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Lap 7 – Hamilton also passes Sainz

Lap 6 – Overtaking of Bottas against Sainz who begins to have problems with the tires.

Lap 5: Bottas fastest lap, Verstappen overtakes Norris for fourth place

Lap 4: Sainz very fast with red tire, the two Mercedes are struggling with the average

Lap 3 – Location: Sainz, Bottas, Hamilton, Norris, Verstappen, Raikkonen, Ricciardo and Leclerc

Lap 2 – There is rain in some sections of the track, Sainz takes the lead. Contact between Verstappen and Pérez

Round 1 – Go ahead! At the head of the first corner, Hamilton at Verstappen passed Bottas.

– The reconnaissance lap started, raindrops were reported from the pits

– All ready for the reconnaissance lap.

– Cars lined up, cloudy weather with risk of rain. Windy

The previous race

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Everything is ready in Portimao for the Portuguese GP, the twelfth round of the F1 World Championship. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas’ Mercedes take off from the front row. Second row for max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari.

13.59 – Binotto: “Attention to the start”

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Mattia Binotto, Ferrari team principal, a few minutes from the start: “Delicate start, hard first lap for Charles, there are 66 laps, anything can happen, it will count to pass the first corner unharmed, raise the temperature of the tires and then see attrition. The goal is to seize every opportunity. “

13.55 – National anthem

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Portuguese national anthem on the starting grid

13.50 – The photos of the grid

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Some images of the grid provided by the teams

13.45 – Uncertain time

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At this time, the weather situation is uncertain, it could even rain.

13.35 – Cars on the grid

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Pit lane open, cars line up

13.30 – Wolff: “Watch out for Max”

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Toto Wolff a few minutes before the start of the GP: “Bottas looked faster yesterday, then Hamilton took longer. I think Valtteri had to refuel to do two fast laps, Hamilton got it right by trying two laps. Rivals’ tires? We have the averages and Verstappen starts with the reds, he could surprise us going 2-3 meters faster. Leclerc? Magnificent lap, I saw it and it went beyond the performance of the car ”.

1:10 p.m. – Amarcord from 50 years ago

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On October 25, 1970, exactly 50 years ago, Ferrari scored a splendid one-two at the Mexican GP. Jacky Ickx won against Clay Regazzoni although the race was full of fear. The start was delayed an hour after many of the 200,000 spectators broke through the thin safety nets and came dangerously close to the track. Ickx marched under the checkered flag clearly in front of everyone. The public, at that point, poured onto the track to celebrate the Belgian and thus Regazzoni and Denis Hulme, second and third, like the rest of the riders, crossed the finish line performing an exciting slalom among the delirious fans.

12.55 – The starting grid

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The starting grid of the Portuguese GP in this photo.

12:45 p.m. – Pirelli’s Race Strategies

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The fastest strategy for the 66 laps of the Portuguese GP is one stop, but given the few long-term simulations and the lack of data on wear and degradation levels, predictions are more difficult than usual. On paper, the best strategy is: first stint in the middle, then hard on lap 32. Obviously, the opposite tactic is also possible, first stint on hard and then medium on lap 34. The second fastest is soft for 18 laps, then lasted for 48 laps. A two-stop tactic is slower, but may be a viable option if you experience pelleting episodes with lower temperatures. In this case, the best is light-medium-medium, 14 laps in light, then two periods in between 26 laps each. As always, asphalt temperatures will greatly affect strategy.

12.40 pm – Leclerc: “Track that I love”

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Charles Leclerc is full of energy for the race. A few hours after the start he spoke on F1 TV: “I am fine, I feel comfortable with the car, we are still not at the level we would like but there are positive signs, we are waiting for the race to see if progress is made.” We arrived, we also did well in the last qualifying race, then we suffered in the race. The wind behind us at the start will be treacherous, let’s start with medium tires, I hope to get a good result and start well. I really like the track. “

Trivia on the track

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The Portimao track is located in the south of Portugal, was inaugurated in November 2008 and extends over more than 300 hectares of hills around the city of Portimão. 4,692 meters long, it is characterized by continuous ascents and descents that make it very technical and demanding. The main straight is just over a kilometer long and leads to two fast corners to the right, followed by the first major braking, Turn 3. It is a very slow right corner where understeer can be a factor. The track continues uphill with a fast, blind turn to the left, leading to a short straight back. At the end, a hairpin still to the left leads to the fastest part of the track. Turns 6 and 7 face acceleration, gaining a lot of speed until the braking of Turn 8, to the right. From here it heads uphill to 9, quick to the left before heading back downhill for 10, the most demanding braking of all. The last part includes two long curves to the right: the first is uphill, while the second, which leads to the finish line, is quite bumpy.

Portugal at 26

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The Portuguese Grand Prix scheduled for Sunday is the 26th in history, but only the 17th valid for the Formula 1 World Championship. Ferrari on Lusitanian soil has won twice in a row, in 1989 with Gerhard Berger and the following year with Nigel Mansell, the last of his three successes with the Maranello house.

Three circuits

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There are 3 circuits that have hosted a Portuguese GP valid for the Formula 1 World Championship up to now. Portimão will be the fourth track. Estoril hosted 13 editions of the race, with two different designs; the Porto city circuit saw two of them, including the first, dated 1958, while in 1959 it competed in Lisbon, on a track created within the Monsanto park.

The first in Portugal? 1951

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1951 is the year of the first Portuguese GP which was initially reserved for covered wheeled cars. They raced in Porto and it was Casimiro de Oliveira who won with a Ferrari 340 America with private registration. Ferrari wins at the Portuguese GP if we also consider that there are seven invalid editions for the Formula 1 World Championship. In 1952 Eugenio Castellotti won with a 225 S from Scuderia Guastalla (and the first six places were placed as Ferrari), while the following year José Nogueira Pinto triumphed with a 250 MM. In 1954 it was José Froilàn González’s turn in a 750 Sport. The last Ferrari success before Gerhard Berger and Nigel Mansell in 1989 and 1990 was the British Chris Kerrison in 1964 at the wheel of a 250 GT.