Mazepin wins lively feature race as Schumacher takes championship lead
Formula 2
Nikita Mazepin won a lively feature race from 14th on the grid following a pair of late-race Safety Car periods, while Mick Schumacher took the championship lead.
Todt against ‘unnatural’ reverse grid races but will not block their introduction
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
FIA president Jean Todt says reverse grid races are “not natural” but he will not attempt to stop them being introduced if they have sufficient support.
Gasly ran out of energy “way too early” in Q1 elimination
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Pierre Gasly said a loss of battery power and a change in his set-up compromised his performance in qualifying, after missing Q2 by less than five hundredths of a second.
Vettel was “lucky” to get through Q1 after mistake
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Sebastian Vettel said he was lucky to make it beyond the first round in qualifying after making a mistake on his final lap in Q1.
Verstappen encouraged by Red Bull’s top speed after best qualifying performance of 2020
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Max Verstappen said he is encouraged by the straight-line speed of his Red Bull after the team’s strongest qualifying performance of the year so far.
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000 qualifying day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Pictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000.
Bottas believes he could have found more time on aborted final lap
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000 qualifying
Valtteri Bottas says he might have found the time he needed to beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position after being forced to abandon his final run in qualifying.
Hamilton says simulator didn’t help after struggling to learn Mugello
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Lewis Hamilton said his pre-race simulator session didn’t help him learn the Mugello circuit, and his team mate Valtteri Bottas was much quicker at the start of the weekend.
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000 grid
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Lewis Hamilton leads the provisional grid for the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix.
Hamilton denies Bottas pole position after Ocon spin
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000 qualifying
Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Tuscan Grand Prix following a close fight with team mate Valtteri Bottas.
McLaren expect to benefit from “disruption” between rivals’ team mates
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes his team will benefit from the “harmonious relationship” between the its drivers compared to the more challenging situations their rivals are facing.
Bottas pips Verstappen and Hamilton to complete clean sweep of Mugello practice
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000 third practice
Valtteri Bottas was quickest for the third practice session in a row on Saturday morning at Mugello, but Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were within a tenth of a second of him.
$200 million charge for new teams to stop “random” entries like USF1
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Formula 1 teams will charge new teams $200 million to enter the sport to stop failed championship entries like USF1 in 2010, according to McLaren team principal Zak Brown.
How Perez accidentally learned of Vettel’s cut-price Aston Martin deal
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
An overheard conversation tipped Sergio Perez off that he was about to lose his seat to Sebastian Vettel. But could a front-running team offer him a 2021 lifeline?
DRS zone “a bit too late” for overtaking at Mugello – Giovinazzi
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
The single DRS zone at Mugello may not be long enough to allow drivers to overtake, Antonio Giovinazzi has warned.
Perez “deserves to be in F1 as much as anyone” – Sainz
RaceFans Round-up
In the round-up: Perez “deserves to be in F1 as much as anyone” – Sainz • Verstappen tells Gasly to stay at Alpha Tauri • Todt updates on Schumacher health
Limited practice data means teams will have to be “flexible” with Mugello strategies
2020 Tuscan GP Friday practice analysis
Practice on the unfamiliar Mugello track was disrupted by red flags, leaving teams somewhat in the dark over their strategies, which could create surprises on race day.
“That’s what it should be”: Norris satisfied with Mugello’s punishing confines despite crash
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Lando Norris said the limited room to make a mistake at Mugello is part of the track’s appeal despite damaging his McLaren in a crash during the second practice session.
Racing Point dropped their “higher performing driver” – Brown
2020 F1 season
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says Sergio Perez’s departure from Racing Point is “unfortunate” because he has performed better than team mate Lance Stroll.
Filming day helped Ferrari make quick start in first practice at Mugello – Leclerc
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000
Charles Leclerc says the filming day Ferrari conducted at Mugello in June helped them hit the ground running at the track today.
