On August 16, the main race of the 2020F1 Spanish Grand Prix was staged at the Catalonia circuit. After 66 laps of fierce competition, Hamilton won the championship, Verstappen runner-up and Bottas third runner-up. Leclerc retired and Vettel finished seventh.
In yesterday’s qualifying, Hamilton of Mercedes took pole position, Bottas was second, Verstappen of Red Bull was third, and Perez and Stoll of Match Point were fourth and fifth. Alben was sixth, and McLaren’s Sainz and Norris ranked seven or eight, occupying the fourth row. Yes, there is no Ferrari in the first four rows. Everyone should be used to it. What
needs to point out in particular is that the top ten of this competition started with soft tires.
The red light went out and the race started. Hamilton, who started on pole, took the lead through Turn 1. Verstappen quickly went to second, Stoll went to third, Bottas fell to fourth.
It took Bottas 4 laps to finally surpass Stoll. The second-hand Mercedes-Benz has excellent performance!
Then, everyone entered the queuing and circle mode, making people more and more sleepy. It is really difficult to overtake the Catalonia circuit! The
race came to lap 20, and Hamilton had already led Verstappen by more than 6 seconds.
On the 22nd lap, Verstappen took the lead and put on a neutral tire. At this point the two Ferraris came together, Leclerc (soft tyre) seventh and Vettel (neutral tyre) eighth.
On the 24th lap, the Mercedes Benz duo pitted in the same lap and both changed to neutral tires. After leaving the station, Verstappen was caught between Hamilton and Bottas.
On lap 30, the two Ferraris pitted in the same lap with different tires. Why did they pit in the same lap?
On lap 32, match point duo Perez competed with Stoll.
In the next few laps, the focus of the game was the fight between Leclerc and Norris. Leclerc tried his best to overtake.
On lap 38, Leclerc’s car broke down, and after a lap, he withdrew from the race. On lap 42 of
, Verstappen pitted again, put on neutral tyres, and came out behind Bottas.
On lap 51, the lead Hamilton pitted for the second time and put on neutral tires.
At this time, Vettel, who was temporarily ranked 5th on the field, seemed to have been forgotten by Ferrari. After consulting the team with no results, Vettel had to "make his own way" and prepare to stick to the end.
On lap 57, Stoll overtook Vettel and Vettel fell to sixth.
On lap 60, Sainz overtook Vettel, who fell to seventh.
At this time, the first three Hamilton, Verstappen, and Bottas seemed to be forgotten, and they formed a group of their own. After
, there was no change on the court.
In the end, Hamilton crossed the finish line first, followed by Verstappen, Bottas third. The drivers who earned points from the fourth to the tenth are: Stoll, Perez, Sainz, Vettel, Alben, Gasley, Norris.
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