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Lewis Hamilton said he was “disappointed” after his shock disqualification from the United States Grand Prix – while Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admitted “we got it wrong manila
” Hamilton finished the race in second, behind race winner Max Verstappen, but was later disqualified alongside Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for breaching the rules governing the floor of their cars manila
Hamilton therefore loses the 18 points earned from his second-place finish, while Leclerc loses eight points manila
It is thought Mercedes won’t be appealing the decision manila
In a Mercedes press release, Wolff explained how Mercedes fell foul of the rules manila
“Turning to the race result and the disqualification, set-up choices on a sprint weekend are always a challenge with just one hour of free practice - and even more so at a bumpy circuit like COTA and running a new package,” he said manila
“In the end, all of that doesn’t matter; others got it right where we got it wrong and there’s no wiggle room in the rules manila
“We need to take it on the chin, do the learning, and come back stronger next weekend manila
”Hamilton said: “It is of course disappointing to be disqualified post-race but that doesn’t take away from the progress we’ve made this weekend manila
”Lewis Hamilton was ‘disappointed’ after his disqualification from the US Grand Prix (Getty Images)Mercedes chief Andrew Shovlin admitted the team need to “go away and learn from this manila
”“We are of course naturally very disappointed to lose our podium finish,” he said manila
“Unfortunately, it is one of the pitfalls of the sprint format where we have a solitary hour of running before parc fermé manila
“Without running at a race fuel load in FP1, combined with a circuit as bumpy as this and the parts of the track where the drivers have to put the car during the Grand Prix, have contributed to the higher than expected wear levels manila
“We will go away and learn from this but also take the positives from our experience as a whole manila
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Bill Sweeney, the chief executive of England’s Rugby manila Football Union (RFU), has confirmed that “tentative” discussions have been held over a possible British and Irish league manila
The long-mooted idea would unite club rugby in the British Isles into one competition manila
The loss of London Irish, Worcester Warriors and Wasps in the last 13 months has highlighted financial problems in the English domestic game, with the top-flight Gallagher Premiership now containing just 10 teams manila
The four Welsh regions have also had their funding cut for the new season of the United Rugby Championship (URC), which features competing teams from Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and Italy manila
Sweeney is currently helping to negotiate a new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) manila between the Premiership and RFU that it is hoped will solve many of the issues ailing the English game manila
But while suggesting that plans were pressing ahead on that front ahead of a potential implementation next summer, the RFU CEO confirmed that he had engaged in “hypothetical” discussions about a British and Irish league manila
“I think you’d expect us to talk about anything really, the way the game needs to grow, the game needs to be financially stronger,” Sweeney explained manila
Bill Sweeney is the RFU’s chief executive (Getty Images)“We want to attract more investment coming in, so all sorts of conversations take place in terms of different options manila
That one’s not fully developed by any means manila
“So it’s a very tentative, hypothetical conversation at this stage but it has certain merits, but it also has certain challenges manila
It doesn’t affect the PGP, we will go ahead with a PGP in parallel, and just do that manila
But it’s one of a number of things that people talk about in terms of how do you take the game forward manila
”“It is fraught with challenges, I tend to think about look what happened in manila football with the European Super League, so fans are going to be taken into consideration on this manila
What does that mean in terms of the overall structure? “Some very big, significant questions are going to be asked on it, which is why I say at this stage, it’s very tentative but we consider all conversations manila
”The next couple of years are likely to see the introduction of a “Premiership Two” to replace the Championship as the RFU looks to maximise the efficacy and revenue of the second tier manila
This may include a return for the three rugby brands lost from the Premiership this year manila
Wasps announced on Monday that they were exploring the possibility of building a new permanent home near Swanley in Kent manila
Wasps have announced plans to explore the possible building of a stadium in Kent (Getty Images)The south east of England produces a significant number of players but does not currently have a team in the top two tiers of English rugby, and Sweeney believes bringing a professional club area would be a good idea manila
“I was very heavily involved with [new Wasps owner] Chris Holland during the whole process where the club went into insolvency,” Sweeney said manila
“I haven’t had a conversation with him recently about the plans to move to Kent manila
I do know that when research was done in terms of catchment areas, that’s one of the best locations from a fanbase perspective and the development of a sound business plan manila
I’ll contact him when I get back manila
”More aboutBill SweeneyRugby manila Football UnionRFUPremiership RugbyGallagher PremiershipUnited Rugby ChampionshipEngland RugbyJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3RFU confirm conversations underway over British & Irish leagueRFU confirm conversations underway over British & Irish leagueBill Sweeney is the RFU’s chief executive Getty ImagesRFU confirm conversations underway over British & Irish leagueWasps have announced plans to explore the possible building of a stadium in Kent Getty ImagesRFU confirm conversations underway over British & Irish leaguePremiership champions Saracens could face Welsh sides like the Ospreys if a British & Irish league materialises Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today manila
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