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Lewis Hamilton won the turbulent Grand Prix of Tuscany in Formula 1 (read the LIVETICKER of the race).
The general classification leader prevailed ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and Alexander Albon (Red Bull), who took the podium for the first time. For Hamilton it was the 90th victory of his career. At the next race in Sochi (September 27) you can now set the record for Michael Schumacher.
“There were several races in one day,” Hamilton said: “This track is amazing and it was hot. It was really tough.” Albon explained, “I’m absolutely happy. Now I can breathe deeply. It’s good to be here.”
Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc reached the points in the 1000th F1 race for Ferrari in the home game due to seven driver failures, but in the end it was more of a tragedy rather than a party.
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Leclerc crossed the finish line in ninth place, Vettel landed directly behind. Since Kimi Raikkonen received a five-second penalty, Leclerc moved up one place. Vettel was 0.2 tenths missing again, he stayed tenth and has to be content with one point.
“I would have liked us to dust a little more than one point. Much more was not possible,” Vettel said in Heaven.
Verstappen falls early
On the chaotic first lap, Max Verstappen, World Championship third with Red Bull, and sensational Monza winner Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), retired after a collision (DATA CENTER: Formula 1 drivers standings) .
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Vettel dropped from 14th on the grid to the end of the field, the Heppenheimer unable to avoid Carlos Sainz’s McLaren and found himself 18th after a necessary change to the front wing.
Shortly after the safety car, which was later pulled, rolled off the track again, a massive crash occurred, causing the race to be halted.
Grosjean is enraged after a massive accident: “Do you want to kill us?”
Bottas, as the leader, was allowed to determine when the race was on fire again, and he marked the start and finish straight for a long time. It was stuck in the backfield, the drivers were impatient: McLaren driver Carlos Sainz, Williams driver Nicholas Latifi, Kevin Magnussen in the Haas and Alfa driver Antonio Giovinazzi collided. The quartet apparently remained unharmed. The Vettel at the end of the field was able to evade.
The race now had to be interrupted by a red flag, the cars were parked in the pit lane while the cleanup was taking place. There was a pause of almost half an hour.
Romain Grosjean, who was able to continue the race, accused the first drivers of not accelerating fast enough. “That was very stupid of whoever was there. Do you want to kill us all or what?” The Haas pilot yelled on the radio seconds after the savage crash.
On lap 44, Lance Stroll lost control of his car and also retired. The Canadian was apparently unharmed. When the pink car was towed, the action had to stop because it started steaming. The second GP race also lasted a few minutes (2020 Formula 1 racing calendar).
Ferrari just keep going
In total, only twelve drivers made it to the finish line. Ferrari, however, only lagged behind in the field that had been cut almost in half. And it also had spectators, for the first time this season a few thousand fans were allowed.
Vettel, from the looks of it, none of this moves anymore. On Thursday it was clear that he would be driving for Aston Martin next year, and the anticipation is great. The team is still called Racing Point this season and was also significantly stronger than Ferrari at Mugello: Sergio Pérez, who will replace Vettel in 2021, took fifth place.
The emotional high point from the hosts’ point of view was before the start. The sun was shining on Mugello and Andrea Bocelli was singing the national anthem. “Where is Victoria, the goddess of victory? Can she bow her head before us?”
The previous situation was cemented in the World Championship standings: Hamilton (190 points) leads even more clearly ahead of Bottas (135) and Verstappen (110). For Mercedes it was the 100th victory since Formula 1’s return to the 2010 season.
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With sports information service
