Pat Symonds believes that while Haas successful start to life in Formula 1 is damaging for independent teams like WIlliams, their achievements have been fantastic. The American outfit have 18 points from their first three races but have benefited from a partnership with Ferrari, taking staff and non-listed components from the Scuderia as well generating data through their windtunnel.Wiilliams, in comparison, create almost everything on its cars from scratch, the design based on data it has generated from its own wind tunnel and personnel. But the teams chief technical officer says that Haas have made perfect use of the F1 rules and admires their achievements on a much smaller budget. Symonds reverse grid theory Symonds reckons a mixed-up grid format would force teams to address the sports overtaking problems. I think its fantastic, Symonds told Sky Sports F1s Ted Kravitz. People might know that I do feel that the way Haas have gone about things - which of course is totally legal, its what the rules allow you to do - I think it does erode the status of being a constructor a little bit. But good luck to them, thats what the rules are. Theyve used them well.Mark Hughes: Are Haas a role model for the future?Theyve really surprised me and I have a lot of admiration for them. Haas are just 11 points behind Williams in the Constructors Championship despite a disappointing showing in China last time out, and Symonds adds that their race strategy deserves credit.He said: Whats really impressed me is that they havent just produced a good car but theyve raced it well and thats a very difficult thing for a new team to do.I think they did have personnel from Ferrari but theyve also recruited a lot of new people into Formula 1 who havent been there before and theyre doing a good job. Whens the Russian GP on Sky? The Russian GP is live and exclusive on Sky Sports - and there are a host of ways you can watch it. Operating an F1 car in a race is not an easy thing to do, its very complex set of circumstances that you have to take in. You have to have immense situational awareness and you have to react to it.We get it wrong sometimes, but theyve actually done it pretty well in their first few races.Dont miss the F1 Report on Wednesday at 8:30pm on Sky Sports F1 for a preview of the Russian Grand Prix. Natalie Pinkham is joined in the studio by Marc Priestley and Dominic Harlow. Also See: Symonds reverse grid theory Whens the Russian GP on Sky? Nike Air Max Goedkoop China . Booth picked up 65 caps after making her national team debut in 2002 at the age of 17. She most recently played for Sky Blue FC of the National Womens Soccer League. "It just felt like it was my time to move on," she said in a phone interview from her hometown of Burlington, Ont. Air Max Goedkoop . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. http://www.airmaxbelgie.be/ . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. Nike Air Max Aanbieding .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. Nike Air Max Belgie . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues have signed forward Kyle Brodziak to a two-year contract extension.The 32-year-old Brodziak had two goals in the playoffs after totaling 11 points in 76 regular-season games leading the checking line.The 11-year veteran also has played for Edmonton and Minnesota and has 239 points in 697 career games. He was a seventh-round draft pick by the Oilers in 2003.The Blues also announced Wednesday that the Chicago Wolves, their American Hockey League affiliate, have named Craig Berube head coach.dddddddddddd. The 50-year-old Berube, former head coach at Philadelphia from 2013-15, got a two-year contract.Berube played 17 seasons with the Flyers, Maple Leafs, Flames, Capitals and Islanders. ' ' '