Follow the F1 GP live on Gazzetta.it: head the two Mercedes, Leclerc sixth, Vettel out for a contact
The race ends with Bottas winning, according to Leclerc with Ferrari Terzo Norris and Hamilton fourth, the first podium of his career for Lando Norris also arrives, Ferrari closes the GP with two points cars, an unexpected situation after the results of the official tests.
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Hamilton glued to Bottas recovering the gap, while Leclerc earns on Hamilton. Meanwhile, Kuvyat retires due to a break in the right rear axle. Meanwhile Giovinazzi goes back to ninth position
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Perez suffers a penalty for speeding in the pit lane, Vettel is eleventh while Albon stops. Meanwhile, Albon and Perez touch each other.
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Leclerc fights and makes the fast lap crosses the paths with Perez and always goes very close to Perez until he overcomes Perez inside with a master overtaking. Meanwhile comes a 5 second penalty for Hamilton which brings Leclerc to second place finish.
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Bottas escapes there is a fight between Perez Leclerc and Norris, followed by Sainz who seems to be the fastest of the group. a small group of 4-5 cars driven the Hamilton and closed by Sainz.
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Restart after the safety car, Albon looks for a super overtaking on Hamilton, but they touch and off the track Albon in the meantime Bottas stretches. Albon had three quarters of a car ahead of Lewis, a shame because it would have been a great overtaking if completed. Meanwhile Albon returns to the track in thirteenth position after the excursion on the sand. The investigation into their contact begins and in the meantime Giovinazzi is fighting with Vettel who follows him.
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Return to the safety car and restart the race. Albon overtakes Perez for third place. Bottas stretches slightly on Hamilton. Yellow flag for Kimi Raikkonen who loses a tire on the right front which does not remain attached to the car and who walks inside passing in front of Vettel’s Ferrari. Risk of a heavy fine for the Alfa Romeo Team. Kimi returns to the pits on foot with the helmet on his head, it is forbidden to remove the helmet because of the anti-Covid-19 measures.
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SAFETY CAR. Engine problems for Russel, he retires and the safety car enters, the Mercedes and Perez remain on the track, the rest are almost all, in the pits for tire change also Albon and Leclerc who makes a very quick tire change. With a little delay, Perez also returns to the pits for tire changes.
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Ocon attack on Kvyat for ninth position but the Russian defends himself
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Bottas stretches slightly on Hamilton. Tire heating problem for both
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From the Mercedes pits they explain to the drivers that the problem of getting on the curbs is related to the sensors on the gearbox that could read vibrations and have problems. Everyone raises the lap times a little bit except the first two that continue to go very fast. Giovinazzi approaches Ocon who is in tenth position, Leclerc remains about 3 seconds behind Norris. Ferrari in top speed is about 10 km / h lower than the best. The difference from last year is evident from this point of view. You start to notice a bit of graning on Bottas’ right rear tire.
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Hamilton always very close to Bottas does not move away as asked from the pits and tries to overtake. In the meantime, from the Mercedes garage they tell both drivers not to get on the curbs for any sensor problems. But Lewis continues to climb the curbs by telling the pits that Bottas uses more curbs than he does. In short, there is a real tussle between the two and it will go on for a long time.
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In the Drs area Hamilton approaches Bottas but it is not easy to overcome. Bottas makes the fastest lap of the race but then makes a small mistake so they come back close. From the pits they ask Bottas to make an adjustment to the attitude by acting on the steering wheel. While Lewis is told to move away from Bottas in order not to raise the temperature of the tires. In the meantime Giovinazzi goes back to eleventh position.
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The two Mercedes stretch and seem to do another sport, they turn very strong half a second apart. The third Albon is at 6 seconds, Perez at 8 seconds (but he will probably have to make another stop for tire change). Leclerc is one second behind Norris and 12 seconds behind Bottas.
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The Mercedes in front stretch Albon follows them, meanwhile Perez overcomes Norris who tries to resist but must surrender. So Perez with yellow tire has an advantage when exiting corners and approaches Albon. Leclerc also tries to get closer to Norris but Ferrari loses in top speed.
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It starts after the safety car, Hamilton presses Bottas closely, Perez fights with Norris for the fourth position. Behind them eighth Vettel touches with the left front with the right rear of Sainz. Sainz probably tried to attack Leclerc and for this he does not see behind and closes abruptly on Vettel who is partially inside.
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Magnussen goes long off the track during a turn 1 braking as he was overtaken by Ocon for eleventh position. Probably a problem with the front right disc.
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In the meantime, the safety car enters and almost everyone enters the pits to change tires. Leaving the pits Lando Norris touches Perez’s wheel when returning to the pit lane from the pits. Bottas’ advantage over Hamilton canceled
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They start blistering on Mercedes tires, while Bottas slows down his pace due to a dubbing. While the gps of Albon is not working properly and seems to stop even if it drives correctly.
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Leclerc tries to stop and tries a pretense of “undercut” perfectly aligned with the pilots. So after the communication in the pits remains on the track and does not go out
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Hamilton still the fastest approaching Bottas falls below 6 seconds late. Lance Stroll retires
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Vettel overtakes Stroll for ninth place, problems also for the Canadian of the racing point
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Hamilton makes the fastest lap while Riccardo has problems losing positions, eighth Vettel overtaking Stroll.
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Hamilton approaches Bottas..retiro for Verstappen
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Verstappen has a problem with the engine and runs at low speed, he is paraded by all the drivers and seems to have gearbox problems and stops in the pits. Hamilton passes second and Leclerc becomes sixth.
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Hamilton overtakes Bottas on the straight and takes third place
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Primo Bottas behind him almost completely unchanged. Good starting point for Bottas and Verstappen who manages to overcome Hamilton who ended up in a funnel in turn 4. Wonderful duel on the first lap between Perez and Leclerc with the Mexican driver who in the end has the better
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A FEW BEFORE THE START: SCENE
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Hamilton relegated to start from the fifth row The Englishman was penalized by 3 positions on the starting grid for not slowing down with a yellow flag during Q3 in Saturday’s qualifying. Therefore forced from the fifth position.
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The first round of the 2020 Formula 1 season is scheduled today at the Red Bull Ring, where the Austrian GP is scheduled to start at 15:10. There Mercedes start where you left off in the past six seasons: to command. This is only a confirmation of what was seen in Friday’s free practice and in the Barcelona winter tests. The surprise is represented by the pole of Bottas, conquered with only 12 thousandths of advantage over Hamilton. Verstappen finished qualifying in third place, ahead of the excellent Norris and Albon’s Red Bull. Both Ferraris are in difficulty, with Vettel even excluded from Q3 and Leclerc who managed to limit the damage with the seventh time. Unfortunately, the problems of the Reds are also a confirmation compared to what was seen in the pre-season tests, but Team Principal Mattia Binotto has announced an important update of the SF1000 for the Hungarian GP of 19 July. Two defense games therefore, in a season that currently sees only eight Grand Prix confirmed. Liberty Media, however, is working hard to insert other appointments in the calendar and the candidacies of Mugello e Portimao they see their chances of hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix grow.
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Austrian GP 2020: timetables on TV
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The first of the two races on the Austrian circuit will start at 15:10.
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You can follow the first GP of the season on live by Gazzetta.it, or in live on Sky Sport F1.
At 18:00 the deferred on TV8 (121 on Sky, 8 dgt).
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Austrian GP: the starting grid
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This is the deployment at the start of the first GP of the 2020 season.
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FIRST ROW
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1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
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2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
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SECOND ROW
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3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
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4. Lando Norris (McLaren)
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THIRD ROW
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5. Alexander Albon (Red Bull)
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6. Sergio Perez (Racing Point)
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FOURTH QUEUE
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7. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
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8. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spa/McLaren)
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FIFTH ROW
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9. Lance Stroll (Racing Point)
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10. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault)
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SIXTH ROW
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11. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
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12. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri)
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SEVENTH ROW
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13. Daniil Kvyat (Alpha Tauri)
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14. Esteban Ocon (Renault)
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EIGHTH ROW
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15. Romain Grosjean (Haas)
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