GEORGE RUSSELL will join LEWIS HAMILTON and LANDO NORRIS in a trio of British Formula 1 drivers next season after former champion Williams F1 announced on Friday it signed the driver on a multi-year deal. The 20-year-old, who has a long-term contract with Williams' engine provider Mercedes, "looks set to win the Formula Two championship" after taking a 37-point lead with two races remaining (REUTERS, 10/12). ... Former county cricketer and journalist PETER ROEBUCK "fell from a window of his South African hotel after being arrested over allegations of sexual assault" in '11. Cape Town police claimed Roebuck died by suicide. But now, seven years later, investigations into the death will begin again. The family's lawyer confirmed on Sunday that the inquest into Roebuck's death was reopened "at [their] behest" (THE AGE, 10/14). ... DIEGO MARADONA "hit out" at his countryman LIONEL MESSI, saying that the forward is "not a leader on the pitch and should not be considered a footballing God." Maradona, who is "widely held to be one of the best players of all time," said that Messi was "one player at his club Barcelona and another with the national side" (SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 10/14). ... MICK SCHUMACHER, the teenage son of MICHAEL SCHUMACHER, is being touted as having the potential to become "one of the sport's greats" after being crowned Formula Three European champion, "fueling speculation" of a Formula 1 career. Schumacher, 19, said, "We will now think more intensively about next year and the decision will be made in the next few days" (AFP, 10/14).
