UK: post-race analysis 2020
Mildly
off-colour so this’ll be briefer than usual.
Hulkenberg
suffered a DNS. Power unit perhaps.
Off the line
Leclerc briefly passed Verstappen who retook the place. Lap one saw Albon do
what Albon does and Magnussen do what Magnussen does. Clumsy pass met
obstructive idiot, Magnussen got punted off, Albon got a 5s penalty. Safety car
ensued.
Another
happened later when Kvyat’s car failed him, this time late enough for everyone
save Grosjean to dive into the pits.
Sainz and
Ricciardo had gotten past Norris and Stroll, but later the Briton passed the
Aussie (maybe in the pits, unsure).
Late on all
seemed set fair, then with just two laps to go Bottas’ tyre punctured with most
of the track to go, leaving him out of the points. On the final lap Hamilton’s
failed but his 30 odd second advantage was just enough for him to retain the
win. This also put Leclerc into 3rd.
Ricciardo
had passed Norris when Sainz’s tyre also went, as unlucky for the Spaniard, who
was on for 5th, as it was for Bottas who had spent the whole race in
2nd and rarely 2s away from Hamilton.
Ocon ended
up 6th having managed to pass Stroll late on. Great result for Renault,
dreadful for Racing Point, who had looked so strong yet could only manage a 9th
in the end. Gasly and Albon both managed to pass the Canadian as well.
AlphaTauri could’ve had an even better result, but for Kvyat’s misfortune.
Vettel snagged the last point, having been lacklustre most of the weekend he
drove well to keep behind Bottas on fresh tyres.
Leclerc bet
came off, the Bottas one didn’t again due to a stroke of misfortune. Feel like
a mug for hedging the Leclerc bet but hindsight does make race results easier
to see.
Morris
Dancer
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