Which Formula One driver won the Belgian Grand Prix 2023 title, for the 8th time in a row?

Sports - General Knowledge Questions

Max Verstappen

Sergio Perez

Charles Leclerc

Daniel Ricciardo

Correct Answer : Max Verstappen

Defending Formula One champion "Max Verstappen" enters the mid-season break in unstoppable form, after emphatically winning the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday (30 July 2023) for an eighth straight win and 10th overall of a crushingly dominant season.

Despite starting from sixth place he finished 22.3 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez to give Red Bull an easy 1-2. It moved Verstappen ominously closer to a third straight world title and his own F1 record of 15 wins from last year.

Verstappen is 125 points ahead of Perez after just 12 races, and his next target is matching Sebastian Vettel’s F1 record of nine straight wins with a victory at the Dutch GP when the lopsided season resumes on Aug. 27. “I just want to have a nice time now, have a bit of time with family and friends,” Verstappen said.

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished in third spot for a third podium of the season, with Lewis Hamilton in fourth for Mercedes ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.

George Russell was sixth for Mercedes, with Lando Norris (McLaren), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), and Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) completing the top 10.

Leclerc started on pole ahead of Perez, with Hamilton and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. behind them. McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri was on the next row alongside Verstappen — who was fastest in Friday’s qualifying but took a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change and had to avoid early traffic.

“It was just about surviving turn one. I could see it was all getting really tight,” Verstappen said. “I’ve been in that position before myself so I am just going to stay out of that and it worked out. From there onwards I made the right overtakes.”

Last year (2022) Verstappen won from 14th, and once he overtook Perez on Lap 17 of 44 his 45th career win was seemingly inevitable.

“Really enjoyable to drive once I got in the lead,” Verstappen said. “It was again a great race.“

Red Bull extended its record to 13 straight wins, including the final race of last season.

Hamilton came in on the penultimate lap for a tire change and the move paid off as he took the bonus point for fastest lap from Verstappen — a very minor blip for the dominant Dutchman.

It was yet another stellar weekend for Verstappen, who also won Saturday’s sprint race. The only issue was some more bickering with his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase over radio, as they continued their spat from Friday’s qualifying.

“Don’t forget Max, use your head, please,” Lambiase told Verstappen when he questioned why Perez was making his first tire change on Lap 14.

Verstappen defused any talk of tension with Lambiase..

Source : Outlook India

Published On : August 1, 2023

Recent Updates in Sports - General Knowledge Questions

Q .

Where is the Archery World Cup 2024 being organized?

China

India

Malaysia

South Korea

Correct Answer : China

The Archery World Cup 2024 has begun 23rd April 2024 in Shanghai, China. India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam finished second in the women’s compound qualification round at Stage I.

The 27-year-old Asian Games gold medallist shot a score of 711 to finish behind Andrea Becerra of Mexico, who had a score of 713.

Meanwhile, the reigning world champion from India, Aditi Swami, finished eighth in the qualification round with a score of 704. The other two Indians, Parneet Kaur (703) and Avneet Kaur (696) finished 14th and 23rd, respectively.

The Indian women’s team, comprising top three scorers Vennam, Swami, and Parneet, finished as the best team in the qualification round with a total score of 2118. The Indian women’s team will, thus, start as the top seeds in the competition, ahead of South Korea (2117) and Mexico (2116). The teams are ranked by adding the individual scores of the top three archers from the country.

In the men’s compound qualification round, no Indian finished in the top 10 of the individual event..

Source : AIR

Published On : April 25, 2024

Category : Sports

Q .

Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024?

MS Dhoni

Lionel Messi

Usain Bolt

Sachin Tendulkar

Correct Answer : Usain Bolt

Legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has been named by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the ambassador for the 9th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup, which will be hosted by the West Indies and the United States of America jointly from 1 to 29 June 2024.

As a brand ambassador, Usain Bolt will promote the World Cup event, attend T20 World Cup matches in the West Indies, and participate in fan engagement events to promote the cricket sport within the United States.

World Record Holder Legendary Sprinter Usain Bolt

* Usain Bolt, a keen cricket fan, is a legend in track and field athletics. In 2017, he set the world record in the 100-metre race. He also holds the record for winning three gold medals in three consecutive summer Olympics.

* In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bolt won gold in the men’s 100-metre, 200 metres and 4x100 metres. He created a new world record in all three events.

* At the 2012 London Olympics, he again won gold medals in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres.

* Finally, in the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won gold in 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres.

* Bolt currently holds world records in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres with times of 9.58 seconds, 19.19 seconds and 36.84 seconds, respectively.

9th ICC Men’s T- 20 World Cup 2004 Teams and Fixtures

The 9th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup will be the biggest men’s T-20 World Cup in terms of participation. For the first time, 20 teams will participate in the T-20 World Cup. The West Indies and the United States of America will co-host the World Cup from 1 to 29 June 2024.

Teams :

* Of the 20 teams participating in the World Cup, the West Indies and the United States qualified as the host countries.

* Australia, England, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and South Africa qualified based on their top-eight finishes in the previous T-20 World Cup.

* Afghanistan and Bangladesh qualified as the next top teams in the ICC T-20 rankings at the end of last year’s T-20 World Cup.

* Eight teams qualified by winning their regional qualifying matches. Ireland and Scotland qualified from the European quota, Nepal and Oman qualified from Asia, Canada qualified from North America, and Papua * New Guinea qualified from the East Asia-Pacific region.

Canada, Uganda and the United States team are playing for the first time in the ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup.

Five Groups

The 20 teams have been divided into four groups, each consisting of five teams. The top two teams from each group qualify for the next stage and will be part of the Super Eight.

In the Super Eight stage, the eight teams will be divided into two groups. The top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals. The winner of the semi-finals will play in the finals to decide the winner of the 9th ICC Men’s T-20 World Cup.

Group	Countries
A	Canada, India, Pakistan, the United States and Ireland
B	Australia, England, Scotland, Namibia and Oman
C	Afghanistan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda and West Indies
D	Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Netherlands and South Africa

Published On : April 25, 2024

Category : Sports

Q .

Who has become the first bowler to take 200 wickets in the history of IPL?

Mitchell Starc

Yuzvendra Chahal

Pat Cummins

Jasprit Bumrah

Correct Answer : Yuzvendra Chahal

The Rajasthan Royals leg spinner reached the milestone during the IPL 2024 match against Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday (22nd April 2024). Chahal had Mohammad Nabi caught and bowled in his first over of the night to etch his name into the history books.

Chahal outfoxed Nabi with his change of pace, forcing the Afghan batter to mistime his shot and play the ball straight to him. Chahal finished with figures of 1/48 as the Royals won the game by nine wickets with eight balls to spare.

The 33-year-old Chahal made his IPL debut in 2013 and has played a total of 153 matches in the tournament till date. His wickets have come at an average of 21.60 and a strike rate of 16.76, which is the best among the top seven wicket-takers in the competition.

With 200 wickets, Chahal is also the leading wicket-taker in the IPL. He went past West Indian Dwayne Bravo in IPL 2023 to go on top of the all-time wicket taker’s chart in the competition. Another Royals’ spinner Ravichandran Ashwin with 172 scalps is currently seventh in the list.

Chahal was signed by the Royals during the mega auction before the IPL 2022. He delivered instantly with 27 wickets from 17 matches that season and guided the Royals to their first final since the inaugural edition in 2008.

He also finished as the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2022 and won his first Purple Cap, which is awarded to the bowler with the most wickets in an edition of IPL.

Continuing his purple patch with the Royals, he ended IPL 2023 with 21 wickets from 14 matches and finished fifth in the highest wicket taker’s list for the season. Chahal has been a consistent performer in the last four years of IPL, picking up 20-plus wickets in three of these.

Chahal is poised to enjoy yet another fruitful season and has raced to 13 wickets off just eight matches in IPL 2024 already. The veteran leg spinner has picked up at least one wicket in each of his appearances for the Royals this year.

In just his third season with the Rajasthan Royals, Chahal has already picked up 61 wickets and is only five scalps away from becoming their top wicket-taker in the IPL. Siddharth Trivedi, with 65 wickets in 76 matches, currently tops the list..

Source : Rajasthan Royals