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Vettel: “I can’t cope with the car”
P5 for Leclerc, P14 for Vettel. The German explains disappointed in ‘Sky’: “I think I am not able to cope with the car at the moment. I am having a hard time, but I think we will continue to bite our way and try to advance step by step.” I think there are things today that we could have done better. We’ll see. Tomorrow is a different part of the weekend. We’ll see how it goes next time. “
In the race, “big surprises” are not expected and he explains: “Tomorrow we will see how difficult it is to overtake, how well we are in the race. The rest will show it.”
Is all for today!
With that we draw a line below our Saturday ticker for today. Tomorrow the race will start as usual at 15:10 and, as usual, we will be by your side again in the morning. We look forward to an exciting Formula 1 premiere at Mugello and let you guys stay overnight at this point. Enjoy the rest of Saturday, sleep well and see you tomorrow!
The last 20 races Mercedes did not win
This week we made a new series of photos for you. Will we have to “rebuild” it again tomorrow? It’s not impossible, but I wouldn’t necessarily bet my money. Even if Verstappen and Red Bull make a much stronger impression than last time at Monza.
Photo Gallery: The Last 20 Races Mercedes Didn’t Win
Monza 2020: Because Hamilton comes to change tires during the safety car, even though the pit lane is closed, he receives a time penalty and loses the safe victory. After a red flag and a restart, Gasly surprisingly wins, who is on the podium with Sainz and Stroll.
Photo gallery
Criticism and rumors leave Albon cold
By the way, the Red Bull driver himself emphasizes that he is not interested in rumors about a possible loss of his cabin. “I don’t look at the media. I know people always talk about it. It’s a hot topic for you,” Albon said. But he only trusts what Horner and Marko tell him. “I feel a lot of support from both,” he emphasizes and explains: “I know that ultimately my performance counts. That’s what I focus on. Not other things.”
Horner emphasizes: Albon is our priority
Alexander Albon is regularly supported not only by Helmut Marko but also by team boss Christian Horner. The ‘Sky’ asked if Sergio Pérez was an option for 2021. His answer: “There are some strong drivers on the market. Nico Hulkenberg too. Our priority is Alex. It is part of my job to know what other options are available. But we are determined to support Alex with this. ” to reach their potential. “
Newey to Aston Martin?
Another story away from the racetrack. In Italy, for example, there is currently a rumor that Aston Martin wants to sign designer Adrian Newey instead of Sebastian Vettel. This would reunite the former Red Bull world championship team from 2010 to 2013. “Adrian is certainly under contract with us,” Helmut Marko explains to ‘F1-Insider.com’. Of course it would be exciting anyway. But is there really something to that? That will only become apparent in the future.
Wolff: Completely uncertain strategy
According to the Mercedes team boss, tomorrow will be “a little trip into the unknown” because: “We do not know if it is one stop or two stops. There is no data on Mugello because we have never driven here. Long races, Yesterday we did six or seven laps, nothing can be deduced from that. With different levels of push between the drivers. So tomorrow will be very exciting, because I think improvisation and flexibility will be important to be able to race to be smart. “
Bottas expects a good start
“Of course it would be better to start from pole,” admits the Finn. However, it reminds us that in Mugello there is a long way to go to the first corner. “If the headwind stays like this, the wake before Turn 1 will be quite powerful,” says Botta’s chances. But it is also clear that he himself has to start well. Otherwise, the best stele will not help. And that wasn’t exactly one of his strengths this year …
Can Albon keep up with the top 3 tomorrow?
That’s at least Red Bull’s hope. “Hopefully I can keep up. That would offer options that Mercedes can’t cover all of,” said team boss Horner on ‘Sky’, who hopes Verstappen will not come back as a lone fighter against both Mercedes drivers. I have to. “I think he’s had a good weekend here so far,” praised Horner Albon, who had a “good grade.” And we know he’s good in the race, “he remembers. He’ll have to prove it tomorrow.
Russell: Was the war on FT3’s?
The Williams driver was only able to drive one lap on FT3. Dave Robson explains exactly where the “braking problem” they were talking about was: “We lost some fluid from the rear brake circuit. That was the main problem.” It was just a small part that was deeply anchored in the rear suspension. That’s why the repair took so long. It was “a lot of work” and “a little frustrating”. At least the car was ready for qualifying again.
Hamilton: Bottas faster all weekend
“To be honest it was a tough weekend,” says the world champion himself, explaining: “Valtteri was faster than me all weekend. That’s why I worked hard to improve my lines and my set-up. In Q3 I did it. I finally got the lap I needed together. Before lap two the wind got a bit stronger so I couldn’t get back up. “
“But the first try was good enough,” Hamilton said, adding: “Valtteri did a great job and put a lot of pressure on me. So I’m more glad I was able to improve my pace again in qualifying. I’m happy now. See you tomorrow. It won’t be easy on such a high-speed track, but it should also make it interesting. “
The pole lap is here again in the video:
Wolff praises Bottas: very defeated
Monza was not a good race for Bottas. Today was not enough for pole, but Toto Wolff still praises: “You could see how hard he fought after Monza. It was definitely a tough race for him.” Bottas was the fastest man at Mugello in all sessions up to qualifying. Then he had to interrupt his crucial return to Q3. “It was a very close fight between Lewis and Valtteri that could have ended upside down,” Wolff said. It was the fourth consecutive pole for Hamilton.
Last place: Magnussen doesn’t understand
P20 behind the two Williams drivers for the Dane. “I’m very surprised,” says Magnussen in amazement, commenting: “I didn’t feel bad. The car has gotten better and better over the weekend.” On the decisive lap he had to take off the accelerator a bit because a Williams made a mistake in front of him. So he couldn’t improve.
His teammate Grosjean will start tomorrow from P15 and at least made it to Q2. He is satisfied with that, but: “The attempts in Q2 were not so good,” he explains. In the first race he had no wake and then he lost the second lap at Turn 1. There he received a gust of wind and lost his tail. With the points it will be difficult for Haas on Sunday.
Williams: Russell despite the mistake against Latifi
The Briton made a mistake on his crucial return to Q1 and still ended up facing his teammate. In his entire Formula 1 career, Russell has yet to lose a single qualifying against a teammate. However, he is “disappointed” because he made that mistake on his lap. “Q2 would definitely have been possible for us today,” he believes. In fact, it was less than 0.2 seconds left in the end. At least he kept his “clean slate.”
Raikkonen: Q3 was about 0.3 seconds behind
The Finn even put himself ahead of Vettel at the Ferrari factory today and explains: “The P13 is a good result considering the circumstances. But of course we want a lot more. The car felt quite good and I had the impression that We got it all out. However, it’s disappointing not to be ahead, because we were so close to the top ten. ” He had a good 0.3 seconds left.
For his teammate Giovinazzi, on the other hand, it was once again after work in Q1. The Italian is “disappointed” because there was more to him. He just didn’t get his second lap in Q1. Alfa Romeo team boss Frederic Vasseur still talks about “the best qualifying of the year” and “big improvements” in recent months. In fact, we still remember well that Alfa was also far behind in this year’s rankings.
Pirelli anticipates a stop or two
Italians say a two-stop strategy “on paper” would be the fastest option tomorrow. But that doesn’t have to mean anything, because in reality numerous factors naturally play a role that could ensure that a stop is faster in the end. Mario Isola explains: “At the beginning of the race it will be important to control the degradation of the soft tires. This will help to decide if it will be a one or two stop race.” In both cases there are “many different strategies”.
McLaren “not happy” with qualifying
P9 for Sainz, even just P11 for Norris. Team boss Seidl explains on ‘Sky’: “Overall, we cannot be satisfied with the weekend so far. From the first outing on Friday, we found it difficult to show the performance that we normally can call. The drivers just They are not happy with the balance. Regardless of what we have changed so far, the step was not big enough to move forward. “
“After a difficult training session this morning, thank God we took another step with the car. But we couldn’t do much more today. We have to accept that, but still try to score good points tomorrow,” said Seidl, right. He explains: “With the strategy, it will be quite easy because I think it will be a race with a clear stop. Not all vehicles are easy to pass.”
Interesting, because so far most people have talked about two stops.
