Formula 1 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix results

Hamilton, who took pole position and victory at Mugello, wore a T-shirt before and after the race, that said on the front: 'Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor'. On the back, it featured a picture of her face and the words: 'Say her name.'
Taylor was a black medical technician from Louisville, Kentucky, who earlier this year was shot in her home by police after they attempted to serve a ...

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The alterations to the front wing centre on the distribution of chord length between the upper two flaps and the design of their tips at the inboard end. On the new version (below), the upper flap now features a more conventional design that arches over the top of the flap to position its tip where the upper of the two tips in the index flap resided.

Mercedes F1 W11 front wing ...

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F1's brutal run of nine races in 11 weeks to kick-start the 2020 season came to a close on Sunday with a suitably-hectic Tuscan GP.
Like the previous weekend's Italian GP, the Mugello race will live long in the memory as three standing restarts, three safety car periods, two red flags and just 12 cars still running at the chequered flag left plenty of room for error.
But it turned out to be ...

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After what has been a frustrating season for the Thai driver up to now, he finally delivered a podium finish at the Tuscan Grand Prix with a well-judged drive to third.
Horner is convinced that Albon will take a huge confidence boost from the result, which has come against the backdrop of recent debate about whether or not Red Bull should bring back Pierre Gasly after his Italian GP ...

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However, he stopped short of denying that the chemical company would have a closer involvement in the team in the future.
INEOS was first announced as a partner of the team last December, initially in conjunction with a new Applied Science division that provides technical support for the chemical company?s cycling and sailing programmes.
In February, the INEOS involvement expanded to ...

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So what caused the accident, and who was at fault? We take a look at some of the themes that emerged as the debate continued after the race.
What are the safety car rules?
The rules that relate to the use of the safety car in F1 have been refined and developed for over 25 years.
The section of the 2020 sporting regulations that relates to restarts, and which was cited by the stewards when ...

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Just a week after calls were made to tweak some area of the regulations, especially the freedom drivers have to change tyres when races are stopped, Russell says he lost out on points at Mugello because the regulations worked against him.
In particular, he felt Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was able to benefit because he was out of sync on his strategy at the second red flag, and then lucked into a ...

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Twelve drivers were given a warning after a post-race investigation of the accident that eliminated the cars of Kevin Magnussen, Carlos Sainz, Antonio Giovinazzi and Nicholas Latifi, and which led to a red flag delay.
After naming the 12, the FIA stewards noted "that the root cause of this incident was the inconsistent application of throttle and brake, from the final corner along the pit ...

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The Italian outfit had another disappointing showing at the Tuscan Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc slipped back from running third early on to end up eighth, with Sebastian Vettel down in 10th.
At what was its 1000th grand prix, several of the team's senior management made an appearance ? including chairman John Elkann and Camilleri.
And reflecting on what has been a difficult phase to the ...

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The race at Mugello was suspended on lap seven after a multi-car incident on the pit straight as the field came around to restart the race following an early safety car period.
The incident saw Antonio Giovinazzi, Kevin Magnussen, Nicholas Latifi and Carlos Sainz all retire from the race due to crash damage, with debris being left strewn across the circuit.
As the field came to the control ...

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The Briton had driven well throughout the chaotic Mugello race, and felt that a ninth place was "sealed' as he comfortably held Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc behind him.
But it all went wrong after he made a poor getaway following the final red flag restart, which dropped him to the back of the field from which he was unable to make enough progress to get back into the ...

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Following a safety car period for a crash on the opening lap, the race at Mugello was red flagged on lap nine following a multi-car incident on the start/finish straight.
Antonio Giovinazzi, Kevin Magnussen, Nicholas Latifi and Carlos Sainz were all caught up in the collision that saw many of the drivers further back accelerate earlier for the restart than the cars ahead.
Romain Grosjean ...

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Sainz was caught right in the middle of the melee that was caused at the restart when the back of the pack started accelerating before the race leaders had resumed the race.
Running behind Antonio Giovinazzi, Sainz could not avoid hitting the back of the Alfa Romeo when it ran in to Kevin Magnussen.
Asked afterwards how Sainz was, Seidl said: "I think the most important thing is that Carlos ...

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Hamilton was able to extend his lead at the top of the F1 drivers' championship with victory at Mugello on Sunday, leading home Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton initially lost the lead from pole position before taking the place back on the first grid restart following a red flag period called on lap nine.
The race was red flagged for a second time after a late crash for Lance ...

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Hamilton led home Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas for a one-two finish as Alexander Albon scored his maiden podium finish, capitalising on a race of attrition that saw just 12 cars finish.
Despite losing the lead of the race at the start, Hamilton managed to grab the advantage back from Bottas following the first red flag period, and then keep his cool to record his sixth win of the season in ...

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From pole position, Hamilton didn?t get a great launch so the fast-starting Bottas led the charge to Turn 1. Leclerc stormed up to third but there was chaos at Turn 2 as Max Verstappen?s Red Bull, which had lost power off the startline and plunged down the order, got collected when Monza winner Pierre Gasly and Kimi Raikkonen collided behind him. Kimi hit the rear of the Red Bull and punted ...

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Formula 1's first race at Mugello had to be abandoned following an early safety car restart, when a number of cars in the middle of the pack collided on the start-finish straight.
With race leader Valtteri Bottas having left his acceleration until the last moment, the back of the pack appeared to have gone early ? and the concertina effect triggered the crash.
As Magnussen braked to avoid ...

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The Dutchman had briefly got ahead of pole position man Lewis Hamilton at the Mugello start from third on the grid, before his engine suddenly lost power.
That dropped him back into the pack by the time they had exited Turn 1, and on the entry to Turn 2 he was involved in an incident involving Kimi Raikkonen, Pierre Gasly and Romain Grosjean.
Speaking on the team radio as his race ended in ...

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Formula 1's first-ever race at Mugello lasted just two corners before being placed under a safety car due to a collision that eliminated Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly, both of whom made contact with Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen.
Valtteri Bottas had managed to take the lead from Mercedes teammate and pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap, and led the field away to restart the race on ...

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The F2004 carried Michael Schumacher to his seventh and final world championship in 2004, and the German won 13 of that season's 18 races with it. His teammate Rubens Barrichello added two further victories.
Shortly before the Tuscan GP, an example of the car was driven around Mugello by Michael's son Mick, as part of Ferrari's 1000th race celebrations.
The F2 racer drove the same car at ...

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The changes to the car are the first major updates the Silverstone-based outfit has brought this season, in a year where its RP20 has raced under the shadow of being called a 'Pink Mercedes.'
Interestingly the changes ? which include shrink-wrapped sidepods, new floor, new front, new engine cover and new brake ducts ? have shown the team to be moving away from purely copying last year's ...

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The high-speed nature of the Italian circuit, with its twisty sections not offering many obvious overtaking opportunities, prompted concerns that the race could be a procession.
However, spectacular action in the F3 and F2 races at the Tuscan venue, allied to what the F1 drivers have experienced so far, has lifted hopes of some good action.
Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo reckoned the ...

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Norris was investigated for ?driving unnecessarily slowly from turn 11 to the pit lane? when most of the field headed into the pits for tyre changes once the entry was opened.
The rule involved was Article 39.5 of the FIA sporting regulations, which states that ?no car may be driven unnecessarily slowly, erratically or in a manner which could be deemed potentially dangerous to other ...

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Former grand prix boss Eddie Jordan fuelled speculation about the move in an interview with the Mail on Sunday, as he suggested that Ineos and its CEO was about to launch a ?700 million buyout of the Mercedes F1 team.
Jordan said: ?The ownership of the team is going to be taken over by Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos.
"The Ineos name is already on the side of the car anyway and they have this ...

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Albon qualified fourth for the Tuscan GP, 0.445s behind teammate Max Verstappen. Although he also started from that position at the opening race of the season in Austria he was actually fifth fastest on that occasion, and benefitted from a penalty for Lewis Hamilton.
Albon has struggled to get the best out of the car in qualifying this year, but he insists that he is getting more ...

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Sainz said that the cambers allowed drivers in the F2 and F3 support events at the Tuscan GP to take different lines, and thus have more chance of racing each other.
However, he conceded that the benefit may not be as clear cut in Sunday?s F1 race, due to the higher dependence on aerodynamics.
Sainz, who recently questioned the balance of risk and reward at Spa due to the large run-off ...

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Following the signing F1?s new Concorde Agreement by all teams last month, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown revealed on Saturday there was a new fee that any incoming teams now had to pay to join the grid.
The $200m sum is intended to give the existing teams some protection over their revenues, as any incoming outfit would create a dilution of the revenues which would be split between more than ...

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The circuit is owned by Ferrari and the Maranello-based marque will be competing with a special livery this weekend to celebrate its 1000th grand prix.
However, Ferrari hasn't finished inside the points in the last two races and the outfit is unlikely to upset the top runners this weekend either.
Mercedes will likely be fighting at the front at Mugello, eager to put its Monza upset behind ...

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After the pair qualified third and sixth for the Italian GP, they slipped back to 10th and 11th on the grid for the Tuscan GP, with Sainz calling the turnround a "nasty surprise".
Norris's preparations were not helped by a crash on Friday, which saw him damage the front of the car and lose valuable track time.
"I think this is not going to be the last time where we see these kind of ...

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F1 was pushing earlier this year to use a reverse grid sprint race format instead of qualifying at select races through 2020, only for Mercedes to block the plans and cause them to be scrapped.
But following an exciting race at Monza that saw the front-runners hit trouble and AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly score a shock victory, F1 said earlier this week it would revisit the plans for 2021.
A ...

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Just one week after Gasly took a sensational victory at Monza, the Frenchman was an early victim in qualifying at Mugello as he missed getting through to Q2 by just 0.056 seconds. He will start from 16th on the grid.
Speaking after shouting a French expletive over the team radio when he found out he was out, Gasly said that he and AlphaTauri simply paid the price for a tight midfield pack ...

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F1 is visiting the Tuscany track for a race weekend for the first time after it was added to the re-drawn 2020 calendar as a result of the coronavirus disruption to the planned events.
This meant many drivers ? including Hamilton ? are making their first visit to Mugello, where Bottas topped all three practice sessions and Q1.
But Hamilton moved ahead with the quickest time in Q2 and ...

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Bottas entered qualifying at Mugello off the back of leading all three practice sessions, and was able to set the pace for Mercedes in Q1.
But Bottas trailed Hamilton for the first time in the weekend after their maiden runs in Q3, with the Finn sitting 0.059 seconds off the provisional pole time.
Hamilton was unable to improve on his final qualifying lap, opening the door for Bottas to ...

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Ferrari entered the Mugello race weekend looking to bounce back from two races without points after struggling with the low downforce requirements of Spa and Monza.
While teammate Sebastian Vettel dropped out in Q2, qualifying 14th, Leclerc was able to advance to Q3 and then secure fifth place on the grid with his final lap.
Although Leclerc benefitted from a yellow flag behind that denied ...

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Italian GP winner Pierre Gasly suffered a shock elimination in Q1, which meant he scored his worst qualifying result of the 2020 season so far.
Pole was ultimately settled by the first runs in Q3 as Esteban Ocon's off on his sole run late in the final segment brought out the yellow flags.
Therefore Hamilton's 1m15.144s ? a new Mugello F1 track record ? stood as the quickest time, even ...

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In the top-10 shootout, Hamilton set the benchmark on his first run at 1m15.144s, 0.059s faster than Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton lapped 0.174s slower on his second run, while Bottas had to abort due to Esteban Ocon?s Renault causing a yellow flag with a big spin.
Red Bull?s Max Verstappen qualified third, 0.365s off the pace, ahead of teammate Alex Albon. Charles ...

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As part of the arrangements that all outfits have signed off with the new Concorde Agreement, special efforts have been made to ensure that the revenues of current outfits are protected.
With a much fairer distribution of commercial rights income, there were concerns that new outfits could end up diluting the revenues of more established teams by simply turning up and not contributing to the ...

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This year is the final one where teams have unlimited resources, with a $145 million per season budget cap coming into force for the start of 2021.
The change in the financial regulations means that teams will face an especially tricky time juggling where to spend cash next season, with a major car rules overhaul coming in 2022.
Some concerns have emerged, however, that teams could look at ...

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