Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen will miss this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix following a positive test for Covid 19. The Finn will be replaced by the team’s reserve driver Robert Kubica who las raced in Formula 1 in 2019. It is unclear if Raikkonen will also miss next week’s Italian Grand Prix.
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Magnus Cort powered to a third win thanks to some selfless support from his EF Education-Nippo teammate Lawson Craddock in the breakaway on a day of high drama on La Vuelta. Cort and Craddock were part of an initial 24-man move which was whittled down to seven riders over the course of a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase from the peloton during a rolling Stage 19 in Galicia.
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Colombia’s Miguel Angel Lopez emerged through the mist to take a splendid victory in Stage 18 on the Vuelta’s first ever ascent of the fearsome Altu d’El Gamoniteiru. Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic soared to second place to strengthen his grip on the red jersey as Movistar teammates Enric Mas and Lopez consolidated their positions on the podium.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late brace to break Irish hearts as Portugal snatched a 2-1 win from the jaws of defeat. Stephen Kenny’s men put in a heroic performance taking a first half lead through a John Egan header. Brave defending had them on the brink of a famous result but Ronaldo had other plans.
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Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen will bring the curtain down on his long and illustrious Formula 1 career at the end of the season. The 2007 world champion, 41, began his F1 career in 2001 and has driven for Alfa Romeo for the past three seasons.
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