The Mercedes Formula One world champion team sparked talk and comments during pre-season testing in Bahrain yesterday, following appearing with a completely modified car that caught the eye and annoyed rival Red Bull.
The W13 has significantly narrow sides, with World Championship Motorsports director Ross Bruce saying: “The car is impressive, a very stark interpretation of the regulations that was unexpected.”
“There will certainly be a lot of discussion regarding Mercedes’ interpretation of the rules,” he told Formula 1 TV. That’s what happens with the new rules, despite serious attempts to close all options, and believe me we’ve closed hundreds of them already, the innovation in Formula 1 is always stark.”
German magazine Auto Motor und Sport quoted Red Bull boss Christian Horner as saying Mercedes had broken the “spirit” of the rules.
Saudi Football
The Professionalism and Player Conditions Committee in the Saudi Football Association is preparing to issue a detailed press statement on the case of international player Muhammad Kanoo during the next week.
Private sources revealed to Al Riyadiah that the Professionalism and Players Conditions Committee will issue 13 procedures in the case once morest the background of Kanoo signing two contracts for two different clubs, Al Nasr and Al Hilal.
According to what was disclosed by Al Riyadiah sources, the Professionalism Committee sought the opinions of legal authorities and related parties, including correspondences with the International Football Association Board.
The same sources confirmed that the Professional Committee will announce the official approval of one of the two contracts, and disciplinary decisions will be issued once morest the player and the violating club, while financial obligations, if any, will be referred to the Dispute Resolution Chamber for settlement.
Al-Ahly refuses to release Al-Owais .. and clings to 6 million
Al-Ahly club management stuck to its refusal to sell the remaining period of the contract of Muhammad Al-Owais, the goalkeeper of its first football team, to Al-Hilal Club, which offered 4 million riyals, according to “Sports” sources on Saturday.
The same sources indicated that Al-Jeddawi club management insisted on an amount of 6 million riyals, in exchange for waiving the remaining period of the international goalkeeper’s contract, in light of the approaching winter transfer period to close its doors.
The sources indicated that the negotiations are heading to a dead end, in the event that Al Hilal’s offer stops at the barrier of the four million that he put on the table.
Al Hilal Club signed a contract with Muhammad Al Owais on January 9 for a period of 3 years, following entering the last six months of his contract, which allows him to sign without returning to his club.
Hamdallah is surprised by the efficiency of victory.. Al-Ghamdi: We have fulfilled the requirements
Moroccan Abdel Rahim, brother of Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah, player of the first football team, was surprised, on Wednesday, by granting Al-Nasr a certificate of financial efficiency, without handing over his brother’s late salaries, according to what he mentioned through a post broadcast on his personal account on “Instagram”, the social networking site.
The Al-Asimi club announced earlier, on Wednesday, that it had obtained a certificate of financial efficiency, following fulfilling all its contractual and financial obligations, according to the scope specified by the committee until the date of last September 30, in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Efficiency Regulations for Sports Clubs.
Abdel Rahim Hamdallah, brother of the current Al-Ittihad player and former victory, published a picture of Al-Nasr’s financial efficiency certificate and commented on it: “I am surprised that Al-Nasr Club was granted a certificate of financial efficiency, while my brother’s late salaries remain.”
The management of Al-Nasr Club announced the termination of the contractual relationship with Hamdallah on the 23rd of last November, noting that the termination of the player’s contract came due to a legitimate legal reason and according to the regulations of the International Football Association “FIFA”, stressing that it reserves all the financial and legal rights resulting from this before the judicial authorities. competent.
For his part, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, CEO of Al-Nasr Club, confirmed his club’s fulfillment of the requirements for financial efficiency, and without a tweet on his personal account on “Twitter”, the social networking site, in which he stated: “Thanks to God and then the support of the symbol, we have fulfilled all the requirements for financial efficiency, as all players currently present and leaving received their salaries. Until 9-30-2021, without any scheduling or settlement.. Thanks to all colleagues who worked on this.”