Saturday in the F1 Eifel GP 2020, at the Nürburgring circuit, everything has been more normal than yesterday's heavy free practice sessions, where the rain prevented it from being able to shoot and race management made the decision to cancel the session. Today they have been able to shoot in the FP3, being able to compact the program that the teams had and get the cars ready for the qualifying session and tomorrow's race. So a point for the fans, who haven't had to be glued to the screen just listening to the commentators...
The classification has been reigned by Valtteri Bottas, who got the pole today here in Germany. Lewis Hamilton, with the other Mercedes, could only be second in this Eifel GP. There has not been much to do against the almighty Mercedes. Only Max Verstappen has been extremely close to Lewis Hamilton, in the same tenth and only 3 from pole. By the way, this time Albon has not been so distant, although I don't know if that will be enough to keep him or if the rumors of a supposed signing of Sergio Pérez will end up coming true.
After the two Mercedes and the Red Bull has ferrari state. Yes, the Maranello team has taken a step forward here. It seems to have regained some of its rhythm and they have also announced that Ferrari will have a completely new engine in 2021, or so says Binotto. Honestly, I don't know if that's good or bad news, because if it's true that they will do a profound redesign of the power unit, they could lose reliability or they might not get the numbers they expect...
Sebastian Vettel For his part, he has not been able to match his teammate and has been in 11th position here. As for the Renaults, they continue with their good performances, with Daniel Ricciardo being able to place P6 and the Franco-Malagueño Esteban Ocon right behind him. Both ahead of Lando Norris's McLaren who was P8 today. After them was Sergio Pérez's Racing Point, and then Carlos Sainz closed the Top10.
By the way, Nico Hulkenberg has been called again by the Racing Point team to make a substitution. And this time it has not been for Pérez, like the previous time due to the positive for Covid-19 of the Mexican. This time the one who was absent in free practice 3 was Lance Stroll, who was indisposed and was unable to participate.
Free practice results 3
| #8211; | #8211; | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Piloto | Team | Time |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1'26 "225 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1'26 "361 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1'26 "681 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1'26 "896 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1'27 "038 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1'27 "167 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1'27 "245 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1'27 "392 |
| 9 | Alexander albon | Red Bull | 1'27 "449 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpha tauri | 1'27 "508 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1'27 "634 |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Alpha Tuari | 1'27 "795 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1'27 "924 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1'27 "956 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1'28 "115 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1'28 "293 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 1'28 "343 |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1'28 "370 |
| 19 | Nicholas latifi | Williams | 1'28 "941 |
| 20 | Lance stroll | Racing Point | — |
Classification Results
| #8211; | #8211; | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Piloto | Team | Time |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1'25 "269 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1'25 "525 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1'25 "562 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1'26 "035 |
| 5 | Alexander albon | Red Bull | 1'26 "047 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1'26 "223 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1'26 "242 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1'26 "458 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1'26 "704 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1'26 "709 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1'26 "738 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpha Tuari | 1'26 "776 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Alpha Tuari | 1'26 "848 |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1'26 "936 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1'27 "125 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1'27 "552 |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 1'27 "564 |
| 18 | Nicholas latifi | Williams | 1'27 "812 |
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1'27 "817 |
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Racing Point | 1'28 "021 |
You know, tomorrow more with what happened in the race and the final results table of this Eifel GP. And by the way, although today la lluvia has respected the sessions, tomorrow he could make an appearance. According to the radar, the chances at the beginning are 40% and the expected temperatures are about 7ºC, with maximum wind gusts of up to 13 km/h… we will see…
I would like to close this article without giving our deepest condolences from AM to the Spanish pilot of 21 years old Laura Salvo, who has died after a fatal accident in Portugal during the Vidreiro Rally. A very sad news that does not matter much the times of F1 and others… RIP Laura