‘I could have killed them’: Lawson’s fury after narrowly missing hitting marshals

  • Marshals ran across track clearing debris at Mexico GP

  • ‘I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous’

Liam Lawson issued a damning broadside after he narrowly missed hitting two marshals on track at the Mexico City Grand Prix, warning that he could have killed them and branding it dangerous and unacceptable.

In the race which was won in dominant form by McLaren’s Lando Norris, the Racing Bulls driver had started in 15th place but took damage on the opening lap and made an immediate pit stop.

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Pat Cummins ruled out of first Ashes Test with Steve Smith to captain Australia

  • Bowler resumes running but will not make series opener in Perth

  • 32-year-old says he ‘expects to return to bowling shortly’

Pat Cummins is officially out of the first Ashes Test as he continues his recovery from a stress injury in his back, with Steve Smith to reassume the captaincy of Australia in the series opener against England next month.

Cummins has not bowled since Australia’s 3-0 series defeat of West Indies in July and had been in serious doubt for the match in Perth on 21 November. After months of speculation over whether he would recover in time, Cricket Australia on Monday finally confirmed that the quick would have to sit out the game at Optus Stadium.

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European football: Basic piles more misery on Juventus with Lazio winner

  • Juventus have not won since 13 September

  • Roma win 1-0 at Sassuolo to keep pace with Napoli

Juventus lost 1-0 at Lazio in Serie A on Sunday to pile more pressure on their coach, Igor Tudor. The Bianconeri have not won in any competition since 13 September, when they defeated Inter 4-3, and they went a fourth successive match without scoring a goal as they lost in Rome.

A mistake from the Juventus forward Jonathan David led to Lazio’s goal in the ninth minute. The Canada international was deep in his own half and under no pressure when he headed the ball to the home side’s Danilo Cataldi, who laid it off to Toma Basic to drive into the bottom right corner.

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Lando Norris hits the front in title race with emphatic F1 Mexico City GP win

  • Leclerc second; Verstappen third and Piastri fifth

  • Norris now one point clear in championship battle

If timing is key in any race, Lando Norris might just have taken the bell with absolutely impeccable judgment. His victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix with a consummate drive from pole to flag has catapulted him into the lead of an intense title fight at exactly the right moment. Norris has momentum at the very point the championship enters its decisive phase.

With his title rivals Oscar Piastri – Norris’s McLaren teammate – managing only fifth and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen third at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Norris has the edge at a crucial juncture with four meetings remaining. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished in second, while Britain’s Oliver Bearman took a career-best fourth place with a superb drive for Haas.

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