Hamilton takes pole by one breath at Mugello

The Mercedes driver will start the first Tuscan GP in history from the top of the grid after a very close qualifying session.

Published on 12/09/2020 à 16:11

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Hamilton takes pole by one breath at Mugello

As is often the case, he came out of his box at the last moment to hit his opponents in the heart. Outstripped by his teammate Valtteri Bottas during the 3 free practice sessions, Lewis Hamilton came to settle the Finn in the “money time” of the qualifying session.

The leader of the Drivers' classification's first flying lap in Q3 was enough to secure the 95th pole position of his career. Bottas failed at 59 thousandths and was unable to improve either during his final attempt, disrupted by a yellow flag waved following an exit from the track.Esteban Ocon, without seriousness for the pilot Renault.

Max Verstappen had maintained the hope of joining the fight for pole position in Q1 and Q2, but the crack of the house Red Bull must settle for 3rd place, 0’365 behind the W11 in the lead. His teammate Alexander albon signs one of his best qualifying performances of the year with the 4th time but he is still almost half a second behind the Dutchman.

On this millennium weekend for Ferrari, Charles Leclerc brings a little balm to the hearts of the fans, nearly 3 of whom are present in the Mugello stands. The Monegasque snatches the 000th time, under the noses of the Racing Point drivers, Sergio Pérez and Lance stroll. However, the order will be reversed on the grid on Sunday because the Mexican received a penalty for catching Kimi Räikkönen in Free Practice 2.

Daniel Ricciardo raises his Renault R.S.20 to 8th place, while Carlos Sainz (McLaren) and Esteban Ocon, who was unable to complete a single lap in Q3, complete the Top 10 of the day under the Tuscan sun.

The first driver to have a free choice of tires will be Lando Norris, 11th on the grid. The McLaren racer is ahead of theAlpha Tauri of Daniil Kvyat, who made a mistake during his last flying lap in Q2.

Honorable performance from Kimi Räikkönen, 13th aboard his Alfa Romeo, While Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) signs a new anonymous service. The future pilot Aston Martin must be satisfied with the 14th time, ahead of a Romain Grosjean happy to reach Q2 with the Haas.

Hero of an entire country the weekend after his victory at the Italian Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly Q1 must stop for 53 thousandths. The AlphaTauri driver expressed his frustration by letting out a big “ Whore " on the radio.

In the first cart of Saturday afternoon, the Norman was accompanied by Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo), the drivers Williams George Russell and Nicholas latifi, and Kevin Magnussen (Haas).