HAMILTON IS JUAN BIG FAN
T Curry, C Ewels, J George, D Hartley, (co-capt), A Hepburn, T Hill, M Itoje, G Kruis, C Lawes, Z Mercer, B Moon, B Morgan, M Rhodes, N Schonert, B Shields, K Sinckler, E Stooke, S Underhill, H Williams, M Wilson
C Ashton, M Brown, D Care, J Cokanasiga, E Daly, N Earle, O Farrell (co-capt), G Ford, A Lozowski, J May, J Nowell, H Slade, B Te’o, M Tuilagi, R Wigglesworth, B Youngs. LEWIS HAMILTON has hailed Juan Manuel Fangio as “the godfather” of Formula One – as he stands on the brink of matching the Argentine’s championship haul.
Hamilton needs to outscore Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel by only eight point in Austin, Texas, to clinch his fifth world title with three races to spare.
Fangio (right), a leading figure in the sport’s formative years, won his five TEENAGER Ted Hill admits to being shocked by his England call-up following just three Premiership appearances for Worcester.
The blind-side flanker (above), who was recommended to Red Rose boss Eddie Jones by Warriors’ director of rugby Alan Solomons, has only just broken into the first team at Sixways but will next week find himself on a flight to the Algarve. Hill, 19, who is still officially part of the Worcester Academy, said: “I came in for a normal training day and Alan Solomons told me I was involved in the squad.
“It has been a bit of a shock. I had no idea.
“I am trying to impress the guys at Worcester and show what I can do here.
“To be able to show what I can do to the England coaches is a bit of a surprise.” championships between 1951 and 1957 with four different constructors – Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, Ferrari and Maserati.
“Fangio is the godfather of the sport and for us drivers,” Hamilton, 33, said. “He is one of the greats from the beginning, so he will always be admired.
“It is crazy to think that I am embarking on a similar number of championships that he had.” The Mercedes racer’s seemingly inevitable fourth championship in five years will take him to within two of Michael Schumacher’s record.
The Englishman has more pole positions than any driver in history, and is also only 20 wins short of Schumacher’s all-time total.
Fernando Alonso, who raced with a rookie Hamilton at McLaren in 2007, believes the Brit must be considered among the sport’s elite.
“Michael, Fangio, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Lewis would be my top five,” he said.
“Lewis winning five titles and matching Fangio is a great achievement.”
Celtic thrashed Rangers 7-1 in the final of the Scottish League Cup at Hampden Park.
1958: Stirling Moss beat Mike Hawthorn in the one and only Moroccan Grand Prix.
2007: Andrew Strauss was dropped for England’s Test tour of Sri Lanka. 2010: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed Wayne Rooney (above) wanted to leave the club, although the striker would later sign a new contract.
2013: New Sunderland manager Gus Poyet began his reign with a 4-0 defeat at Swansea in the Premier League.