After fourteen years of absence, Imola returned to the Formula 1 World Championship in 2020 to replace the North American races canceled due to the Covid-19 crisis. Exit Grand Prix d’Imola or Grand Prix de Saint-Marin, we now speak of Grand Prix d’\u00c9milie-Romagne, named after the Italian province where the Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit is located.<\/p>\n
The Finn’s pride is back as he beats his teammate by a narrow tenth of a second, securing his 15th pole position in F1.<\/p>\n
Great performance for Pierre Gasly and his AlphaTauri who managed to position themselves just outside the Top 3, a good omen ahead of the race.<\/p>\n
The top 5 qualifications 2020:<\/b><\/p>\n
1. Valtteri Bottas in 1’13.609<\/p>\n
2. Lewis Hamilton in 1’13.706<\/p>\n
3. Max Verstappen in 1’14.176<\/p>\n
4. Pierre Gasly in 1’14.502<\/p>\n
5. Daniel Ricciardo in 1’14.520<\/p>\n
Disappointment for Pierre Gasly, even before the start, when his AlphaTauri suffers from a hydraulic leak right from the grid. Repaired in urgency, the Normand unfortunately won’t be able to stay in the race.<\/p>\n
This one was won by Lewis Hamilton, who claims his ninth victory of the season ahead of his teammate Valtteri Bottas. The latter completes the Mercedes one-two and secures the constructor’s title.<\/p>\n
Ricciardo, in third place, gives Renault a second podium in three races thanks to an opportunity provided by Racing Point and Sergio Perez, the Mexican driver having gone into the pits during the neutralization.<\/p>\n
Kvyat finishes fourth after a superb final rush.<\/p>\n
On the podium, Ricciardo offers his famous “shoey” to the Mercedes drivers, among whom only Lewis Hamilton accepts… with regrets.<\/p>\n
The top 5 of the race:<\/b><\/p>\n
1. Lewis Hamilton<\/p>\n
2. Valtteri Bottas<\/p>\n
3. Daniel Ricciardo<\/p>\n
4. Daniil Kvyat<\/p>\n
5. Charles Leclerc<\/p>\n
During the traditional post-race press conference, Lewis Hamilton shakes up the F1 world in response to a journalist questioning him about his future.<\/p>\n
\u00ab There is no guarantee that I will still be in F1 next year,” the Brit said.<\/p>\n
We know today that beyond being the outstanding driver that we know, Lewis Hamilton knows how to be a skillful media agitator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With just a few days to go before the F1 cars return to Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, we take a look back at last year’s highlights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":36578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,1749],"tags":[14,466,622],"class_list":["post-8712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","category-news","tag-14","tag-grand-prix-demilie-romagne","tag-imola"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n