2/20/2023 0 Comments Imola f1 2020![]() ![]() Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first eight rounds of the championship were run behind closed doors, with the rest of the races being run at a reduced capacity or also behind closed doors due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season started in July with the Austrian Grand Prix and ended in December with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The season was due to be contested over a record of 22 Grands Prix, but as some races were cancelled and new races were added to replace them, a total of 17 races were run. The championship was originally due to start in March, but the start was postponed until July in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. The championship was recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. It marked the 70th anniversary of the first Formula One World Drivers' Championship. The 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars which was the 71st running of the Formula One World Championship. Hamilton could match Schumacher's record haul of seven F1 world titles at the Turkish Grand Prix in a fortnight.Mercedes secured their seventh Constructors' Championship at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, breaking the record for most consecutive constructors' championships ![]() Jubilation as crosses the line to win at ImolaĪnd a 1-2 clinches a seventh straight constructor title for #ImolaGP #F1 /7Y0Fs2K97Rġ0. Renault are up to third in the constructors' standings, a point ahead of McLaren and Racing Point. He sits fourth in the driver standings, 10 points better off than Leclerc. The Australian now has two third-placed finishes in the last three races after Verstappen's misfortune put him back on the podium, and Ricciardo was drinking champagne from his shoe again after an unexpected top-three finish. Renault driver Ricciardo was on cloud nine after securing a podium finish at the Eifel Grand Prix. Hamilton was flying out in front after being informed by the team they would be "extending" and Bottas was passed by Verstappen when he locked up under pressure after the virtual safety car was called for a very short period.ĭamage to Bottas' car was also a concern, so in the end second place was the best he could have hoped for as Hamilton extended his lead to a mammoth 85 points on a day, with Mercedes wrapping up constructors' title number seven. The Finn did not get off to the greatest start, but was controlling the race nicely before he was called in just after Verstappen for a change of tyres. It was an all-too familiar story for Bottas as he was unable to convert pole into a victory. ![]() Pierre Gasly dropped from fourth to fifth and much worse was to come when he was forced to retire on lap eight when his AlphaTauri suffered a drop of water pressure early on. Hamilton and Bottas pitted for soft tyres and the Brit, who broke Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 race victories last weekend, saw out another win following a restart with just six laps to complete.ĭaniel Ricciardo took third place behind Bottas as Mercedes celebrated yet another title, with Hamlton closing on being crowned champion for a record-equalling seventh time with four races to go.ĭaniil Kvyat took fourth spot in a frantic finale, with Charles Leclerc completing the top five in a chaotic first F1 race at the iconic Italian track since 2006. Verstappen had capitalised on a mistake from Bottas, who suffered floor damage, to move into second on lap 43 but ended up in the gravel and George Russell crashed out behind the safety car soon after. MAKING #HIS7ORY! WE ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD FOR A SEVENTH TIME!! /FqAHS6yYza The six-time Formula One world champion pitted and went on to seal victory, with Bottas second after Verstappen's race was ended by a puncture on lap 52 in a dramatic twist. Hamilton stayed out for a much longer stint on mediums and built up a big lead before a timely, brief deployment of a virtual safety car when Esteban Ocon retired on lap 31 played right into his hands. Valtteri Bottas, who started on pole, pitted on lap 20 of 63 at Imola just after Verstappen, who was in second place at the time, for a switch from medium to hard tyres. Hamilton dropped from second to third behind Max Verstappen before the first corner, but the combination of a strategy call and the deployment of the virtual safety car put the runaway championship leader in command of the race. Lewis Hamilton won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Mercedes wrapped up a record seventh consecutive constructors' title with another one-two after Max Verstappen spun out. ![]()
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