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Comments from the drivers who reached the top 10 in the final of the Tuscany GP of Round 9 of the 2020 F1 World Championship.
It was Luis Hamilton of Mercedes who won the F1 Tuscan GP, which had multiple safety car appearances and two red flag interruptions. With his seventh win of the season and lap 90 overall, Michael Schumacher’s number of F1 wins is close to “1”. Bartelli Bottas came in second, with Mercedes clinching a double.
Red Bull Honda’s Alexander Arbon came in third, which was a good first podium for F1. Ferrari, the memorable 1000th Grand Prix, won a double prize.
Winner: Luis Hamilton (Mercedes)
“Today was the most challenging day I’ve ever experienced. To be honest, I’m pretty tired, but it feels great to win a crazy race like this. I’m a bit groggy and one day it feels like I’ve done three races. It was incredibly difficult. The track was incredible and it was not an easy race as Bartelli pushed hard. Each restart required concentration. It was very hard, the first start was not good and Bartelli led me, but the second went well and I was able to recover my position. I’ve been building a comfortable Adon Vantage ever since, but then the red flag came up again. I don’t know what would happen with a restart like that, but luckily the last restart gave me the best start to the day. I was able to hold my position, Bartelli was so close that I couldn’t make any mistakes, I was upright and in a place where I could easily pass myself, to make this result possible. I am deeply grateful to the factory and on-site personnel for your hard work. It’s a great circuit and I want to come back in the future. “
2nd place: Bartelli Bottas (Mercedes)
“I feel like I had three races today. It was really difficult. The first half of the race went well, but it was quite short. I had a dream start and was in position at the first safety car restart. It was really difficult to get it back after Lewis took the position at the second start. I did my best and especially in the middle part I pushed really hard and the distance. But I had to slide the car more when I was behind and my tires ran out, I didn’t have many opportunities after losing the position, but that’s inevitable. You just have to keep pushing to improve. That’s what I’m going to do. “
3rd place: Alexander Alban (Red Bull Honda)
“It has been a long way to go, but I am very happy. I have always had my goal, but I could not reach it for several things, so it is a special feeling to be on the podium today. Come to this team. It is good to be a tribute to the support I have had since then, and I think I was able to show my strength. It was a tough race and it wasn’t easy. This ride was tough, especially in sector 2 where fast corners I had to deal with a lot of things because I had to restart a lot times. I was struggling to get off the grid so I thought I had to overtake aggressively. The car was great and braking was good so I took advantage of it, I lost two positions on the last restart, but I was wondering if I would lose the chance to get on the podium and finish third. I tried hard to aim. I’m very happy with today’s result. “
4th place: Daniel Ricardo (Renault)
“I am very happy with today’s race and I was pretty close to the podium again. It was a long day due to interruptions and incidents, it was a long race, but the important thing was that all the drivers were safe. So is. It was a shame that I was able to get 3rd place at the end of the race and it was pretty close. I couldn’t get any closer and kept pressing. The start was good and Bartelli (Bottus) But he and Alex were too quick to hold back. I’m sorry I didn’t get on the podium, but fourth place today is still a great result. “
5th place: Sergio Pérez (race point)
“Given how crazy the race was, I think we did very well and were able to maximize the situation and get fifth place. It’s a great point for the Drivers and Constructors Championship. I was relieved to hear that Lance, who had suffered a accident, I was safe. The key to the race was to stay focused and calm in the face of the incident and the red flag, and we did it. I think it was, but I didn’t have enough pace and balance to compete for the podium. It was difficult get to the new circuit and adapt quickly but this weekend we did well in the top five. I think I was able to fight, and also found that the update Reims made today is promising all weekend long and I look forward to testing it in future races “.
6th place: Land Norris (McLaren)
“I’m happy today. It was a long race from start to finish with two red flags, but I don’t think we were looking for more results. We were able to take advantage of the mistakes of others,” I really didn’t have the pace to do more than that. Everyone who finished in front was the one ahead of me in qualifying and they were much faster, so I’m happy with our performance. The car keeps driving. It was so difficult that I had a hard time being confident. I need to work a little harder next time, but I don’t think I could have had a better career on my side. Finally, I worked hard in the first half of this race. I want to thank the team that was lost. It wasn’t easy for the team and the factory guys on the field, but their support was incredible. “
7th place: Danil Kubiat (Alpha Tauri Honda)
“Today was a very difficult race, both physically and mentally, so I am proud that the whole team did a great job without making mistakes. It is important for us to score points, today’s results and ourselves. The team did a great job and the strategy worked well, even in the difficult situation of two red flag breaks. There was a lot of confusion behind us, but on the contrary, the front was calm. Seventh position was a very good result, and I was able to close the gap in ranking. “
8th place: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
“We got off to a great start and moved up to third place. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the pace to hold that position and we finished in eighth place. We fought as hard as we could, but today that’s it. It wasn’t enough. A lot happened in the race, But one thing that hasn’t changed. We have to work hard to improve performance. The race itself was a lot of fun. I was happy every time I started standing up. It was an opportunity for us to compete for a position. Especially on hard tires, The car was quite difficult to drive. The end of the race was smooth and a little better, but overall it’s very, very right now. It’s tough. We have to work hard and stay motivated. It’s very important not to forget it right now. We hope a better time will come soon. “
9th place: Kimi Raikonen (Alpha Romeo)
“I’m sure it wasn’t the smoothest race, but I was finally able to score points and I’m happy with that. My race started pretty bad. What happened at Turn 2. I don’t know exactly if it was, but it got hit and caused a lot. damage, maybe the people who hit me did not expect the group to be so slow, but in any case, the crash caused one of the floors. They stole the pole and the front wing. The damages made the car very difficult to drive. I had a hard time keeping my balance. I lost a lot of downforce, but in the end I was able to push at a reasonable pace. It took me a while to stop the pits, but I was able to get back into the fight with the second red flag, it didn’t help that I was penalized for step onto the pit lane entry line. I did a good lap after the second red flag and only lost one place at the end. It was far from a perfect race, but despite all the problems it was an important 2 We were able to score points , we have progressed well and is I’m a bit disappointed that we were able to finish higher on a cleaner afternoon, but we hope we can maintain our performance in the upcoming events. doing”
10th place: Sebastian Better (Ferrari)
“I can’t say the start was the best, but I was able to run well from there to Turn 1 and stayed inside to avoid problems. After that McLaren spun when I entered Turn 2.” I could see it but couldn’t avoid contact, luckily a safety car was deployed and I was able to swap wings and join the field, I wanted to make more mistakes from other people. But at least I was lucky not to get in trouble. I’m sure I was able to finish within the points, but of course we can’t be happy with our current position. ”
Category: F1 / F1 driver
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