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Comments from the drivers who reached the top 10 in the ranking of the F1 Emilia Romagna GP of Round 13 of the 2020 F1 World Championship.
It was Bartelli Bottas from Mercedes who won pole position. It was a tough start where time was erased in the first attack of Q1, but in the last minute he overtook teammate Lewis Hamilton and clocked 1 minute 13 seconds 609. He won pole position for the fourth time this season and the fifteenth time in total. With this, Mercedes has won pole position for 14 consecutive races since last year’s F1 GP Abdavi.
His teammate Luis Hamilton followed in second place with a difference of 0.097 seconds, and Mercedes monopolized the front row for the third consecutive race. Red Bull Honda’s Max Felstappen was in third place. The difference from the top is 0.567 seconds. In qualifying Q2, there was a dangerous scene where a misfire occurred due to a plug problem, abandoning the first attack and breaking through at the last minute. The first three cars will start on medium tires.
1st: Bartelli Bottas (Mercedes)
“It has never been easy to get a pole position, but I’m really enjoying this track. It feels great when I’m pushing at full throttle and I have to do my best on the last lap. I knew it, for me today I had to face seriously Turn 2 and Turn 3 and in the end I was finally able to finish it correctly. I was also struggling with instability in the final turn. I knew I had to put in some serious effort at the end and took a chance. The machine worked well. I was able to find the small profit I needed and when it was achieved It feels great. I trembled after that lap! Tomorrow will be a good fight. The race to Turn 1 is one of the longest on the calendar so I’m sure Lewis and Max will chase me. But I’m in a good position to start and I hope the pace is good. It’s a game! “
2nd: Luis Hamilton (Mercedes)
“Barteri did a great job this afternoon and my last lap was pretty poor, but that happens and it’s not always perfect. This circuit is incredible. It’s a classic with an incredible history and the speed that we run is really overwhelming. We are so thankful for it. to be able to put on our performance here. It’s really amazing. The tires here than last weekend in Portugal. It’s working well, but it’s still a real challenge today. I’m sure we’ll see a pretty boring race tomorrow as the track is pretty narrow and not much room to leave after the first sequane. It’s going to be a tough challenge to follow, but hopefully the DRS will give me a chance in the first braking zone. Max was very strong in the morning race and It’s going to be a threat. Anyway, tomorrow I’ll do everything and see where I can get. “
3rd: Max Felstappen (Red Bull Honda)
“The pace was broken due to problems that occurred in Q2, and qualifying was a bit hectic. Normally in qualifying, I knew how much longer I could improve, and I can gradually increase the pace towards that, but today. That was not the case, because I had to make a decision in just one lap to advance to Q3 with medium tires installed in Q2. In Q3 after that, there was little information on soft tires, so the first half I struggled a bit. I think the 3rd place result was the highest result we could achieve. I didn’t think I could beat Mercedes, but if qualifying went smoothly, that would be the case. I think I could have reduced the gap even more. I thanked the mechanics after the session. Thanks to their wonderful work again, I was able to get back to Q2 safely. Even in an impossible situation. They always give their best, even when they see it, and I’m very proud of it. This circ uito is a lot of fun to drive. I thought it was a tight circuit for F1 machines to drive, but that’s not the case. It seems. I hope to have a good race tomorrow. “
4th: Pierre Guthrie (Alpha Tauri Honda)
“I started with a very busy session this morning. I had to cover a lot with a short FP of only 1 hour and 30 minutes, but the balance and the feeling of the car were very good from the first lap of the race. Sunday finish I did one Long multi-lap race to predict wear on the inside tires. I was able to find good performance on soft tires at the end. I felt like I could fight well so I was confident in qualifying. I was able to challenge. As I said before coming here, this circuit is a very nice circuit. The feeling when I ran on a little fuel in qualifying was really wonderful and is the best in my F1 career. I was able to do a qualifying attack. I am very happy to be fourth in the last Starting grid, which is the highest of my career, at this circuit in Imola. The team is showing speed here in Italy. There are not many challenges in the final race, but it will start from a very good na position behind Mercedes and Max (Felstappen), so I would like to keep the position at the start and continue with the final. Looking at the final, it looks like it will be a close battle so I’m looking forward to it from now on. “
5th: Daniel Ricardo (Renault)
“I’m very happy with today’s results. I was able to find speed as the session progressed. I think it was the best qualifying of this season at various points. This track is great. Fifth qualifying is also very important as track position. “. The groups around us are so close that we should have a very good battle in the race tomorrow. If we can make a strong start, I think we can have a very solid race. “
6th: Alexander Alban (Red Bull Honda)
“It was a very close qualifying, I lost fourth place by just 0.1 seconds, and finished in sixth place. It was a good qualifying session overall, and I think we can have a good race from sixth place. At first it was difficult, but the condition gradually improved. I exceeded the limit of the track in Q3 and the time was erased. The last lap of Q3 is always consecutive with risk and luck. I think I would have risked and pushed more if I had already started, but I could not extend the time to that point. Due to the narrow width of the field and the degradation of the tires, it can be difficult to overtake in the final tomorrow. I don’t know, but I think it is a new circuit for everyone and unknown to everyone. so I’m looking forward to seeing what the final will be tomorrow. “
7th: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
“I love this track, especially in qualifying where I can use more tires. I had a lot of trouble balancing the car today and I’m not very happy with the laps and driving in Q3, but I finished in seventh place. I was done and I wasn’t. so bad. I was hoping for a better result. They were all very competitive, but looking at the gap with 4th, I was disappointed to lose 3 positions. Tomorrow is going to be difficult because it is difficult to overtake. We started on soft tires and have already run two laps in Q2 but the situation should be fine once we finish the first stint. The race to score points is tomorrow. “
8th: Danil Kubiat (Alpha Tauri Honda)
“As expected, FP this morning was a very busy time. I ran a lot and tried a lot to pick up the pace. I’m happy with my lap in qualifying. Very close. It was a fight and there wasn’t much margin at the end of the session. If I didn’t make a mistake for about 0.15 seconds, I should have had a better result, but I still have no complaints about my career in this qualifying. From today’s race, I thought I had to be careful with the limit of the track. The old school circuit, which would be a penalty if it extends to the gravel, is my favorite type of course. In Q3 I can finally reach the limit. Tomorrow’s starting position will be a good opportunity as well that I will do my best in tomorrow’s final to be able to make the most of it and connect it with the result. “
9th: Land Norris (McLaren)
“Today was a good day … but I should have done a little better. The car feels good and I think we made some good improvements from FP1 to qualifying. We were much quicker, but Q3.” It was difficult to get a bit of performance out of the car after the end. The first race was good in the first sector and the final second sector was quite good, but I was able to do a lap. It was not. The car was fast and I think it had the potential to go up one more position, but I couldn’t do it any further. Anyway, the old machine was faster than us. Like the previous two, comma 3 I couldn’t run a second faster. I’m totally happy, but I’m sorry I didn’t go up a bit more. “
10: Carlos Saints (McLaren)
“Qualifying was a bit difficult today. I was expecting better results because the morning practice session was positive. The feeling of the car on the field was good. But that’s it in qualifying.” I don’t think it was. The first race in Q1 was a bit compromising and I had to use two sets. From there, it was just an update in midfield. In Q3 it was not ideal to have only one set for this, and it was not enough to climb the ranking. I struggled more than I expected and I need to analyze the reason. Still, I have two cars in Q3. There are many things we can do tomorrow and we will do our best to find a performance tonight and hope to score points in a strong race! ”
Category: F1 / F1 driver / Italian F1 GP
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