Norris wins controversial British Grand Prix after Piastri cops 10-second penalty
Piastri was given a 10-second penalty over an incident that occurred while the safety car, which played a recurring cameo throughout the race, was on the track.
McLaren immediately confirmed an appeal and Pistari proclaimed his innocence over race radio.
Nico Hulkenberg – from 19th place on the grid – crossed in third for Sauber ahead of Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari.
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Australia were advancing on a stunning victory in the second Test against the West Indies after taking crucial wickets before lunch on the fourth day in Grenada. Having set West Indies a target of 277 runs to win after being bowled out for 243 earlier in the morning, the Australian attack left the hosts reeling at 4-33 at lunch. With the West Indies needing a further 244, with six second-innings wickets standing, for an improbable triumph, Australia are sensing a victory that would clinch the series in the Caribbean. Beau Webster, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and captain Pat Cummins took the wickets that shredded West Indies' top order. Eight balls in and the West Indies were already feeling the pain at the hands of the Aussie pacers. John Campbell was first to fall, lbw facing his second delivery from Hazlewood. Keacy Carty was next out, edging one from Starc to wicketkeeper Alex Carey. 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Injured Jordan Thompson has been hailed as valiant by his Wimbledon conqueror - but the renowned Australian fighter reckoned he felt like "a bit of a pussy" for retiring during the biggest match of his career. Taylor Fritz hailed 'Thommo' after the Sydneysider's battered body effectively shut down completely during their fourth-round duel under the roof of a storm-lashed No.1 Court on Sunday. The US No.5 seed was 6-1, 3-0 and 40-0 up when one final forehand from Fritz swept past his stricken victim, leaving Thompson to shake his head and offer his hand to the victor after a 41-minute nightmare. Starting with the debilitating sacroiliac joint complaint in his back that had plagued him throughout the tournament following an injury-ravaged season, the injury was only exacerbated in the fourth game when, leaping up to retrieve a lob, Thompson immediately felt trouble. "Everything in my body's already aggravated, and I think I just made it worse," he sighed, suggesting all his problems this year have stemmed from a herniated disc. "It's just my back. And my legs are obviously very tight from compensating. Reaching up to get that lob, I don't think that my back liked it very much, and neither did my legs." From that point on, Thompson, in the back brace that helped him get through two five-set wins earlier in the tournament even when complaining he had been as speedy as a snail, could only move stiffly and in pain. He simply had no chance against one of the most destructive hitters in tennis in ruthless mode. "It's sad ... Jordan's been battling out here, playing five-setters, I respect him for coming out, he was valiant ... I feel bad for him and I hope he gets better," said Fritz. But Thompson didn't feel very brave. "Honestly, I feel like a bit of a pussy pulling out," he said gloomily. "I wouldn't call it valiant." In truth, though, his entire Championships had been an object lesson in courage - or, arguably, foolhardiness as he also tried to back up in the men's doubles. "I've been sore every day, and was kind of waiting for it to happen," said the 31-year-old, who missed out on making his maiden grand slam quarter-final. "I had been thinking of not playing this tournament. So I'm now just taking the positives, it's my best result here, so it's still a great tournament." He admits that tournament is probably over now, even though he's still in the doubles with French partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert. "It's looking that way. I told my partner, if by some miracle, I wake up tomorrow morning and feel like I have been in the previous matches that I'll play, but I'd say a 95 per cent chance of not," said Thompson, a finalist with fellow Australian Max Purcell in last year's event. Thompson said he now hoped he would be back to play a couple of tournaments before the US Open, but also conceded on the eve of the tournament he might end up giving the rest of the season a miss. His exit meant that, once again, Alex de Minaur is left to carry Australian hopes as the lone singles player among the original 17-strong contingent, with Thompson believing the national No.1 can pull off a major shock against Novak Djokovic on Centre Court on Monday. "Well, Demon's beaten him before and I haven't," said Thompson. "If he believes he can win, he can. He's the underdog, so, hopefully, he plays freely and just takes it to him." Injured Jordan Thompson has been hailed as valiant by his Wimbledon conqueror - but the renowned Australian fighter reckoned he felt like "a bit of a pussy" for retiring during the biggest match of his career. Taylor Fritz hailed 'Thommo' after the Sydneysider's battered body effectively shut down completely during their fourth-round duel under the roof of a storm-lashed No.1 Court on Sunday. The US No.5 seed was 6-1, 3-0 and 40-0 up when one final forehand from Fritz swept past his stricken victim, leaving Thompson to shake his head and offer his hand to the victor after a 41-minute nightmare. Starting with the debilitating sacroiliac joint complaint in his back that had plagued him throughout the tournament following an injury-ravaged season, the injury was only exacerbated in the fourth game when, leaping up to retrieve a lob, Thompson immediately felt trouble. "Everything in my body's already aggravated, and I think I just made it worse," he sighed, suggesting all his problems this year have stemmed from a herniated disc. "It's just my back. And my legs are obviously very tight from compensating. Reaching up to get that lob, I don't think that my back liked it very much, and neither did my legs." From that point on, Thompson, in the back brace that helped him get through two five-set wins earlier in the tournament even when complaining he had been as speedy as a snail, could only move stiffly and in pain. He simply had no chance against one of the most destructive hitters in tennis in ruthless mode. "It's sad ... Jordan's been battling out here, playing five-setters, I respect him for coming out, he was valiant ... I feel bad for him and I hope he gets better," said Fritz. But Thompson didn't feel very brave. "Honestly, I feel like a bit of a pussy pulling out," he said gloomily. "I wouldn't call it valiant." In truth, though, his entire Championships had been an object lesson in courage - or, arguably, foolhardiness as he also tried to back up in the men's doubles. "I've been sore every day, and was kind of waiting for it to happen," said the 31-year-old, who missed out on making his maiden grand slam quarter-final. "I had been thinking of not playing this tournament. So I'm now just taking the positives, it's my best result here, so it's still a great tournament." He admits that tournament is probably over now, even though he's still in the doubles with French partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert. "It's looking that way. I told my partner, if by some miracle, I wake up tomorrow morning and feel like I have been in the previous matches that I'll play, but I'd say a 95 per cent chance of not," said Thompson, a finalist with fellow Australian Max Purcell in last year's event. Thompson said he now hoped he would be back to play a couple of tournaments before the US Open, but also conceded on the eve of the tournament he might end up giving the rest of the season a miss. His exit meant that, once again, Alex de Minaur is left to carry Australian hopes as the lone singles player among the original 17-strong contingent, with Thompson believing the national No.1 can pull off a major shock against Novak Djokovic on Centre Court on Monday. "Well, Demon's beaten him before and I haven't," said Thompson. "If he believes he can win, he can. He's the underdog, so, hopefully, he plays freely and just takes it to him." Injured Jordan Thompson has been hailed as valiant by his Wimbledon conqueror - but the renowned Australian fighter reckoned he felt like "a bit of a pussy" for retiring during the biggest match of his career. Taylor Fritz hailed 'Thommo' after the Sydneysider's battered body effectively shut down completely during their fourth-round duel under the roof of a storm-lashed No.1 Court on Sunday. The US No.5 seed was 6-1, 3-0 and 40-0 up when one final forehand from Fritz swept past his stricken victim, leaving Thompson to shake his head and offer his hand to the victor after a 41-minute nightmare. Starting with the debilitating sacroiliac joint complaint in his back that had plagued him throughout the tournament following an injury-ravaged season, the injury was only exacerbated in the fourth game when, leaping up to retrieve a lob, Thompson immediately felt trouble. "Everything in my body's already aggravated, and I think I just made it worse," he sighed, suggesting all his problems this year have stemmed from a herniated disc. "It's just my back. And my legs are obviously very tight from compensating. Reaching up to get that lob, I don't think that my back liked it very much, and neither did my legs." From that point on, Thompson, in the back brace that helped him get through two five-set wins earlier in the tournament even when complaining he had been as speedy as a snail, could only move stiffly and in pain. He simply had no chance against one of the most destructive hitters in tennis in ruthless mode. "It's sad ... Jordan's been battling out here, playing five-setters, I respect him for coming out, he was valiant ... I feel bad for him and I hope he gets better," said Fritz. But Thompson didn't feel very brave. "Honestly, I feel like a bit of a pussy pulling out," he said gloomily. "I wouldn't call it valiant." In truth, though, his entire Championships had been an object lesson in courage - or, arguably, foolhardiness as he also tried to back up in the men's doubles. "I've been sore every day, and was kind of waiting for it to happen," said the 31-year-old, who missed out on making his maiden grand slam quarter-final. "I had been thinking of not playing this tournament. So I'm now just taking the positives, it's my best result here, so it's still a great tournament." He admits that tournament is probably over now, even though he's still in the doubles with French partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert. "It's looking that way. I told my partner, if by some miracle, I wake up tomorrow morning and feel like I have been in the previous matches that I'll play, but I'd say a 95 per cent chance of not," said Thompson, a finalist with fellow Australian Max Purcell in last year's event. Thompson said he now hoped he would be back to play a couple of tournaments before the US Open, but also conceded on the eve of the tournament he might end up giving the rest of the season a miss. His exit meant that, once again, Alex de Minaur is left to carry Australian hopes as the lone singles player among the original 17-strong contingent, with Thompson believing the national No.1 can pull off a major shock against Novak Djokovic on Centre Court on Monday. "Well, Demon's beaten him before and I haven't," said Thompson. "If he believes he can win, he can. He's the underdog, so, hopefully, he plays freely and just takes it to him." Injured Jordan Thompson has been hailed as valiant by his Wimbledon conqueror - but the renowned Australian fighter reckoned he felt like "a bit of a pussy" for retiring during the biggest match of his career. Taylor Fritz hailed 'Thommo' after the Sydneysider's battered body effectively shut down completely during their fourth-round duel under the roof of a storm-lashed No.1 Court on Sunday. The US No.5 seed was 6-1, 3-0 and 40-0 up when one final forehand from Fritz swept past his stricken victim, leaving Thompson to shake his head and offer his hand to the victor after a 41-minute nightmare. Starting with the debilitating sacroiliac joint complaint in his back that had plagued him throughout the tournament following an injury-ravaged season, the injury was only exacerbated in the fourth game when, leaping up to retrieve a lob, Thompson immediately felt trouble. "Everything in my body's already aggravated, and I think I just made it worse," he sighed, suggesting all his problems this year have stemmed from a herniated disc. "It's just my back. And my legs are obviously very tight from compensating. Reaching up to get that lob, I don't think that my back liked it very much, and neither did my legs." From that point on, Thompson, in the back brace that helped him get through two five-set wins earlier in the tournament even when complaining he had been as speedy as a snail, could only move stiffly and in pain. He simply had no chance against one of the most destructive hitters in tennis in ruthless mode. "It's sad ... Jordan's been battling out here, playing five-setters, I respect him for coming out, he was valiant ... I feel bad for him and I hope he gets better," said Fritz. But Thompson didn't feel very brave. "Honestly, I feel like a bit of a pussy pulling out," he said gloomily. "I wouldn't call it valiant." In truth, though, his entire Championships had been an object lesson in courage - or, arguably, foolhardiness as he also tried to back up in the men's doubles. "I've been sore every day, and was kind of waiting for it to happen," said the 31-year-old, who missed out on making his maiden grand slam quarter-final. "I had been thinking of not playing this tournament. So I'm now just taking the positives, it's my best result here, so it's still a great tournament." He admits that tournament is probably over now, even though he's still in the doubles with French partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert. "It's looking that way. I told my partner, if by some miracle, I wake up tomorrow morning and feel like I have been in the previous matches that I'll play, but I'd say a 95 per cent chance of not," said Thompson, a finalist with fellow Australian Max Purcell in last year's event. Thompson said he now hoped he would be back to play a couple of tournaments before the US Open, but also conceded on the eve of the tournament he might end up giving the rest of the season a miss. His exit meant that, once again, Alex de Minaur is left to carry Australian hopes as the lone singles player among the original 17-strong contingent, with Thompson believing the national No.1 can pull off a major shock against Novak Djokovic on Centre Court on Monday. "Well, Demon's beaten him before and I haven't," said Thompson. "If he believes he can win, he can. He's the underdog, so, hopefully, he plays freely and just takes it to him."
