‘Hanoi GP to begin in 2020’

Hanoi:formula One’s ideal future will see Asian, American and female drivers battling for glory on race circuits around the world, the sport’s chief executive Chase Carey told AFP on Wednesday.

Carey announced that Vietnam capital Hanoi will become only the third Southeast Asian nation to host a Formula One race, after Malaysia and Singapore, when it hosts a race for the first time in 2020.

While the move is part of F1’s strategy to move into markets where it hopes to groom a new generation of fans, and boost revenues, Carey hopes the spin-off is the emergence of drivers of different nationalities. “We’d love to have a Chinese driver, an American driver, a female driver, a Vietnamese driver, all be part of our future,” he said.

MCCOLLUM STARS IN BLAZERS VICTORY

LOSANGELES:CJ Mccollum scored 40 points Tuesday as the Portland Trail Blazers cooled off the redhot Milwaukee Bucks with a 118103 NBA victory.

Mccollum connected on 17 of 23 attempts from the field, including five of 10 from three-point range, as the Blazers improved to 8-3 and handed Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks just their second defeat of the season.

Evan Turner posted his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds, also handing out four assists for the Blazers. Damian Lillard, Jusuf Nurkic and Jake Layman also scored in double figures.