Andy murray has made a winning return to action after his second round exit at the australian open. the three time grand slam champion has beaten alexander bublik, of kazakhstan in the first round of the rotterdam open. murray won in straight sets. the british formula one driver lando norris has signed a new deal that will see him stay at mclaren until the end of 2025. the 22 year old finished sixth in last seasons standings with four podium finishes, and he also claimed his first pole position as the team finished fourth in the constructors championship. i have good confidence in the team, and the team have good confidence in me. so we want to achieve this together, you know, i want to win a championship with mclaren and win races, at least. and that s our goal, you know, it s notjust mine, it s our goal. so i m happy to be staying here much longer, spending more time with the boys and girls in mtc and all of mclaren. and red bull have revealed
Of the match in his hands. joe wilson, bbc news, antigua. the controversy continues with former tennis world number one novak djokovic, who s confirmed he won t be allowed to play at the indian wells tournament, which starts today. the 20 time grand slam winner admitted recently that he s not vaccinated against covid 19. djokovic tweeted last night that as regulations in the united states weren t changing he would be unable to travel there. he s also pulled out of the forthcoming miami open. we are just days away from the start of the formula one season, with the first race in bahrain next weekend. second testing begins today, and british driver lando norris, who drives for british team mclaren, has been speaking to natalie pirks about the controversial ending last season, and not going to russia. it feels good to be back. so tell us, just how excited are you for this new season? i m very, very excited.
Perfect start in contrast to last season runners up who lost two of their opening games. you ve got to feel for 21 year old british driver lando norris as lewis hamilton won the russian grand prix. having started on pole, the mclaren driver was heading for his very first f1 win only to slide off in the wet allowing hamilton through, who has now won 100 races. he leads max verstappen who fought back from last to second by two points in the drivers championship. and that is all from me for now. australia s prime minister, scott morrison, has said he might not attend the un climate conference in scotland this november. mr morrison told the west australian newspaper that he wanted to focus on dealing with covid in australia adding that he had already been on a lot of overseas trips this year and spent a lot of time in quarantine .
Facilities and factories are powered by renewable energy, and using offsets and co2 sequestration to cover all remaining emissions. there has been criticism from environmentalists who say formula 1 is relying too much on offsetting. the recognition that environment is a key issue for the sport runs deep, including with the people on the front line of formula one its drivers. british driver lando norris is a rising star of f1. it s definitely something that over the coming years, i will pay more and more attention to, realising the opportunity you can create for the world and the impact you can have on the world as well, not just certain people. so of course it means a lot to me and whatever way i can help, in whatever way, then i will try and do that.
On the front line of formula one its drivers. british driver lando norris is a rising star of f1. it s definitely something that over the coming years, i will pay more and more attention to, realising the opportunity you can create for the world and the impact you can have on the world as well, notjust certain people. so of course it means a lot to me and whatever way i can help, in whatever way, then i will try and do that. formula 1 represents the pinnacle of automotive technology but the car industry is going electric and f1 knows it could end up looking like a legacy of a past age. other sports should take note formula one is going green because it doesn t want to end up a dinosaur. justin rowlatt, bbc news.