Valtteri Bottas admitted he was annoyed to lose pole position to his team mate following his strong performance in practice, and should have copied his team mates’ Q3 tactics.
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix articles archive
Hamilton takes pole position off Bottas with final run at Algarve
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onLewis Hamilton mastered a tricky track surface at Autodromo do Algarve to beat his team mate to pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix.
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix grid
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two in qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix. Max Verstappen will start third ahead of Charles Leclerc.
Renault don’t want to supply engines to Red Bull – Horner
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says taking over Honda’s engine supply is “the only option that works” for the team after the manufacturer’s planned departure at the end of the 2021 F1 season.
Start of qualifying delayed due to kerb repairs at Algarve
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onThe qualifying session for the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix has been delayed by half an hour due to track repairs.
Bottas completes practice sweep as Verstappen closes on Mercedes
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix third practice
Posted onValtteri Bottas completed a clean sweep of all three practice sessions at the Autodromo do Algarve, narrowly leading a Mercedes one-two in final practice.
Make your 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix predictions
RaceFans Predictions Championship
Posted onWhich team will claim victory at F1’s first – and possibly only – race at Autodromo do Algarve? Enter your 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix predictions to win a copy of F1 2020.
No room for Magnussen at McLaren’s IndyCar team – Brown
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onA reunion between Kevin Magnussen and his former team McLaren in IndyCar racing is not on the cards, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
Verstappen’s ‘colourful’ language an ’emotional’ reaction – Horner
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner said his driver Max Verstappen’s profane criticism of Lance Stroll during yesterday’s practice sessions was an ’emotional’ reaction.
Red Bull will take the right decision for Gasly’s future, says Sainz
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he is sure Helmut Marko and Christian Horner will make the best choices for Pierre Gasly’s career, as the Red Bull team bosses prepare to make their driver choices for next season.
Extent of Mercedes’ lead unclear after disrupted practice on low-grip track
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onThe low-grip nature of the recently resurfaced Algarve circuit may force drivers to perform extra preparation laps in Saturday’s qualifying session.
Russell’s future at Williams is not up to Mercedes – Wolff
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes junior driver George Russell’s future at Williams is for the team to decide, says Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
Algarve shows F1 needs to ‘pick the right tracks’ – Vettel
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel, Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris were full of praise for the Autodromo do Algarve after F1’s first official practice session at the circuit today.
Verstappen and Stroll cleared over practice crash caused by “misunderstanding”
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen and Lance Stroll have been cleared over their collision in the second practice session after the pair agreed it was caused by a “misunderstanding”.
Hamilton impressed by “massively challenging” Algarve circuit
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton is impressed by the Autodromo do Algarve but says he will have to switch back to an earlier set-up as his car felt “terrible” in second practice.
Bottas fastest as second practice is red-flagged twice
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix second practice
Posted onValtteri Bottas set the pace in a session which was disrupted by red flags for a car fire and a collision between Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll.
Verstappen fumes at Stroll as stewards investigate collision in practice
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen furiously criticised Lance Stroll after the pair in second practice. The stewards are investigating the incident.
Brown criticises Racing Point’s “lack of transparency” over Stroll’s Covid-19 test
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren CEO Zak Brown has criticised Racing Point’s handling of Lance Stroll’s absence from the Eifel Grand Prix due to illness, saying he should have been tested for Covid-19 right away.
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix practice in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix.
Vettel “trying to get myself back together to perform at the level I can”
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel says he hopes to finish his Ferrari career “with dignity” as he heads into his final six races with the team.