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Hamilton Wins Action-Packed Tuscan GP, Albon Takes First F1 Podium

Lewis Hamilton has extended his lead in the Formula One Drivers’ Standings after taking victory at the inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello. Team-mate Valtteri Bottas finished in second place despite overtaking Hamilton at the start of the Grand Prix. READ: Wolff To Leave Mercedes After £700mn Ineos Takeover & Rebrand – Reports Alex Albon

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Hamilton Takes Pole For Tuscan GP After Ocon Spin Hampers Bottas

Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Tuscan Grand Prix despite not improving his lap time on his second run in Q3. Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas topped the timing sheets of all three Free Practice sessions of the weekend, but his final run of Q3 was hampered due to Renault driver Esteban Ocon spinning

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Mercedes Poke Fun At Themselves In Reply To Ferrari’s 1000th GP Livery

The Mercedes F1 team have poked fun at themselves with a sarcastic comment on a Facebook post by Scuderia Ferrari in which they unveiled their one-off retro livery for the Tuscan Grand Prix. This weekend’s race at Mugello will be Ferrari’s 1000th Formula One Grand Prix, and, as Mercedes did to celebrate 125 years in

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Lewis Hamilton Is Dangerously Close To Getting A Race Ban

The 2020 Italian Grand Prix looked set to be another commanding win for Championship leader Lewis Hamilton, with the Mercedes driver comfortably leading the first half of the race. However, things went south after Hamilton was awarded a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for entering the pitlane while it was closed. READ: Ferrari CEO Says Binotto’s Role

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Hamilton Takes Pole For Italian GP After Breaking Monza Lap Record

Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the 2020 Italian Grand Prix after breaking the Monza lap record in the final part of qualifying. Teammate Valtteri Bottas will start the race in second place, while Mclaren driver Carlos Sainz will line up in P3. READ: Both Ferraris Fail To Make It Into Q3 At Italian

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Hamilton: Albon Isn’t As Quick As Bottas Or Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton has indicated that he doesn’t think Thai driver Alex Albon is as quick as Valtteri Bottas or Dutch ace Max Verstappen. Speaking after leading home a Mercedes one-two at the Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton said that the Red Bull RB16 is a “very good car” but Verstappen doesn’t have a rear-gunner to support

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Belgian GP: Lewis Hamilton Extends Championship Lead, Ricciardo Finishes Fourth

Lewis Hamilton has taken victory at the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix, extending his lead in the Drivers’ Standings to 47 points over Max Verstappen and 50 points over teammate Valtteri Bottas. Bottas, who finished in second place, closed the gap on Verstappen in the standings to just three points. READ: Schumacher Will ‘Almost Certainly’ Join

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Lewis Hamilton Takes Pole At Belgian GP, Verstappen Third

Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position at the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix after setting a new lap record at Spa-Francorchamps. Mercedes teammate Valtteria Bottas qualified second. He failed to get within half-a-second of Hamilton’s fastest lap. READ: Schumacher Will ‘Almost Certainly’ Join Alfa Romeo Or Haas in 2021 Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will start

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Belgian GP FP1 Roundup: Bottas On Top, Ferraris Focus on Race Pace

Valtteri Bottas has topped the timing sheet in Free Practice 1 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Friday morning after marginally outpacing teammate Lewis Hamilton during their runs on the soft tyre. However, Bottas’ FP1 was cut short as he suffered a puncture after driving over a curb in the dying minutes of the session.

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Mercedes Defend Bottas After ‘Lacklustre’ Spanish GP

Valtteri Bottas put in a strong performance in qualifying for the Spanish GP, with Championship leader Lewis Hamilton only outpacing him by 0.059s. But the race was a different story. Bottas finished the Spanish Grand Prix almost 45 seconds behind Hamilton and around 20 seconds behind Red Bull ace Max Verstappen. Mercedes have been quick

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