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Boxing expert Teddy Atlas has given his thoughts on Jake Paul’s upcoming boxing match against Mike Tyson.

Later this year, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson will collide in a blockbuster boxing showdown. Of course, as you can imagine, there’s been a lot of criticism regarding the bout and why it’s even been booked.

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Many have looked towards Tyson’s age as one of the big reasons why it shouldn’t happen. At the same time, others have highlighted some of his recent training montages on social media and suggested that he’s got a real chance here.

Now, the aforementioned Teddy Atlas has weighed in, and he’s got a pretty interesting view on the matter.

Atlas’ view on Paul/Tyson

“I think this is a very dangerous fight for Paul,” Atlas opined. “I think early on, early on, I think he might be making a mistake because, first of all, for me, he don’t got a lot other than money, and he’s made plenty of money. There’s not a lot to winning on his side because if he wins, they say he’s 58 years old, you know. And if he loses, they say he’s 58 years old, you lost to a 58-year-old guy.”

“For me, he’s got a lot more to lose than Tyson,” Atlas said. “A lot more, I mean, Tyson, whatever they’re paying him, he’s been making good money, you know. He’s come back, like I said, in his life. He’s done a good job having the people around him, I guess his wife is part of that obviously, where they’ve done a good job to get him on the track they’ve gotten him on.”

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Fernando Alonso slid from sixth to eighth position after receiving a 20-second time penalty following the Australian Grand Prix. The Stewards took this stringent judgment after learning that Alonso had approached turn 6 in a manner that perhaps caused Russell (who was chasing Alonso), to crash. Following this, the Spaniard wrote a lengthy post on Twitter (now X), where he mentioned that the decision had surprised him a bit. This is because Alonso believes that without gravel on that corner, he wouldn’t have ever been investigated. Amid all of this, commentator Marc Surer has come up to defend the Aston Martin driver’s reckless driving by citing Lewis Hamilton’s example.

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Following the race, F1 fans cast their votes on the Formula1.de YouTube channel regarding whether Alonso had raced unfairly. Although 30% of respondents said ‘yes’,” Surer considered himself to be somewhere in the middle.

The 72-year-old said, “We also saw Hamilton, who is considered a fair driver. When he fought with Rosberg, how they drove into each other’s cars. So, there are no nice world champions.”

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However, Surer made sure to state that although Alonso’s actions were wrong, they were not uncommon. Because of this, the pundit thinks Alonso’s penalty was justified. Subsequently, Surer emphasized the correct interpretation of the stewards’ decision.

According to him, the officials clarified that there was no reason to believe that Alonso had any malicious intent. However, he drove recklessly and apparently for no reason, which violated the regulations.

As Surer concluded, he once more pointed out that Alonso made a mistake in judgment. As per the commentator, the collision might have been avoided if Alonso had applied the brakes 50 meters later and then accelerated. He said, “That was a dangerous situation. I think He wanted to brake earlier and exaggerated and misjudged. ” 

How did Fernando Alonso react to his penalty at the Australian GP?

In F1, a driver rarely faces penalties for a crash that occurs behind them. However, this happened at the Australian Grand Prix when Fernando Alonso received a 20-second time penalty after Russell crashed behind him (due to his erratic maneuver) on the penultimate lap. Following this unexpected punishment, Alonso vented his discontentment on social media.

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Alonso wrote, “A bit surprised by a penalty at the end of the race regarding how we should approach the corners or how we should drive the race cars. At no point do we want to do anything wrong at these speeds.” Subsequently, the two-time champion defended his actions with some past examples to support his argument too.

Alonso said that in his 20 years as an F1 driver, he has had some incredible duels. While mentioning some of them, he noted the races in Imola in 2005–2006 and Brazil in 2023, where drivers changed their lines and reduced their entrance speeds to have strong turn exits. According to Alonso, these moves are not unjustified but are an aspect of the art of motorsport.

Later, he even defended his dangerous braking on Turn 6 by explaining that drivers don’t drive at 100% every lap to save fuel, tires, and brakes. In summary, the Spaniard finds it surprising that he got punished for the action.

Previously, after the post-race investigation, which included the study of telemetry data, replays stewards noted that Telemetry from Alonso’s car indicated that his car lifted slightly more than 100 m earlier than he ever had to go into turn 6.’

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Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher’s claims are likely to raise alarm bells for Red Bull. The German has claimed that three-time champion Max Verstappen is likely to leave the Milton Keynes-based outfit. However, Schumacher does believe that Red Bull have a strong replacement in mind. The 48-year-old claimed in a recent interview that Christian Horner will most likely sign Fernando Alonso as he’s a fan of the Spaniard.

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While speaking in an interview with Sky Sports Germany (as quoted by Marca.com), Schumacher said, “Horner has always been a big fan of his (Fernando Alonso). He (Horner) seems to be serious about signing Alonso for next year, to have another strong driver if Verstappen leaves the team“.

Alonso, who’s currently in the last year of his contract with Aston Martin, doesn’t seem to be short on options. The Spaniard himself admitted that since he is the only double world champion available in the driver market, he is likely to have several suitors.

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According to Schumacher, Red Bull are already keen on signing the 42-year-old if Verstappen does leave them at the end of 2024. Meanwhile, reports have also emerged that Mercedes could be interested in signing Alonso as a replacement for the outgoing Lewis Hamilton.

But, according to Schumacher, Red Bull are the favorites to sign Alonso as the former McLaren driver will want to sign for a team that is capable of providing him with a car that can win rather than just fill in the numbers. Schumacher then concluded by stating that the ongoing reports aren’t just “rumors” and that “the sources are pretty good”.

Consequently, Schumacher believes that there is every chance that Alonso will sign for Red Bull if the Milton Keynes-based outfit show an interest. As for Max Verstappen, the uncertainty surrounding his future continues amid the current turmoil at Red Bull.

Will Max Verstappen leave Red Bull?

The rest of 2024 is likely to provide one of the most exciting silly seasons as there are also rumors that Max Verstappen could leave Red Bull and join arch-rivals Mercedes. These rumors first began after Jos Verstappen called for the sacking of team principal Christian Horner, shortly after the independent barrister hired by the company dismissed the grievance of “inappropriate behavior” alleged against the Briton.

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Jos claimed that as long as Horner stays put, it will only hurt the reputation of Red Bull and everyone involved in the team, including his son, Max. Soon after Jos’ remarks resulted in rumors spreading that Max could leave the team, these speculations only intensified after the future of Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko also came into question.

Rumors emerged that Marko could leave Red Bull after the company reportedly began investigating him for his alleged involvement in compromising Horner. The future of Marko could impact Max severely as the three-time champion has made it abundantly clear that he has a close bond with the 80-year-old, and would find it difficult to stay at Red Bull if the Austrian left the side.

Considering Max himself has suggested that his future depends on Marko’s decision, there is a slim possibility that the 26-year-old could indeed leave the team. If he does, Mercedes could emerge as an unlikely option, with team principal Toto Wolff having admitted that his side would have a definite interest in signing the Dutchman.

Lando Norris had a quick and rather unsavory response for a fan who mocked him following the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.

McLaren driver Norris claimed the 14th podium of his career, finishing third behind the two Ferraris.

The 24-year-old is still waiting for the first Formula One race win of his career, something which a fan took the chance to remind him of.

‘When are you gonna win a race Lando?’, the man shouted as Norris made his way through the crowd.

Lando Norris stuck his middle finger up at a fan who heckled him after the Australian GP

The Brit responded by sticking his middle finger up in the direction of the man, who found it highly amusing.

Ferrari’s Sainz ended Red Bull´s Formula One winning streak Sunday when the Spaniard took advantage of Max Verstappen‘s early exit to win the Australian Grand Prix.

The victory came just two weeks after he was forced to miss the previous race in Saudi Arabia due to an emergency appendectomy.

Sainz, who started on the front row alongside Verstappen, kept his place into turn one, but passed the Dutchman on lap two at turn nine for the lead and took control once his rival retired two laps later with a fiery mechanical failure.

Norris claimed the 14th podium of his career as he finished third behind the two Ferraris

Verstappen had won the first two Formula One races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and was on a nine-race winning streak.

Sainz finished ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc for Ferrari´s first 1-2 result since the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix, with Norris finishing in third for his first podium at Albert Park.

Former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean was left furious at IndyCar’s exhibition Thermal $1million Challenge on Sunday after he was crashed into on the opening lap of the first heat race.

Just minutes after the first heat began on the 17-turn, 3.067-mile raceway, Scott Dixon ran into the back of Grosjean.

It caused the Frenchman to spin wildly into Rinus VeeKay, who then clipped Christian Lundgaard. Dixon was given an avoidable contact penalty as Grosjean, who moved to IndyCar from Formula 1, seethed.

‘I mean, who is going to pay for the damage? We come here with no points on the line and do nothing wrong and the car is completely smashed,’ Grosjean fumed after walking from his crashed car along the private members-only road course back to pit road.

‘It’s not what I signed (up for) with IndyCar.’

Romain Grosjean was left furious after crashing out at IndyCar’s latest event in California

Just minutes after the first heat began, Scott Dixon ran into the back of the French driver

It caused the former F1 driver to spin into Rinus VeeKay, who clipped Christian Lundgaard

The 37-year-old entered IndyCar in 2021 after nine full seasons in F1. He escaped a fiery crash in Bahrain near the end of the 2020 season that nearly killed him and also ended his F1 career.

The 37-year-old entered IndyCar in 2021 after nine full seasons in F1

Grosjean is in his first season with Juncos Hollinger Racing – the third team in four years for Grosjean – and the tiny organization doesn’t have the same operating budget as the top IndyCar teams.

The French-Swiss former Formula One driver entered IndyCar for one season with tiny Dale Coyne Racing before earning a shot with Andretti Global.

He spent two rocky season with Andretti, and his run ended with Grosjean and team personnel screaming at each other at the end of a qualifying session.

Andretti elected not to extend Grosjean’s contract and he went on to join JHR. The Juncos outfit expanded to two cars last season to accommodate Argentinian driver Agustin Canapino.

Grosjean is winless through three seasons and finished 13th in the IndyCar standings for Andretti last year. He had consecutive runner-up finishes at Long Beach and Barber Motorsports Park, but his season performance tailed off dramatically after the Indianapolis 500.

He escaped a fiery crash in Bahrain near the end of the 2020 season that nearly killed him

Romain Grosjean says he’s ‘sort of ok’ in Instagram update

In 2020, Grosjean was lucky to survive a horrific crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix. He was going 119 mph when he hit a metal crash barrier and his car exploded into a fireball around him.

The impact was estimated at 67Gs, a force equivalent to 67 times his body weight. By comparison, heavy braking in an F1 car produces about 6 Gs.

The French driver made an astonishing escape from the raging furnace.

Grosjean’s Haas car sliced in half after penetrating the barrier and quickly caught fire. He was trapped inside the cockpit for 27 seconds before scrambling out, yanking his jammed foot out of his racing boot in order to do so.

He suffered only minor burns to the back of his hands and a sprained left ankle, and was discharged from hospital soon after.

The crash happened on the opening lap when the right rear wheel of his car clipped the left front wheel of Russian driver Daniil Kvyat’s AlphaTauri, when attempting to pass from the left to right-hand side of the Sakhir track.

The ring-shaped halo device at the front of Grosjean’s cockpit protected his head by withstanding the huge impact, and he credited it with saving his life.

Daniel Ricciardo has been eliminated from the first qualifying session at the Australian F1 Grand Prix at Albert Park for the first time in history after exceeding track limits.

The Aussie had delivered what appeared to be a clutch final lap to advance to Q2 before stewards deleted that time because they deemed Ricciardo exceeded track limits at Turn 5.

The deleted lap time would have placed Ricciardo in the top 10 and been good enough for him to advance to Q2,

Ricciardo had high hopes of finishing strongly in qualifying arriving at Albert Park today

Stewards deemed Ricciardo to have exceeded track limits at Turn 5 which eliminated him from Q2 and will see him start from the back row of the grid on Sunday

However the stewards’ call means Ricciardo will not progress to Q2 and will start on the back row of the grid based on his second-best lap time, leaving the Aussie in 18th position.

RB team principal Laurent Mekies said: ‘It’s very difficult to swallow but that’s the way it is. Daniel was doing a very good job, probably his best lap so far and more than enough to get into Q2.

 ‘He was a bit wide in Turn 5 and by a few centimetres we are off track.’

Piastri had a strong showing in qualifing and will start in sixth place on the grid at the Australian F1 Grand Prix on Sunday

McLaren have high hopes that Piastri or teammate Lando Norris can podium in Melbourne

Meanwhile Australia’s rising star Oscar Piastri will start Sunday’s race from sixth after an impressive qualifying session for McLaren.

‘Exciting,’ Piastri said.

‘It’s been a good weekend so far. We’ve got some good momentum. Let’s see what we can do.’

Max Verstappen has his sights set on a third-straight win to open 2024, with the defending Formula One world champion claiming pole for the Australian Grand Prix.

The Red Bull superstar blitzed qualifying on Saturday as he aims to back up last year’s race victory at Albert Park.

Verstappen secured the 35th pole of his career, finishing in front of resurgent Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz and his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.

Max Verstappen set himself up for a record-equalling 10th successive win by taking pole position for the Australian Grand Prix.

The 26-year-old Red Bull star saw off a spirited Ferrari challenge, beating Carlos Sainz by 0.270 of a second at Albert Park in front of a crowd just short of 131,000.

Verstappen won 10 races last season, a feat never before achieved in the sport’s history. Amazingly, he can repeat the achievement on Sunday, having not lost since the Singapore Grand Prix in September last year. His winning streak started in Japan.

His car is clearly good but a measure of the Dutchman’s ability was that he qualified 0.359sec ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez, who was third quickest. Lando Norris, of McLaren, will start fourth.

Verstappen has now taken pole in all three races this year.

Max Verstappen qualified in pole position for the Australian GP, with team-mate Sergio Perez third

It was a devastating day for Lewis Hamilton, who could only make it to 11th in qualifying

Verstappen has been on pole position all three times this season and is already 43 points clear of Hamilton

‘It was a bit unexpected today, but I am very happy with Q3,’ said Verstappen. ‘Both of my laps felt nice and enjoyable. It was a tricky weekend so far but we managed to be there at the end.

‘They (Ferrari) seem very quick in the long runs so there is a question mark over tomorrow.’

Lewis Hamilton had a terrible day, qualifying only 11th best, 0.059sec off team-mate George Russell, who ended up seventh. Russell has outperformed the seven-time world champion in qualifying all year. The pair of them stand at 26-26 in qualifying since Russell joined Mercedes.

It was Hamilton’s lowest grid slot since 2010 at the sunlit track where he has recorded pole an unmatched eight times.

Sainz’s performance was laudable considering he missed the last race in Jeddah a fortnight ago after having emergency surgery to remove his appendix.

The 29-year-old Spaniard said: ‘It has been a tough couple of weeks, a lot of days in bed, waiting to see if I would be here today, and to make it to this weekend and then to put it on the front row, I almost didn’t believe it.

‘I was rusty yesterday but I got up to speed and found the pace and I feel good with the car.

‘I am not going to lie, I am not in my most comfortable state when I am driving out there but I can get it done. I have a lot of wired feelings, but no pain, so I will go flatout.”

Sergio Perez performed brilliantly to qualify second on his return from appendix surgery

Lando Norris had a good afternoon, putting himself fourth on the grid ahead of Sunday’s race

Logan Sargeant will not race after Alex Albon crashed his Williams on Friday, and Williams chose the latter to drive for them

A colossal crowd just short of 131,000 assembled at Albert Park to watch the speed show

Popular driver Daniel Ricciardo will start his home race from 18th after having a lap time deleted

Racing Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo will start his home race from 18th position after having his time deleted at the end of Q1.

The Australian had pushed himself into the top runners only to be deemed to have exceeded track limits. It was a disappointment for the packed grandstands that had cheered him to the rafters only moments earlier.

Only Zhou Guanyu, of Stake, will start behind Ricciardo on a 19-man grid.

There will not be the usual 20 cars because Alex Albon crashed his Williams on Friday and his machinery was irreparable. Yet Albon will start the race after he was handed his team-mate Logan Sargeant’s car.

Therefore, Sargeant will sit out the event – harsh on the American, but team principal James Vowles believes the London-born Albon offers a better chance of a higher finish.

Albon qualified 12th.

Matt Payne and Chaz Mostert have snatched a pole apiece in Melbourne after back-to-back sudden-death Supercars qualifying sessions.

Claiming two third-placed finishes earlier in the week, Payne flew 11 spots to the top of the pack in the dying seconds to win a career-first pole in Saturday’s first session at Albert Park.

Hitting the city circuit with a fresh set of tyres, the Grove Racing rookie clocked a lap time of one minute 46.65 seconds to beat Friday’s pole-sitter Cam Waters by 0.007 seconds.

Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Mostert was third fastest and will start the 14-lap race from the second row next to Broc Feeney (Triple Eight), while championship leader and Feeney’s teammate Will Brown was made to settle for sixth, behind Jack Le Brocq.

Waters was left lamenting the missed opportunity after failing to make the most of his top grid spot in race four.

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A last gasp effort from Chaz Mostert means he will start from pole position in race six

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Matt Payne surged 11 places to earn pole position for race five at Albert Park on Sunday

Finishing sixth on Friday, the Tickford Racing driver had got the jump on Brown in their starting-grid battle, forcing him to take an inside line. But Waters lost the lead prior to the first turn before relinquishing a podium spot after going too wide at a corner.

‘I’m spewing I missed that,’ Waters said after the first qualifying session.

‘I’ve got my work cut out for me, don’t I? I just want to do another nice, clean lap.’

Mostert pipped Payne by 0.110 seconds in the second session to snare the best possible starting position for the final race of the weekend.

Much like Payne, Mostert flaunted a fresh set of tyres to record a 1:46.322 lap time, denying the young New Zealander a career second pole and Waters a chance at the top grid spot.

Waters will start third, sharing the second row with Nick Percat, while Feeney and Brown missed the top five in sixth and ninth respectively.

Race five gets underway at 5.40pm (AEDT).

RACE FIVE QUALIFYING:

1. Matt Payne (Grove Racing) 1:46.654
2. Cam Waters (Tickford Racing) +0.007
3. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United) +0.110
4. Broc Feeney (Triple Eight Racing) +0.128
5. Jack Le Brocq (Erebus Motorsport) +0.209

RACE SIX QUALIFYING:

1. Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United) 1:46.322
2. Matt Payne (Grove Racing) +0.110
3. Cam Waters (Tickford Racing) +0.187
4. Nick Percat (Matt Stone Racing) +0.348
5. Bryce Fullwood (Brad Jones Racing) +0.398

The Red Bull team were playing ‘happy families’ at the Australian GP, with Christian Horner, Max Verstappen and Helmut Marko in conversation during Saturday’s qualifying.

Verstappen qualified in pole position for Sunday’s race at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, while Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez was demoted from third to sixth after impeding Nico Hulkenberg during Saturday’s proceedings.

While the Red Bull team has been at the centre of a turbulent period at the start of the season due to the ongoing ‘sex texts’ scandal, they appeared to be all smiles during the qualifying session.

Red Bull director Marko, team principal and CEO Horner, and three-time World Champion Verstappen were seen deep in conversation during Saturday’s qualifying.

The 26-year-old saw off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by 0.270 of a second at Albert Park, securing his third pole position in a row in front of a crowd just short of 131,000.

Christian Horner, Max Verstappen and Helmut Marko showed a display of unity in Melbourne

Red Bull has been through a turbulent period owing to the ongoing ‘sex texts’ scandal

Verstappen claimed his third pole position in a row during Saturday’s qualifying session

Verstappen said: ‘It was a bit unexpected today, but I am very happy with Q3.

‘Both of my laps felt nice and enjoyable. It was a tricky weekend so far but we managed to be there at the end.

‘They [Ferrari] seem very quick in the long runs so there is a question mark over tomorrow.’

If he wins Sunday’s race, he repeats his run of ten straight victories, which he achieved last season.

Team principal Horner had faced widespread criticism following the ‘sexting’ controversy, including from Jos Verstappen, the father of Red Bull’s main driver.

An internal investigation was carried out prior to the 2024 season following a complaint made by a female employee at Red Bull, and Horner was cleared of any wrongdoing just a day before the first practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

What appeared to be intimate WhatsApp exchanges allegedly sent by Horner to the female colleague were then leaked to a number of key F1 figures and the media just 24 hours later, bringing his conduct back into the spotlight.

It has led to speculation that Verstappen could leave Red Bull despite their domination on the track, especially if Marko is ousted from his position as director.

Team principal Horner was seen hugging Red Bull’s star driver Verstappen on Thursday

There was speculation that Verstappen could leave Red Bull if Marko left his director role

Verstappen qualified in pole position for the Australian GP, with team-mate Sergio Perez third

Horner and Verstappen had shown unity during Thursday’s practice sessions.

Marko issued a hammer blow to Daniel Ricciardo’s hopes of returning to the Red Bull top team, claiming the Australian driver is ‘too slow’.

Sergio Perez has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Australian GP after impeding Nico Hulkenberg.

Perez’ position has been adjusted from third to sixth due as a result of the penalty.

Consequently, McLaren’s Lando Norris moves up to third place, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc advances to fourth.

Meanwhile, Oscar Piastri, representing McLaren, gains fifth place in anticipation of his home race in Melbourne, ahead of Perez, who has been demoted.

Max Verstappen, Perez’s teammate at Red Bull, secures pole position, with Carlos Sainz of Ferrari trailing in second.

Sergio Perez has been handed a three-place penalty after impeding Nico Hulkenberg

It was found that Red Bull’s pit wall had not adequately warned Perez of the fast-approaching Haas car

McLaren’s Lando Norris moves up to third place, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc moves fourth

Following discussions with race stewards, it was determined that Red Bull’s pit wall had not adequately warned Perez of the fast-approaching Haas car during Q1 qualifying. Perez was on a slower out lap at the time.

The stewards explained: ‘Hulkenberg was on a fast lap when he approached turn 13. Perez, who was on an out lap was at the apex of the turn and Hulkenberg had to leave the racing line to drive around him.

‘Hulkenberg was forced to lift the throttle early and brake early for that corner.

‘In reviewing the audio from Perez’s car, the Stewards observed that the team was focused on the car in front of Perez that had just slowed, and did not give Perez a warning that Hulkenberg was behind him until one second before Hulkenberg arrived, and significantly too late to avoid impeding Hulkenberg.’ They added.

‘While the Stewards appreciate the dynamic situation facing the team and driver during the Q1 session, which was described in the hearing, the Stewards find that Perez ‘unnecessarily impeded’ Hulkenberg and issue a three grid place drop, consistent with previous cases.’

Perez, 34, holds the second position in the drivers’ championship after securing second place in the opening races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. He is in the last year of his contract with Red Bull.