15:39
Join me back on the Brig tomorrow for live coverage of the Tuscan GP, build up will start at 13:30 with lights out at 14:10
15:32
Charles Leclerc was arguably the stand out driver in qualifying as he starts 5th ahead of both Racing Point cars and just three tenths off of Alexander Albon.
The Monegasque will find tomorrow a battle as he will have a hell of a time keeping a lot of cars he starts ahead of behind him come the chequered flag.
15:24
👋 You've got to hand it to @LewisHamilton
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 12, 2020
That's his 7️⃣th pole this season 👏#TuscanGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/FTSnwmH1gU
15:18
Final classifications for the race tomorrow.
15:16
BOTTAS: "The yellow flag definitely hampered me. I had more to come but didn't get the opportunity. It's disappointing as I've been quick all weekend.
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 12, 2020
"It's a long run down to Turn 1 tomorrow and the headwind could help me there."#TuscanGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/VFQWwH9fVV
15:15
HAMILTON: “This track is phenomenal. It’s a really challenging circuit. I’ve been working so hard in the background to improve on my lines and set up. I finally got the lap I needed"#TuscanGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/ANkcz61F1G
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 12, 2020
15:10
To put Hamilton’s dominince in the Mercedes over the last seven years into perspective. The six time world champion has now taken more poles for the Mercedes team than Micheal Schumacher took in his whole career
15:03
Hamilton doesn’t improve but takes pole anyway as Ocon spun out and stopped on track in sector one Completely wrecking any chance of Bottas taking the fight to the champion.
Mercedes continue a clean sweep of poles so far this year. They’re having a better 2020 than most of the world right now.
WHAT A BATTLE!!! @LewisHamilton beats @ValtteriBottas to his first Mugello pole by just 0.059s! 💪 pic.twitter.com/0ppP8oyrJs
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) September 12, 2020
14:59
Can anyone stop this car?
It’s two by two by two so far as Mercedes followed by Red Bull followed by Racing Point.
14:53
No party mode, but extra performance by both Mercedes in thier first Q3 runs. Hamilton banging in a 1:15:144 with Bottas just 0.059 behind him. Max crushes all our hopes of a 3rd wheel added into the mix as he comes across the line a massive 0.402 behind the championship leader.
14:49
Q3 underway, and we have a Ferrari in the mix for the first time since Spain.
If you think the battle between the two Mercedes is close, and it is at just 0.013 of a second, add a dash of Red Bull into the mix at just over a tenth back and we could be in for a treat here.
14:42
It’s another early bath for Vettel as he finishes in 14th, again behind a customer car in the form of Kimi Raikonnen’s Alpha Romeo. Sainz pips his teammate by just a tenth to knock the young Brit out of qualifying.
Q2 Eliminations:
| 11 | Lando Norris | 4 | McLaren | 1:16.640 |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | 26 | AlphaTauri | 1:16.854 |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.854 |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Ferrari | 1:16.858 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | 8 | Haas | 1:17.254 |
14:36
Four way fight for 10th by the looks of it, who will make it through? Norris, Sainz, Kvyatt, and Vettel are all seperated by just three tenths going into the final runs of the session. Norris being the driver with the advantage at the moment.
14:30
Verstappen has found a few tenths in his Q2 run, and although still in 3rd in just 0.162 behind the lead car of Hamilton. Game on?
14:28
Leclerc looks like he might be able to make the top 10 and give the Scuderia a bit of cheer this weekend as he finished in 6th in the last session. With no party modes, his chances may be better than past weekends.
Mclaren aren’t looking too strong this weekend and are well off the pace of the front of the midfield runners.
14:23
Q1 is done, and the mega high of a week ago has been replaced with the mega low of being knocked out of Q1 for Gasly.
Sebastian Vettel snuck in to Q2 by the skin of his teeth.
Q1 Eliminations:
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | 10 | AlphaTauri | 1:17.125 |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 99 | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.220 |
| 18 | George Russell | 63 | Williams | 1:17.232 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | 6 | Williams | 1:17.320 |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | Haas | 1:17.348 |
14:17
The drivers at risk of being punted out of the next session are Both Haas drivers, Williams’ George Russell, Kimi Raikonnen in the Alpha Romeo, and last weeks surprise winner Pierre Gasly in the now race winning Alpha Tauri.
14:13
First round of lap times on the clock and it’s Bottas over Hamilton by the slightest of margins. 0.029 is all that seperates the leading pairas they go straight into the 1:15s
Verstappen is miles back, over half a second shy in 3rd. Charles Leclerc pops the lead Ferrari up in 7th while Latifi in the Williams is ahead of the four time champion Vettel.
14:05
What’s everyones thoughts on the new Ferrari livery for their 1000th GP?
The Scuderia are celebrating the landmark with their original colours.
It might be the only thing they celebrate this weekend given their form.
14:02
Q1 is underway, Bottas has led every practice session so far this weekend, can the Finn take the fight to championship leading teammate Hamilton?
Meanwhile Perez will be keen to put himself in the shop window to stay in the sport after being punted for Vettel next year.
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