“All the participating nations will be there, so we will ensure our wrestlers get some good practice. Memories of seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, a five-times winner with the Italian team at the circuit outside Milan, still have a powerful resonance. The selectors have been told to initiate the processes for the upcoming season at the earliest. In a meeting with the sports ministry after the Games, the federation said Mestvirishvili had ‘outlived his usefulness’ and had to be replaced. With Delhi underachieving over the last few years and coach KP Bhaskar and veteran batsman Gautam Gambhir having a fractious relationship, his assignment was not easy. Hitting winners and unforced errors in almost equal measure in the opening set, the former world number one dug deep to take the advantage. Nimble-footed Asturian should suit Lobera’s style of play and will be relied upon to share the bulk of the goal scoring burden along with Coro. He won the first of his 46 F1 races here in 2008 driving for Toro Rosso. The panic-stricken federation hastily decided to send the wrestlers to Paris 17 days before the world championship began. It’s up to the various selectors, coaches and especially the players.