In Politics, heir-apparents are
common – many fathers have ensured the career of their sons and daughters. In Cricket too, we have seen that – Australia New Zealand
One day Series is named ‘Chappell-Hadlee’ recognising the family ties to
Cricket – we have seen Lala Amarnath (Surinder, Mohinder, Rajender); Vijay
Manjrekar (Sanjay Manjrekar), Vinoo Mankad (Ashok Mankad); Lance Cairns (Chris
Cairns); Geoff Marsh (Mitchel Marsh, Shaun Marsh), Stuart Broad (Chris Broad) –
to quote a few examples.
In Dec 2013, Tagenarine made his
debut as an opener for Guyana, captained by spinner Veerasammy Permaul. That
may not matter much until you read his full name of Chanderpaul yes, son of
illustrious father. He is the son of
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a dodgy and difficult to dismiss customer who has made
tons of runs for West Indies. That
Mumbai Test which was Sachin’s 200th [and last too] was his 150th
placing him in a select group of seven
who've played that many Tests. Shivnarine Chanderpaul's son Tagenarine, who's
often known as "Brandon", made his first-class debut for Guyana and
in his fourth match, against Trinidad and Tobago in Port-of-Spain, he played
alongside his father. There has never
yet been an instance of a father and son playing alongside each other in a Test
match, the nearest approach being that Chris Cairns' Test debut for New Zealand
was only four years after his father Lance's final appearance.
Accidents are unfortunate and
sometimes the path to recovery drain
people of their wealth ~ sad to read – also appreciations are due to the wife
who is taking special care. Life turned
turtle on that fateful day for the champion driver.
Michael Schumacher was holidaying with family and
friends in Meribel, France when the accident happened in December 2013. Schumacher, a very competent skier, was
holidaying in France, where he owns a
chalet. He was skiing with his
14-year-old son on a red piste, which is classed for intermediate skiers. But
shortly after 11am, he left the piste and skied on to an off-piste area located
in between the red run and a blue run, for beginners to intermediates. It was here that he struck a
partially-covered rock. He was not skiing fast but he lost control and
catapulted 34 feet on to another rock. He smashed his head on the bolder. The
force of the collision shattered his helmet. The footage recorded on a camera
attached to his helmet was undamaged.
Last year came the reports that
Corinna Schumacher had decided to sell the private jet once regularly used by
them. Then came the news of him selling Norwegian mountain holiday home for £2million
as he continues to recover from his horrific ski injuries. Now there is an interesting news that his
teenage son is following his footsteps and has signed up for Formula 4 team
Michael Schumacher's 15-year-old
son is to follow in his father's footsteps after he signed a deal to compete in
the Formula 4 series, which nurtures young talents. Mick Schumacher has been
snapped up by the Netherlands' Van Amersfoort Racing team after he finished
second in the world, European and German kart championships last season. His
father Michael is the most successful driver in Formula One history, with seven
titles, but retired from the sport after a devastating ski accident left him in
a coma.
Fritz van Amersfoort, owner of
the racing team that bears his name, said of Schumacher Jr, 'we have watched
his skills in test driving and are looking forward to a successful season.'
Mick is the first driver named by Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2015 season.
The team propelled Max Verstappen - son of Schumacher Sr's 1994 Benetton F1
team-mate Jos - to prominence in Formula 3 last season. Verstappen Jr, 17, will
now race for Toro Rosso in the 2015 F1 season. 'In the last couple of years, it
has become a tradition for us that we offer the runner-up from the German
junior karting championship a test session in our simulator,' added Mr Van
Amesfoort.
'This is handled by the DMSB, the
German motorsport authority, and that is how we first got in touch with Mick
Schumacher last autumn. 'He spent a full day in the simulator at our
headquarters in the Netherlands, then we witnessed him during a test session at
Valencia and, eventually, we reached an agreement to compete together in this
year's ADAC Formula 4 series.
Announced in 2013 and first run
last year, Formula 4 is an open-wheeled motor racing competition designed for
junior drivers as a stepping stone to Formula One. Vehicles may have a maximum
power output of 160hp and must cost less than €9,500. There is no global
championship, but individual nations can host their own championships according
to rules and specifications of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
3rd Mar 2015.
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