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Collisions and long interruptions shaped the Mugello GP. The winner was again Lewis Hamilton, the Thai Alex Albon made history.
Mugello / Vienna. In the Mugello crash show, Ferrari suffered the following humiliation in its 1000th Formula 1 Grand Prix when Lewis Hamilton won. On the Scuderia home road, Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel landed eighth and 10th respectively, while Silver Arrows celebrated Mercedes’ 100th success since returning to the official team ten years ago. Valtteri Bottas, second in the Tuscan GP, made Mercedes’ day perfect with several crash interruptions.
Third place went to Alexander Albon from Thailand, who won a podium for the first time at Red Bull. He is the first Thai to be in the top three in the premier class. In addition to third place in the World Championship, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz and Lance Stroll were also eliminated in Tuscany, and thus the three drivers who last made the podium at Monza.
With his 90th career win, Briton Hamilton extended his world championship lead to 55 points over Bottas and in the next race in Russia he can tie with record holder Michael Schumacher (91 wins).
Ferrari holds slogans
Ferrari saw himself before 1,000. The Scuderia Grand Prix is not at the end of your motorsport history. “We are already looking forward and we are already thinking about the next thousand. We are proud to be part of this new Formula 1, “said Ferrari President John Elkann at a special anniversary appointment in Florence.
Italians want to keep doing their part to “make the sport bigger and more spectacular, but preserve the DNA,” said the scion of the Agnelli family, whose business he runs. In a celebration that was manageable due to the pandemic, Elkann also thanked fans around the world who are currently going through a difficult time with the racing team: “That has been a difficult season so far. But I know we have the right people who will allow us to win again. “
GP IN MUGELLO RESULT
one. Hamilton two. Bottas 3. Albon Four. Ricciardo 5. Perez 6. Norris 7. Kwjat 8. Leclerc 9. Raikkonen 10. Vettel
World Cup ranking: 1. Hamilton (190 points) two. Bottas (135) 3. Verstappen (110) Four. Norris (35).
(“Die Presse”, print edition, 09/14/2020)
