Instead, their technical deficiencies were glaring. ’Philippe Coutinho Barcelona had made numerous attempts to land the talented attacking midfielder, only for Liverpool to reject each offer. He submitted his report to the sports ministry in which he has highlighted two key aspects. On most days, they sparred among themselves while at times, they grappled with teenaged French wrestlers who trained at the club. Jacomelli used his local contacts and ultimately, the team made a 350km journey to Lorraine, a tiny town bordering Germany where they trained at the Stiring-Wendel wrestling club. Singh claimed the organisers did not provide any training facilities. Ferrari’s last constructors’ title was in 2008. And if anything like last year happens, we will handle as and when the situation arises. The second free practice gave a good indication that Ferrari is to be expected to be fast tomorrow and on Sunday,” Mercedes head of motorsport Toto Wolff said. In a meeting with the sports ministry after the Games, the federation said Mestvirishvili had ‘outlived his usefulness’ and had to be replaced.