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The first Tuscan Grand Prix did not start smoothly at Mugello: on the first lap two of them dropped out (Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly), the safety car stayed on track for six laps. When the field returned to race pace, another accident occurred, with Nicholas Latifi, Carlos Sainz, Antonio Giovinazzi and Kevin Magnussen also eliminated. The race was interrupted with a red flag, 13 runners lined up for the repeated start from a standstill because Esteban Ocon had given up the race in the meantime for technical reasons.
Fifteen laps before the end, then came another break: Lance Stroll crashed his car into the rubber wall. The stalemate continued again, and although it looked like Daniel Ricciardo could get on the podium behind the two Mercedes, Alexander Albon ultimately finished third. The 24-year-old British-born Thai rider reached the top three for the first time in his life.
Ferrari, which also had better days, was eighth (Charles Leclerc) and tenth (Sebastian Vettel) in the 1000th F1 race.
Lewis Hamilton is one victory away from Michael Schumacher’s absolute record (91 races won).
The race started at 15.10, the checkered flag at the finish line was waved at 17.34. The World Cup will continue in two weeks in Sochi with the Russian Grand Prix.
Formula 1, Grand Prix of Tuscany, Mugello (59 laps, 309,497 km, scorers):
1. Lewis Hamilton (British, Mercedes) 1: 17: 30.074 min
2. Valtteri Bottas (Finn, Mercedes) 4.880 seconds behind
3. Alexander Albon (Thailand, Red Bull) 8,064 sec h.
4. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia, Renault) 10,417 sec h.
5. Sergio Pérez (Mexican, Racing Point) 15,650 sec h.
6. Lando Norris (British, McLaren) 18,883 mp h.
7. Danyiil Kvjat (Russian, Alpha Tauri) 21 756 sec h.
8. Charles Leclerc (Monaco, Ferrari) 28,345 sec h.
9. Kimi Räikkönen (Finnish, Alfa Romeo) 29,770 mp h.
10. Sebastian Vettel (German, Ferrari) 29,983 sec h.
Fastest lap: Hamilton, 1: 18.883 minutes (lap 58)
World Cup ranking after 9 races (8 left):
competitors:
1. Hamilton 190 points
2. Bottas 135
3. Max Verstappen (Netherlands, Red Bull) 110
4. Norris 65
5. Albon 63
6. Lance Stroll (kanadai, Racing Point) 57
7. Ricciardo 53
8. Leclerc 49
9. Pérez 44
10. Pierre Gasly (france, Alpha Tauri) 43
11. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain, McLaren) 41
12. Esteban Ocon (France, Renault) 30
13. Vettel 17
14. Kvjat 10
15. Nico Hülkenberg (German, Racing Point) 6
16. Raikkonen 2
17. Antonio Giovinazzi (olaz, Alfa Romeo) 2
18. Kevin Magnussen (Dan, Haas) 1
teams:
1. Mercedes 325 points
2. Red Bull 173
3. McLaren 106
4. Racing Point 92
5. Renault 83
6. Ferrari 66
7. Alpha Tauri 53
8. Alfa Romeo 4
9. Haas 1
(Cover image: AFP / Jennifer Lorenzini)
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