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From pole position, Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was able to start at the Nürburgring: the Finnish driver scored his fourteenth F1 start on Saturday. Beside him was Lewis Hamilton, while from the second starting line, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc could wait for the red light to go out.
At the end of the field, Nico Hülkenberg also lined up, who was competing in place of wrestler Lance Stroll this weekend.
THE BEGINNING
Hamilton got off to a good start from second, he was able to hide alongside Bottas before turn one, however, the Finn eventually fought off his teammate’s attack. Verstappen retained third place and Leclerc remained in fourth position.
While Verstappen was able to keep up with the Mercedes, Leclerc was far behind in fourth place and Daniel Ricciardo attacked hard against Monaco.
Alexander Albon pitted on lap 8 and his car was fitted with medium mix tires, so he tried to get ahead on the field with an alternative tactic.
Ricciardo in the ninth round outplayed Leclerc with a beautiful maneuver from the outside, although the Ferrari driver defended his position very hard.
THE RAIN IS COMING, THE ERRORS ARE COMING!
in the meantime it was also starting to rain at the Nurburgring, attacked Antonio Giovinazzi with Vettel on lap 11, but braked himself at Turn 1, and slipped in the aftermath. He was immediately summoned to the checkout, where they handed him the hard-mix tires.
In the 13th round Bottas made a mistake in the first corner and Hamilton brutally took advantage of the brakes: preceded the Finn, behind whom Verstappen also came. The significantly braked tires were immediately replaced by Mercedes.
On the same lap, Kimi Räikkönen also made a mistake in the front corner and collided with George Russell’s car, who suffered a right rear puncture after the incident. The British driver’s car also suffered more serious damage and he was eventually forced to abandon the race. By the lost Williams the virtual security car protocol also had to be implemented, and this gave the other members of the vanguard a chance to enter the box. Subsequently, Räikkönen was fined 10 seconds for the maneuver.
On lap 17, Alexander Albon collided with Daniil Kvyat and ripped off the front wing of his Russian car.
ENGINE FAILURE IN MERCEDES!
Moments later, Valtteri Bottas’s car slowed down, The Finn complained of an engine failure and was forced to abandon the race!
On lap 23, Renault driver Esteban Ocon did the same: the French driver had to stand out, presumably due to a hydraulic problem. 1 lap later Alexander Albon’s Red Bull was also pushed into the garage. due to an engine failure.
On lap 29, Pérez was summoned to the box, Racing Point attempted a cut attempt against Lando Norris McLaren. The British arrived for the next round of wheel change, but were able to return ahead of Pérez.
After the wheel changes, Hamilton took the lead ahead of Verstappen, well behind them, with Daniel Ricciardo in third place and Charles Leclerc in fourth mid-race.
On lap 31, Perez was overtaken by Lando Norris, who was struggling with engine problems, taking fifth place from him.
On lap 34, Pérez overtook Leclerc, but Monaco I was even further ahead at the DRS detection point, so I could open the rear wing at the target lineand overtook his Mexicans. One lap later, Pérez finally ordered the Ferrari behind him.
The Racing Point driver could have followed in the footsteps of Daniel Ricciardo, who at the time had a 16-second lead over him.
Leclerc also arrived for his second wheel change on lap 37, he also got the medium compound tires for the final stage of the race.
Pierre Gasly ran in great shape, the AlphaTauri driver also put Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel behind him in a few laps and drove eighth on lap 41.
On lap 42 Nico Hülkenberg also came behind Sebastian Vettel and to the end of the finish line. he overtook his compatriot with a classic braking maneuver.
Vettel pitted for the second time on lap 43, and the four-time world champion was given soft tires early in the race.
CAR SAFE!
On lap 44, Lando Norris pulled away with his McLaren, and finally he was forced to give up the Eifel Grand Prix due to engine problems. The safety car was sent to the track because of the incident.
The safety car left the track at the end of lap 49, Hamilton retained the lead after the restart and Ricciardo attacked Verstappen hard but was ultimately unable to overtake his former teammate.
Meanwhile, Gasly attacked Leclerc and was able to pass in front of the Ferraris at the end of the finish line.
On lap 55, Magnussen made a mistake on the decelerator, so Vettel was in an offensive position. After a great battle, the German outmaneuvered the Haas pilot and then reached Räikkönen as well. Magnussen, therefore, fell back to 13th place.
The Eifel Grand Prix was eventually won by Lewis Hamilton, who set Michael Schumacher’s 91-race winning record. Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo could still be on the podium.
With the victory of Hamilton He increased his lead in the World Championship compound by 69 points.
The Formula 1 series will continue with the Portuguese Grand Prix in two weeks.
The final result of the Eifel Grand Prix:
