successor to Tite.
      The manager stepped down after six years in charge following Brazil’s World Cup 2022 quarter-final exit against Croatia.
      Real Madrid chief Carlo Ancelotti, as well as ex-Spain and Barcelona boss Luis Enrique, are among major names mentioned as contenders.
      For Joelinton, then, it’s a momentous year all round – as he awaits his third child and hopes for Champions League football and his first cap. 
      Joelinton, seen shielding the ball from Declan Rice, saw Newcastle held 1-1 at home by West Ham on SaturdayCredit: AFP More