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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Leeds stars race Red Bull F1 car at Elland Road after challenging driver to contest amid Premier League return
Three Leeds United players raced a Red Bull Formula One car after challenging the driver to a battle at Elland Road. The club are still riding the credit of a wave after securing promotion back to the Premier League after two years away, winning the Championship on goal difference ahead of Burnley. Daniel Farke 's side reached 100 points to secure a return to the top flight, and their celebrations continued in rather bizarre fashion - with three of the club's players racing one of the fastest cars on the planet. Willy Gnonto, Largie Ramazani and Isaac Schmidt raced the car, driven by Formula Two driver Arvid Lindblad in a drag race from one penalty box to another. After a slow start from the car as it struggled to pick up grip, it eventually prevailed in a race that included the vehicle turning 180 degrees and winning by around 30 yards. It proved, if there was any doubt, that a racing car is indeed faster than some of the quickest players, but provided some light entertainment from the club and its minority owners. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Red Bull UK (@redbulluk) Three Leeds United players raced a Red Bull Formula One car on the Elland Road turf Commenting on the race, Leeds' Ramazani said: 'This was a great experience, I wish we could do this every day with Red Bull. The only thing better would be getting in the car. 'I love Formula One. I went to the Monaco Grand Prix last week, which was a bucket list moment for me. I used to play Formula One games on the console when I was younger, so it was surreal to be next to a real car and race against it. 'Before the race I was scared, but I was confident too. I think we did great, but in the end the car was just too quick. 'I think one of the players involved in this idea was Dan James. Unfortunately, he's been injured, but I'd back my team-mate over that car any day. DJ would smoke this car.' Lindblad said: 'Ahead of the race I was a bit nervous. I'd never driven on grass and had no idea how it would go – only Red Bull would make something like this happen. 'The car has a ton of horsepower and there is not much grip on grass, so I wasn't sure if I could go full throttle and turn the car properly. It was great fun to challenge my skills and compete against footballers rather than other drivers.'
BBC News
13-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Farke on Schmidt, Ampadu and reaching 50 wins
It's a swift turnaround for Leeds United as they head to QPR on Saturday lunchtime (12:30 GMT) after Wednesday night's 2-0 victory over Farke held his pre-match press conference at Thorp Arch and here are the standout says he has no fresh injury concerns hopes and hopes to have defender Isaac Schmidt back from illness. Captain Ethan Ampadu is making progress with his recovery from a knee injury. He hopes to have the Wales international back in team training after this month's international break. Patrick Bamford and Max Wober remain what is the tipping point as to who decides who is fit to play when the medical department, the analysts and the manager are involved. "They (medics) are always worried and give warnings about players in the red zone, but I pick the team. They present data and opinion about recovery status, but it's my responsibility to take the call. If it doesn't work, they can't be blamed."On the decisions of officials going against his side with Joel Piroe denied a goal against the Lions due to offside. "I've calmed down since yesterday. But if you look how many fouls and penalties should have been given, we are normally on the wrong. So many obvious penalties were stone wall. Overall I like when the referee is careful with showing cards because I like it when we go for it and both teams, as long as its not over the line, are competitive."The tackle on Illan Meslier (at Portsmouth by Connor Ogilvie) in the Bundesliga would have been a red card. We want to have the best refs in the world. But I don't complain too much."Farke says he will not use the free agent market to recruit before the end of the season unless there are extraordinary circumstances. He would rather bring an academy product into the first-team being the fastest manager to 50 Championship wins with a single club, he said: "I'm happy with my players and my club. I work for a club where it is a bit easier to reach this. If you have excellent players and staff it is sometimes difficult for the manager to mess it up! All credit to the players."Listen to West Yorkshire Sport Daily, weeknights at 18:00, and subscribe to BBC Radio Leeds' Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcast on BBC Sounds
