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Alonso returns to
his Renault ‘family’
for 2021 FI season
SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD,
AUSTRIA (AFP) - Two-time world
champion Fernando Alonso will
return to Formula One with Re-
nault for the 2021 season, the
team announced yesterday.
"Renault DP World F1 Team
is pleased to conirm Fernando
Alonso alongside Esteban Ocon in
its driver line-up for the 2021 sea-
son," Renault said in a statement.
Alonso, who has notched up
32 wins and 97 podiums in 314
Grand Prix starts, will replace
Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo,
who is McLaren-bound at the end
of this season.
Alonso, who won his two world
championship titles with Renault
in 2005 and 2006, said the French
team had afforded him his "fond-
est memories" in Formula One.
"Renault is my family," the
38-year-old Spaniard said.
"It's a great source of pride
and with an immense emotion I'm
returning to the team that gave
me my chance at the start of my
career and which now gives me
the opportunity to return to the
highest level."
Alonso left Formula One in
2018 after four fruitless years at
McLaren and is due to make a
third attempt to win the Indianap-
olis 500 with McLaren in August.
Alonso said he had bought
into Renault's project for the com-
ing season.
"Their progress thiswinter gives
credibility to the objectives for the
2022 season and I will share all my
racing experience with everyone
from the engineers to the mechan-
ics and my team-mates," he said.
"The team wants and has the
means to get back on the podi-
um, as do I."
Fadhil Yunus
Swimming pool centres inally
opened its doors to the public and
enthusiasts on Tuesday following the
recent announcement of the third
phase of the de-escalation plan.
Based on the recent phase, new
activities commencing at Level 1
will include swimming pools, cin-
emas and mass gatherings
Enthusiasts were seen forming
a beeline at the Hassanal Bolkiah
National Sports Complex Swim-
ming Pool during the resumption of
operations after months of closure
due to the COVID19 outbreak.
The resumption of swimming
will see a limited capacity of 30 per
cent and not exceeding 50 people
at one time. Under the guidelines,
only swimmers above the age of 15
are allowed to use the swimming
pool facilities.
The facilities will only open
three times a week. Swimming
pools under the purview of the Min-
istry of Culture, Youth and Sports
will open every Tuesday, Friday and
Sunday while operational days for
other pools depend on the owners.
Each swimmer will be allowed
to use the facilities for one hour.
The operational hours are from 8am
to 9am, 10am to 11am, 1pm to 2pm,
3pm to 4pm and 5pm to 6pm.
Swimming pool owners should
ensure that the chlorine level is
in accordance to the prescribed
health standards.
Users must ensure their person-
al hygiene and those who encoun-
ter symptoms and perceive as high
risk will not be allowed entry. Activi-
ties involving contact or the shar-
ing of equipment is not allowed.
Locker rooms and shower areas are
allowed for use.
Get-togethers before and after
using the swimming pool inside
the facility or at its immediate sur-
roundings are not allowed. Toilets
are allowed access and must be
sanitised at all times.
Swimming pools representa-
tives must inform users on the need
to obey social distancing upon ar-
rival at the swimming pool and af-
ter inishing their session.
The representative must pre-
pare a procedure to ensure that
swimming pool equipment is safe
to be used and sanitation practices
are implemented.
All swimming pools personnel
must wear face mask and gloves
while users are encouraged to bring
their own disinfectant for protection.
Swimming pools
reopen doors
Swimming enthusiasts waiting for the swimming pool centre to reopen. PHOTO: SYAZWANI HJ ROSLI
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso will return to Formula One
with Renault for the 2021 season. PHOTO: AFP