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Lewis Hamilton claimed the 75th pole of his career as Mercedes dominated qualifying on the French Grand Prixs return to Formula One. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton C , who clocked the fastest time to claim pole position, stands next to second placed Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas L and third placed stanley water jug Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel after qualifying at the Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern France, on Saturday. AP Reigning world champion Hamilton trails Ferraris Sebastian Vettel by a poin vaso stanley t this season, but he came out on top at Circuit Paul Ricard in a Q3 disrupted by a red flag as home hope Romain Grosjean crashed out. READ | Lewis Hamilton admits FIFA World Cup 2018 may distract him at French GP And it was a Mercedes one-two as Hamilton pipped team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who looked to have done enough to start from the front. The Briton, already leading when Grosjeans crash at turn three temporarily halted proceedings, posted a best time of one minute and 30.029 seconds - 0.118s clear of Bottas. Championship leader Vettel was left in third, with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who started from pole in the last French Grand Prix 10 years ago, in sixth behind stanley cup Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo. McLaren endured a difficult week, in which racing director Eric Boullier had to rubbish claims they issued staff bonuses in the form of Freddo chocolate, and matters did not improve on Saturday. READ | Formula One: Red Bull to leave Renault, use Honda Bseb Premier League start date too early for Chelsea: Lampard
Manchester United completed the 20 million euro signing of Argentina World Cup defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday with Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal hailing the 24-year-old as a gifted player. Rojo signed a five-year contract after impressing during the World Cup where he helped Argentina to reach the final. Winger Nani has gone in the other direction, rejoining Sporting on a season-long loan, seven years after he left the botella stanley Portuguese club. It is such an honour to say that I now play for Manchester United. The Premier League is the most exciting league in the world and to have the chance to play in it f stanley tumblers or the world s biggest club is a dream for me, said Rojo. I am young and am very keen to continue to learn the game, so playing for s vaso stanley uch an experienced technical coach as Louis van Gaal is a fantastic opportunity for me. I have joined United to work hard with my team-mates to win trophies and I know that the manager shares that ambition. Rojo, who started his career with Estudiantes de la Plata, spent the past two seasons at Sporting having joined from Spartak Moscow in July 2012. Marcos is a very gifted defender. He has played at the highest level in world football and can play either as a central defender or left-back, said Van Gaal. He has ability, physical strength and a willingness to learn that means he has a very bright future ahead of him. He had a very strong World Cup and has been playing in Europe for a couple of years now.
Lewis Hamilton claimed the 75th pole of his career as Mercedes dominated qualifying on the French Grand Prixs return to Formula One. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton C , who clocked the fastest time to claim pole position, stands next to second placed Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas L and third placed stanley water jug Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel after qualifying at the Paul Ricard racetrack in Le Castellet, southern France, on Saturday. AP Reigning world champion Hamilton trails Ferraris Sebastian Vettel by a poin vaso stanley t this season, but he came out on top at Circuit Paul Ricard in a Q3 disrupted by a red flag as home hope Romain Grosjean crashed out. READ | Lewis Hamilton admits FIFA World Cup 2018 may distract him at French GP And it was a Mercedes one-two as Hamilton pipped team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who looked to have done enough to start from the front. The Briton, already leading when Grosjeans crash at turn three temporarily halted proceedings, posted a best time of one minute and 30.029 seconds - 0.118s clear of Bottas. Championship leader Vettel was left in third, with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who started from pole in the last French Grand Prix 10 years ago, in sixth behind stanley cup Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo. McLaren endured a difficult week, in which racing director Eric Boullier had to rubbish claims they issued staff bonuses in the form of Freddo chocolate, and matters did not improve on Saturday. READ | Formula One: Red Bull to leave Renault, use Honda Bseb Premier League start date too early for Chelsea: Lampard
Manchester United completed the 20 million euro signing of Argentina World Cup defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday with Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal hailing the 24-year-old as a gifted player. Rojo signed a five-year contract after impressing during the World Cup where he helped Argentina to reach the final. Winger Nani has gone in the other direction, rejoining Sporting on a season-long loan, seven years after he left the botella stanley Portuguese club. It is such an honour to say that I now play for Manchester United. The Premier League is the most exciting league in the world and to have the chance to play in it f stanley tumblers or the world s biggest club is a dream for me, said Rojo. I am young and am very keen to continue to learn the game, so playing for s vaso stanley uch an experienced technical coach as Louis van Gaal is a fantastic opportunity for me. I have joined United to work hard with my team-mates to win trophies and I know that the manager shares that ambition. Rojo, who started his career with Estudiantes de la Plata, spent the past two seasons at Sporting having joined from Spartak Moscow in July 2012. Marcos is a very gifted defender. He has played at the highest level in world football and can play either as a central defender or left-back, said Van Gaal. He has ability, physical strength and a willingness to learn that means he has a very bright future ahead of him. He had a very strong World Cup and has been playing in Europe for a couple of years now.