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September 8, 2020 (Tuesday) 5:15 am
The F1 engine qualifying mode setting was banned at this season’s F1 Round 8 Italian GP at Monza last weekend, but this didn’t give Red Bull Honda a chance.
●[Resultados finales de la carrera]Time difference and number of laps in the final race of the 2020 F1 round 8 Italian GP
The secret to Mercedes’ strength in qualifying was thought to be the qualifying engine mode setting called “party mode”.
And Red Bull Honda hoped that it would be possible to further close the gap with Mercedes from the Italian GP, introducing a new rule that only the same engine mode can be used during qualifying and the final.
However, Max Felstappen (Red Bull Honda), who had been ahead of Carlos Saints (McLaren Renault) and Sergio Pérez (Racing Point Mercedes) as well as the two Mercedes in qualifying, started in the final. Furthermore, he was left at the mercy of irregular developments such as the introduction of a safety car and the suspension of the race by red flag, and he left the winning zone.
In the end, Felstappen, who retired due to a problem with the installed Honda engine, finished without points, and the rider’s ranking also fell to third place.
On the other hand, ranking leader Luis Hamilton (Mercedes) was running at the top with a big difference in the first half of the race, but when the safety car was introduced, the pit stop was still prohibited. I accidentally got into pit lane and changed tires there. Hamilton suffered a 10-second stop and go penalty.
Hamilton fell all the way at one point due to digesting penalties, but eventually finished in seventh place. He has earned 7 points, including fastest leash points.
Although he missed the podium, Hamilton, who managed to further widen the point difference with his biggest rival, Felstappen, said after the race:
“I was in seventh place and got a fast strap. On the other hand, Max couldn’t get 1 point. So let’s do it.”
Felstappen was forced to fight unexpectedly at Monza, but the Mugero circuit, where the ninth round of the Tuscan GP (final on the 13th) will take place this weekend, is not considered an easy circuit for Red Bull Honda either. There is.
When asked if he was concerned about racing at Mugero after the Italian GP final, Felstappen replied:
“No, it is a completely different race.”
“But I’m glad this weekend is over, because it was the worst for us.”
At Monza, teammate Alexander Arbon also finished 15th, and Red Bull Honda became the second pointless race of the season since the first round of the Austrian GP as a team, but on the other hand, the junior team. Alpha Tauri Honda F1 Pierre Guthrie, who drives the car, won the turbulent race and took the first victory of his career.
“I am happy for them. Red Bull 2019 is not bad.”
Ferstappen, who suggested that the 2020 Alpha Tauri F1 machine inherited the concept from the 2019 Red Bull machine, continued:
“The car (Red Bull) this year doesn’t have a lot of power. Clearly there were quite a few mistakes. Excuse me, Alpha Tauri was so close to us in qualifying.”
“That shouldn’t happen”
Helmut Marco (Motor Sports Advisor) of Red Bull, who thought that the ban on party mode should give them an advantage before the opening of the Italian GP, also left a comment that could be considered a loss after the race.
“I think it’s better to leave him (Felstappen) alone.”
Marco said it and added:
“His hope of winning the F1 title has disappeared.”
The FIA (International Automobile Federation), the governing body of F1, is believed to have allegedly banned the use of multiple engine modes during qualifying and the final due to great efforts from Red Bull. There is.
If that was the case, Red Bull could have dug a grave.
Marco, who is generally known for his many upbeat comments, had to admit: “It didn’t turn out the way we expected.”
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