09 Aug 202070th Anniversary GP
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2020 RACE REVIEW
Charles Leclerc and Scuderia Ferrari took an important fourth place in the Formula 1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix held today at Silverstone. The result was down to a bravura performance from Charles, who had started from eighth on the grid, combined with the right strategy from the team, opting for a one stop in a race in which tyre management was key. Sebastian Vettel’s Sunday was definitely more complicated: he started eleventh and right on the opening lap he spun at the first corner. After that, he fought back to finish twelfth, two places off the points.
Track Temperature43°C
Humidity61.4%
Air Temperature26°C
Wind Speed3.5 m/s SE
- SEBASTIAN VETTEL
- Race Result12
- Fastest Lap1:30.785
- Pit Stop28.167
- Race Time1:20'55.363
- Gap from leader+73.370
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- CHARLES LECLERC
- Race Result4
- Fastest Lap1:30.552
- Pit Stop29.419
- Race Time1:20'11.282
- Gap from leader+ 29.289
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“Today feels like a victory,
which is not something we like to say when we finish fourth. If you would have told me this morning that I could finish the race in my starting position in 8th, I would have signed immediately. In terms of strategy, the team had some concerns about the one-stop approach, looking at what happened to some of the tyres last week. But sometimes, as a driver, you feel something in the car that you can’t see in the data. So I pushed to go for one stop because I believed I could make it work. I am glad that we went for it and that it worked out well. Last year, I knew that my weakest point was tyre management. I worked very hard to improve there, and to see the result on track is a huge satisfaction for me. I am interested in analysing the data from today and understanding where we found our pace. I was quite impressed and it was a positive surprise. In tough times like these, we have to take any opportunity we can get, and we did that today, so I am very happy with the result.”
Charles Leclerc
#Charles16
#Charles16
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"Today I tried my best.
Unfortunately I had a spin in turn 1 and I’m not sure what happened there. I thought I got hit, but actually it was a kerb, and I suddenly lost the car. However, I also feel we could have done a better job on the strategy. After my first stop I was in traffic and for this reason we had to bring forward the second stop. In the end I had to drive on the Medium tyres for 20 laps, which I feel was not the best choice we could have made today. Of course the race was difficult overall and it’s a pity we couldn’t get back to where we wanted to be."
Sebastian Vettel
#Seb5
#Seb5
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"It was definitely a better day than yesterday.
On the Hard tyre in the race, we rediscovered a level of performance that at least allowed us to stay ahead of our current rivals. Given the positions of our drivers at the end of the first lap – Charles tenth and Sebastian last – we tried to make the best strategy choices to bring home as many points as possible for the team. After that we made up six places with Charles and eight with Sebastian, so I don’t think we could have done better in a race in which there were hardly any retirements or safety car periods. Charles finished in the same excellent position as last weekend and Sebastian’s position was the result of his first lap incident. We must do all we can to ensure that he too can make the most of his talent and use all the car’s potential. Now we face another test at the very demanding Montmelo track, where we had struggled during winter testing. The aim is still the same: to improve our performance both in qualifying and the race to bring home as many points as possible with both drivers. "
Mattia Binotto
#essereFerrari
#essereFerrari
SEBASTIAN VETTEL QUALIFYING SESSIONS
Q1 - SOFT TIRE
1:27.612
Q2 - SOFT TIRE
1:27.078
Q3 -
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POSITION
12
GAP FROM LEADER
+2.036
CHARLES LECLERC QUALIFYING SESSIONS
Q1 - SOFT TIRE
1:27.427
Q2 - MEDIUM TIRE
1:26.709
Q3 - SOFT TIRE
1:26.614
POSITION
8
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"We tried a lot of things
and I was happy with my laps, but I don't think that there was any more to get out of the car today. I need more grip to go faster. I must congratulate my engineers for improving the car compared to last weekend, but if you look at the stopwatch there is no difference. It seems we are stuck and of course it is disappointing to be in twelfth with that gap between our two cars. We are where we are for a reason, we are just not fast enough. It will be difficult tomorrow to fight for points but I will do my best."
Sebastian Vettel
#Seb5
#Seb5
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"I am definitely happy with the job I’ve done today,
I think we extracted the maximum from the car, but it was not enough, as we are starting from P8 and I cannot be happy with that. So far, we have been struggling more than last week and we will be struggling a bit more in the race because of our aggressive downforce level. It’s lower than everyone else’s and will make our life difficult in terms of tyre management. Since yesterday we’ve made good progress on the Medium tyres that seemed very competitive today and on which we managed to get through to Q3, but as it stands, we seem to have lost something we had yesterday on the Soft tyres. Considering the degradation we had on the softer compound, it’s going to be a difficult race for us, more so than last Sunday."
Charles Leclerc
#Charles16
#Charles16
sebastian vettel Practice sessions
FP1 - POSITION: 7
1:27.498
FP2 - POSITION: 14
1:27.198
FP3 - POSITION: 13
1:27.811
Charles Leclerc Practice sessions
FP1 - POSITION: 5
1:27.062
FP2 - POSITION: 7
1:26.812
FP3 - POSITION: 6
1:27.328
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- LocationSilverstone
- First GP2020
- Circuit length5.891 km
- Race Distance306.198 km
- Laps52
- Lap Record1:28.451Lewis Hamilton (2020)
Ferrari has won in the UK 16 times
- 17RACE WINS
- 15POLE POSITIONS
- 21FASTEST LAPS
- 57PODIUMS
