Alonso wins British GP for Ferrari
Spain's Fernando Alonso won the British Grand Prix on Sunday for Ferrari's first victory of the Formula One season.The victory came after world champion Sebastian Vettel was slowed by a wheel-nut problem at his second pit stop and it lifted his level with the great Jackie Stewart in fifth position in the all time list.
Australian Mark Webber, who had started on pole position, finished third after trying to pass his teammate on the penultimate lap and then being told to maintain his position. Vettel had hoped to chalk up a seventh win in nine races but still extended his overall lead over Webber McLaren's Lewis Hamilton entertained the fans by roaring from 10th on the grid to fourth in a furious battle with Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who was forced wide at the final corner.
Alonso took the lead on the 28th of the 52 laps when he pitted right behind Vettel, who had grabbed the lead off the grid. As the German's crew battled with the wheel gun, the Spaniard slipped past and was gone.
By:
Bharat Baswani
Sania Mirza in Indore
Indore: With the intention to motivate and honour youngsters of Indore, Indian Tennis Star Sania Mirza Malik arrived in the city and was warmly welcomed by children of Emerald Heights International School. Sania attended a function at the school and later headed towards Indore Tennis Club. She was greeted by hundreds of young Tennis players at the club. Sania said that she was reminded of her childhood and was happy to be amongst the junior players of Tennis”.
Sania interacted warmly with the media present at the occasion. She said, “My doubles game with Russian player Vesnina was going good, I enjoyed playing in the game and my recent journey to the Wimbledon Semi Finals proved this”.
The children questioned Sania about who her role model is and asked her to share tips on how they could follow her footsteps. Sania said, “Steffi Graf has been my role model”. “For better performance, players should practice regularly”. She also added some advice on how kids should take care of their health and work hard to stay fit.
Sania shared that she spends around four hours for her fitness care and practices tennis for another four hours each day. Due to this hard work and dedication, today she is recognised as a renowned Tennis Player. She came to Indore to honour and encourage young players of tennis in the city.
By:
Nishant Puranik
