Hamilton wins and the power of seven
Hamilton wins and the power of seven.On 1/11/2020 was the imola grand prix. The previous two days , friday and saturday were for practice and qualifying. Valteri Bottas , a driver at mercedes claimed pole position followed by his teammate Lewis hamilton . Mercedes also enjoyed the power of seven consecutive title .
Lewis Hamilton spearheaded Mercedes claiming their record seventh consecutive constructors’ title at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, leading home team mate Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo but there was late race drama as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen retired from P2 after appearing to suffer a tyre issue, bringing out a Safety Car that led to a climactic race ending.
Bottas had enjoyed a strong start to the Imola race from pole position, leading into Turn 2 as Hamilton lost out to Verstappen on the run down on Lap 1 and moved to third.
But Mercedes’ decision to give Hamilton a long first stint paid dividends when Renault’s Esteban Ocon retired at the side of the track on Lap 29, the resultant Virtual Safety Car allowing Hamilton to pit from the lead – Bottas and Verstappen having boxed earlier in the race and retain P1.
Hamilton wins
But with 12 laps to go, Verstappen’s retirement at Villeneuve led to a full Safety Car, setting up a breathless final few laps of the race, which ultimately saw Hamilton hold on to win out from Bottas, while Ricciardo secured his second podium of the season for Renault after holding off a late charge from AlphaTauri’s Daniil Kvyat, who finished a brilliant fourth as he fights for his F1 future.
Seven time champs
For Mercedes, though, there were scenes of happiness . They continued re-writing the F1 history books with an amazing seventh consecutive constructors’ title.
“It’s unbelievable, and to come back year on year… I tell you, while we have great performance, it’s not easy to continue to deliver weekend in and weekend out for everyone.
“Woo! Seven-time champs. That’s something I’ll be able to tell my grandchildren one day” – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes.
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